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136 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
be due to the favor of government or not. That you have talents admirably well adapted
to the works of darkness, malice to attempt the blackest, and meanness to stoop to the
basest, is too true. A particular detail of all your mean and dirty tricks would swell this
paper (already too long) to the size of a volume. I may on some future occasion entertain the public with Antilon's cheats."
To this letter Antilon never replied.1
The character of Carroll, as a champion upon whom his country might
rely in any crisis, was now firmly established. Whenever the invasions of
Great Britain were to be resisted and her power to be encountered, he was
ever prepared and ever foremost. While others were endeavoring, by the
miserable policy of palliation, to temporize for the present at the expense of
the future, he had already girded himself for the struggle, which he knew to
be inevitable. The words of First Citizen had gone forth, "the arbitrary
exertion of prerogative will not, must not, be endured;" they were as bread
cast upon the waters, returning after many days.
In a conversation with Samuel Chase, some years before the Declaration of Independence, the latter expressed his satisfaction at the complete
overthrow and silencing of their opponents. " And do you think," inquired
Carroll, " that our pens are to settle this mighty question! The bayonet must
be the arbiter. The people know their rights—knowledge is resistance—and
our only umpire is the God of battles !"
Frederick, the sixth and last Lord Baltimore, having died at Naples, Italy,
on the 14th of September, 1771, without legitimate children, the title of Baron
of Baltimore became extinct, and Louisa Browning became entitled to the
proprietaryship of the then Province of Maryland, under the will of her
father, Charles, the Fifth Lord Baltimore. Mr. Charles Browning, in his
appeal to the citizens of Maryland for relief, dated Annapolis, July 29th,
1821, says:
1 In the letter of " The First Citizen " to An- To obtain religious, as well as civil liberty, I en-
tilon, dated July 1, 1773, Mr. Carroll says: tered zealously into the Revolution, and observ-
" What should excite my envy ? The splendor ing the Christian religion divided into many
of your family, your riches or your talents ? I sects, I founded the hope that no one would be
envy you none of these; even your talents upon so predominant as to become the religion of the
which you value yourself most, and for which State. That hope was thus early entertained,
only you are valued by others, are so tarnished because all of them joined in the same cause,
by your meannesses, that they always suggest with few exceptions of individuals. God grant
to my mind the idea of a jewel buried in a that this religious liberty may be preserved in
dung-hill." . these States to the end of time, and that all be-
Many years afterwards, Mr. Carroll addressed lieving in the religion of Christ may practise the
the following letter to the Rev. John Standford, leading principle of charity, the basis of every
chaplain of the humane and criminal institutions virtue. I remain, with great respect, Reverend
in the city of New York: Sir, your most humble servant,
" Doughoregan, October 9,1827. " Charles Carroll of Carrollton, ^
" 'Reverend & Bear Sir—I was yesterday favored "In the 91st year of his age'"
with your friendly letter of the 10th past, and " Caecilius Lord Baltimore was particularly
the discourses on the opening of the House of attentive to the selection of those whom he first
Refuge and on the death of Jefferson and engaged with, and who came over with his
Adams. The former I have not yet read. With brother, that they should be sober, virtuous
the latter I am highly pleased, and I sincerely men%his Lordship not looking so much for pres-
thank you for your pious wishes for my happi- ent profit as reasonable expectation, wishing to
ness in the life to come. Your sentiments on have but few governors, and those not interested
religious liberty coincide entirely with mine. merchants, but disinterested gentlemen, grant-
Object Description
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Description
| Title | 00000163 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 136 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. be due to the favor of government or not. That you have talents admirably well adapted to the works of darkness, malice to attempt the blackest, and meanness to stoop to the basest, is too true. A particular detail of all your mean and dirty tricks would swell this paper (already too long) to the size of a volume. I may on some future occasion entertain the public with Antilon's cheats." To this letter Antilon never replied.1 The character of Carroll, as a champion upon whom his country might rely in any crisis, was now firmly established. Whenever the invasions of Great Britain were to be resisted and her power to be encountered, he was ever prepared and ever foremost. While others were endeavoring, by the miserable policy of palliation, to temporize for the present at the expense of the future, he had already girded himself for the struggle, which he knew to be inevitable. The words of First Citizen had gone forth, "the arbitrary exertion of prerogative will not, must not, be endured;" they were as bread cast upon the waters, returning after many days. In a conversation with Samuel Chase, some years before the Declaration of Independence, the latter expressed his satisfaction at the complete overthrow and silencing of their opponents. " And do you think," inquired Carroll, " that our pens are to settle this mighty question! The bayonet must be the arbiter. The people know their rights—knowledge is resistance—and our only umpire is the God of battles !" Frederick, the sixth and last Lord Baltimore, having died at Naples, Italy, on the 14th of September, 1771, without legitimate children, the title of Baron of Baltimore became extinct, and Louisa Browning became entitled to the proprietaryship of the then Province of Maryland, under the will of her father, Charles, the Fifth Lord Baltimore. Mr. Charles Browning, in his appeal to the citizens of Maryland for relief, dated Annapolis, July 29th, 1821, says: 1 In the letter of " The First Citizen " to An- To obtain religious, as well as civil liberty, I en- tilon, dated July 1, 1773, Mr. Carroll says: tered zealously into the Revolution, and observ- " What should excite my envy ? The splendor ing the Christian religion divided into many of your family, your riches or your talents ? I sects, I founded the hope that no one would be envy you none of these; even your talents upon so predominant as to become the religion of the which you value yourself most, and for which State. That hope was thus early entertained, only you are valued by others, are so tarnished because all of them joined in the same cause, by your meannesses, that they always suggest with few exceptions of individuals. God grant to my mind the idea of a jewel buried in a that this religious liberty may be preserved in dung-hill." . these States to the end of time, and that all be- Many years afterwards, Mr. Carroll addressed lieving in the religion of Christ may practise the the following letter to the Rev. John Standford, leading principle of charity, the basis of every chaplain of the humane and criminal institutions virtue. I remain, with great respect, Reverend in the city of New York: Sir, your most humble servant, " Doughoregan, October 9,1827. " Charles Carroll of Carrollton, ^ " 'Reverend & Bear Sir—I was yesterday favored "In the 91st year of his age'" with your friendly letter of the 10th past, and " Caecilius Lord Baltimore was particularly the discourses on the opening of the House of attentive to the selection of those whom he first Refuge and on the death of Jefferson and engaged with, and who came over with his Adams. The former I have not yet read. With brother, that they should be sober, virtuous the latter I am highly pleased, and I sincerely men%his Lordship not looking so much for pres- thank you for your pious wishes for my happi- ent profit as reasonable expectation, wishing to ness in the life to come. Your sentiments on have but few governors, and those not interested religious liberty coincide entirely with mine. merchants, but disinterested gentlemen, grant- |
