Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-01-12
Sflistcllanrous,
How Maryland Is Governed.

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A roso,rt;on hoe Loon adon,od b.. ,lo
Senate oF tbn Ir,;tod Statos ooll;no 80, pras'
;dnnt lincoln to con,n,,,n;c1to tn tbnt LnJ,
iii ,bo nfor,ot;o,, i, lie ,,"sSosso,, uug
o H. .'I ~ .;' poa'oosiop r CsI5
R;ari r. ~" n,,,,t no'oiof
tha S,n.o ~ 'L;.oDa, I Ti T "
WnIfard onn nf ,ho Gd" oo ,Ioa,ar ''T M
tbat 'V o',U u .Io IHuuii,al -, eieI,o,I % -.
y"rc o,rostdd p onJ ~ ,ybero thoy toy
are ~ ,,rosort nnnGnnd onJ n,Iat ntfalsns 80
arc cbnrged AGAINST tb"m Tbe senator
from, KnntucLr has tatnn - ston in tbo r;Sbt
direction and / trust tbat our AHA sonatnr
from Narvland will foilow IL win a rcsoIn.
tion to mycsticatc tbc abuses in his own
state '
II is not nv dos;rc to robooreo tboso doods
which at tbc hog;nr;nr 81 tb;s ,rar o,yot-
onnd tbo ,,r,r;yo ,f 10 nat;nr h. Ill
tbo onnor,o,,.;as ,f tLn Lo,,r o,,l ~, 80,
ont ,';i;.or,. ons,;.'i o,d ",' o. n pt;e.
/ nronnsn tn on,,f;na yo,,,solf tn a,t, 81 III;
r;dr,1 n,,trooo nnd ,,nil;a ,rron,r ;na;a,a1
s;nco t.n;l;tet, nnaosy;t, r"i ,,rS7,od n tba
cyrusa fnr unlovfnl dnoas II Hov NOT Lo
pannr,ll,, / nn,vn tbot tboro ,ro ,t tLn ,,rosont
time hundreds of ''politica prisoners" in
generated in Forts Delaware and Mcllenry
particularly the latter, who are absolutely
forgotten save by those either dependent
upon them Tor support or endcared by the
closest ties OF relationship, Arrested with
out warrant imprisoned without trial
Ignorant OF all charges, they languish IN
their loathsome cells, .uncared Tor by brutal
la,lcrs and inaccessible to the aid ol friends.
Petitions for trial are unheared; demands
for charges are answered by more rigorous
punishment; appeals from friends are met
by insult; and complaint by a cruel rctort,
if not share in the victim misery. If the
people of the North are ignorant of or have
forgotten these things, or if they think
them justified by military necessity" the
abuses in Maryland since the first Of Sep
tember last should open their eyes to the
encroachments OF power and the presumption
of unwarranted prerogatives by the Presi-
dent OF the United States and his subordi-
mates. In this erpose will not confne my
speak also Of that terrorism which has been
exercised in this state, not since war justified
extreme caution, but within the last three
months. And here | may arrange under
proper headings the abuses which | design
to enumerate, commencing with
TIE ADOPTION OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
The LEGISLATURE of MARYLAND connosod
of mon rlaced thera Lv 10 nero fnt;om Of
m alnct;dn offcctnd nnJer tbo ennory;s;on Of
tho oiI;tor,, nossod rosolt;on w. ,rn,,;d io; l.,
fnr tbn cail;,g of - conyont;nn 70 f,.a,,n y
n,, onmsi;trt;on onnord;n ~ tn "
nav nrascybed in tba ex;st;n eous,;trt;on
~ oot;on ,r,s rat;fnj H., ,,nta ,,h;oh
with ali tbe additions Of f,and amountnd miai' tn
NOT moro than onn half Tho voto Of thn sta+o
That convention mot and framed a const;'
tuition which ACCORDING to existinp orrnn;c
law. was to he subm;tted to The vote of tha
neone for ratifnation Tbe char,ctor rnJ Of
tbe men who cnmnosrd this hodv cannot La
bettershown than bv citing the fact that tbev
voted themselves ono bnndred Jnlors aniace
extra os reward for their services Re-
vond This tot,)Iv irrorinr thn Laws then
eytant, tbev amended TO the now constitu-
tion the method and conditions of IT'S own
adontiop. nresc,ibiny who should or who
sbonld not vote for if. To give the intelli-
cent re,dor somn idea of tbe monner in
which th;s t.elcction', was conducted I will
saw n word os to the srepulotions' of thar
farce which rave to MARYLAND a new consti-
tnt;on First an oath of allegiance to the
United States was administcred tbnn = CO
rios Of Cnrst;on. v,aro ,,ro,orndod 80 bo m.
s,rorod rrJor ootb ~, 70 nIatLar tbo ,,otor
ever did said ny tbongbt anvtbino that
n;gbt g;re o;J comfart or svmnathv to the
reIels oroum oibcr ouest;ov which thc imdges
If feIect;on"@, bodv of mon at least in the
o;tv of Raltimo%ro % %soIocteJ from an,onr the
'y n,ovt - nn'nr,,nmIn,nS IN tba cnn'mnnitvM
n,;nbt r,;t apd avon tbon i ros d;scrnt;on-
nr,: WI, al ia n,bnthortbo ..on,i;cantn
sh9onld 9 IlI ho aiInwoi 70 wnto Tbo ,nst ahsmrd
and ;rrelovnnt oneSt;onS wore o.Eed. voters
waro ;nSnItad hIr tbn tsoonsorUotorS - Of The
neaca y and tbc NAM who dorod otror mo
test Subjected bimsejf to the rsk of arrest
Rut wifi ali thc frond and force uscI tbe
decision Of tbe onn-s;1ed contoet was fnr n
fine in Doubt althonph to tbe neonle of
Worylond conversnnt with tba character of
tbeir rulars il wos known from tho frst tbot
the instrument would he imnosed unon
tLon cvon tbonob tbev had bean 81 fnrtn-
nate as to Jeeaat + ut fbn nolls 10 a;vo
Won some ;deo of how tbe election wos Con-
ductod 7 viii mention one instance 4
Soid;or f,,rnorl,, nf Stonnwoil JacLson,s
corns but aftorwords n dnserter to onr lines
and . roor',;t ;m onr Sar,';ee on w alan Iv
hinth ana recruit @ IN our serElce koo an amen p
and an tba dav of election hut little over
tyontu vao,s oe oaa yotnd s;xtoor tines IN
tbo n;3,, ~ RoIt;,For,o boGrre o'niocl, IN nbn
JaT, N,rIorn,,n ;nst,nnos oo,id Lo ',;,,o, nf
trouds ,,,oro' .rIo,;nn or'an tbon tb;s Anr
r,an whn went tp tho noIlu with n t;cI,ni
tsGor ,ba oonst;tut;on;i ,yao ,,ormittod tn I,oto
unnropt;ound NO. ,rb;jn . man Who Jarod 70
vote ooainst + wns Snhinctad to nm ;nn,;s;,
I've oa3aoh;S;no ond x tho royd;ns ninstnr i,Y
oJ a. oronnJ obaotad o ,raS not nnrn;ttoJ 20
Uoto ot al Rnt tb;n was not ri M,;or.
GnneraI Wallace tba hero of Tho H;obt Ron,
Mnnnoaou " i boH;no NOT nn;to racouarad fron,
tbo affect of tbat 3,;nbt arrestoS and nnt in