The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-09

par There is much instruction, as well as
material fer patriotic reflection, in the follow
ing beautifully drawn aud truthfully sad picf
ture of the past and present conditiop of the
one of ftthe old thirteen.'' The truth Is in it
= and H is all true,-will amply repay the
heart and mind for any consideration that may
be given it: ts
From the Citizen, Frederick, Maryland, Aug. IA.
Maryland. % oa.tiss,
Maryland was one of the thirteen colonies,
that in 1776 rebelled against the arbitrary exs
actions of the King and Parliament Of Great
Britain. By her rebellion she inhefitea 4
common glory and independsncs with her sis
ter rebel colonies. With them she dnib6dG.in
establishing league or union for shsif mu-
tual defence and security against the injuat
tIce or aggressions of foreign powers; being
like the other colonies careful not To confer
upon their agent any powers which COULD
possibly, conflict with the rights of her people
as an independent and self existing politieai
entity or csmmunity--in which character she
had united with other equally independent
and distinct political COMMUNITIES in throwing
off the yoke of British oppression ...,.v-s
Our history shows that the claim Of power
on the part of England was absolute over oil
the Colonies-no less over one than all the
others. Well we need not rehearse the his
tory of the causes and results of the ever glcs
rlous and immortal revolution of l776 We
know that Maryland has no causasto blush foT
her record in that glorious struggle for liberty
ana seiI government FsF ,,vr-
After that grand struggle against the pre-
tentions of Kingly prerogatiye was over, Mar.
yldnd established O government of her oscn.----
Is that so? Let fools and slaves deny itaa--
Maryland by the action of her people in conf
vention, adopted Consultation aad 7orRs Of
government for hersegfy She freely conceeds
ed to her sister, colonies, who had united With
her in resisting the tyranny Of Geosds de
Third, the right to determine upon and ca,
tablish their own peculiar views, and theories
OF separate and internal independent local
government Is this history Let the de-
scendants of the tories Of the revolution de-
ny it. - .s@ ,liica,
Well in the light of history and traditionj
has Maryland any right under this Federal
Government of ours-erected by the States5
Maryland being one of the creators by
virtue of the same inherent power, perpstuas
ly existant in the mass of the body polite,
the Constitution and laws of Maryland werel
ever in colonial times, and, since then ia 20
stronger sense, of their own free accord adop-
ted. Is this history2 The slaves of arbi,
trary power will deny it-ofice seekers who
are ignorant of, or insensible to- the enno--
bling inspirations excited in the pure and nm,
selfish heart by study of our past glorious
history will cavil and qualify but Hhatever
may be our present and fu'ure shame aud deg
baseness on our part or usarps-
tion of tyrant can blot out the bright and
glorious lessons which have been left for out
study and instruction by the patriots of 'z6,
and their immediate successors. Sad
Who, then according to the, history and
traditions of the past-who according to the
constitution of Maryland and the federal con-
stitution, are they. that have the supreme In.
aefeasible right to determine what shall be the
character of her internal institutions and the
extent of her submission to the will or wishes
IF the federal agent in the part erected by
her, in cooperation with other cotemporaneous
sovereign States or communities sd 5sss y
These are great questions which are noW0l
rial before the once free people of the proud
Sid State of Maryland. Are they to be deci.
led by the ,ohole people or by miserable min
'~ity who are the slaves of power and the Tex
,ectants of administrative patronage q . ds ev-
ry aolate male citizen of Maryland, above the
ge of twenty one, and resident of the State
welve months prior to the day of the next
lection, to have a vote in determining the
ature and character of her own sins titutions,
$ in the olden time, according to the teach
lgs of the fathers s--or are such questions TO be
ecaed by the pets and parasites Of the Ad-
lfnistration at Washington, backe by tina
over of federal bayonets We only ask
uestions for patriots to answer. sWsaohlY
* questions for those to answer who have
OF been corrupted by the spoils of Office orin-.
Undated by the threats of power. In fine,
e ask, is the constitution of Maryland and
the United States any longer of binding
rec and obligation? Shall convicts ofbthS
if spardoned by Gov, Bradford,
,te for abolition candidates at the next cleo
On, while q majority of the. feemen of the
ate, unconvicted Of any crime, and hotg in
cted for ary ohense, are excluded fromothe
Hot box by the bayonets Of the Federal Cow
nment We, though no prophet, foresee
e fate of our once proud State Her pages
glory is full. Her page of shame .:hasvyef
be written. There are those who will weep
er her humiliation there are Others re-
lrded for their subseryiency, who5 willfTe-
ice in her dishonor-ss It is, .howsyer, but the
petition of the history Of the rise and fall
empires. We follow in the wake Of. the !
ce free republics that have gone before is.
1t is past midnight and it may be We have
en- dreaming. We thought Maryland.-ohL
W We love her-with her grand Mountains
her lovely yalies, her blue Potomac and
r noble Chesapeake, and her free institu1
bowed down with the weight of
r chains-but-it was-we hopeLall o
'amhs God knows how terrible, how hid