The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-06-08
THE PAST.

before us, and to draw from the records of other
times lessons of wisdom and virtue. We of the
present generation, less fortunate than that OF
which we write, look upon an act of patriotism
and disinterested devotion TO country as an ex-
ception while with The men Of TIA il was a rule
of conduct. In the "times which tried men s
souls" Maryland although one of the smallest
was one of the most prominent amongst the old
thirteen colonies.
Some days since prominent gentleman of
this county handed US some resolutions passed
by number of the citizens of Hartford county,
at a meeting held at Bush, (theu called "Bush
Town. on the llth day of June, l774 Think
ing that the publication of these resolutions
would be interesting 10 many of our readers at
this time, we give them as they came from the
hands of tie patriots of that day:
"At meeting of very considerable and re-
spectacle body of the inhabitants of Hartford
county, on the ! 18th day Of June l774-Aquilu
Hall, Esq, Chairman:
%. Resolved, 1t is the opinion Of this meet
ing, that the town of Boston is now suffering in
the common cause of America, and that it is the
duty of every Colony to unite in the most effcc-
tual constitutional means to obtain repeal Of
the late act of Parliament for blocking up the
harbor and port of Boston.
80 RESOLVED, That therefore we will Join in
an association with the other counties of this
Province, on OATH not TO export to- or import
from Great Britain, any kind of produce or mer-
chandise, after such day as the Committees of
the several counties at their general meeting
shall fix, until the repeal of the Boston port act
20. Resolved, That we will deal with none of
the West India islands, colony or colonies, per-
son or persons whatsoever, residing therein, who
Shall not enter in similar resolves with the ma.
jorty of the Colonies, within such time as the
general committee of this Province shall agree
but hold him or them as 40 enemy or enemies Of
American liberty.
"a. ResoIred, That we will join 10 an associa-
ton with the other counties 10 eend relief to the
poor and distressed inhabitants of Boston, to en-
aole them firmly TO perscvere in the defence of
the common cause.
70. Resot0ed, That the merchants ought not
TO advance the price Of their goods but sell them
as they intended, had not these resolves been
entered into.
IS. Resolved, That the gentlemen of the law
ought to bring no suit for the recovery Of any
debt due from any inhabitant Of this Province
to any inhabitant of Great Britain, or this or
any other Colony, until the said act be repealed ;
except in such cases where the debtor is guilty
of wilfui delay in payment, having ability to
pay, or is about to abscond or remove his effects
or is wasting his subsistence, or shall refuse to
settle his account by giving bond on interest Tor
security if required which fact or facts are to
be made appear 10 some neighboripg magistrate,
and certified under his hand.
'7. Resolved, That the following gentlemen,
viz: Rev. William West, Messrs. Aquila Hall,
Richard Dallam, Thomas Bond (son Of Thomas),
John Love, Capt. John Paca, Benedict Edward
Hall, Benjamin Rumsey, Nathaniel Giles and
Jacob Bond, be Committee to meet the Com
mittees of the other counties Of this Province, to
consult and agree on the most effectua means to
preserve our constitutional rights and liberties,
and TO promote that union and harmony between
Great Britain and her Colonies, on which their
preservation depends; and that the same gentle
men, together with the following: Captain John
Mathews Capt. William Smith, Dr. John Arch
er, William Young, Abraham Whitaker, Vim.
Webb, Amos Garrett George Bradford John
Rumsey, jeremiah Shoredine, William Smthson,
VIM. Bond (son of Joshua), Isaac Webster and
Alexander Cowan, be Committee of Correspon-
dence, and on any emergency to call general
meeting, and that any six Of them have power
TO act"
The deputies appointed by these counties
of the Colony met in general convention at An
napolis, on the 22d day of June, IVA, nearly
ence. 'Never," says distinguished historian,
'was there assembled in Maryland IL body of
men more distinguished by their talents, their
efficiency, or the purity of their purposes. Their
names should be recorded in the memory of
every citizen" In the resolutions of this con-
vention were embodied those adopted at Bush
on the 18th of the same month.
This is but part of what Maryland did for
Massachusetts and the North, during their DAYS
OF greatest need and alarm. But this Colony
did not stop with q resolution to import nothing
from England until the port of Boston was OPEN
ed, but they offered the inhabitants Of that pro-
vince material aid, to enable them further to
resist the imposition of the tax
Their eighth resolution is In these words:
"ReSotped. unanimously, That a subscrip-
ton be opened in the several counties of this
province, for an immediate collection for the re-
lief of the distressed inhabitants of Boston, now
cruelty deprived of the means of procuring sub
sistence for themselves and families by the opera
ton OF the said actfor blocking up their harbor,
and that the same be collected by the commit
tees of the respective counties, and shipped by
them in such provisions as may be thought most
useful"
While none of the forces Of the Eastern States
fought the battles of the Revolution on Southern
SOIL the cold Maryland Line" under General
Smallwood, saved them from utter destruction
at Long Island. And what has Maryland re-
ceived in return for the aid which she has from
time to time rendered the North2 Massachusetts,
was the first to inaugurate the doctrine of seces-
sion, and the first to establish the Underground
railroad" by which Maryland suffered immense
loss. She, too, it was, who refused during the
war of 1912 to allow her arms to pass beyond
her territorial limits. But as one of the chief
actors in the Hartford Convention, she was
prominent and led the way in the effort of that
day to reunite New England with Old England -.
But when the treachery Of Massachusetts, to the
Constitution and the laws of the country is
referred to, we are at once reminded of the con-
dnct Of the tea burners at Boston, True, the
burning of the tea at Boston has acquired some
renown as an unexampled act of daring, But