St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25
The Maryland Conv sntion.

laureate OF England 70 British aeroIsm npQl
Hhe plains of Balaklava may not be ip.pfl,
applied to the dominant party 10 the Ma.
tryland Convention. The comparison is .
strange enc, il is true. bu; 1. is npt NOR,
frema. kable than the fact, that striking re
ssmblaneos have not nnfreaaen'ly beer
discovered between the mos, beautiful aiyt
ihe most loatbsome ohjeeis. The ambi
tious leader of the Light Brigade" is wei
rersonsted in the character of Mr.. Comp.
troiler Goldsboropgh, and the sequel, we
predict. will usake more apparent the'.s.,.-
l!e. Ia point of discipline, the cohorts
OF Cardigan could scarcely claim to be sn
perlor to the followers of Mr. Gol6sbo-
rough; whilst the blind devotion of the
Former could hardly excel the ready sub.
ssrvience Of The latter. Cardigan sough,
immortality and won it. If Mr.. Goldsbo,
reagh and his adherents shall not do like
wise. it will be no fault of theirs. Their
plan for making Constitution for our
State is certainly as novel az was Cardi-
gah's method for silencing battery. A
stray Russian shot eFectually disposed of
tie presensions of the latter. and the pao
pie of Maryland will. We doubt not, make
q similar disposition Of the plans of the
former. BE this as it may, however. il.
behooves US to record our protest against
the innovations and experiments being
made at Annapolis. Cardigan had, un-
iues'ionabiy. the right to sacrifice his own
life upon the altar Of ambition. Whether
the same reason justified q wanton destruc-
ton of his men is another matter. Mr..
Goldsborough occupies similar position.
lie has certaialy right to manumis bis
own slaves. and the further right to refuse
compensation for them. He can tell US
that he does this from purely patriotic
motises," and re may even believe him,
II we please. But when the Maryland
Convention assumes that we shall, upon
the same terms, likewise lib crate our
slaves, simply because Mr.. G old>boroueh
has set us the example, the proposition
strikes US as both novel and absurd. In
deed, we regard it as gross outrage upon
our rights, and, as such, we shall strenu-
ously resist it at the ballot-box. We do
net say this in a factious, but in determin-
cd spirit. The Government has, hereto
fore. seized upon our slaves, and we have
quietly submitted 10 it, We were told
that they were needed for military purpo-
SEES, an1 We aequiesccd in the right of the
Government in the premises. We have
received no compensation for t.em, i. is |
Irue' but We have the promise, at least |
hat we shall be paid something. Toward
he Maryland Convention, however. we
stand in different relation. Whilst we |
may admit that it possesses the highest at
ributes Of Sovereignty, it is no, invested
With the right to perpctrate a robbery
And this much ii will learn, we are ,ncli. |
led to think, ere any Of US shall grow ma
~ months older. The pill it has prepared I
will prove little too bitter for even ..loy-
ai'' stomachs; and Mr.. Goldsborough will
ind, when too late tor repentance, that his
l..gnl6ccnt donation to the "cause Of lib.
sr'y and freedom" has proven a useless
sacrifice to the fekle Goddess of Ambition
He will then, like the gallant followers Of
he reckless Cardigan, discover that ..some
me has blundered;' aud with blighted
ropes and scared conscience, sink to rise
10 more.
'sace Prospects.
During the past week, our exchanges
lave oeen filled with 'peace movements
"a proposed armistice," 'postponemeut Of
he draft" &c. We have been told that