Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1867-03-07

,st.nspiflng N Anlapolis during the past
Esek, reriad Us ssour a'.l.ts martyrsd'
would have said, "a Il . litsle snccdots.
Many Of opr readers personally knew. a
good Fsry years ago, and n,ny Rsse
hsvs II lsast heard Of an old: ;ap,seed
preacher RIO ssAi q kssrs' af NE ms
.itrsisns 4 orr epauty. aud 1hp r.joioed
n sGs asps Of Billy Bssass'se Bi.in..
,Blly BsiSaged l. thas tiis,sis H. gentleman
81 or eatsty xhe ysiksS iass ahsSSs US.
and the fa~s Of Vi s'ssssuce was spread
;H api aiis s~aHgssl lie sable brethren.
Billy laps. dry isestis into his hssd t. run
MAJ ipHk R.ssee. and on.the evening
hefars biz aaP~tsee to parts unknown. he
prseehsf p JareweA sermon to his old aock,
Pahish, hs wssadap with The following
@ystsasasto pasor.tisa ;.,mMy belubbss
Sreaeern and sisters Dis sm probably de
Is time ole Billy will hab de pleasure OBJ
!! sdFsssin's You. - dar's sOmetAin' swine
.eslhe 10 Hoi,ii rco -'ro-atT'. 10 s"fsa
Il mere casual observer ofmatters and
things that have taken place recently 10
Annapolis. fssouid have been consAdera.
bly, Rrysflsd 10 explain them taSagi be
,cepld hays sxslsimsd Without hesitation
IN. the language of old Billy; ~Dar's some.
tain' gvins on rive win sudsavour to
draw aside theimystsri6us veil however,
and let our 'rsa 1sti'h have peep bekiad
tie curtain. 4, Tt .''.serl dsn. = n,uI
Some weeks sipcs. il 10 we'll known,
Gev. SEaap. vas slscted with .pnprece.
aS3epgytssa pnauimity to seat'ip Vie U. 8.
lSsastsT the place Of SIR. Creswell, whose
term expires with the present Congress
Gov. Swami in obediencs 10 the wishes Of
the! people. rs expressed BY their repre-.
; seans..i.yss, eonsla'aea TO aeSeptthe position
that sas tsn&eTsa hin. spd appointed
Tuesday Feb. 2ssh ss che day when he
wealdrssign ths Gqysraorship Of Maryland,
5SRPd secofdipgE every arrangement was
mffs fF ths pRbliei installation Of bis
sqqsseeIssss.ser Lieut.. Cove. G. Cox, at that
itiisns . Tuesday the Goth came an i with IT
as We are informed, large .concoutss Of
Of. the special friends ard admirers
Lieut.. Gsv. Coz. all resiy and anxious to
witness the inauguration If The rev Coy
::Faor' VIZ yia'sg 4dq4I Fss'sfy1 :'Ses.di and
Fs,4ef hr ~ sreePHt syea' that was ietpsso-
jed p osossaF: 4 '''Y'o'' ''r"''''s = ~ ::ia
% he morning Of the 26th Gov. Swami
iRste.a ofhis expected resignation. sen. .e 4.
the following brief communicated 10 Lieut. ut
Gov cOI:-'i" 'ar'' end ..-''7 ''' , -.
ExzcUrIvs DkpARrxzsr. Feb. 90. 1867
To lieutenant Governor G. q. Cor ::
resign the position Rbish I%Rss" he'd as
Governof efMssylsnd sa tAs 28ts." fftiis
ssy.1 I hqX state, in order that ,it NAV
beteommalicated to the Senateito whom the
announcement has been made. that 1 do
e.: r. 81 ~: t s. sRs.ss'
HI Il III.
l shall coHmpnicate with the General As.
s sss: :ss 4 asy s'RSss'sbls upon
savt. -. y. 'DN
THOMAS. SWAMI.
After the reading Of Gov. Swans
letter. Lieut.. Gov. Cog rose and expressed
his surprise at this Proceeding On The part
Of Cow Swami, Stating that sltt arrange
ments had been perfected for The EHbiie
ceremonies of inssallzsioR saa ta.t III had
no idea that Cog. SEapp -hh4d changed bib
mind qp ,til N h9Hr IND 2 hslf previously.
s"9ssllaaiHg iH thess words; II hav. deemed
sseaatoss, ..Aiss simple ssRHaaR,yplsssmsnt af
fssts on em!ipeaRHy BEeReF On this occasion. in
o9sdegg tbst Ra Haisapprehonsion may arise
p 70 the relation Of the Chair, or, the body
over which he has the hoaar to preside.
70 the existing disappointment The
spus Of explaining to the Senate and The
public the cause Of the failure Of the pro-
yramms at % late an our will res. where
Il properly belongs" ''a' ..r. a.t
On Friday morning. March lst, Gov.
Swami sent standardization 70 ill., Senate
and House Of 1sIssiIes aesIipias the as-
poiatmeat of Senator Of the United States,
which had been tsRdsred. him. Ia This
iettsr 70 says. ~ have been visited by
such appeals from the feptsscu s4tjsIe lsspp
1T the State. urged with an earnestp ess
and unanimity which could hardly be
mistaken. asking my continuance In tue
gubernatorial chair that did not feel "a
liberty y s s.ss asay1sSlviaasl brefsrsu-
ees OF ny sXa in making up aRasl judge.
meat upon this subject The House
passed ls.Ssla .! In! Ryls vote Of So to II,
endorsing md highly eomplimenting Gov.
Swann for the course which be has pur.
sued in this matter. And now for . h-;.s