Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-08-16

OF Maryland, VINO nfSG antlcl-
pated in the Continental Con-
gress the regular proposition of
independence by the most i'm
passioned and vehement excla-
nation that 'sBy the God of
Heaven. he owed no allegiance
to the King of Great Britain. !"
She also gave Charles Carroll,
OF Carrollton, who, with wealth
beyond the dreams of avarice,
and rank in life that left him
nothing to gain or desire, was
foremost in periling it all in the
cause Of freedom. Annapolis
also gave to the country Will
liam Pinkney, the most bril-
liant lawyer and the most per-
feet of orators this country has
ever produced. Again, she can
claim Daniel Dulanv, Chancel-
Tor johnson, Reverdy johnson,
James Brice, Matthias Ham
n ond, John Ridout, and a long
line of illustrious sons, of whom
she can say with Cornelia,
''these are my jewels" and who
like Jewels, have always shone
most brightly in her darkest
hour.
In that old State House, dur
ing the sad DAYS of the Revo-
luton, came, as to a common
centre. all the wise and brave
who guided and led in that con-
test. In it the Continental Con-
gress sat and ratified on JAN
nary 14th, 1884, the definite
treaty of peace which had been
concluded and signed at Paris
on the 3rd of September 1883.
Here, also, George Washington
resigned TO Congress the com
mission which he had received
from it eight years before, con-
ferring on him the supreme
command of all the forces Of
America, and enjoining him to
defend her from all her enemies.
Here, also, assembled the con-
vention, in September, 1856,
out of the proceedings of which
that magnificent scheme of
government which was after
wards matured and metho-
dised by those sages who
composed the federal conyen-
ton CT Philadelphia, and over
the deliberations of which
Washington, himself, presided.
How the names of the wise, and
good, and mighty rise up before
me and tempt me to enlarge up
on the history of the grand
things done within yonder sac
red walls, and of the men who
did them. Washington, Mifflin,
jefferson, Hamilton, Greene.
McHenry, Lee, Monroe, Carroll,
Chase, Stone, Paca, Dickinson,
Bassett, Randolph and Madisoc
who once gathered within the
walls of yonder sacred relic,
will never be forgotten. They
will pass down through time
linked with the crowned mon
archs of human thought.
France, Germany, Ireland Po-
land furnished to the armies of
this Union, in our revolutionary
struggle, no inconsiderable mum
Der of officers of high rank and
distinguished merit. The names
of Pulaski and De Kalb are
numbered among the martyrs
of our freedom, and their ashes
repose in our SOIL. side by side,
with the sacred bones of War.
rem, Mercer and of Montgomery
Health, fortune, the favor of his
King, the enjoyment of ease and
pleasure, even the choicest bles,
sings Of domestic felicity, De
Kalb gave them all for toll and
danger, and even sacrificed his
life in a distant land, and for
an almost hopeless cause, but it
was the cause of justice and of
the rights of human kind.
I'VE regret that the lateDess
Through some disarrangement in the
mails or alternative) prevented us
from publishing to-day more of Col.
Scharf historic aud interesting ora
tion.--EDl