Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-21
Mass Meeting at Westminster.
TURNOUT OF THE MASSES
The President Fully Endorsed.
The Resolutions Adopted, and Speeches
Upon the Occasion.



| grand mass meeting and one which resulted in
the general turning out of the people of Carroll conn
| ty, assembled at Westminster Saturday. The call
was made through the public press to those favorable
to the restoration policy of President Johnson the
| large number responding thereto manifesting the
| warmest enthusiasm.
The Importance Of the occasion, the announcement
that prominent speakers would address the meeting
and the favorable aspect of the weather. all tended
| to the success of the demonstration, and had the
edecI OF drawing together an immense cOncOurse OF
people. Long before the hour of meeting the vari-
Gus avenues leading to the town were enlivened BY
te throngs vending their way to the place ofmeeng.
wagons: carriages and conveyances of almost every
9escnptlon were brought into requsition the sturdy
farmers OF old Carroll turning out in support
oL the restoration policy of the President Old men,
young men, women and children all left their secu-
lar pursuits, and spent the day in attendance upon
| the grand demonstration. The train of cars that
| lett Baltimore at o'clock, A. NJ also brought out a
| large number of persons from that city, who ming
! nng with the throng waiting the arrival Of the
1 tram, increased the magnitude of the meeting.
=, THE STAND.
A large roomy stand had been erected by the COM
nlttee OF arrangements, in beautiful grove belong
/ ing to Colonel John X. LongweIl situated a short
distance northeast of the town. the national ensign
displayed from which gave it pleasing and cheerful
aspect. Upon the stand, Immediately in the rear of
the speaker. was placed elegantly gotten up ban
dG 13e nee S 1 delegation 3 from
which was inscribed, in gilt letters. mo Taxation
| without Representation
THE ORGANIZATION.
The meeting, which now numbered from $500 to
5000 persons was called to order about 2 o'clock by
the election OF the following officers all whom were
President, George Jacobs; ePresidents 1st dis
trct Sterling Calf; I'd district, Jacob Koontz Sd dis
[lGI, Gaptaln George w. Shp! dth district Mordecai
Phanqel Wentz; 9TH district, David Fowble Sth dis
trict John W. Murray; 9th district Somerset Z. Wa
ters; l8th district. Thomas F. Cover; l1th district,
John Deihl. Secretaries. Joseph NJ. Parke, Edwin
+. Reese and Charles L. Reiispider.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
bReO feet cd fol
loving resolutions were read at the request of the
President en- who was rs an old gentleman and Of feeble
Invitation, introduced the speakers ,a4s
Re8oi0ed, That the Government of The United
states Is Government of law that the eConsttution
is the supreme law that all acts of Congress in plain
repugnance to the Constitution are revolutionary
and subversive of the existing form of governments
that the Constitution is the sole form of the existing
recommendations Is no other; that all men who
undervalue, and directly or indirectly detract from
the sacred and nvolable character Of the obliga-
tiOns or the Constitution, as it is written all citi
ZenS, and who cheaper, in any way lessen, the
sense of devoted duty of all citizens the CoDstitu
tlon are, in truth and in fact enemies to the exist
ing form o our government, and merit the denun-
Citations Of all true lovers of constitutional liberty
ResolUed That the civil rights bill recently passed
by Congress, now outstanding the veto of the Presi-
dent, is, in the judgment of this meeting in plain
violation OF the Constitution, subversive of form
OF government destructive OF Its spirit and essence
revolutionary in its designs and tendencies and must
II carried into full execution, upheaye the founda
ons of social ORDER that for his efforts to prevent
the enactment of this BILL the President is entitled to
the heartfelt thanks of every American citizen who
values his Government more than party ascendency
ana that we do hereby respectfully tender him
sincere and earnest thanks.
hesotUed, That the issues presented to the
American people by the action of the majority of the
Two houses OF congress, ana the resistance thereto
by the President in the sphere of his Constitutional
right and duty involve with clearneSs and distinct
ness, the question whether the existing form of the
Government Of the United States shall be destroyed
or preserved, That we recognize in the action of
Congress, both open and ayOwed, insdiOus and
covert efforts to revolutiOnize the Government,
and to substitute despOtism of its unres-
trained IDEAS passion and partisan interests in the
place of the democratic republican political liberty
secured by the compromises, checks and balances of
the written Constitution; and that we recognize in
the resistant action of the President that true pa
trlotism which counts neither cost sacrifice
its labors TO preserve, pure and unimpaired, the
Constitution, and assumed by him taking his oath
of Offices that Andrew ohnson by his bearing in this
the veneraton OF all real friends of political liberty
that bis patient, unobtrusivebut unhnching gaapt-
ry IN the discharge OF duty to the Government the
Constitution and the people, for whose the Gov
ernment was formed, has aroused our profound SEN
sibties and that pledge to him all the duties of
manhood and free citizenship in whatever eventual
ties be involved in supporting him these issues
Re0tUed, That the sole object and purpose of the
seven years war of the revolution and of the labOrs
Of the trainers of the Constitution to build on
broad and deep foundations dwelling place of po
itical liberty for the white of mankind; that
copper colored races, did not into the conem-
pat0n Of the trainers and builders of that dwelling;
that protest against the revolutionary ATTEMPT
being made by the dominant party in Congress to
pervert this Government from the purpose of its
formation to the purpose of advancing the inter
ests of the black race, to the end that the ne
grOes, by combination with Il small minority of
white citizens, may govern the large majority of
the free white of the nation; that we pro-
test against and will use all lawful ways and
means to prevent negro political equality with the
white man, whether by means of negro suffrage or
otherwise and that pledge our manhood, in rev.
