The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-14

~ Alta meeting Of the " johnson Club "
Of the Eleventh District OF this county, held a
Few days since, the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved, That the continuance Of the presen,
Registry Law, made during the war, Is too slrin-
gent In lie character for n time Of peace, and
ought to be so modified as to exclude only those
who have taken an aesire part in The rebellion"
Section 4, Of Article lst, Of the Constitution,
says;
=" No person who has at any time been in arm
ed hostility TO the uni;ed States or the lawful
authorities thereof, or who has been Ia any man
ner In the service Of the sO-caled - Confederate
States OF America, and no person who has vol
UNFAIRLY left this State and gone within the mill.
tary lines OF the so-called . Confederate States
or armies, with the purpose Of adhering to said
States or armies, and no person who has gwen
any aid, comfort, eountenance or support TO
those engaged IN armed hostility TO the United
States either by contributing to the enemies Of
the United States or unlawiuly sending within
the lines Of such enemies money or goods, or let
tiers, or Information, or who has dsloyally held
communication with the enemics Of the United
States, or who has advised any person TO cutter
the service of the said enemies, OF aided any per-
son 30 10 enter, or who has by auy open deed OF
word declared his adhesion 20 the cause Of the
enemies OF the United States, or his desire for
the triumph Of said enemies over the armies Of
the United States shall ever be entitled 10 vote
at any election 10 be held ia this State, or TO hold
any Office OF honor, profit OF trust under the laws
OF this State, unless since Sach unlawful acts he
shall have voluntarily entered into the military
service OF the United States, and have been hon
orably discharged ihcpirom, OF shall BE- on the
day Of election actually and voluntarily in such
service. or unles he shall be restored 20 his full
rights ofci,izenship by au act OF the General A.
sembly passed by vote OF wo.ihirds 1T all the
members elected 10 eneh lious,
From the reading Of the above express provi
sion Of the Constitution 1t wiii he seen tina, /, J..
M IN h'Por'r Of the Legislature TO make such
a mobilization in the Registry Law as :. suggest.
ed by the Eleventh Dis,ric, a,eiin..
When the Constitution was made. 10 was con-
! tended by many that II WIS Of no force or ELECT
because Il was not made ~ times of r.scc.
bat " during the war Il - not worth while
TO rem ind this class o. men ~ any provision IN
the Constitution, as the, DO uo, regard H. Thew
are Others, however, acting with ,hru. Nhom
Sc would remind that tbs Recisii, l.nN !, not
NOR siriHg,H' hoH H. '"ss'ra'ion ii,si' which
they can very reaii, rcrc,iyr y, reading The
section quoted show u an, one hl. done an s
Of the acts mentioned or used any VI the l,cla.
ralions enumerated 10 -. AT. o.; uf the
Constitution. and wishes 80 %, registered .. "a
voter his reuvdy i. not by modification of ths
Registry Law tor the Constitution xptr.sly ,.,-
hihi', such mobilization, bu, hi. remedy :. ~
application 10 The lesi,lr'nn. Tor rufs,nchi.,-
uisn, =, provided b, o., Constitution ~ il
ANY one who has ~, '.o.a,,j ~. Constitution
has besu Improperly rejected O., the Register.
his remedy : net D, modification ofthc laW but
by application for cu'laus hi>cmeat which can
be done wi'hou, trouble %. ,sreus. 20 him We
publish this Tor ih, t,les; 'hos, who ,c,m IT,
,hiak that the Res,.;ss LaA ,aa lc So modified
a. 10 exclude from. voting cu., tho., ho h-v,
iakcr an active part IL IL, rebellion