Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-28
MARYLAND CONS TITUIoNA CONVENTION.


| order:
Ordered That this Convention, representing the people
OF Maryland hereby respectfully request the President Of
the United States and the commandments of the military
departments 10 which Maryland is included as an act of
and prOprety to upon known sympathxers
with tho rebellion resident in this State the amount Of
all Losses and spoatons sustained by loyal citizens of the
United States resident in this State by Of the recent
rebel raid, to compensate loyal sufferers
The question the adoption of the order was after
debate carried in the affirmative by the following votes
YEAs-Messrs. Godsborough President; Abbott, An-
nan, Audoun Barron Carter, Gushing, Daniel Davis of
Washington, Earle Ecker, Galloway, Hatch, Hopkins
| Hopper, King, Larsh, Marley, McCOmas, Mulikn, Muir
ray Nyman Parker Pugh, Ridgely Russell Sands Schley.
Scott, Stirling, Stockbridge, Wickard, Wooden--33
NAYs--Messrs Belt, Chambers, Dali Davis Of Charles
Dennis Dent Edeen, Henkle Holly day Johnson Jones
Of Somerset, Lee, Mace, MITCHELL Miller Morgan Smith
| OF DOrchester-l7.
In the Convention on Wednesday, the goth ia
stant MI SANDS, of Howard county submitted the fol-
lowing order
Ordered That the President Of the Convention trsus
init to the President of the United States to the Governor
OF the State of Maryland and to the military comm
adopted in relation to the spoaons made by the rebels
during their late raid into Maryland
After debate the order adopted by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. President Abbott, Amman Audoun Bar
ron Brooks Carter Cunningham, Gushing, Daniel Davis
Of Washington, Earle, Eckor, Galloway Hatch Hoffman,
Hopkins, Hopper Keefer, King, Larsh, Marley McCo-
mas, Mulllkln, Murray Nyman, Parker Pugh, Rdgely,
Russell Sands Schey, SDeary, Stirling, StockbridRe
swope, Sykes Thomas, Wiokard, Wooden--4O.
NAYs--Messrs. Belt Chambers, Crawford, Dali Davis
OF Charles, Dent, HARDWOOD Henkle Hollyday johnson
Jones of Somerset, Lee, Mitchell Miller Morgan, Smith
of Dorchester-l6 HI-
Mr. BELT, of Prince Georges county, offered the fol-
lowing: af t
Whereas by the twentyrst article of the exiatng Da.
his 18th
provided that no free ought 20 be taken or impri
soned dsseized of his freehold liberties or PRIVILEGES
or eIled or in any manner destroyed deprived Of hrs
M liberty or property but by the Judgment of his peers
or by the law of the land and whereas on the 10Th in
slant, this Convention did adopt the following order.
to wit; ayl .Ia4~N''''
Ordered, That this Convention representing the mao
OF Maryland hereby respectfully request the President
OF the United States and the commandments of the military
departments in which Maryland is included as an act Of
Justice and propety to assess upon with the
rebellion resident in this State the total amounof All
Losses and spoliaens sustained by loyal the
United States resident in this State by of Scent
rebel raid to compensate loyal sufferers" @ls9 So
And whereas there is obvious conflict and contraa.
ton between the said order and the before rected article
of the Bill of Rights; and whereas the subectmatsr If
the sad ordsr s not properly within the purposes for
altogether foreign to the therefore, ~
Resoired That in the opinion of this Convention the
Aforesaid order was inprovdenty passed. apd that the
MT BELT said he desired that the resolution shoud
take the sero that offered by MI Stirring
r STIRLING rased the point Of order that al order
passed by the Convention could not be repealed in the
manner proposed and that therefore the proposton az
Mr.. Belt was out of order
President GoLgsBoRouoH said the point of order VIVA
well tson and ruled the resolution of Mr. Belt as not in
order.
Mr. BELT appealed from the decision Of the President
and the decision OF the Chair sustained by vote OF
40 yeas to 10 nays
sYMPATHIzERS TO BAEIsHED.
AZ n
day tho following proposition, which, under the rules of
the Convention, laid for one day;
Whereas there is in Maryland class Of persons whose
desire Tor the success OF the rebel matter of
public notoriety, who have been demonstrated more
clearly by the recent invasion to be the nvters of rebel
raiders the guides wec0mers and entertainers Of rebel
soder who have reoiced at the burning of our houses
and the plumber OF property who only want the OBJ
poruny TO place the lives and property Of loyal people
for destruction and under the protection of the rebel army
usurp the Government of the State aud whereas the ey
perence of the past two weeks now clearly shows shst
the presence OF such persons in midst in time Of
is longer to be liberated and Justice TO ourselves
our families and our country less than weak minded
ton IN vigorous polcyrequres that the sternest jus
ce should at one be melted out to those who perssteny
refuse 70 obey the laws and the active and be
separated from the peaceable LOYAL by the eTercsa ~
the unidentified power of the to arrest and d
tain dangerous persons during times OF war; therefore
Resoped That this Convention the part Of the loyal
people vi OF government of the
United States that adult citizens Of this State who shall re-
fuse register on oath their allegiance submission and ODE
dence to the United States ara thus the position Of
public enemies, and all persons who shall be proved to
nave taken part with openly expressed their sympathy
with the recent invasion of the State shall be banished
beyond the lines Of the imprisoned Outing the war
Resoiped That the President of this Convention tanss
NIT certified copies Of this preamble aud resolutions to
the President Of the United States, and to the com
msnders of the military departments 10 which Maryland
10 embraced
On sday the 2lst instant the above resolutions of
Mr.. Strings called up.
Mr.. BELT of Prince Georges county offered the follow
ing amendment to the first resolution
Provided Aoepsr, That nothing herein contained sball
be taken to endorse any other theory OF the existing
than that expressed in the resolution of Congress- Of nv
spirit of oppression for any purpose of conquest or
subugaton or purpose of overhrowng or interfering with
the rights established institutions of any Of the States
but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Const
tuition, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity
equality and rights of the several States unmpared and
that as soon as these objects accomplished the war
ought to cease.
This proposition was rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs, Belt, Chambers, Crawford, Dali, Davis
OF Charles Dent Henkle, Holyday, Johnson Jones OF
Somerset Mitchell Miller, Morgan, Smith Of Dorches-
ter--A.
NAYs--Messrs President, Abbott, Amman, Barron, 4
Brooks Carter, Cunningham, Gushing, Daniel, Davis of
Washington, Earle Ecker, Galloway, Greene Harwood.
Hatch, Holman, Hopkins, Hopper Keefer, Kennard
King, Larsh, Lee, Marley, McComas, Mullkn Murray.
Nesey, Nyman, Parker, Pugh Russell, Sands Schley'
Smith Of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling, StockbrdQe Swope,
Sykes Wickard. Wooden--d2 49, -