land, and support the constitution and laws
thereof, and that I will, to the best of my skill
adjustment diligently and faithfully with-out
partiality or prejudice, execute the office of
according to the constitution and laws
of this State, and that since the adoption of the
present constitution, I have not in any man-
ner violated the provisions thereof in rela-
tion to bribery of voters or preventing legal
or procuring illegal votes to be given; (and
if a governor, senator, member of the house
of delegates or ]''judge.) that. I will not directly
or indirectly receive the profits or any part
of the profits of any other office during the
time of my acting as . I do further
swear that I will support the constitution of
the United States, and will be faithful and
bear true allegiance to the United States and
the government thereof, and to the State of
Maryland, any law or ordinance of any State
to the contrary notwithstanding, and that 1
have never, either directly or indirectly, by
word, act .or deed, given any aid, comfort or
encouragement to those in rebellion against
the government of the United States or" the
lawful authorities thereof; and all this 1
swear voluntarily, without any, the least,
mental equivocation, reservation or qualifica-
tion whatsoever, so help me God. And if any
person elected or appointed to office as afore-
said, shall refuse or neglect to take the said
oath or affirmation, he shall be considered as
halving refused to accept the said office) and a
new election or appointment shall be made as
in case of refusal or resignation, and any person
sweat ing or affirming falsely in the prem-
ises, shall, on conviction thereof in a court of
law, incur the penalties for wilful and corrupt
perjury, and ie thereafter incapable of voting
at any election, and also incapable of holding
any office of profit or trust in this Static.
Mr. SCOTT submitted the following amend-
ment:
Strike out all after the word "be," in the
fifth 'inc, and insert:
"That I will be faithful and support the
constitution and laws of Maryland that I
will to the best of my skill and judgement; dili-
gently and faithfully, without partiality or
prejudice, execute the office of,and
that since the adoption of the present constituent
I have' met in any manner violated'
the provisions thereof in relation to bribery
of voters, or preventing legal or procuring,
illegal votes to be given, (and if a governor,
senator, member of the house of delegates or
judge.) that I will not directly or indirectly
receive the profits or any part of the profits
of any other office during the time of mi
acting as , and that I owe paramount
allegiance to the constitution and government
of the United States, any law or or
dinance' of the general assembly or State
convention of Maryland to the contrary not-
withstanding; that I will defend the said
constitution and government of the United |
States to the last extremity, against every
enemy, and that since the commencement of
the civil war and rehellion, I have never in
any manner either directly or indirectly by
word or deed given aid or encouragement to
those in rebellion against the United States,
that I have never sympathized with them, nor
desired their success, but halve uniformly
and lit all times denounced them not only as
rebels against and traitors to their country,
but as enemies of the human race."
Mr .STIRLING submitted the following
amendment to the amendment :
Strike out all after the word ' 'that, "in first
inc of the amendment, and insert ;
"That I will. to the best of my skill and
judgment, diligently and faithfully, without
partiality or prejudice, execute the office of
according to the constitution and
laws of this State, and that since
1 hive not in any manner violated the provi-
sions of the present, or of the late constitution,
in relation to the bribery of voters, or
preventing legal votes or procuring illegal
votes to be given (and if a governor, senator,
member of the house of delegates, or judge,)
that I will not directly or indirectly receive
the profits or any part of the profits of any
other office during the term of my acting as
; I do further swear or affirm that
1 will bear true allegiance to the State of
Maryland, and support the constitution and
laws thereof, and that I Will bear true alle-
giance to the United States, and support, pro-
tect and defend the constitution, laws and
government thereof, as the supreme law of
the land, any law or ordinance of this or any
Sate to the contrary notwithstanding; that
I have never directly or indirectly by word,
act or died given any aid, comfort or encouragement
to those in rebellion against the
United States or the lawful authorities there-
of, but that I have been truly aid loyally on
the side of the United States against those in
armed rebellion against the United States;
and I do further swear or affirm that I will,
to the best of my abilities, protect and defend
the Union of the United States, and not allow
the same to be broken up and dissolved, or
the government thereof to be destroyed under
any circumstances if in my power to prevent
it, and that I will at all times discountenance
and oppose all political combinations having
for their object such dissolution or desecration."
Mr, BERRY, of Prince George's. All these
oaths lire exceedingly objectionable and must
be lo every reflective mind, and under no
circumstances will I record my vote in favor
or any one of them. The amendment of the
gentleman from Baltimore city (Mr. Stirling)
goes even further than the amendment of the
gentleman from Cecil county (Mr. Scott.)
While the gentleman from Cecil county re-
quires that every one who holds office should
awear that upon all occasions he has de- |
