The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-13
John II. Ford. ESQ.

the Rebel Legislature of 1861, and we propose
nowito give some Of his votes upon, the import
ant measures considered by that body. Some of
his friends have denied that be voted for the
recognition OF the Southern Confederacy,"
but we tell the people Of Baltimore county,, with
the official journal of the House of Delegates of
1861 before US, that John T. Ford did vote for that
measure, and, afterwards for other kindred ones
to which we shall refer. Q ADDS ae4taiG
On the 9th day of:May,. 1851, Mr.. Wallis, o
Baltimore city, Chairman of the Committee on
Federal ResolotionsIre reported the following Pre-
amble and Resolutions : 1A7'' s'5tis
WHEREAS, In the Judgment Of the General As
sembly of Maryland the war now waged by the
Government of the United States upon the people
Of the Confederated States, is unconstitutional in
its origin, purposes and conduct, repugnant to
civilization and sound. policy subversive of the
free principles upon which the Federal Union
was founded and certain to result in the hopeless
and bloody overthrow Of our existing Institutions:
and -
WHEREAS The people Of Maryland, while recog-
nizing the obligations of their State, as member
of the Union, to submit in good faith to the ex-
ercise Of all the legal and constitutional powers Of
in fighting its authorized battles, do reverence
nevertheless, the great American principle of self
government and sympathizc deeply with their
Southern brethren in their noble and manly de-
termination to uphold and defend the same and
WHEREAS Not merely on their own account ito
turn away from their own soil the calamnites OF
civil war, bnt for the blessed sake of humanity,
and to arrest the wanton shedding of fraternal
blood, in a miserable contest which can bring
nothing with it bur sorrow shameand desoation
the people of Maryland are enlisted with their
whole hearts, upon the side OF reconciliation Iapd
peace. tr,t s-;.q Il -, 5s.i
Nog therefore, 1t Is hereby resol6ed By the Gen
eral assembly Of maryland, That the State Of Ma
ryland, owes it to her own self-respect and her
respect for the Constitution, not less than to her
deepest and most honorable sympathies, to regis
ter this, her solemn protest, against the war
which the Federal Government has declared upon
the Confederate States of the South, and our Sis
ter and neighbour Virginia, TO announce her reso-
lutte determination to have no part or lot, direct
ly or indirectly, in its prosecution. a9rf
ResolUcd, That the State of Maryland, earnest
ly and anxiously desires the restoration OF peace
between the beiigerent sections OF the country, and
the President authorities and people of the Con-
federate States, having over and over officially
and unoficially, declared that they seek only
peace and selfdefence and to be lei alone and
that they are willing to throw down the sword
the instant that the sword now drawn against
them shall be sheathed. The Senators and Dele
gates of Maryland do ferventy beseech and i'm
plore the President of the United States, to &C
cent the olive branch which is thus held out to
him, and in the name Of God and Of humanity
to cease t1is unholy and most wretched and un-
profitable strife, at least until the assembling of
the Congress at Washington shall have given
time for the prevalence Of cooler and better coun-
sells. sivai l4cta n-ei14sEf 81,
Resolued That the State Of Maryland desires
the peaceful and immediate recognition of the in
dependence Of the Confederate States, and hereby
gives her cordial consent thereunto, as member
Of the Union, entertaining the profound convic-
ton that the willing return Of the Southern peo-
pie to their former federal relations is thing be-
yond hope, and that the attempt to coerce them
will only add slaughter and hate to impossible
ty. Il datga safeta M sao4 is
ResoEUed, That the present military occupation
of Maryland, being for purposes which, in the
opinion of this Legislature, are in fragrant viola
ton of the Constitution the General Assembly
of the State, in the name of her people, does here
by protest against the same, against the arbitra-
~ restrictions and llegaties with which it is at
tended calling upon all good citizens at the same
time in the most earnest and authoritative man
ner to abstain from all violent and unlawful in
reference Of every Sort with the troops in tran
sit through our territory or quartered among us
and patiently and peacefully to leave to time and
reason, the ultimate and certain re-establishment
and vindication of the right.
On motion of Mr.. FORD, this Report was ac-
cepted, and ten thousand copies printed for the
use of the House. On the 18th of May, the reso-
utiens came up for action, and were adopted
by vote of As to II, Messrs. FORD, Quinlan,
Worthington, Dennison and Renshaw voting in
the affirmative. I ID taaa.@.ts
Here Mr.. Ford deliberately votes in FAVOR
OF the g IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION OF THE
SOUTHERN iOoNFEDERACY = he declares
that AZ the present military occupation of Mary
land " the passage through il Of Federal troops
in defence of the National Capitol, is in fragrant
violation Of the Constitution he asserts that the
warrior the Union was " unconstitutional in its
origin purposes and conduct, rep,tgadnt to cioilza-
ton and sound policy and suboersirc of The free
principles upon which the Federal Uuion aoas
founded -, be denounced the war as MIS-
ERABLE CONTEST" which could +" bring
nothing with it but sorrow, shame and desola-
tion,' he solemnly protests against the war
which the Federal Government had declared upon
the Confederate States Of the South and our sis
ter and neighbor Virginia. and announces the
+" resolute determination ofMaryland to shave
no part or lot, directly indirectly, in its pros
ecutien.Q sma8W W.s.g qssfy4g
This: miserable contest, as Mr.. Ford char
acterized it, is over it resulted in the supremacy
OF the National arms and the complete conquer
ing Of treason against the 81 solemn protest
Of Mr.. Ford, the Federal troops passed through
our State to the defence of the Government !;
and in spite of his " resolute determination !"
that Maryland .. should have no part or lot di-
recty or indirectly, in its prosecution" her peo-
pie have gladly and freely contributed to the
support Of the Government, and thousands of
her gallant sons aided directly in the field, in
maintaining the Government in its war upon
the q confederate States Of the South. !" Now that
all this has come to pass that his cherished
scheme for having the !" confederate States = re-
cogpized is blown to the winds, Mr.. Ford is
al candidate for the same position in
Which he gave utterance to these reasonable
sentiments
LARGE PorAroEs.-John Safer, ST., Esq, ofthe
Fifth District, brought to our office on Wednes-
day last. lot of the largest potatoes we ever
saw Mr.. Safer calls them " Radicals but we
believe they are Of the " Fox-Eye" variety
Four of them weighed over pounds Who