Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1867-01-31
Mr.. Apsleman Taken Down.

ES-Mr. Appleman of this County. in
the House of Delegates, few days since,
undertook to vcutilats has ideas on the
Convention Bill, when he was taken down
by Mr.. Williams of Calvert. The amend
menis pending being to fix the basis of
representation in the Convention -
Mr.. Williams, of Calvert, said that he merely
wished to say few words in reply TO tho rea-
sons urged by the gentleman frem Washington
| (Ar. Appleman) against the proposed increase
ofthe delegates from the southern counties.
The gentleman has assigned two reasons why
the increased number should not be given t.,
those counties. First, the poverty of those coun-
ties is compared with the western counties. The
speaker admitted the small value Of the nssessa-
bic property at this time, but alleged that from
his comfy property of the value offour millions
of dollars hos heen taken by the gentleman add
his political allies This price was paid by, this
small county as price for tho blessings of that
Union which they all enjoyed. The people o.
his county have always valued the blessings Of
The Union, and were willing to give up whatever
is necessary 10 secure these great advantages;
but he did not think that the poverty of thes,
people, csused in this way, should be ur sedias q
reason for decreasing their re presentation here
The gentleman from Washington gave, as an
other reason why the proposed increase should
be made that the population of tire southern
counties was so small that it would be doing in
justice to the upper counties TO give them the
proposed increase. According to the census Of
1860 the total population of Washington was 81,
All, and of Calvert 10, Az. II s true that Of
the 10, All Inhabitants of Calvert, s 44G are nc
groes-and these negroes, the gentleman from
| Washington says, ought not to lie represented
because they are not allowed TO vote. The wo-
men and children cannot vote, and therefore they
should not, according to the gentleman theory,
be represented. The disfranchised citizens Of
Washington are not allowed to vote, and there
fore they ought not 10 he represented here
There were in 1865 about 5000 registered voters
in Washington, and about 200 in each of the
lower coutties; and if representation is 10 he nc
cordfng to the voting population, Washington
county ought 10 have but three REPRESENTATIVES,
If Calvert, st. Marv's and Charles are to have
hut one. Instead of this, Washington has five
delegates on this floor. The gentleman from
Washington further says that the negroes ought
not 10 lie represented by their former owners. a,
they could get but poor justice from them
How much less justice would tho d;s,ranchsed
men of Washington get from their radical dele.
\ gates on this loor2
The speaker then alluded to the case of Jul 90
hagruder, who, in his aesire to do justice to til,
poor negro, has been subjected to the pcrsecu.
ton efthe fanatics at Washington, who are al.
ways ready to ride into Office on the negro, bat
when they attain their own ends forge. their un-
fortunate friends who have advanced them to
power. The speaker concluded by warning the
radicals of this State that when they called on
the authorities at Washington to aid them in
ovcrtlrowing the State governmau. they made
themselves liable to the punishment imposed b.
the treason act of 1862