Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-25
A SERENADE TO LINCOLN By "LOY-
AL" MARYLANDERS.

WAsBIsoToN, 0cluNer l9-Tn-night tho
President was soranadod. Hod. Appearing at
an upper winhos, sppke IL !ollows:
nun notii,d that this ia compliment raid
| to mo by the loyal Marylanicrs resident in
this District. infer that tho adoption of th 6
new Constitution for that State furnishes tho
occasion, and that in your view, tho extirpa-
ticn of slavery constitutes the chief merit of
,he new Constitution Most heartily d. |
congratulate you and Maryland and the nation
and the world upon tho event. I regret that
it Aid not ooopr two yoSrs sonner, whiGh ]
; an sura would havn saved 70 the nation n,ors
money than wnnl'i hnvn met I'll rrir9kt
! lcs4 incident tn the snensurc. But it hns cor
st last, and sinosrey hope its friends may
fully realize al their authorizations Of good from
| it, and tha. lis opponents may. by it's effects.
! bs agrseably and nroftahlv disappointed.
A word upnn FL >thcr subject: Something
| va, said hy the Secretary of State in bis TO
cant spenah ut Auburn, which bas boon con.
strrcti BY sonoe into threat that if shnulj
| be hsaten at thn election, viii, between then
| md tho end Of my constitutional term, DO
What mG7 he a5ic to ruin he Government.
O:kcrs regard tho fact, TINT the Cl.icnsr Con-
| vnnton adjourned. not sine die, hut 81 meet
| again II callnj 70 do sn by rsrticrlar irl-
| vidual, as the iutimr.inn II n rnrnuso, that If
| their naroinae should ha elected, he will at
| one, ecisa control Of tho Government
I hope thu good people will pstmit them
| salves to suffer no unessineaa on either point.
| I am struggling to maintain the Gorcrnmsnt-
not to opsrt1roto IL. I am struggling especially
to preuent Others from orerthroming IL, and 1
| therefore say that If shall livn shall remain
President until tho 4tb Of next March, and
that whoever shall TO oonstifntionally elected,
therefore in November, shall be dnIY installed
a. President on tho 4th Of March, ard tha. in
the irtor7al l shall d. my utmost, that who
ersr is to hold the helm for the ,xt voyage,
shall start With the boat possible chance to
ssyo tho shin. This is duo to the reoplc, both
in principle and under the Constitution -
Their will constitutionally expressed. IL tho
ultimate law for al. Ii they should delibs
rately resolve to have Immediate reace, rv"n
a. tho lnss Of THAR country nnd their lit+rtr'.
I know nnt tie r0wer or TIE right to resist
them. It il their owa l'uaiTcss and thsy muFt
do as ,he7 rlcasa with sbeir cwn. 1 believe,
however, they ore still resolved to preserve
their country and their liberty, and in this
| in Office CT out of i'll am resolved to stand
by them. I may add, that in this purpose, TO
save the country and iss liberties. no cases ri
| poopls seem 90 nearly unanimous 81 III" sol
'iicrs in the field AID the senmen sh'a'. 10
| ,hay nnt have t!n hardest ri i,2 Who nh@"li
anail while they do aa'2 G.,:i hl 'a' tho SOL
| tirrg and seam en- with ali iLeir brave COM
| mnnders.
rHt CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION.
The result of ths vote on the New G. ntitu-
| ton is ret doubtful, though the prospect is
| still favorable to its adoItiin. Official returns
have been received from oil the counties OF the
State, except Qusen Aune's Dorchester and
Somerset. Adding the rhparted naloIit's.
| from these counties to the returns Of the hone
vote foot up as follows:
For the Constitution 46,4Os
Against tho Constitution .. .3ol
Majority against homsvots, 1913