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Condemning the war Im not so sure... doesn't look like it. Raising an militia army to defend Baltimore and Maryland during the comming war between the states but stating they had not the authority to know what the people of the state or to risk their safty not knowing if the majority wanted to secessed or not.
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Volume 430
First Page
Proceedings
of the
House
April, June and July
Special Sessions
1861
First Page, April Session
First Page, June Session
First Page, July Session
Index
Appendix
Rules and Orders
The four-hundred and thirtieth volume of the Archives of Maryland series was originally published in 1861. The Archives of Maryland edition was published in 2002 by the Maryland State Archives. This volume covers the Proceedings of the House for the special sessions held April 26 - May 14, 1861 (271), June 4 - 25, 1861 (272) and July 30 - August 7, 1861 (273).
Volume 430
Source Document
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HOUSE (Journal of Proceedings), 1861, MdHR 821076-2, 2/1/6/8
First Page
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ADD EE SS TO THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND:
Under the proclamation of your Governor, we have assem-
bled to act, according to our best judgments, for the true in-
terest of Maryland.
That Proclamation has declared the present to be "an ex-
traordinary state of affairs ;" and all must admit the correct-
ness of that assertion. We have been convened to do all that
we have the constitutional authority and the mental ability
of accomplishing, to provide for your safety and welfare
during the pendency of the present unfortunate and terrible
crisis. At the commencement of our labors, we feel it to be
our duty to you and to your General Assembly to solicit your
confidence in the fidelity with which our responsibilities will
be discharged. We are Marylanders, as you are. We have
families, as you have. Our duty, our wishes and our hopes
will be to legislate for the true interests of all the people of
our State.
We cannot but know that a large propotion of the citizens
of Maryland have been induced to believe that there is a
probability that our deliberations may result in the passage
of some measure committing this State to secession. It is,
therefore, our duty to declare that all such fears are without
just foundation. We know that we have no constitutional
authority to take such action. You need not fear that there
is a possibility that we will do so.
If believed by us to be desired by you, we may, by legisla-
tion to that effect, give you the opportunity of deciding for
yourselves, your own future destiny. We may go thus far,
but certainly will not go farther.
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