Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-09-24

concealment of their views or their own. we
believe a manly, frank course is the best, and
that true men will despise hypocrisy and
subterfuge in this hour of the nations peril,
and recognize hostility to the Government,
conceal itself under whatever garment OF
loyalty it may, or call itself by what title it
may choose. ..
Fellow citizens, the men we present to you
are in favor OF supporting the Administra-
ton in every effort to put down the rebellion,
and in every measure which it has thought
necessary for the permanent peace of tho
country when the rebellion shall have been
subducd
We believe that the only way to put down
the rebellion is to put it down oy force Of
arms, and for this purpose we are willing to
vote overy dollar necessary, and to give every
available man, black or white.
We do not think ourselves at all superior
to our ancestors Of revolutionary memory,
who fought side by side with colorcd troops,
nor to Andrew jackson, who commanded
and complimcntcd the colorcd militia who
fought with him at New Orleans. We be-.
licye it is the bounden duty of the President
to use all force and every weapon which God
has put within his grasp, and the laws OF the
United States have authorized him to wicld,
in defence of the nation.
Traitors have no choice as to the weapons
which are to be used in their destruction,
and loyal men only ask that they be speedy
and sure.
Nevertheless, while we yield the right of
the Government to summon to the field every
person capable of bearing arms, VIC hold that
it is right, and shall invoke the assistance of
the Government to rccompensc loyal masters
who are thus deprived of services to which
they are entitled by the laws Of the State,
A plain statement Of our platform is con-
taincd in the resolutions of the convention
adopted at its last meeting, as follows:
/" Resolred, That the unconditional Union
men of Maryland ought to nominate and
vote for no candidate for Congress who does
not avow himself in favor of giving hearty
support to the whole policy of the Admins
t-a,ion, and pledge himself to enter and abide
by the administration caucus for Speaker Of
the House of Representatives.
" "Rcsolccd, That the unconditional Union
men of Maryland ought to nominate and
vote for 70 candidate for the General Assem-
bly, who does not pledge himself to call a
constitutional convention, to assemble at the
earliest practicable period.
"Resolced, That the policy Of cmancipa-
tion ought to be inauguratcd in Maryland.
d" Resolved, That the Union men of Mary
land are Internationally such, and In favor
Of the most vigorous measures for the sup
preston of the rebellion and the restoration
of the National authority throughout the
Republic.
" "Resolred, That there is no such thing In
times of rebellion as supporting the National
Government without supporting the Admin
istraton OF the National Government, that
the administration Of the National Govern
mcnt is confded by the Constitution to the
President, assisted in his several spheres Of
duty by the administrative departments, and
therefore the measures of the President and
the general policy Of his Administration
should, under the present trying crcum-
stances of the country, be sustained by all
true patriots in spirit Of generous conf
dence, and not thwarted by captious criti-
cism or factious opposition"
No Union man who desires to see the war
prosecuted with vigor can fail to see the ne
cessity of the organization of the next House
of Representatives 80 as to give its control to
the friends of the Administration. In the
hands of its opponents its power will be
welded to embarrass and cripple, not to
support and assist, The Government.
Every act of Congress, like every resolu
ton adopted by Union men who are such in
profession only, though ostensiblyin in support
of the war, will be accompanied bys many
restrictions and conditions as to be useless.
The true Union men see, while the pres
ent incumbents are in office, no distinction
between the support Of the Government and
tue support of the Administration ;snor can
they tell if the latter is suffered to be over
thrown by rebel hands what destruction
awaits the former.
We avow ourselves openly in favor of a
call for a State convention. We do so be-
cause the Constitution plainly requires the
question of that call to be submitted to the
people once in ten years, and because the in
terests of the State loudly demand it,
The President of the United States, on the
9th of March, 1862, recommended to Con-
grcss the adoption of the following resolu-
ton:
d" Resoyred, That the United States ought
to cooperate with any State which may
adopt gradual adjustment of slavery, giving
to such State pccuniary aid, to be used by
such State, in its discretion, to compensate
for the inconvenicnces, public and private,
produced by such change of system"
That resolution passed the House of Rep
resentatves on the 11th Of March by vote
of 80 to 81.
No Representative from Maryland voted
for it, and all who voted at all voted against
it,
The resolution passed the Senate on the ID
day Of April, 1862, by vote of 32 to 10.
Both the Senators from Maryland opposed
its adoption.
Ii is certain that those votes do not repre-
sent the interest Of the people of Maryland.
1t is very far from certain that they rep
resent any better the acW of the people of
Maryland.
Three classes of people arc variouSly in
tercsiod in the response Of Maryland to the
Presidents policy-now become the policy
of the nation-the slaves, their masters, and
the free people of Maryland.
The slaves, though chiefly interested in the
change, are not likely to influence the result
The saveowners are not so keenly alive TO
their own interests, as they have hitherto
shown themselves, if they reject the Prcsi-
dents policy.
They arc offered through the State COM
pensation for the private Inconvenience
flowing from emancipation.
They are about 1G, 900 in population of
700, 0,O00-a small minority holding an cxccp-
tional interest which has ceased to be IA