The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-08-18

HcSutty laSt; nOnllateu COl. ROBERT Bruce.
of Alegany county, for Comptroller, and
appointed delegates to the Southern Loyal
lists Convention, to meet in Philadelphia, on
the 9rd of September Hon. j. A. j. Ores.
well was appointed delegate for the State
at large, and Hon. Jacob Tome and II. r.
Torbert, Esq, of Cecil county, were chosen
as congressional delegates.
Mr., Geo. W. Sands, of Howard county.
was elected President of the Convention. -
Mr.. Sands has been recently removed at the
instigation of Messrs. Blair and Swami from
the position of Collector of Internal Revenue
of the Fifth District Of this State, because he
wound not bow the knee to My Policy"
Mr.. Sands on taking the chair said:
The Convention had the pleasure of being
presided over by headless man. SO far as
he was concerned they had not patronage
enough between the Rio Grande and the St.
Lawrence to make him turn back on the
good and true men with whom he had served
during the war.
A large number of soldiers we're present
as delegates. The following resolutions
were reported by c, C. Fulton, chairman on
resolutions, and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Unconditional Union party
| Of Maryland, having safely passed through
the perils Of disorganization caused BY til,
abandonment of its principles by Governor
Swami and other State and National officials,
who are now in full utilization with Cooper,
heads and the leaders Of the late rebellion.
we are prepared to enter the ne,c conflict for
the safety Of the Union with renewed energy
and devotion. Therefor be it
ReSolced, That we heartily endorse the
| Constitutional amendment as passed by Con.
gress, regarding it as both fair and impartial
to all the States: that we see nothing new in
the refusal Of Congress to exclude non rotiaq
negroes from the basis of representation. as
we in Maryland have made the white popu.
ation alone the basis of representation in
our House of Delegates
Res0tred, That Whilst we are not il favor
of extending the elective franchise to any
| class ofpersons now excluded from the same
| by the Constitution of Maryland and by the
Registry law, we are equally opposed to the
| representation of the freedmen of the South
in the halls Of Congress by those who have
| split the blood of loyal men on the soil OF
Maryland and elsewhere in the recent war
ReSolced, That we approve ofthe test oath
enacted by Congress as preliminary quail.
ication to the admission of members from
| the rebellious States to their seats. holding
that no man who has taken part in the late
rebellion should ever be admitted to n prom
inent participation in the Government ofthe
Union, which. they labored so earnestly to
destroy.
| Reso'ccd, That we will uphold the Consti-
tuition Of Maryland, and maintain the Regis
try law in all its provisions, until such time
| as the safety OF the State and nation warrant
modification or amendment
ReSolred. That we regard the course OF
Governor Swami in relation to the Registry
law, as, a dl,ert invitation to those whom he
| has appointed Registers to perure them.
selves, and trample under foot the law and
the Constitution of the State and as the
indications are that he has found some men
willing to do his bidding IN this respect,
| hence j; becomes important that more than
ordinary care be taken in the selection OF
Judges of Election, who are bound in the
language Of the Constitution of the State,
| equally with the Register, "carefuliy to er-
clude from rotinJ alt persons, so rs ADORE
! Disqualified" even though the names of such
disqualified persons may have been wrong
fully registered, as the mere taking of the
oath to further quote the language of the
Consttution-" shaU not be deemed conclu.
sire er.dence Of tie right Of such person to
cOte.n
Rssolred, That we hail with qualification
the evidence given throughout the loyal
| States of determination to uphold the
| Congress of the United States in its efforts
| to reconstruct the Union upon the basis OF
earnest loyalty and unfallerng support OF
| the Constitution and the laws.
Resolved, That we regard the reconstruc.
! tiCr pplicv of prnsilau Johnson ;Japt;
cally the same policy as that of Jeff Davis
aud General Lee and that those professed
| Union men of Maryland who have given in
their adhesion to that policy are necessarily,
in utilization with the leaders of the rebel
| lion, and in antagonism to the loyal men of
She nation.
Rcsohed, That we view with feelings OF
| horror the details of the recent massacre of
| loyal men at New Orleans, which is the di.
rect and inevitable consequence of Presi-
| dent Johnson's policy; and we hold Gov.
Swami and all other endorsers OF his policy
as indirectly implicated in its terrible re-
suits, and responsible for policy calculated
| to produce similar condition of affairs in
| Maryland.
Resolced, That the thanks orall truly loyal
men are due to the soldiers and sailors of
| the Union for their bravery, their sacrifices
anu tiielI uHialteIiIB ueNotlou anu we
! heartily approve of the measures passed by
Congress at it recent session for their re-
| lief
! Resolred, That it will be the duty of every
loyal voter Of Maryland to take an active
part in the approaching campaign, thus to
teach those who have been unfaithtul to their
trusts that they can only influence and Sc.
duce those who are office seekers and place
| hunters.
RESOLVED, That the Union party of the
State, in view of the many instances of I'M
faiihfulncss and political treason on the part
of many of those they have hitherto delight
| ed to honor, should take warning from the
past and inquire closely into the principles
and antecedents of those who are aspirants
| for their suflrages especially in making
nominations for Congress and the Legsla-
ture; we have Suffered sufficiently. Let the
register of treason be closed with the names
of Montgomery Blair and Thomas Swami
Resolved, That we are now, and ever will
| be, opposed to treason and in favor of hui
man liberty and free government the world
overland hence we denounce the policy of
President johnson, which places the military
power of the United States in the hands of
| the rebel Mayor of New Orleans, to crush
out the Union sentiment of Louisiana, and
on the other hand Yields the same military
power to strangle the efforts of the Irish
people to establish republican government
for their native land.
Resolved, That we earnestly recommend
thorough reorganization of the Union
Leagues OF the State, as there is every reason