The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-01-26
Maryland and Congress.


Maryland and Congress.
Hon. Hamilton Ward, Of New York, on Mon
day last introduced into the National House Of
Representatives the following preamble and res
Citations
WAerea,. by TIE Constitution and the laws OF
the state Of Marylan persons who were disloy-
nj 10 the Government Of the Uniicd States, or
gave aid aud encouragement 10 the recent rcbell-
ion. are deprived oi the elective franchise and
Whsrcds, II IL alleged that at the last election
In the State Of Maryland large numbers Of the
persons disqualified rs aforesaid did vote for the
Representatives in the Forlicth Congress and
other officers aud
Whsrods, Il Is further alleged that armed forces
OF the United State were ordered by Federal au-
ihority 10 and did cooperate with the Executive
authority Of the State of Maryland, and others
who were engaged with them in overriding the
Constitution and laws rs Aforesaid, aud In re-
criyiug the vote of Rebels and persons dsqnali-
fled as aforesaid. and whereby loyal and quail.
fed voters 81 Maryland were deferred from the
free exercise Of the elective franchise aud from
resisting aud preventing the violation oiihc Con-
stiiuion aud laws aforesaid therefore.
Resolroi, That the Committee OF Elections
shall inquire into aud report whctl or the Consii
tuition and laws have been violated aforesaid,
and whether the President. az any tue under his
command. has In any manner iniei tcred with
the said elections. or has in any way used or
threatened 10 usc the military power ~ the ma
ton with reference 20 the said election and u
50. whether II Was upon the Frquisiiion Of the
Governor Of Maryland and the committee shall
have power 90 send for persons and papers.
Aicr some argument IN which Hon. Charles
T. Phelps member from Baltimore violently op.
posed the resolutions, they werc adopted by L
vote Of ioa TO -.
This will douailess raise storm Of ndgna-
lion among the Corpcrheais Of Maryland. and
as in the days q lsGl, We may expect 10 find
our Legislature protesting against the " in
reference az the National Goyernmcn,. and
endcavorins 10 excite the people u the State by
inhamnaiory appeals To their passions and pref
udices. There is probably no man in Mary
but tina, regrets the ne s.t'y for such aciion n
this by the National Congress towards our STATE
but that il is h,rs''ty i being abundan'ly
proved by the evcuts now Transporting ., Annap-
oils Whatever may come Oft let /; lie under
stood ,ha, the responsibility lies with the party
now dominant IN our STATE
True, we never expected mach from the " Con
sentative party - Maryland. but NC never
supposed thu, that portion of,he party tina, oncc
protested 10 hold 10 Ihior principles would so
completely ais themselves with the Rc,,l part,
a las been shown hy the votes ~ their fcrrrscu.
tatve. At Annapol. Al thu, Rebels ds,liai &.
conceded al that Union men J,i,',oH far is re-
fused To please the Rebel party Of the. STATE
our whole .;sm - Cover. n cut j. 20 te chang
ed old landmarks otliiera;td the way TO polii.
zeal distinction opened even to those who ba,ilcd
against our Government and state. and every
safeguard that was wisely thrown around tho
hal'ot-hox IL 20 be swept away The Union men
o. Mary Land have asked 'hc Legislature 80 inves-
iicnie the proceedings Of our Governor immcdi.
a,clv preceding the late election they have mixed
that the correspondence between him and the
Government a. Washington might be brought
iol.h'. 'hey have asked that the representations
made hy Governor Swami 20 induce military in
ter'efence in Baltimore, nigh, he made knosn-
but, foHi 70 risk such an invesiisafon-no,
willing that the treachcry of their pet, the
white bird q Maryland, should be so fully
known. the majority ia the legislature ro'e iotrn
the proposition looking to such investigation
uar prescui Constitution fortds payment for
slaves emaucpaiea hy the events Of the late war
and IL also declares that certain persons those
who bad opposed the Government in IL battle
with treason -hail be deharred the privilege Of
the elective franchise Because Of these proyi-
sons. thar Instrument must be changed To BE-
sure, our Legislature. b. bare majority. has
arrogaicd to itself the figh, Of saving that the
Constitutional CONVENTION. when it meets shall
not irseri in the organic law they adopt any
provision for the payment % the late Slaves, but
in the Discussion that rnsned over the bill its
friends candidly admitted that this prohibition
would nu, be binding upon the Convention
when IL assembled and many Of them announced
themselves in favor o. such payment, More
than this the bill providing for this Consiiiu-
,ional Convention, gives the late sayehoding
counties twelve additional votes, and insure.
them strength enough TO pass any measure they
please. without the aid Il either democrats or
conservatives from other sections of the State 49,
Our conservative legislators are trying hard 10
hood~ink the people u the State, but their little
game is too apparent. They adopt msasurr ns a
guide Tor a body which We, has no existence.
which measure has no binding force. aud the
mex, momrn, provide the means FOR the accom-
plishmcni Of the very purpose they protested to
condemn
This might seem to siiify the Dominant party
bat II does not. A majority ufrnion mcn nigh,
be elected 10 the Constitutional Convention. and
20 guard against ih. q law mas been passed en-
franchi-ing every man In the State, no matter
what his an,cccicnis. Bradley T johnson, the
man who led armed soldiers tn lay waste the
cities and towns and valleys Of our State, aud
who eKaried tribaie from private individuals 10
save their property, Vs. under this bill, as muci.
citizen rs the poor crippled Union soldier whosc
strength was wasted IN defending our MONIES. -
T. Louis Lowe. Geo. a. Stuart. Harry Giln,or.
Geo. =. Kane, AID al who left the State to aid
in breaking up the Government. will now stand
upon the same political fooiins with the hun
drrds Of brave boys in blue " who followed
the Tag ofour Union . through FIRE and smoke
aud battle and blood and death. Il this right ?
When men far forget justice, Is II not time tor
Interference from some quarter l. IL no, time
that the strong arm 1T the peoples representa-
iives N Congress assembled should he stretched
forth IN defence oiihose who now find Themselves
handed over Ia the poser Of those men who
have been warning against the Government E?
A Melancholy Farce.
late number Of the New York Post has the
following
l're.iden, Johnson. who during the war was