The Baltimore County union., 1867-09-21

he day. and Ia adopt some uniform plan of
bringing their grievances I" the attention oi
con. rcss. The border State. promptly snd
rcsPnndcd to the call, aud on
last the Convention - scmbcd at
Front street theatre. Representatives were
present from Maryland. Delaware. Virginia.
West Virginia. Kentucky. Tennessee. Missouri
aud the district oi Columbis. and the large
room was packed with earnest men. gathered
/" bill the delegates welcome. aud :" enc"urng"
them in the they had assembled q" per-
firm.
\ temporary organization was cilected by
calling Hon. Lewis Thompson. of Delaware. In
the Chair. and appointing James ". Clayton.
of Maryland. Secretary. Prayer was then "f
isrcd by Rev. H.G. Brown. of baltimore.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
on permanent organization lion.
Robert =. Van Horn, Missouri Fred. Schlcy.
Maryland; John =. McI.car. Delaware; David
t;".h"rn. wcs, Virginia Gen. Cooper. Tcnncs.
See; ';cn. Mus1y. u. e.; ". .c. Dawson. bella
ware; Dr. u. J. brown aud Rev. Benjamin r.
Tanner. Maryland.
The following gentlemen were appointed
committee 81 resolutions: Hon. !. 4. !. tres.
well. Ma: Hon. Robert u. Butler. Tenn. Hon.
Robert r. Van lI"rn. NJ. !. !. stewart. Md.
II. NJ. Jenkins. Del; u. Srrkrtt Matthews.
Md David u"shurn. ". Va. ". IT,. Brnwn.
Nj. Anthony lIisgin.. delaware.
Letter. were read ir"m s"nstors Chas. sum
ncr aud Henry Wilson. ."f Massachusetts Hon.
Robert =. Schcnck. of ohio senator Yates. 1T
lllin"ls: Hon. d. :. Orih. oi Indiana Hon u.
T.. u. i'r"mwcll. "f lllinoi. senator wsd,. "i
Ohi". lion. William .. Kelley. of IA. Hon.
Iiamilt"n Ward. of y. y; Hon. !. ". Met lur"
of Mo Hon. John l.. Thomas. of Nd. ani *.
Attorney .,;cncral Speed. 81 Kentucky. All
these gentlemen sent words "i s,s,l cheer t.
the Convention. We append ,h" letter. ii sen.
ators Sumner aud wilson
li"sT"N. S-ltcnbci Il. ISs5.
b,"r >r.i shall not br able {" b- with y..u
at youI Convention ~ Baliim"r-. ar"nr,ins tn
the invitation with wh'rl you have h"n"r"L
mr. ask y"u {" accept my best wishes.
congress will leave unL.n" wha, 3, ought y"
lo IL - fails to provide promptly hr th. s.tab
lishm-ni oi equal rights. Whether political pr
civil. everywhere throughout the rnion. Thi.
Is q solemn duty. which cannot De- shitkr.l ~
postponed.
The idea il intolerable that any state. under
any pr-t"nsi"n 1T state rights. can s"i up y 90
hi,cai oiigarrky within it, l,orers aud then ral
itself q republican government. ! insist with
all my saul that such a government must b.. -.
j,r,ed "a inconsistent with the requirement. "i
the Declaration "i independence.
Faithfully yours. cnlRLs, S'sNIH.
NArrN. September. ISS7.
NJ Ihar Cr,sr'H - had hoped I" be- ai your
Convention. but the sickness "i my wiic may
prevent it. suggest that your '"nv"n,i"n lie
clare for universal suffrage. either 10y law ar
constitutional amendment. We ran carry ia"
ainendnsn, Il We canno, the law. Vt the last
session offered an amendment. "h the 18th -;
July. allowing all. without distinction ot c"l"r.
!" vote and hold Office. making u" Distinction
in rights or privileges. Some "f "ur strongest
men doubt our pow"r Ia pas. = law. T. ""
cannot 'ln IL. let us set about amending the
Constitution. our State Convention will g. ''r
suffrage either by law ~ by amendment. Su,.
cess I" your Convention. In haste.
II wnS.>
Samuel T. Hatch. "f Baltimore. offered i...n
luton, calling i"r ih" rcm"val "i President
Johnson. C"l. Salom~ Marsh "il-rrd similar
re."luti"n-. Mr.. !. " Clayton offered r..s"lu.
,ion. IA favor of Hon. Mr.. stanton. Frederick
srhlry offered r"-olutons calling ter ih. pa.
sage of the Summer. Wilson suffrage bill.
