The Baltimore County union., 1867-08-31


men, Of representatives Why should Calvert
county have delegate tor rvrr. 3Je OF its
white population OF Charles one for each igS
OF iis Icopie, while zach one oi lialimcrr coun-
I! delegates represents q SO constituents and
lialtinorr cit, is allowed only one iri,frs. nialiyc
To ever S.1s5 81 it, whi,r population Ia what
is st Nary's het'-t than Frrtirrirk that the our
should have ihrvc delcgai,s fIt Its - $50 whites.
while the other, with population over six times
rs great should have only seven! oh - hut
says the 'i'rnd OF this new iun.iituuor. '' the
''lo~er counties have hrS~r nlinpri Of blacks
'' than the upp~r countirs aud these must he
represented Well. ihcn ;i ,hry az -nli,lcd
| 10 representation thcv .fr euut..,l o saarag.
II they ,pun, ~ poPsiff,pn the, are ch.sn, and
| entitled 10 vote. The C"uycntiun wa. VERY vii.
ling To use the nrgrp 10 swell The population of
lower. rx-slavr.holdius. ry,-l Maryland. To IN.
crease the political iuIl'orttncr ~ tia, ,cciuu
but they ate AFRAID iu 'rusi their main element
oi strength AZ the pull, Ihrrr Is nI,rF injustice
10 this. The white inau ia RAitiinntg rounN -
AT least a. good as the white mal oi Kent but
the Convention though, iiirr.ui aud that while
seven driegn,rs would property represent our
10000 ~hiir people. krni should lA,r IN .rr to
represent hrr 5.OOU
~ ruuise. in the new Constitution all TEST
''Oaihs arr dnnr away with. aud tue cler,iVr
iianchsr i. given 20 ever, white man The man
wko lett hi. hour .nl stat aud fought iur Years
to break up thr Govri nrrni ~ ho led men into
the STATE 10 d,sns,air IT. held. tud iinpov. rsh
its ci,i2rns who laid 'ht match tc the barns
and hosncs ui tuion ulri. aud tired ,burg
who laid iss ciir, audrr contributions and
murdered IL, p-opr the nivn whn sympAihised
with ili' '"nieirisr,. who ssvru aid aud
- comfort and mairFial support-who ,busrd
the government and its soldirrs--rrcn ,ho.r in
Southern MARYLAND who M.rr in the ,rra, plo;
90 as,AS,inair she Presidrh,--ih-v arr all to be-
allowed to vote uuques,ion-d while the LOYAL
BLACK - 10 hr "Sclui-'l. Il" mattel win; his cd
ucAiionai iiininntnr, hi. ,.u.s,ssions OF ~, ser.
vices &" the cnun'r, ilr m.' have t-cn rrco.-
ni1,d H,is ..uiiur she a.. aud follow ed his
country tpg a.. thousands 'ruin on, State did
through ii-li- "i ,atnag. 'ud oi bcol--hr NAV
even now ic iiaiprl ' it, from wounds re-
ceiSed in pg'i,nr d"~u ,-'-li,"n--bui. 10 mat
,c' hr - nigr-- sn'i =. such :. POLITICALLY
o.irnristd rhsnk G..i t; viii no, mach long.
er br ia ih. i~~rr -; nu MnIsI4rd irai,oi, to
prevent the" Hnru it"'n 'uiin. \ iuya North
will see iha, 81 sH<h ,f- ruiisnchi-c-iLAt those
who I'~riIi-t their h..- tor th- a.tion'. good
shall have voice ia the administration ui ia
govcinisrhi Then will The copp-rhrAds OF to.
'ity tcrrirr their ju-i i'v"miensc oi reward"
lfthis Constitution is adopted, eyert Office in
ia. Stale. save thai -: Governoi. is vacated
The Convention of 1855 l"i ever, innn y HON the
p-orlr had elected Ia ufiicr iu the possession Of
his oairr. matter what his politics is,y res
!p'c'c'' III 'rN ~ ne g,opi'. This Convention
thinks the people were Incompetent To elect their
public servants without the aid oi tue vote Of
rebel soldiers. aud has the Teiore provided that
the Union oiiice.holders oi the State shall yAcaie
their positions aud give the rrhrls a chsncr to
fill them. Whether this mean and contemplate
business will he consumma,ed or not renIains 10
he seen.
The Convention wisely determined that the
credit oi the State should no, hereafter lc given
TO works o; in,rsnsl improvement.
II they had stopped her. ihry would have
done we'll hut crriain l,r.rl couniiss werr NJ,
satisfied with this, and ii. Marys, Charles aud
Calv,r' counties were excepted. aud 81. il the
new Constitution is adup,cd, the State will stand
pledged 10 conitibui. s1o. .0i1 To public work.
ia iho-r rouniir.- perhaps :" build .'oue wall
t" separate 81. Wary from ,hn, abolition hole
T. Washington
! Th'sr are hu, iew :" the many objectionable
features in this hc~ Constitution. IN, We Mili
dismiss the suLjeci ipr the present. /, hrhoovrs
tue peopr O" Mar, land To consider we'll whether
the Adoption Of THE new instrument would he Tor
'hrir good il htcoin-s every Obr who does not
80 ihink IL romr ou' and vui. sgansi II, aud To
ss- that his nriehbor is tall, enlightened upon
iir suijrti. Lei us m0ik eatnssii, ~. Its itfeai