The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-03-25
The New State Movement.

ger. Is attracting the attention Of a number Of
cas- catemparariss. The matter has been can
vassed long ago. and no definite conclusion, AZ
yet, has been arrived at wehave, until now,
said nothing In regard to the matter, for the
reason thar We are fully satisfied It will not be
accomplished, in our day at least. 1t Is true,
the Peninsula would make very pretty CON-
monwealthi but The great mass ofthe inhabitants
OF the various sections interested would, We
think, be dissatisfied with the union. There is
a &C, ain amount Of selfish love in regard to
the nans OF ones birthplace that it almost i'm
possible to eradicate. Wehare seen men quar-
rel, even to the death. merely because one was
born in Maryland, exactly three feet south Of
Mason & DixOn's line, and another some seven
feet north of that line In Pennsylvania. This
happened many years ago, 81 a little village
called Middleburg, or "Mutton- town, !" situated
partly in Maryland and partly in Pennsylvania.
The great red post, '{M. on one side and ?. on
the other,) which stood about the centre of the
town was a source Of pride to both parties.
The man born on the "M." side exulted that
be was "Marylandcr," Snd he that came into
the world on the "P, " aide ofthe post gloried in
being peunsy lvanian." Slavery had moth
ing to do with this feeling. II was the pride
Of birthplace. So it would be II we could cx-
anime the hearts of the people of Delaware and
the Eastern Shores Of Maryland and Virginia
The people of Western Maryland would not
think of such thing as losing control of both
sides of the Chesapeake bay, the finest arm of
the sea in the world. There are many peculiar
glories connected with the history Of old Mary
land which US Eastern Shoremen could not
think Of seeding from. Among these let US
enumerate few:
Maryland was the FIRST spot on the American
continent where man had the right to worship
God according to that manner and form which
best suited his taste.
Maryland is the only one Of the thirteen orig
inal States that England neVer conquered.
Maryland Is the only State that has bull;
respectable monument to Washington.
Maryland gave birth to John Howard POine,
who wrote "Home, Sweet Home"
Maryland gave birth to Francis S. Key, the
composer of the "star spaugled Banner"
Maryland gave to the world one of the great
est jurists that ever lived-Chief Justice fancy.
Besides these, she has produced such men as
Pinckney, Luther Martin and others ''too tedi-
Gus 10 mention"
We are opposed to any dirisioa Of Maryland.
1t is impossible, we think, for any true native
to eren dream of such a thing as a separation.
We do not like Delaware or Virginia the less,
however, but we love maryland, Ny Mary
land, J." more.
The following, from the Easton Star, express
es our views in 4 commercial sense Cd this new
movement;
II the Eastern Shore Of Virginia, or the State
of Delaware, or both, wish 10 Join their for
est objection so far from II, we will gladly re-
ceive and welcome them, and extend over them
our protecting agis; but as for severing our
political relations with Western Maryland, or
our commercial intercourse with Baltimore,
for the sake Of union to be fraught with no
advantages whatever TO the Eastern Shore.
why should we do it7 The proposition can
not be even seriously entertained. What the
counties Of this Shore need most is closer
railroad connection with Baltimore and Port
Deposit, independent of the Delaware railroad.
Such ''union" is most earnestly desired By
the people OF the Eastern shore. and the men
that oppose Il will have shortly to stand aside
for others Of more State pride and more prao-
teal yiews. The people OF Kent, Queen Anne's;
Cecil, Caroline and Talbot are all especially in
terested in this matter, and are fast waking up
to their true interests. Baltimore will wake
up to the Importance OF this one Of these days
then the work will be done. Let the press OF
the Shore not cease to cultivate an enlis htcned
public sentiment respecting the identity Of in
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our people. and in due time they viii be re-
warded by witnessing that long deferred close
be Of far greater sdySntagc 10 n. N IN The prn.
posed political union with Delaware aud East
ern virginia,
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a con invention Of delegates from the State of Del.
aware, the nine counties Of Maryland and the
TWO eouhnes o. ,trglnM Iyine esst o. me ones-
lie proprfetr of uniting hi. pepiasula under
one State government; and. If found advisable,
to agree upon basis OF union, subject to the
pnIsrsre ~ vi.nS anS v,r o ae rssnsc,,va
", and the approval Of the Congress Of The
United States.
hs'otssd ysrnsr, That sad commi"ss DC
counties ON the ueuiosais and ,bei ,bo seere.
tary Of State cause these resolutions to be pub
lished in each Of the newspaper. OF the several
so,ia ,n nv .hs people ,neseos sI9a
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