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PRAYING FOR A MILITARY DESPOTISM. 699
"Signed by Curtis Davis, Charles E. Trail, J. Tome, H. B. Holclen, Elias Davis,
James L. Billingslea and Edward P. Philpot, members of the State Senate ; and Daniel
C. Bruce, J. Tobey, A. R. Appleman, Thomas Gorsuch, J. P. Bishop, Benjamin Pool,
James V. Creswell, John L. Linthicum, John R. Rouzer, Henry Baker, R. 0. Bamford
and S. R. Gore of the House of Delegates.
On the same day Senator Nye, of Nevada, presented the following memorial that had been entrusted to him by the " Grand Council of the Union
League of Maryland," praying that a military despotism might be established
in the State:
" Whereas, The Constitution of the State of Maryland makes a uniform registration
of voters obligatory; and,
" Whereas, The law passed in obedience to this mandate of the Constitution has been
made a nullity by the governor and the registers whom he appointed for that purpose,
and the ballot-box opened for the reception of the votes of traitors, whereby a Legislature
and other officers were elected, notorious for their disloyalty; and,
" Whereas, Carrying out the purpose of the governor and of their election, this Legislature has amended the loyal provisions of the Constitution and restored to citizenship
all who had abjured or forfeited their rights as citizens by treason against the State or the
United States; and on the other hand has enacted a law making it treason for loyal men
to unite to uphold the National Government, and has not only refused to pass laws for
the protection of the rights of colored citizens, but has offered a premium for violation of
the laws of Congress, known as the Freedmen's Bureau law and the Civil Rights law,
and assumed the defence of all who have violated those laws in the past, or will do so in
tlie future, and made their defence a charge upon the State treasury without limit, has
pensioned from the State treasury the Legislature which was supended from the exercise
of its functions by the military power of the nation, and compelled the City of Baltimore
in like manner to pension the disloyal police force which was discharged from service in
1861, as a necessary measure of public safety; has instituted measures for imposing on
the State the burden of paying for the slaves emancipated as a necessary result of the
slaveholders' rebellion, and has passed a law in palpable and confessed violation of the
Constitution, calling a convention for the purpose of abrogating what remains of loyalty
and equal rights in our Constitution, and of placing loyal men in hopeless subjection to
traitors; therefore,
" Resolved by the Grand Council of the Union League of Maryland, That we earnestly
pray the Congress of the United States, as far as practicable, to extend to Maryland the
principles of the Military Reconstruction law and to secure to all loyal citizens in the
State the right of suffrage.
"Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolution be signed by the
Grand President and Secretary, and forwarded to the Hon. Francis Thomas and the Hon.
James W. Nye, with the request that they will lay the same before the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, and urge such action as shall ensure protection to
the loyal citizens of Maryland.
"H. ST0CKBR1DGE, Grand President.
" Charles H. Gatch, Grand Secretary."
The radical State convention which assembled in Baltimore on the 28th,
adopted the following resolutions which were also presented in Congress—
" Whereas, The Legislature of Maryland has, since the adjournment of this republican State convention, on the 27th of February, passed the convention bill in regard to
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000736 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | PRAYING FOR A MILITARY DESPOTISM. 699 "Signed by Curtis Davis, Charles E. Trail, J. Tome, H. B. Holclen, Elias Davis, James L. Billingslea and Edward P. Philpot, members of the State Senate ; and Daniel C. Bruce, J. Tobey, A. R. Appleman, Thomas Gorsuch, J. P. Bishop, Benjamin Pool, James V. Creswell, John L. Linthicum, John R. Rouzer, Henry Baker, R. 0. Bamford and S. R. Gore of the House of Delegates. On the same day Senator Nye, of Nevada, presented the following memorial that had been entrusted to him by the " Grand Council of the Union League of Maryland," praying that a military despotism might be established in the State: " Whereas, The Constitution of the State of Maryland makes a uniform registration of voters obligatory; and, " Whereas, The law passed in obedience to this mandate of the Constitution has been made a nullity by the governor and the registers whom he appointed for that purpose, and the ballot-box opened for the reception of the votes of traitors, whereby a Legislature and other officers were elected, notorious for their disloyalty; and, " Whereas, Carrying out the purpose of the governor and of their election, this Legislature has amended the loyal provisions of the Constitution and restored to citizenship all who had abjured or forfeited their rights as citizens by treason against the State or the United States; and on the other hand has enacted a law making it treason for loyal men to unite to uphold the National Government, and has not only refused to pass laws for the protection of the rights of colored citizens, but has offered a premium for violation of the laws of Congress, known as the Freedmen's Bureau law and the Civil Rights law, and assumed the defence of all who have violated those laws in the past, or will do so in tlie future, and made their defence a charge upon the State treasury without limit, has pensioned from the State treasury the Legislature which was supended from the exercise of its functions by the military power of the nation, and compelled the City of Baltimore in like manner to pension the disloyal police force which was discharged from service in 1861, as a necessary measure of public safety; has instituted measures for imposing on the State the burden of paying for the slaves emancipated as a necessary result of the slaveholders' rebellion, and has passed a law in palpable and confessed violation of the Constitution, calling a convention for the purpose of abrogating what remains of loyalty and equal rights in our Constitution, and of placing loyal men in hopeless subjection to traitors; therefore, " Resolved by the Grand Council of the Union League of Maryland, That we earnestly pray the Congress of the United States, as far as practicable, to extend to Maryland the principles of the Military Reconstruction law and to secure to all loyal citizens in the State the right of suffrage. "Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolution be signed by the Grand President and Secretary, and forwarded to the Hon. Francis Thomas and the Hon. James W. Nye, with the request that they will lay the same before the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, and urge such action as shall ensure protection to the loyal citizens of Maryland. "H. ST0CKBR1DGE, Grand President. " Charles H. Gatch, Grand Secretary." The radical State convention which assembled in Baltimore on the 28th, adopted the following resolutions which were also presented in Congress— " Whereas, The Legislature of Maryland has, since the adjournment of this republican State convention, on the 27th of February, passed the convention bill in regard to |
