The Baltimore County union., 1867-08-31


ior Ih'ir good before they give them their APP
proval
MI governments derive their jusl powers
. from the consent OF the governed. This is
the '"aE's. OF the Law under which we live, out.
80 TAT rs our State, al lersi, is concerned, the
Pr'"cipt is not regarded. Although this new
Constitution is intended fOt the guidance aud
goSernmrn, Of the ~1ole Pccpir---ai,hough to il
ec'ry eti',' will ir sailed to render allegiance
yet there HTc large number Of mrn. efi.sns un.
der the laws oi the United States who, IL IL pro.
| posed, shall have nu Iicc OF vote in It's adop.
,ion az rejection These men viii he expected
TO render this new organic law, il adopted, u
strict Obedience; they have been recognized 10
IT, as We viii presently show. rs eiiil,,s, aud nv
tie y.ird oi all law aud under the iMsn,ion vi all
! government, should I've allowed io either consent
TO ~ dissent from It's provisions. hut this will
not he allowed the Conveniion has determined
that none but rliis citizens shall have the priv.
ege Of the ballot, and the theory that all gov.
''rrrnicnts derive their jus, powers froiu tue
" consent Of the governed will he reversed. -
Many Of the ablcst minds Of the State aud Nation
believe that the colored cfscn cAnnot br deprived
OF the right of voting Tor laws which are to gov.
crn himu save for the same cause that n white
man is disiranchisrd aud this point will proba.
bly, bc settled before this new Consii,u,iou. II
adopted. goes into practical operation. It's Idle
To point 10 previous Constitutions and say M,y
did NOT tOu:cr the ptivilcg, uf the ballu; upon
tile neg;O Mcy 'c,rc nrrer rsc'.Ya.ni us cdi.sns
~ a,sy sr,t,oHs Constitutional ,isci,on IN onr Stat,
They were lrgAr,lei only ~ n riIH,ls-J,ropcry--
things To br bought aud sold, used and abused
rs oihsr I'srsord pos's'''oHs were. All this is
changed now by the solemn ac, aud consent
Of the people oi Maryland oH "syross ~, 're,m,n :
By an enactment oi the Congress Oi the United
States h,y ar' cif'.ens entitled Z" al citizens
rights and privileges. Thus regarding them,
ho'r cas msy b, d,H',d participation ~ an election
AZ 'rh'ch N, fundamental Idr so.sraing them is 10
| he ohdtg'I' As We said beIor-. mnny OF our
ahlesi Statesmen conicud iha, they cAnno, We
denied such participation ~ Constitutional rlec
ton, and measure should hr cousutmmnied to
bring out At this coming erection ever, culorrd
voter IN the State. and have him 'leIusi; his bal
lo' tot against this Constitution This can he
done bt having separate ballot iUx al vgrh
poll. or by their voiin. in ih"ir l., gurs un that
day. There is nn gainsa, ing the fact that there
Is splendid political organization AMONG the col
orrd men "i Mar, land there = no duuh; ,ha;
they thorough, understand -. political qur..
,ions a. 'lr day. AMI arr read, 10 vote intrIli.
grnil, uI'un them. Thry asA oui, ,rr yo.uI-ra.
ton and guiding hznd oi the ~Lir Tniou mrn
of the State aud they will vu,n- ui s.lusrely 10
their work let arrangements tr consuinmai,d i
ior taking the sense Of the cOlorrd men upon this
question of new Constitution. II they all vote
and the majority of ballots east b.. white and
black arr IN favor OF this Constitution. let US
render il n s,rc, and willing obedience rs the
law Of the land, the will oi the majority bu, il
the majority of such votes should b" in opposi.
| ton To il, le, US combat il io the bitter rnd
| through Courts and IN Cnugtcs. ,unirndiug
that Il is H'' " the rxpsrs,tl will o. thc pe, pie
Aud HAT It is Oi 40 iuict or validity IL Is the
fuiN ui Congres, to see that cvrrN STATE has a
:oveFurien, Republican in ior'a. Cl-a;l, that
form Of gor'inucn, is "si Republican, HAT FL.
rlnir- .arg, rrnUcr of ~ ci',-s., from all rn-
| li,ieal participation in H.. workings and We
doubt nj 6u; that rungrrss - ~ ucI, sss.on.
will rfomp;l, settle ihi. ~, .,on.
We propn,- IN this article. I, n.liv. d tcw o.
the man. provisions IN hi. Constitution which
should not be adopted
First, the Judciar, systrtn. Previous 80 the
year 1850 our Judicial system was that ofa plu.
rality OF Judges, bu, on thi, question = change
was demanded by the cople a. Maryland aud il.
more than anything tl.c tel to the vleciion and
assembling o. the Eylorm Convention in the
year namcl This Convention. b, ini he ables,
body OF men ever assembled "a, Annapolis gave
us the ohe,judgc system. Tor over siAtccn wears
II has worked satisfactorily there has been no
conflict OF opinion or authority, and there was
no earthly reason for change, save tina, IL
would give few more Offices to he filed by the
political friends Of the Convention. Cnder our
present Constitution there are twenty -one Judges
in the State, receiving an aggregate salary Of
SIS, ono pe. Annum Under this new ins,ru-
meni, there will be over forty Judges, with an
annual aggregate salary OF sos, 900. The peo-
pie Of Baltimore county long worked for sepa-
rate jurisdiction our legal business Was very
large and rapidly increasing. Our people want
ed a separate Court, one free from any conncx-
ion with that Of ans other county, with one OF
our own couniy citizens ior Judge. The Con.
'eniiOn OF lsGi gave II To Us. and the people al
Baltimore counit need hot he told how .aii,iac-
| tory have teen the results. o.i Judge IL here
| when wanted having an interest only in this
lac, h.,a
high standing and To administer justice with ~
lii'lc cxpensc possible II thi, new Consiitu.
| ton is adopted, We will he again ;arked ON to
iiar'oId county, and instead of hasiny uur Judge
to suppori will have three. w now pay
| our Judge ~, 500; ~hA, will the new
system cost u The real aud personal prop
eriy in Baltimore county il assessed 1T $50 $50
j5s tina, Of Hartford a, SIC, csc, lG9 ". will
pay our Judges - loo, our proportion oi which
will be about foa'.idh' u n, ,oiois daoga', .ay
81, $50, while Hartford will pa, but one-fnh.
about 81 500 Thsr ARE facts Thrfr are N.
figures TO prove II H. side. this the salary OF
the Clerks ofCircu, Courts. ALREADY large rnolgh
in all conscience. is to he incirasri $500. pre-
seniing the strange spectacle oi The Clerk of u
Court receiving greater sslsr, than iwo uf IL.
judges.
Tn. action of the late Convention ~ rsf.rrn,,
10 the sehnol system of the State is another
strong reason wh, this h-N Constitution should
be rejected The suLj'i OF education is one
which. ior wears past has received the earnest
attention oi nnr pr'pir. The rt,s-ni .ys,ni
was adopted ~ "nr That ought !" ri'. sa'isiac.
ton sud rApciien,r has DEMONSTRATED IT. excel
lenet. II has hern regarded as complete ~ every
| detail, and until lately. none cuui i~ found 10
condeinn u. l;ui TN. touveh ion il,onghi il
very objectionable tays were ,skth ~ in it.
dcnuncia'ion. ~ workings and IT, "hicrr.: R,1
L. Van liokkr'n. the head of the Stat" l.,.iri 1T
Educniion an acromrlisl,-. .r.iua' % i~ii,,-,