The question was then taken, by yeas and
nays, and resulted—yeas 43, nays 26—as
follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President
Audoun, Blakiston, Briscoe, Brown, Cham-
bers, Duvall, Earle, Gale, Greene, Harwood,
Hatch, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Horsey,
Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset,
Kennard, King, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Mar-
bury, Miller, Morgan, Murray, Nyman, Par-
ran, Peter. Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell,
Scott, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling,
Stockbridge, Sykes, Turner, Wilmer—43.
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Baker, Belt
Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of
Washington, Dellinger, Ecker; Farrow, Gal-
loway, Hebb, Hopper, Keefer, Markey, Mc-
Comas, Negley, Parker, Robinette, Schley,
Smith, of Carroll, Swope, Valliant, Wickard,
Wooden—26.
The convention accordingly adjourned un-
til Friday next at 10 o'clock, A. M.
SIXTY-FIFTH DAY.
FRIDAY, August 5,1864.
The convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr, Patterson.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names ;
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Blackiston, Bond,
Brown, Carter. Chambers, Clarke, Cunning-
ham, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Dellin-
ger, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Gale,
Galloway, Greene, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb,
Hoffmnn, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Hor-
sey, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil. Keefer, Ken-
nard, King, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Mace,
Marbury, Mayhugh, McComas, Miller, Mor-
gan, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker, Par-
ran, Pugh, Purnell. Ridgely, Robinette, Rus-
sell, Schley, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith,
of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Todd, Turner, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer,
Wooden— 67.
Tbe journal of Wednesday last was read
and approved.
PROTEST OF THE MINORITY .
Mr. CHAMBERS. On behalf of thirty-five
members of this convention, being all of
those who compose the minority of this body,
I move for leave to have their protest entered
on the journal of our proceedings.
We have witnessed, sir, with infinite re-
gret, a series of measures adopted by the
majority of this house which, in our view,
are not only utterly indefensible in them-
selves, but which are also, in their character,
altogether beyond the legitimate objects and
purposes for the accomplishment of which
this convention has been convened, and en-
tirely without its jurisdiction. The journal, |
which contains a history of these measures,
will be handed down to those who are to
come after us, amongst the archives of the
State, in perpetual memory of our work and
as part of the history of our State.
We have felt it. our duty to vote against
these measures. We are anxious to have our
reasons for thus voting appear on the same
journal on which our votes are recorded. It
is hut a common privilege of a minority to
make known the reasons of their dissent,
and, in this case, we deem this the only
means of effectually availing ourselves of this
right. In one instance, particularly, it will
be recollected, the previous question was
called by a member who was on the floor for
the purpose of moving it before the secretary
had finished the reading of the resolution.
The following is the proteat which we ask
to have placed on the journal :
The undersigned, delegates to the Mary-
land State constitutional convention, respect-
fully ask that the following protest be enter-
ed upon the journal of the proceedings of the
convention:
The undersigned protest against the
"order" adopted by thirty-three delegates
of the convention on the 19th ultimo, in the
following words;
" Ordered, That this convention, represent-
ing the people of Maryland, hereby respect-
fully request the President of the United
States and the commandants of the military
departments in which Maryland is included,
as an act of justice and propriety, to assess
upon known sympathizers with the rebellion,
resident in this State, the total amount of all
losses and spoliations sustained by loyal citi-
zens of the United States resident in this
State, by reason of the recent rebel raid, to
compensate loyal sufferers."
And also against the preamble and resolu-
tions adopted by forty-one delegates of the
convention on the 20th ultimo, in the follow-
ing words:
" Whereas, There is in Maryland a class of
persona whose desire for the success of the rebel
arms is a matter of public notoriety, who
have been demonstrated more clearly by the
recent invasion to lie the inviters of rebel
raids, the guides, welcomers and entertainers
of rebel soldiers, who have rejoiced at the
burning of our houses and the plunder of our
property, who only want the opportunity to
place the lives and property of loyal people
at the mercy of their rebel friends, by point-
ing them out for destruction, and under the
protection of the rebel army usurp the govern-
ment of the State; and whereas, the experi-
ence of the past two weeks now clearly shows
that the presence of such persons in our
midst in time of war is no longer to be toler-
ated, and justice to ourselves, our families,
and our country, no less than to weak-mind-
ed disloyalists themselves, the only hope of
whose reclamation is in a vigorous policy, |
