HISTORY OF MARYLAND

There were few topics of greater interest to Governor
Tawes than the rich history of the Free State. He was keenly
aware of the significance of the subject and he frequently
selected it as the basis of public presentations.

Maryland, one of the first of the American colonies and one
of the original thirteen states, has played a vital role in the
history of the United States. From the time of its settlement
by the Calverts, through the trials of the Revolution and the
nation-shattering fratricide of the Civil War, to the tumult of
the Twentieth Century, Maryland occupies a central place in
the annals of America. It was Maryland which provided the
example of religious toleration in its earliest years; and it was
historic Annapolis that served as the first capital of a fledgling
nation. The Governor saw it as one of the responsibilities
of his office to periodically remind Marylanders of their heritage
and the following selections touch on a variety of aspects of the
State's history.

REMARKS ON THE 325TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FOUNDING OF MARYLAND

BALTIMORE
March 25, 1959

The little band of men who set out from England aboard the Ark and
the Dove 325 years ago to become the first settlers of Maryland were
under an injunction that Catholics and Protestants were not to give
offense one to another in matters of religion. The order was issued by
Cecilius Galvert, before whose statue we are gathered here today to
commemorate the founding of Maryland three and a quarter centuries
ago.

"His Lordship, " wrote the second Lord Baltimore, "requires his said
Governor and Commissioners that in their voyage to Mary Land they be
very careful to preserve unity and peace among all the passengers on
shipboard, and that they suffer no scandal nor offense to be given to any
of the Protestants.... "

He went on to state that his instructions were to be "observed at land

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