Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-09-27

The Convention sfatiis Soldiers and
I 19qEq i'Sailorslef Maryland! lile Al

At the evening session, on the Eth OF Setiteti,-
Der held atthe new Assembly Rooms in the, city
OF Baltimore, the Convention, which was pres-
ded over by Col. Wm, I. Maulsby,, Of Freder-
ick adppted the following resolutions: ii ia II
The Union soldiers and sailors of MaryIand
gfatiul TO- Almighty God for his preservation Of
them through the llardships and perils of war;
and for His mercy in blessing their efforts with
victory and peace, deploring the absence from
ther, nihist Ct many brave and faithful comrades
who have sealed with their life blosd their ,deyo-
ton to the Union, the Constitution anil the flag
OF our country are determined now as heretofore
to, stand by the principles for WHICH our glorious
dead have fallen, aud by which the survivors
have trinmPhed, having assembled in mass Con-
ven;ion IN the city of Baltimore, on this twelfth
dag of September, lSGG, do declare and resolve !:
First. That animated by The same principles
which, in 1861, called us 10 arms against disu-
MON aud rebellion, we do solemnly realirm our
deyeiiunl TO the Union and the Constitution, and
our determination to Preserve the one and en-
force the other, and TO this end we will as stead
Elsilss fSststo at tgt tbaiiotsbox revolutionary
overthrow OF The Government of the United
States by the devices of northerG Radicals as we
da upenithe field against the arms OF Southern
Rebels.
Second. That We do cordially approve Of the
platform OF principles aHnohnced by the Nation
al Union Convention which met in, Philadelphia,
on the l4th Of August last and believing that
the peace. happiness and prosperity OF our be-
loved country depend upon a faithful adherence
to those principles, we pledge to them out ear
nest support.li d. l,lnJl .gr 'a: sr.i roi
Third. That we fully approve the wise and
statesmanlikc policy of restoration inaugurnted
by our late la1ientcd President and endorsed by
the American people in his reelection and in the
election as Vice President Andrew johnson, Of
Tennessee, his first Provisional Governor under
that policy.
Fourth That we approve and applaud the
hrm: and decided course of President johnson
in constantly adhering TO that policy, unawed
10y threats and dcnuncations, and we hereby
tender him our hearty support and cooperation.
Fifth. That we call upon our comrades ofthe
Union ARMY and Navy, in erery State to stand
firmly by the principles for which they fought,
iespising the camot's Of patriots in soft places,
wiro are again willing Ia see the boys in blue oc-
capied with hard tack, hard sleeping, hard
marching and hard fighting to enforce negro
suffrage throughout the length and breadth Of
the land, while they are voting increased sala-
ries, collecting taxes ard fattcning en- lucrative
offices. itnuJU ,..I siu- H, .., q. ru.. Il ID
Sixth. That we most heartily approve of the
csif for a Convention of the Soldiers and Suilors
of the Union to assemble st Cleveland Ohio,
on the 18th inst, and that this Convention will
appoint a mass delegation of one hundred to rep
resent the State OF Maryland in said onvention.
The resolutions as they were read elected loud,
applause from the members of the Convention,
and al their conclusion, General Phelps again
addressed the body, his remarks causing much
enthusiasm among the delegates. -'"H''-''i u
One hundred delegates were then named to at
tend the Grand Convention of the Soldiers and
Sailors to lie held in Cleveland, Ohio, on the
l7lh iast.y The meeting was very enthusiastic,
md dispersed with rousihg cheers for President
Jolins,'n, Governor Swami, Colonel Mtu!sby and
he ,fntnr. Mayor, Harvey. ,.... -. .a. ','..-5 T.!