St. Mary's gazette., 1867-07-25

III lildtlNC W. ltlC i2t1-i 4 NN'-'OO-
voted with the Republicans and all the 9TH
crs except twenty lodged the vote, thus
declaring their determination to prostrato
those who were coutcnding for the rrlncl-
pies which the democratic party had IN the
most solemn manner adopted aud promul-
gated as their creed From that period
indccision and weakness have been the
marked characteristics of our great party.
! \ food Of decentralization has rushed oTt-
/ it, prostrating ard covering II with h,ih,
! These leaders, il they have concentrated
their thoughts upon the present deplorable
condition Of the country, will l am sure
now candidly condemn that unsstunatc
disposition in themselves, by which they
gave immcBse power for mischief to the
real enemies Of the Constitutional rights Of
our pcoplc--the Republican party: For
who Of them let mo ask IN anticipation
of the present state Of affairs would have
voted men and money to carry on the
the late radical war Who of them would
have violated the sacred right OF free
discussion in order to vote ccnsurc upon
one who fervently prayed that "the Sonfh
n,iqlt ncrrr be s,dj"gacl - Few hope,
if any, and those few should have no
desire to sec embraced IN the democratic
fo.d
These leaders must reverse Their course
of deception and indccision and the mas
ses must be, as | have no doubt they
are willing to be, rallied 90 the rcllct OF
the country from It's present degraded
and onnrcssel condition. The remedy
for the disease must be sudden aud
sharp fear it can never be Graduai
and peaceful because Of the unsurmoun-
table obstacles our enemies throw in the
way Of gentle restoration to health
If may be allowed the use of the l97
urc, Joyc heal aches, and Minerva must
spring forth in full arlnor before ho can
be relieved his pain
The obstacles which are being thrown
in our way by the enemy would be as
claff before the wind when it is not for
gotten that the million majority OF anti
radicals, of which first spoke, are
about With such a tremendous force
the democratic party ha9a the power s'to
threaten and command trust dlifer-
cnccs will be fairly, c4ultably and
honorably settled IN order to prevent this
Utmost 'irrcprcssible conflict. Every
concession must be made calculated to
restore the proper tone and spirit to those
uf our race who have been and arc still
subjected to the insults and oppression OF
tour tvrants. Otherwise ! declare as my
Idclibcratc opinion, that vengeance VIII
make "all things even. | would Su3-
cost to Secretary Seward, that it will be
the most cflicicnt settler of the "balance
of nowcr." for which as he confessed, when
received By our Convention with applause
(alas poor Mary land J the late bloody war
was carticd on.
In cfccting the object which every pa
triotic citizen would like to see accomplish
ed, our own State should take decided ana
active part, and her decision and activity
shouM be the more prompt IN as much as
her enemies are threatening her indcpcn-
dcncc and no doubt will assail it, If they
dare. urtlcr the false prctcncc that our
State Government is not 7Fr"NtF"h 10
this threat aud to every attempt to inter
tcre with the ''cxclusyc right OF rcguitt-
mo the internal government and police OF
our State" we should hurl defiance and be
rcsolutc TO resist If We shall stand hrm
our comparatively small power will readily
receive ucccssion of strength from the mll-
lions whose feelings and >ympathics accord
with ours. Our dignity and honor require
that we shall DO notIing in conformity
Hith tue new tangled views aud demands
of our radical enemies, but on the contra
nv. carry our non conformity to the very
verge Of spite. | have no doubt our pco-
pie feel and think in that way and they
lately called by large majority Constl-
tutiona, Convention, now in session, to
carry ont their views, and think | may
say. declare their resolution. They lntcn-
lcd when they scnt them to Annapolis
that they should cypurgc frclT ouG bill OF
RIGHTS and form of government and rcPu-
diato cmphatically every talnt OF radical
ism. They intended 1t should be Spcst'/5
done, so that the action of the Coavcnt'on
should have all the emphasis of decision and
promtitudc, but this latter | think can not
bn claimed now.
The Convention is first entitled to our
thanks for cnfranchi>ing all cur 'ch'fe poo
pie and as hope giving US the Old ofti-
rial oath which oar forctathcrs left US, SO
that God may no longer be dishonorcd by
bong called down to witness farce IN the
taking the new onc-So far, 50 good.-
But where let me ask lies the neceSsl-
ty or propriety of the provision which
think has been informally adopted that
slavery shall MT be permitted IN tins
State I" This was declared IN better style
in the radical instrument of 1861. Those
who made the latter were undoubtedly
aL,1itioui<fS, what shall we say Of those
who adopted the former? Echo will an
swer that question.
Tho so-callcd Constitution of 1864 was
never the Constitution Of Maryland de 1ure
1t was not the legitimate offspring of the
pcorlc's will, but the bastard of external
force and abandoned internal radltaIlSm
In theory they. constituted as they were,
could no; abolish slavery and if they could
not does our Convention propose thai the
democratic party shall bc the or|3''ul d'-
: .f,,;,u-3 IN thus State the first to give