The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-09-19
Governor RTacs0rG's and Camp
fFOager Nsag5it's Views OLE e.
Emancipation in Mary
Rand and "a C0nstitu-
t:Gszas Convention

ts0sfaH convention
Mr. NGft opposes G0rcraor Bradfow
emancipation aadhtnhs THINKS tie gro.ctA and
II "nfHesssary prosperity Of The State
g Zoo not, and can dcEiaad ena nc; pati0a
mot approve the agi- :. | am satisfied TINT
- ta:iou Of the question the conviction has
u: emancipation If the been slowly, but sure
:" slaves Of Nary!and.' ~; mtnring in the
Again, Mr. Mai. minds OF tine people for
says ttrat heis opposed FEARS past, that the
10 the Introduction OF future growti, and
thlS question, OF cmar- prosperity Of our State
cilattn, this Fall and demand u change in
hiS" opposed to any ac- our system of labor,
ten touching at pres and the events of the
ent rs premature, ii!-ad- hast two years have
vised aud unnecessary only served to show
tie necessity of providing for that change with
the least possible delay. Wien we speak of
gradEW emancipation il must not be supposed
that the phrase is employed by way of post
porement OF the operation, but il. honestly
expresses what it truly means: that such eman-
clpati0n shall 0nly be so gradual as to ruard il
against the evil consequences chat must neces-
,arily result TO slave a. well as master from too
sudden change i'll any system OF labor that is
OF indigenous growth. Nor will any one |
trnst, imagine that in speaking of emancipation
by legal on practic0i means. we mean TO embar-
rass or delay the project by the use of any
eq1ivoral terms calculated TO leave any doubt
OF the good faith Of those who ayow that pol
icy
. Mr. Maft thinks re Cor RradGord on
ought 10 'cau nntu this poses deiay, amt thinks
crni uariS orcr. TIE ,chsie question man
Let us wait for be settcd in 1854
" more suspicious times, :. Nor will DISPOSE
- W hen the rebellion is ton of the question
Suppressed, the coun- by this, the onI V means
TRY ut peace, mems OF meeting it, involve
passions cooled and the delay which some
= then see if We are seem to suppose. The
.dCtc Tor so great an Conventicn which as
Undertaking. senbled in l55l and
named our present Constitution was authorized
by an act which was passed by the Legislature
Immediately preceding it, Tie same act pro-
vided for submitting the question Of II Convcn-
iIon to the vote OF the people, and for the as
senbiing OF that Convention if authorized by
such vote. The SAME proceeding may be adopt
it to the next General Assembly.
Thus may not only the question of a Con
venti"n be submitted, but the Convention itself
assembled by the Summer of ls6I and the
whole question disposed OF before that Summer
is ended"
Mr.. NIHt opposes Cor. Bradford says
c0nrcAtlOR, amt says il the caH of a conre,.tiOn
is grnnfng srergtAiag is TIE frst stcp in
tie emamcipati~'jStS ash emancipation, mi That
his Glamour tie ntLt Legislature
about the Constitutional shoHd In all means
Convention, taking the mdhe pr0rision for
sense If the people, such ccnceaSon.
&c, comes particularly That Constitution
mona those wishing to expressly prohibits the
abolish slavery in the Legislature from abol-
Stale And the inteli- ishing the relation of
gent reader will also master and slave as at
! SEQ, in This proposition plcscnt subsisting
that, which ii yielded il the State.
to, by anti-emancipa- The first step to be
tionsts gives up all taken, therefore, is to
that the cManciPa'ionist provide for taking the
can claim of the next sense of the people up
Legislature This is on the subject of Il
the extent of lis const- convention TO revise
| tutional authority over the Constitution of the
The question at this State.
time, and if it is con- To advocate the call
coded here is nothing of such convention.
more needed to inaugu- and 10 urge upon the
rate in the State in full next Legislature the
blast the question OF necessity of submitting
emancipation" the question TO the
people at the earliest practical day, as the only
legitimate mode Ivy which the most earnest adj
vccate Of emancipation can naugrate that
policy Ihare ner1r HcS,tated 10 0row tie 0pia-
ian that the nert LcgisIaiarc shoaiI by all means
make S@ch yrorision. The people OF tic
STATE have the constitutional right to express
their views upon the inject o. revision Of
their organic law every ten years, and, whether
OF not the sane constitutional duty of provi-
ding Ior this right rests upon The next Legisla-
tulc, as it did upon the last, 10 one will. gues-
ton their right 10 do So"
Mr. Maft hiahs The Coz. Braltor7 thinks
question Of e'n0ncipG- that among true Union
ton vW distract and men the sentiment is
dieide the Union men. almost unanimous in
" 1t is u question up .tas0r cfgraduai eman-
on which there are DIFF oip"tion
telenccs of opinion IL Tie grea.e part, if
mongst lie Union lhen not all of the Secs
of the State, and it sionistS among MS, still
should nOt, Oh lhat uc- strangely clincing to
count, be allowed TO the hope that the re-
cone into the political belion woud succeed,
arena for it will distract the Southern Confed-
and diNi le them when sracv be established.
all should remain uni and Maryland be made
ted" part of it, have been
as a matter of course, opposed to every mode
of emancipation, aud determined to cling to
slavery rs the great pillar of their new
Republic BESIDES the class above mentioned
there are doubtless some---in my opinion, how
ever, a small proportion Of the true Union men
of the State--who from early associations, or
outer influences, have not yet leIinquishcd their
attachment to slavery
They, too, however, as they cauly consider
the dea ih-blow which the rebellion must neces-
saTiy intlict upon the institution, and actuated
by desire to avoid all collisions with their
loyal brethren upon any subject that may
weaken the effect of their united efforts in
behalf of the Union, are day by day yielding
their first impressions upon the subject and
acquescing in the policy of State enamel
patton by the earliest practicable means; and
nothing but tie most inconsideratc ard vo-
lent measures upon the part of those WHO
may be called ultra in their emancipation
views can prevent, ere long, an almost
unanimops sentiment among the loyal men Of
the state in .farOr Of gradual eaancipation."