The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-08-28

Extract from Legislative Proceedings Of
the Province of Maryland.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

please to sgnife the same to this House,
by 4 member of their own House.
Lower House, May Goth, 1916.
This House having things of very high
nature against Mr.. Charles James, of Cecil
County, hunbly desires his Lob aud Upper
House that the person of the said James
may he secured and that if the Upper
House have anything to communicate to
this House, that this House may proceed
against him by impeachment to the Upper
House.
Ordered. That Thos. Winnedoor, keeper
press Horse and Man to signife the COM
mands of his Lordship and this House to
Charles James, High Sheriff of Cecil Co.,
forthwith to attend this House.
On Monday morning, May 22nd, 1876,
the House NETT.
Col. VIM. Burgess, Mr.. Robert Carvile,
Mr.. Kenelon Chiseidine, Mr.. VIM. Steph-
ems, Get Brought i'll an impeachment
against Major Thomas Truman with sew
eral dispositions relating thereto, which i'm
parchment is as followeth:
To the Right Honorable the Lord Pro-
prihtary of the Province of Maryland, and
Avalar Lord Baron of Baltimore Get
Articles against Major Thomas Truman
| exhibited by the Lower House of Assem-
| bly, to the Right Honorable Lord Proprie-
tary and the Upper House of Assembly.
We, your Lordship's most humble, true,
faithful and obedient People, the Bur
gesses and Delegates in your Lower House
of Assembly, being constrained by the ne
cessity of our fidelity and conscience in
vindication of the honour of God and the
honour and welfare of your Lordship and
| this Province, do complain and shew that
| the said Major Thomas Truman, late Com
mander-in- Chief, upon an expedition against
the Indians at the Susquehannah Forte
hath by many and sundry ways and means
committed divers and sundry enormous
crimes and offences to the dishonour of AL
mighty God against the Law of Nations
contrary to your Lordship's Commission
and Instructions and to the great endan-
| SCllHS VI Soul DcdCc lIlc
good and safety of your Lordship's Pro-
vince, according to the Articles hereafter
mentioned that is to say:
We find upon reading your Lordship's
Commission and Instructions and the affi-
davits which we herewith send to your
Lordship and Upper House of Assembly
and which we humbly submit to your Lord
ships examination and serious considera-
| ton.
The first that the said Major Truman
hath broken his Commission and Instruc-
tons thus, That the said Major Thomas
Truman having received six Indians sent
out by the Susquehannahs as ambassadors
to treat with him on the Sunday after the
arrival of the Maryland forces and received
their paper and meddall, by which we find
they were received as friends and in amity
with us, and had liberty of going back to
the Forte and were assured that no inten-
ton of force was to be used against them
and that no damage should be done to
them, their wives or children, and that they
did that night go into the Forte and the
next morning did return again with the
like number, only one Indian changed and
supposed to come on purpose to treat and
not in any hostile manner, yet the said
Major Thomas Truman, without calling
any council of war; of your Lordship's
Officers under his command as he ought to
have done, did in barbarous and cruel
manner, cause five of the said Indians to
be killed and murdered contrary to the Law
of God and Nations and contrary to your
Lordship's Commits sion and Instructions.
Secondly, That the said Major Thomas
Truman ought, according to your Lord
ships Instructions to have acquainted your
Lordship before he caused the said Indians
to be executed for your Lordship's advice
and directions, i'll that case, which we do
not find he did.
Lastly, That he hath broken your Lord
ships Instructions in this also, That if the
Virginia Officers did advise and consent
to the killing Of the said Indians, that he
did not in an open council of war; cause
the same to be judiciously entered in writ
| =
Virginians consent and desire for the doing
thereof to be signed under their hands to
be kept for justification of himself and the
People of this Province.
Therefore, For that by the said Articles
it appears that the said Major Truman hath
broken his Commission and Instructions
in numbering the said Indians to the Dis
honour of God and your Lordship and this
Province, They humbly pray that your
Lordship and Upper House of Assembly
will take such order with the said Major
Thomas Truman as may be just and rea-
sonablc, in terror of others to beware OF
such offences against your Lordship for the
future, and your Lordship's most humble
and obedient servants as in duty bound
shall daily pray for your Lordship's long
and happy dominion over us Set.
Lower House, May 22d, 1876.
The Committee having drawn up the
above Impeachment against Major Thomas
Truman and presenting to this House for
their further consideration, put to the vote
whether the said Impeachment shall be
; transmitted to the Upper House as the
Committee have drawn it yea or noe.
, Voted that it be transmitted to his Lord
5 ship and Upper House as it is drawn by
| the Committee, together with all the depo-
, sitions relating thereto annexed to it.
| Signed by order of the Lower House.
2 ROBERT RIDGEI.Y, Clerk.
S To be continued next week.
e sy A "smile" that fortels sorrow-the
, one you take in a bar-room.