Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-03-27

cord, such as had never supposed we should
be called upon to read in any State, still less in
a loyal one like this. Unless it be indeed
talacy to suppose that any rights VIII, tever re-
main in such State cor that any line whatever
marks the limit o: Federal power, bolder
stride across that line that power never m lds
even in Rebel State than i, did here on the
18th of last November.
"A part of the army which n nerous peo-
pie had supplied for very different purpose,
was on that dag engaged in sri fling the freed an
OF election in faithful State, intimiiatins its
sworn officers, violating the constitutional
rights OF It's loyal ctiz ms, aud obstrncing the
usual channels OF commune alton hetweea them
and their Executive"
If, therefore, after passing a resolution
proclaiming its purpose and policy of ex
ending aid to 'oyal St.'es in which sla-
very shoull be abo' she |, by awarding to
hem pecuniary comoensiti IN for the loss
# property, the invasion hv the Federal
government of such a loya 81 ,te with its
military and the trcihle pervers,nn Of its
lection laws a1i C institutional forms,
whereby such property was abolished
without comp nsItoa to the owners, be
he taking Of the prn.ser of the people
fsuch loyal State wi,hour compensation
y the policy and au h rity of the United
states, and consequently a wrong upon
such people, We believe history suLstan-
la ly proves that proposition.
Now with regard to the lues ion of he
election by the representatives, from Mary
| and in Congress of the proposition Of
Congress to compensate Maryland slave
'wners, of course Mary and's representa-
ives in Congress had no power whatever
to speak for, or conclude the State in any
such matter. All persons having any
knowledge of the constitutional functions
Of representatives, in Congress are we'll a.
| ware of the fact that they are not ministers
plenipotentiary to negotiate treaties be-
| tween the Federal government and that
ot their respective States Any action that
they may have taken in this matter is,
theret re, irrelevant to this question
We do not believe, however, chat the
proposition was even attempted to be re
iected by Maryland's representatives in
Congress. Mr.. Scharf, the au hor OF the
History of Marylan who seems to have
thoroughly investigated the subject, gives
| he following as the conclu ling paragraph
| TO the form Il rep'y ma lie t. President LIN
| coin by the representatives from the border
States at the final conference on this
question
IF Congress hr pl oper aad necessary legs
| lation shall provide sufficient fua!s and pace
them a, your disposal, TO b. applied nv roa to
the payment of any of our States or the cit'I.as
| hereof, Who shall adopt The abolishn-ng Of
slavery, either gradual or Immediate, a. th,y
nay determine. and the expense o. d-ports;ioa
aud colonization Of the liberated slaves. thea
will our Sac and people tax this proposition
into careful consideration. fsr such decision IS
| 70 their Judgment : d-ntntei by their inter
| es,- their honor, aai their duty 10 The waol.
country
Neither Mr. Lincoln nor Congress took
any farther action in the matter that We
are aware o., until the Federal govern
nent invaded the Stas OF Maryland with
its military force: and Sc the slave, Tree
but the resolution remained uaresciuied
| II the time