The New York herald., 1864-03-14
Emancipation In Marylans.

ADDRESS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Undersigned, members Of the General Assembly,
yon that the first legal step has been taken
In the redemption OF the State.
The bin to take the sense OF the people the call of
Constitutional Convention and to provide for s assem-
In its essential features il embraces all that was
struggled for during the campaign OF Inst fa 1he vote
ns o 70 Oo vote SS 70 O. p
bio on the 27th OF the same month
the people now do their duty, Maryland may stand
In months of the free States of the Union
The importance OF the ssnes OF the election Of the 0th
OF Aprthe danger that the viii Of the people may be
deieated-the wcs of pretended and the weakness Of
mkewarm friends and the apparent organization Of
| open enem,esead US TO address you few words Of
We are in favor Of emancipation, immediate, hna
conditional unfetered by serfdom, unaccomp aned
teress have sacrificed whose blood has been she'd
whose fields have been laid waste In q scl1shly
slavery.
We call you it that such emancipation shall
be the result OF the Convention
We exhort you 1t 10 organize work 70 bring
every vote for convention and for candidates who
are Ia principle and feeling hearty supporters OF mme-
You are aware fellow citizens that the representa-
tion in that Convention the present constitutional
basis, gives 70 the small counties vote vastly pro-
portion to their population.
is necessary that solid vote should be sent up from
the loyal and emancipation parts Q; tho state in favor Of
decided action.
rally their votes against the call. They hope that the
idea that the Convention will certainly assemble may
the friends OF convention carclcssly TO be absent
from the polls. ~
II is only necessary the friends OF the call vote
to carry II by such majority as shall make II over.
whelming in ts moral effect.
You must not forget, fellow citzens. that the sium-
phant march OF the armies of the republic, lifting Its
banner in every state o. the rebel racy has
daed the utterances and professions least, OF
the sionists OF Maryland Those among them who
spire TO public poson who viii seek seats In the Con.
venion will not come before the PEOPLE rebels They
profess 20 be state rights democrats and endea
vorng 70 put then.selyes s.as by side with tho Woods
md ulla tUlu aaff fha No frth
s,me part o our people may need 10 no warned eveo
against them. We have seen them In this General A..
abilities ana sudiousfy denying charge Of beng
rebels; question tha; could test opinion,
whether u has been 70 offer borntcs TO our patrotic
volunteers relieve their nmes by tho appropriation
n TO return the thanks Of the state for their ga
conduct to soldiers and sailors 70 present tho
stars and Stripes the OF the state tho soldiers
or Maryland--they have voted solidy and squarely
against every Ioya! and patriotic measure.
Again, there are two.casses OF enancipationsts tn
Maryland. II has been SAID frequently Tint every body
most men believe that slavery ia either dead or near 70
death in Maryland and that emancipation may be ne
cessy may pernaps &c @ true M Many people oysi
the profitable 10 sell their slaves they regret
that slavery has been brought SO low they would do all
their power 20 raise IL from the dead stimulate
its sickiy body 10 new vigor.
It must be parted with, they want seats In the Con-
vention to sell ont tho best terms, TO save ~ mucn
OF It as is possible. They yield merely to necessity
which they cannot control r. when the Convention
meets slavery evidently dead they will mako the bess
should change-K the favorite institution sti be
loyal but they dsspprovs the policy ot the admins,ra
ton they regret that the affected slavery, aud
believe that M aboshmcnt can have no effect 10 restore
the Union permanent basis. They prefer the Union
with slavery 10 the Union without slavery.
We and you, fellow citizens, for tho Union, with or
without slavery under all circumstances and in every
contingency but prefer the Union without slavery to
TO the unon with slavery 1--WE believe there be no
permanent peace this country while slavery remsus."
We regrets Of traitors elevate
the institution TO supreme power have brought = TO ruin
We rejoice that this gives the people OF Maryland
the opportunity 10 remove from their midst incubus
their prosperity, and enables them to DO what our
fathers could not their clear TO do but wnat tno
Harpers and Pinckneys, in common with the men OF
their days the golden days Maryland. earnestly DC
sired doto free every foot OF their soil from the troao
Of a slave and consecratc n unreservedly to freedom
We urge YOU fellow citizens, 10 send TO the COD pvention
men who sympathize with the glorious future which now
opens before the state not men who sign reereey .sr
the rast send men OF ludgmen. 2, nonesy h'"nes'
Tranc under foot all personal hostility, and all bitter
ness Of past divisions but let no cry cI union or mar
nonv induce ron vote for men who 40 dot foeis ana
who mi mot vote IN accordance with these views.
Unite all loyal men, who emancipationiss, In ear
nest in common effort 70 help our bleeding country and
our beloved state that may come os this great
con ,est not only still the centre OF united country but
puraed by the baptism OF IRE aud blood.
Then fellow citizens. may eti moro proudly claim
her, not the spirit OF the apes OF false chvalry who
her In proportion 70 her nearness 70 decay and de-
structon but With wise, practical benencont patriot
Ism, as "0ur Maryland"
C. H. 0hr, b stnbbs,
AC Greene. q. r. Snyder
Upton Bnhrman, Thos. q. Smith,
David Rinchart, 4 Levi Duncan, y #E
Archibald stirling, Jr., Ihos. Archer,
Jonas Ecker, y. s. cnappell,
w. ]. Jones, John Barron,
II. Stockbrldgc, VIM. SnverwoodS
J. Tomc, - Dundou,
Vim. T. Purren, Jas. r. Lee,
Hopewell Hebb, Gec u. stevens,
Henry Brown, Heron O. Murray,
VIM. Shaw. fhos ". hues.
rohn starr Geo w. BOULDER,
, + j. a. Miller, Henry Murray,