The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-09-28
From the Washington Chronice.l
The Programme of the New
Rebellion.
HAS MARYLAND A STANDING ARMY?

The soiourner in the city of Baltimore,
whose ears are constantly stunned with the
rattle Of drums, to the cadenced tramp OF
armed men in gray costume, asks this
question.
The peaceable citizen, who is behind the
times, smilingy replies in the negative
The initiated cavalier, in seedy garb and
slouched hat, gives a slight chuckle and
says nothing, for he knows that Maryland
does keep standing army, or is striving
hard to raise one. This is in defiance OF
the Constitution of the United States, sec.
ton 10, article of which prescribes as fol-
lows: "1'hat no State shall, without the
consent of Congress, keep troops or ships
of war in time of peace, unless actually in
vaded, or in such imminent danger as will
not admit of delay"
Has such a crisis arrived? The late
Legislature decided that question when it
passed the militia bill. The mild aspect OF
that document is we'll calculated to allay
suspicion, but beneath it is ingeniously con.
ccaled a great peril. At any moment the
paw of velvet may disclose its claws. The
new constitution provided by the Democra.
tic convention says, in article 80, Declare.
ton of Rights, "that standing armies arc
dangerous TO liberty, and ought not to be
raised or kept up without the consent of the
Legislature. That consent has already
been given, under color of organizing ma
tional guard. The Governor, as comman
der in chief, has been vested with cxtraor
binary powers iof an emergency. lie can
RAISE, equip, arm, ana disclphne any mum
per OF foops' ahd' IN case OF war, reoel
non, ihsurrec.l0n' OF WreoteHeH MeoS'oh OF
inns or any nelsnpollls ola'c, ne Is au.hol.
lZea 10 oruei ouI lor actual Service anu 70
arait as many men as ne may see III: ne
Is mace sole Junase DIS W inc Necessity OF
such an ACT. Inc same law vests III rae
Governor powers more sweeping anu arp''
H Si ha'ius ouriiig as.aIe VI Prolouhu peace.
!, MS act IS SO wen caiculatcu TO hooawlhk
tAe CASUAL reaoer vi its pages tnut' VINE II
seems 10 leha only inc sum OF SIo'ooo rom
me treasury 10 tne iniiltary iuha' 1s legal
erect Is 10 piace o III o .ne hu.us vi uo.cfnof
HWanh ABOUT sooo'ooV year anu III INC
WORDS Oh the STATUTE ne Is herecy au'noi
Zeu W apPiy the siiu iu'iu as will i" Ms
Judgment best eAecluate Inc purposes OF
ms act.
noc ne Is ehectuatih9 ms purpose, Is
easily 'n NC seen. ihroughou' inc o.atc,
esSpecialy IN inc Guy ol paitiihorG! men arc
peinS sPeeo,iy ehroileu' uisc'p,ihee, anu
equipped. Even me oaopath oay Is nov
exempt rom warllke uemohStra.lons. IN
der pfetehce OF attehuing alVine worship
resnhtn's USE, dsSeh " arn, anu anu uc.,ce
marchl,'g' while' a' inc same t''ne' oor'nahI =
d'sloya'y Is Is aroused ana lhnamea, ana
hoSo,nS .hrllIea YIN Joy'u! anticipation "
inc S'sh' o. the Doys Ill uray; WI,
what aoes AZ this mean why such
anxiety TO procure artl'lery LOT the new
Hlatc 'ro"pS' unless III eAPec."t!oh Vi I'LL
medlale necessity Tor us use III Ine mo!
tive IS coh" n"e deSlre 10 estaDiish all
ehecuVe mii,!la III accordance WIN inc pres
ent constitution OF Maryland ana lhe para,
mount law law. oil the iahd, why not enron al
loyal m'i'lia, men! why favor late rebels
to the exclusion OF so many Thousand ioya'
Union soldiers why hot reeogEiLe coior
ed m'''la' organizes ny oe virtue OF lhe &c. %
congress OF Marcn z, ISo' 10 RUE out SO
lar rs possible uh'oh ohcers ahu soiulers'
Inc ac' proIi"es Ia. "o one s'ih'' NC ens.ole
to ofllce IN me m'lll'a' unless ne De naive
o' me n,a,e or ieS'uenl 'he'eoi ~. hte
years NAV '''.S Is s''ah'' l'ere 'llch,
Is ev'nenI iron, ,'o "ct LIN IA "e h 'e,n ha
aiSreeaius IL III lasoi Vi e an o'u lepe.s' WIN
are neither natives nor hve year residenls,
WINE ne s.fit''y ap'l,es =. w ioyn, ,ne" =.
as trne mat ms stan mas upon IL one or Two
ostehsiDie onioh's's' anu rhat mere IS ia'l
spr,nhiihg OF 'hem IN .he me pul 1hey are
'nahe'"e'sn'S, "ho can ne nu"s "s'uo M.e'
no Longer req1'reu ior ornament ol DISGUISE.
Nhtt isthe ureal'e! sprogran''ne n"'
mean 'he ~hlsperea a annehoos ana pans m
Maryland, WE oo,ooo armeo men, ",''
S'aha .tue ~ lne .ip. einnen. \u'e"1,he
a. AT me ausp'clo"s mohent me Dis.lic'
oil Coiunpla can DC p'ncea II unc ; nla a;ia
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