The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-28
The state OF innings I'm maryland

Maryland, which for time seemed
to have made substaptiaI progress in
the way of political civilization, is fast
losing what it gained while so many of
its citizens were in the South doing all
they could for the rebellion. The last
act OF the legislature in this direction is
the passage of bill providing for the
assembling of II convention TO amend
the State Constitution. AS the legisla-
ture has already admitted to the tran
chise, all the returned rebels, II is GER
tain that the convention will be largely
in the interests of the Swami party, and
will be able to make the constitution
what 1t pIeases.
The election OF delegates will take
place in April, and the convention will
assemble in May.
The Baltimore papers of yesterday,
furnish Us with the memorial addressed
by the Union members OF the Mary
land Legislature to the Senate and
House OF Representatives at Washing
ton, in regard to the present political
condition OF that State. We extract
from it IA follows:
"Ihe General Assembly of Maryland
IL about to adjourn after II session as
memorable for evil and as important
TO the country, as that which consigned
the Legislature of 1861 to tho classmates
of Fort Warren. Elected in great part
By the deliberate violation OF the cleo
ton laws OF the State, by the votes of
men who were in active accord with the
rebellion, and whose hatred to the gov
ernment rendered the presence of mill
tRry force during the war necessary TO
prevent their active aid to the rebels in
arms, and in spite of which they did
give large aid in men and money, they
have marked their session by n series
of acts to which We desire to call your
attention.
1.-The rebels of Maryland sent South
during the war, some 20, soldiers TO
the rebel army. These men have near
ly all returned, and n large emigration
from the South since the war, has large
ly added to their number. BY doubt
full construction of u clause of the ex-
listing Constitution, the General As
sembly thus elected, has enfranchised
all white men, no matter what treason
they may have committed, and has
thus added TO the voting population
about &c, 900 persons who have only late
ly ceased an armed resistance to the
Government Not satisfied with this,
they have just passed II militia bill
which Is in direct defiance OF the pres
ent Constitution OF the State, has made
all white rebels, no matter what their
previous treason, part OF the militia
force.
They have by deliberate vote refused
10 exclude even from the highest office
under this law any person, no matter
what his rank in the rebel army; and
they are about to put in force this law,
the effect OF which is against our own
Constitution and the army laws of Com
gress, and which puts in the rear of tho
Capital an armed force composed large
ly OF the men who have just been forced
TO cease armed attempts to capture the
Capital. One great object of this bill is
TO better carry out the scheme of reyo-
1utioniEinG the Government of the
State, abolishiug the existing Coustitu-
ton, and making another, still more
6rmly fastening on the necks OF loyaI
people. the yoke OF rebel control. The
present Constitution OF Maryland.
does not give 10 the late muster the
right TO represent in the Legislature
their DISTINGUISHED freedmen.
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1.-THE present Judiciary of the State is
for the most part loyal, and one object
of this movement is to leSislRte out all
the remaining loyal officers whom they
have not already removed, and place
ex.rsbels, perhaps brigadiers and colo
nels of the rebel army, in their places.
Mot satisfied with the pardon and
the charity which Union men have az
tended, they have commenced a reac-
ton against the results OF the war. and
determined on policy which, If un-
and puts in its place one made by