to the sacred memories of the dead patriots of
the revolutionary era, of the departed statesmen who
formed the Constitution, and OF the uncOunted lives
which have recently been gladly given up that
the political liberty of the Constitution and the Gov
ernment might be preserved to resist the mad
schemes of the mad or bad men who would elevate
the negro to the scale of the white citizen to degrade
the white man to the scale of the negro.
ResotUed That until the transcendent issues here
nbefoIe referred to shall be disposed of we invite all
ellOw-citizens, without regard to other political
opinions or to former party associations, unite
with us IN the purpose declared in the aforegong
solutions.
The resolutions were frequently applauded during
their reading, and at the conclusion of which were
unanimously adopted, three hearty cheers also being
given for them
THE SPEAKERS
Colonel Maulsby announced that the meeting would
be addressed by Hon. Montgomery Blair General
Rosseau. NJ. c. from Kentucky, Senator Hendricks
of Indiana, and Captain Gallagher, of Baltimore,
which announcement was received with the widest
ADDRESS OF Mr.. BLAIR
Hon. Mr.. Blair was then introduced and addressed
the meeting as follows:
Mr. President and fellow-citizens of Carroll county
Carroll county upon this momentous occasion Never
within the past five six years has such demon
stration been witnessed in this county and it speaks
well for Carroll county to rally thus early in support
OF the Executive at Washington. In political ex-
perience of many years. have never felt SO deep an
interest as at the present. never had any doubt of
the result of thewar believed the Government
would be oyerthrown, and though it was at great
cost. was in favor of the Government sustaining
the supremacy of the laws and much it has cost
the people now willing that the majority shall
rule, and it is the duty of the minority to submit
Prrf rhnl lnu,ra aaln.r
do we see? We these same men refusing to admit
the Representatives of eleven States to seats in Con-
greSs.
These men, who have been willing, that so much
blood should be shed, in order to perpetuate the
Union, are now themselves willing to sever it. They
deny the eleven States whose leaders have been
subdued, right to representations turn their backs
upon them, and say they are not wanted here. 1t
sckens me- and If citizens submit to it. and fac
tions prevail, free government is at an end Ibis
scheme to keep the Union dissolved, is to keep the
power in the hands of partizans, who could not hold
1t in any other way Applause. They refer to the
acts OF Abraham LincOln-the santed Lincoln they
say. Why. no one hated him as bad as they. While
advocated his election these wretches kept SILENT
they were denounSing Lincoln and johnson from
Maine to Oregon. The last public utterance by the
lamented Lincoln, from the windows of the White
House, was rebuke to Sumner and others. and
against those who desired to keep the Louisiana SEN
ators from their seats. NJ. Chase, who was seces-
ionist at first, who did not think the South worth
fighting for, and that it best to let them CO. be-
came the head-centre of this faction, and such men
as Henry Winter Davis and others, rallied around
him.
What did Mr.. Lincoln do when the bill passed both
Houses of Congress in reference to admitting the
Southern States2 Why, he put it in his pocket: he
did not think 1t required any action on the part of
Congress put those States in the Union; they were
already there. They then endeavored in the New
England States to defeat the re election of Mr. Lin
coin, but finally Mr. Chase concluded that he could
do better on the Supreme bench, and Davis gave il
up, and we gave Davis up. LLaughter.l This policy
of Mr.. LincOns in reference to the Southern States
being IN the Union, Is Andrew Johnson's policy to-
day. Then, why this clamOr against him? DIDN'T he
I Lincoln n
promulgated by the latter in so many forms2 Ger
tainly, he does.
The Democrats sustained Lincoln in his reconsruc-
ton policy as they now sustain johnson. They did
not blame Lincoln; and am glad to have our Demo-
cratic friends to rally around Andrew johnson; and
there inconsistency in the position have taken.
1t seems that these men, he radcals) are going into
negro suffrage IN orderto oppose the Democratic par
ty-.cries, of let them go you can't stop them.
Laughter.l But Creswel says he is no negro suffrage
though he is in favor Of reducing represen
tation in Congress if we don't accede to it. Old
Thomas, the old coon, says not favor of negro
suffrage while in Maryland, but goes that way in
Congress: Little John, that other specimen, can't
quite go it yet so he lodges, and don't vote at ALL
lLaughter.l One-haf of our negroes were free be-
fore the war; they had employment, and were pro-
Rights bill; they only make of the negro as.they
did of John L. Thomas and Creswell.
What do they mean by this eternal cry about negro
suragep They don't want the negroes to vote; they
only want to prevent the Southern people from vO.
ting they want them to say, sooner than accept
that, they will stay out of Congress. l go in for
equity, but those who come into court for equity
must favor equity. Let us begin right and if the
New England Senators want representatives in Com
gress in accordance with the number of free popua