New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-11
rIABYLAND ID.
CongratuIafory Address.
NJ M1rv,grJ-Tyesir1.


10 hs People Of Mary'qnd-G-sairy
Brothers at home, allow Us, who have gon3
from you to reside in New.York and vicinity to con,
gratula,e you upon the grea. ogent which has ia's
marked new in the history Of our beloved Mary
land Language fails to convey to yous full express
sion Of tho JOY which feel at the great victory which
has boon 80 peacefully achieved by through the
balotboI the worst Of enemies to your prosperity
Maryland stands forth, redeemed, regenerated
and disenhraed by the genius Of universal emancps.
patton" from a material, social and political curse
which has long boon seated upon her sumbcring cner.
es and weighing them down ike somo hiieous night.
mare. When the lish,nng-frSt harnessed to the car
Of Progress by tho Presiden. Of the frs, Emancipation
Society in the New World, Bcn,anin Franklin-per'
formed the fitting task OF flashing along the electric
wires the glad tidngs. MAINLAND IS FREE" or
hearts instinctiyely echoed back FREE" and ~
thanked God that she was to be free rsver ard took
fresh oouragei
Were we not justified in adding forever By the hii'
tory of the earer.freed States OF our great Uaoat
Which one Of them has paused In her new career 20 ca
tetan for single moment the bare idea of reesaosa
ing such crime against humanity. or such curse upon
the soil as Slavery The history OF tie whole family
Of free States into which Maryland viii ba
lovingly welcomed may he safely left to answer with
single word Eressior Z" We predict that when tbs
excitement natural to great change as that which
your people have beel called TO meet in tie order Of
Providence aud the passions OF bafied ayarce shall
have subsidized and the greatness Of Maryands future
shall begin TO DO discerncd beyond the clouds OF cirl
conflict which temporarily obscure the prospect there
will be found but few if any intelligent citizens Of thu
State willing TO take such step backward. We ara
satisfied that only short time will be required TO re-
he hr
late Shareholders il the proper disposition is manifested
By them and that such will be the benefits Of the new
order OF things that briet experience of It's practical
workings will find few or none OF their class wilnsta
return the old system Of laborthat system OF which
Marylaud's great son, William Pnkney, said. quoting
approyingy the words OF the great Montesquieu Even
tie earth ITSELF which teens with proason under the
GUILTY. hand Of free born labor shrnks into barren
ness from the COMMUNICATING sweat OF slave In con-
tempating the bare idea Of such retrogression, the
Imagination may be pardonea for depicting the sans
great Marylander standing again IN the House Of
Delegates lie stood sixty six years ago. and repeat
ing this scathing rebuke. with redoubed emphasis:
"But Sir 1. 1t possible that this body should not feel
for the reputation of Msrylsn What motley ap.
pearsnoe must she this moment 79s make in the eyes
of those who view her with deberson Is she not a.
once the fair tempt. Of Freedom and the sbominaba
nursery OF slaves The school for pdsross and the foster
mother Of petty despots he d,srt AMMAN rights and
the patron OF wsnton oppression" But the quotation
Just made from William Pnkney may serve quite an
other purpose beside that which our Imagination has
suggested; while It portrays most wildly what Mary.
land Gas with the words we have len unemphasnei,
those In italics indicate In language most appropriate
what she will have become by the voluntary voice Of her
freedom. loving sons. We say voluntary" for the
purpose Of adding that 1t has been task to frequently
yndcats you against the charge OF having invoked or
At least suffered national interference with the great
issue which has just been fought through so triumph
antly by the friends Of progress. We well knew has
contrary TO what tho enemies OF freedom have asserted
for selfish partisan effect the ordering OF the Late Con-
s,tu,iona Convention by tie process OF fret submitting
the question OF calling II, aud then the result OF i
so., 20 the vote Of the people, was strictly In aecoru
anoe with Ito Constitutional regulations Oh tn" ss9ect
wblcn the Shareholders themselves dictated IN rue paw
yainly hoping ia their ,hc:;s.shied Calculation %
forces a. work agatls. thcm. that they hS4
thereby barred tho door against emanePat1
forever You well understand the .oN'
stitutonal barriers 10 which We 'Nua''
for yours is the glory OF having at length sufmOun'
them Even the total prohibition ofegisIaion On INV
reation between master aud slave, when ine! Pus
the old Constitution ayaied them not Win 'ne gun
power to the Legislature. To submit lHe 9 :,
revision Of the basic law TO the people al Sa'eu
OF time, the first Of which, most uniuehl' io' S1
while most propitiouSly for Freedom mas NM,
during desolating war born OF SLAYER! n'.n' 49,,
had not only put down the brakes on' 0sAo' a.,
put n was all in vain The car OF Progress under VIC
proneljnc force OF new order Of things, has feaeu
ssr goous terminu, at last They have been thwsHe"
nv tSs will Of the majority. and Maryland Is at ehSsa
Goo ca The blessed for their eepep'
von .. ,h., Of their bondmen. II they get themselves
ready TO enjoy the Hsavensent boon with oecewm.
.r.,s,oD,.. God bespraised for the prospect Oe''e
them ,.,,eu.
so far We have addressed ourselves more Pa''ss
-. a tina friends Of Freedom In Maryland fof ~
..oocenss who were controlled BY their properly -
t.rest in tho contest Just ended. we have ~o's
sssctlsaa,s ossass'; Burning tho ea'' Ts'Sa '''''