Year: 1860




Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset, regarded anv member
who would seriously advocate dissolution of this
Union as man against whom every mans hand
should be raised. He had hoped that even South
Carolina, like prOdiga son, might by this time
have shown some disposition to return to her allie
glance; but it is time for Union loving MARYLAND to
declare that she has no part or lot in any move
ment that may under any circumstances, lead to
such result. lie would, therefore, move that the
resolutions be laid on the table, proper answer
to South Carolina.


Mr.. JACOBS had listened to these sentiments of
devotion and love to the Union, but the North
stands before her sister States in the attitude
of harlot. Let the North purge itself of its
crime, and come up with clean hands, and we will
cordially receive her back to our affections The
North has been false to the South. Necessity will
compel the South to press this question to an early
issue with the North. Gentlemen speak of South
Carolina advocating disunion. He would ask them
II the conduct OF Pennsylvania, New York and
Massachusetts was not striking blows at the exist
ence of the Union. There were nuIlifers at the
North as well as at the South. The course propo-
sed to be pursued by the motion of the gentleman
from Washington county, pandering to the
North, and showing willingness to be trampled
upon by men who have already disregarded
and annulled the Constitution and laws of the
Union. He was for warning the North that nc
| more aggressions will be submitted to.


Mr.. DENNIS of Somerset, said that if anv gentle
man proposes to advocate secession on this floor
| now is the day and is the hour, Is il nandar
| ing to the North when say that we will main
tain this Union at every hazard? We should frowI
down the first sentiment looking to a dissolution o
this Union. Any man who holds such sentiments is
moral traitor, whether he be of the North or tht
South. He was unwilling to appoint any day fol
the consideration OF such subject, but thought !;
should be Indignantly laid upon the table as
rebuke to the traitors who sent it here. Mr.. Den
mis- addressed the house for about twenty 6v,
minutes in one of the most beautiful apostrophe,
to the Union that we have listened to for some time
abounding in sentiments Of patriotic fervor, ex
pressed with thrilling eloquence.


Mr. tREANER denied that his motion pander-
| ing to the North. He regarded this application o
South Carolina to maryland to join in treasona.
! BILE Convention in the same light that he would
| view man who should make proposition to him
| to go down to Washington and burn the Capitol
1t was an invitation to national incendiarsm not
particle less infamous than such proposition. He
would therefore treat these resolutions Just as he
would the man who would attempt to place a torch
in bis hand for such an unholy purpose. He could
difference in the character and infamv of the
proposition under consideration. If sovereign
| State makes to proposition of a character
equally as infamous, he opposed to giving it
even respectful consideration. There were not
five men in the State of Maryland who would vote
in favor ofsecession 1t was proposition that was
received with indignation by all parties,-no one