'ien-ral Van Horn. IA. chairman 81 the .nii.
mite" "n permanent "rganiza' i"n. .i"l"r,.'l H..
following gentlemen ~ permanent officers 9th.
Convention. VIII" were uLanin"u.ly "lcried
I'r'"ds"'-Hon. Horace Maynard "l Tenn
f'c' ire''isa's-ll Hon. U 7. Van Horn. VI"
'". ! u. Cl"nd"nning. Nj: Hon Il. Il butler
Tenn Rev. Daniel Watkins. T"nu.: Hon. J. i
j. ''r"sw-li. Md. tie.rgc 4. Cona Mi uar
man Robinson. Del. R"Lcri II cumming.
Del. Samuel Scsar.. D"l. David ';".h".il. "
W. Mr. gallagher. ". va. !. 7 i.hn..n. y
C. A. T. Ilarkr. DC.
Sornicr".; la ". CLAYTON Md - Henry
s-llman. Nd. ". = Tayl"r Tenn. C"i H.
Stone. No. =. :. Baker. u. = leyn !. 'an
non. Del. !. Rus. Del
Mr.. Maynard. "n taking the char. mad" q
stirring and eloquent address. which wa. greet
Ell with the m"st enthusiastic applause. Al
dresses wer" al.. delivered by 'icn cooper. ri
Tennessee: DIR. J. n. Brown. "f Baltimnr. city
David Bloeksom. "f Caroline county . lion j.
\. J. 'Tsswcll. oi Maryland Judge butler. ol
Tennessee, aud others.
The following rrsolutirn. were fcl"r,ei hy
the committee. anil unanimously adopted
The Border States 81 ia. American t'ni"n. ~
convention assembled. BY delegates represent.
Ing great mai"rity ni their ritizens. address
themselves I" their sister States an,l t. th. na
u"hal congress respectfully hut earnestly rep
rrsrhting;
That though they have been faithful T.. the
unity "i the HrIublic. contributing their i,io-al
aud treasure tp cement it. bonds. m,rt "f them
are iI'w brurath the heel uf the same spirit ul
oPpr"ssinn 9hIrh attempted. hv armed r.',cl
lion. 3" destroy th" Union
That this unhappy condition = alone due l..
the fact that large number ni the ctiz-n- .,
th"s" states. guilty uf n"crme. bntdi.iiuguish
ri Ter their faithful deVoiiou inthr country. are
b. I~al laws. imposed ulr"n th"tn withnu, their
consent. deprived "f their right Ia y"tr. ,l-pri
va,'"n which places those State. unlc ih~ren
tr"l 81 disl"yal minority "f their ritz-n-
And this convention d"e- therefore r.-..iv.
!. That Il is the duty oi ''ongrrss. under the
National constitution. to protect III" equal vet
ing right "i all loyal American ritsens. ~
garlc-- "i their cOm lexion. iui the r~a son that
To admit the right oi e State I" limit the tran
chis" :" one class admits IL right l., limit - t
any "Stent-an abu" -i-rtually guarded
against by the constitution ia requiring that
" the United State shall gnarani." I" .v-ry
Stat" ~ ih" Union u republican i,rm "i gov
eminent
:. Tha, with this duty l,lacr,i ul.,n Il by ia.
fundamental law Of the rrpublir. The c"ngr-.,
that has prescribed a cssl" - equal rishi. ir
nine siHte.. lately IN r-beli"n cannot ~ r.a snl
or ~ lnsiirc withhold it, patient audience. nor
~ swift aud thorough relief from States. u ina
parity "i whose people have always faithinily
adhered I" the republic.
.. That this action oi c"ngr'.-. demanded
by constitutional authority. wnul,l Le net only
40 act II iustie- to indiviaunls. nnl u,ra sur,
Of prnertion To- the bnrdcr Stat... hu, !, new
bond "i unity to the republic in rras-"riing the
right. "i pan. as proclaimed hy the D"s'lsf,.
ton oi independents.
:. That W. respectfully urge 'nnsrcs, ." ari
beW"ly Hnd thoroughly ~ the alaIainn II
Whatever neasur". they may determine a. b.
faIuisiir i"f the establishment nf I~ar- aud
ptpslefil! throughout the whole land and ~
rNPr"' ihrn 1" r-I"'s. full faith ~ the c,ura e..
lUyalt, anh intelligence oi the masses "f the
pe"l'l". VIII" regard "a" pcrils ~ mor. u, b..
.purn''i than timidity aud indifference ~ their
Representatives. aud VII" will always sustain
tencr-.s IN the efforts Ia establish 6y law the
nH'si thor"ugh development of true republican
institutions.
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