The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-26
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TIE EMANCIP..T.0N QUESTION.
Address of the Members of the
Maryland legislature.

To the Loyal ieople Of Maryland:
he undersigned, members of the
hat The first legal step nas been taken
III the redemption If The ae.
Inc bin 70 axe the sense 1T the PEG
pie on the call ut IL Con. uulionai Con-
vcnel"n, and I" provide Tor II, asseln-
bling, la, becnluc a law.
luIs essential features it embraces
all tina was struggled Tor during the
cauralgu Of last Fail. The vote OF the
people Is to be takcA On the siath Ut
April, aud he onvcnlIuu, If he pco-
pie vJ,e To call one, Is assemble On
the twenly-sevenrh OF he same month.
Ii the people now do their duty,
Maryland may ssand III a few months a.
one Of the Free ) ates Of he Union.
The Importance OF the i>>"es OF the
ec,iuu "f the 81. til Ut Ap,,l- HE dau-
ger that he will Ut the people may tc
defeated-the wi!es OF pretended all"
the weakness of lukewarm fricn1>, and
the now apparent organiza ion of open
ene,uies-iead US to address you lew
words OF warning aud advice.
We are in favor OF Enancipa ion, iu-
mediate, tila unconditional, unte teren
BY negro 81, fion. unacc"u. panied by ANY
oppressive burdens on people, whose
dearest interests have been sacrificed,
whose blood has been shed, whose hcid>
have been lad waste in war, seii"lil
waged by armed Traitors III the iLte,.s,
anu On behalf Ut Slavery.
We cal, Oh you to see TO it that such
Emancipation shall be lie resu. Ut the
Convection
We eahort you ut once 10 organize
and work, 10 bling out every yo . for
Conventions, and for candidates who are
Ill principle aud feeling hear J support
els Of imncda Emancipation.
You a!e aware, fellow citizens, that
the representa- iJn III Ina tunvcn ION,
OIL the rresen, Constitutional basis, gives
to the snail counties a vote Vastly on
Of proportion to their population.
1t Is necessary tina su.ld Vote = uuid
be sen, up fro.n tic Loyal aud Enanci-
pa,l,n part, Of the ale III favor OF de-
cid al action.
he "ppouen of the Conven ion have
determined rally tnelr votes against
the can. they hope :ha the Idea that
the Convention VIA certainly a->rnD.e
may cause the t'irnus VI C"u,en !un
careicssiy to be ab>cnl from Tie =" J..
IL Is uh:y necessary for the tr,,uu> a.
the call /" vote. TO carry l, +, such Il
INA "ilt, d, shall make IL ovr.m uclunng
III its lncIal effect.
You must not forge fellow citizens,
that the triumphant arch vi the aIlu,ts
o, the EcEnbtc, ilftng It's BANNER in
every Stale OF the Rebel Cont, deracy.
ha- modified the utteroncrs aud prnir>-
sions, at least, even uf the SectSsn,ntSts
OF maryland. hose Among them VITO
a,plrc 10 public position, who will seek
seats III the tnnycntl"i, will not come
before lie people AS iebei>. Tie, pio.
TESS now to te Eta c-rlgh Ecln"c.a.,
and ale rndcav"IlGg TO put themselves
side BY size with tie y GODS and Eaian
dighaus III The Moth.
S"l"c part "f our people NAY need TO
be warned even asain-t hem. We have
seen them in ihs General Assembly. &C.
cupy ing high positions by their admitted
abilities, and studl"usiy dcnymg the
charge Of being Reb-.N yet "n every
Question that cnu d test opinion, whether
il has l.een offer bonnlies to our pa
tri"iic volunteers, to roievc their ta,ni-
Ie' by he appropriation of money, to
return he thanks Of the State for inrir
gallant conduct to our soldiers and sail
ors, to present the Stars aud Stripe, in
the nal'e of the ate, o he soldiers of
Mary have voted solid and
sqnarly against every loyal and pa rio ic
measure.
Again, there are :wo classes of Emsn
cipati"hIsts in Mar, land. has been
said Frequently that every body is in
favor ut Emancipation. If this means
merely hat loo. men believe Tat >la-
very is either dead or near 10 death in
Maryland, and that Emancipation may
be necessity, it may, perhaps. be true.
Many people, loyal and dislo,al, are be.
ginning to think that Emancipation i.
the mos profitable way to sell their
slaves. They regret thar Slavery has
been brought so low they would do all
in their power now TO raise it from he
dead, or stimulate its sickly body to new
vigor.
If it must be parted with, they want
seats in the Convention 20 cell it out CD