That is, in my opinion, what every man
ought to do who finds himself in a govern-
ment which he cannot support—to leave it.
I do not object to your punishing the guilty
man as a traitor; but I say, do not punish
those who are not guilty. I say, do not
punish the innocent man, the innocent wo-
man, the innocent child. The law of Chris-
tianity forbids it; the law of humanity for-
bids it; the law of Maryland ought to for-
bid it.
On motion of Mr. BOND,
The Convention adjourned.
TWENTY-THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, May 31st, 1864.
The Convention met at 11 A. M.
Prayer by the Rev, Mr. Patterson.
Present at the call of the roll, the following
members:
Messrs. Goldsborough, (President,) Ab-
bott, Annan, Baker, Belt, Berry of Baltimore
county, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Bris-
coe, Carter, Chambers, Clarke, Crawford,
Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis of
Charles, Davis of Washington, Dellinger,
Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Far-
row, Galloway, Greene, Harwood, Hebb,
Henkle, Hollyday, Hopkins, Horsey, John-
son, Jones of Cecil, Jones of Somerset, Keefer,
Kennard, King, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Mar-
key, McComas, Mitchell, Morgan, Mullikin,
Murray, Negley, Noble, Nyman, Parker, Par-
ran, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette, Rus-
sell, Sands, Schlosser, Scott, Smith of Dor-
chester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope,
Sykes, Thomas, Thruston, Todd, Turner,
Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden—75.
The proceedings of yesterday were read
and approved.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS,
Mr. SCOTT submitted the following order :
Ordered, That hereafter the Convention
hold afternoon sessions daily, commencing at
half-past three P. M.
Mr. BARRON. If the members of this Con-
vention would do more business and talk a
great deal less, one session a day would be
enough. I move that that order lie upon the
table, and upon that motion I call for the
yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 42; nays 35—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Barron, Belt, Berry of Bal-
timore county, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond,
Briscoe, Chambers, Clarke, Crawford, Cun-
ningham, Davis of Charles, Davis of Wash-
ington, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Edelen, Har-
wood, Henkle, Hollyday, Horsey, Johnson,
Jones of Somerset, King, Larsh, Lee, Mace,
Marbury, Markey, Mitchell, Morgan, Nyman,
Parran, Ridgely, Schlosser, Smith of Dor- |
chester, Sneary, Thomas, Turner, Valliant,
Wickard, Wilmer—42.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Carter, Cushing, Del-
linger, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Greene,
Hebb, Hopkins, Jones of Cecil, Keefer, Ken-
nard, McComas, Mullikin, Murray, Negley,
Noble, Parker, Pugh, Purnell, Robinette,
Russell, Sands, Scott, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Thruston, Todd, Wooden—36.
So the order was laid upon the table.
Mr. SYKES submitted the following order :
Ordered, That the Convention hold two
sessions each day, the morning session to
meet at eleven o'clock and adjourn at two
P. M., the afternoon session to meet at four
o'clock and adjourn at seven P. M.
Mr. STIRLING. I would suggest to my
friend that there is no necessity for an order
of that kind. I hardly think that a majority
will adopt it. It seems to me that it will be
better to let the question remain for the Con-
vention to decide at the time. When the
business requires it, the Convention have the
power at any time to take a recess until the
afternoon; and no doubt they will do it un-
til that particular matter is disposed of. But
there is no necessity of our sitting here every
afternoon; and if we adopt it we shall have
to except a particular day in order to hold
but one session. Without, a general order
we can at any time take a recess until the
afternoon.
Mr. BARRON. I would suggest to gentlemen
that wish this kind of order carried, that we
should meet in the morning at half past nine
o'clock.
The order was rejected,
ORDERS ADOPTED.
On motion of Mr. RIDGELY,
It was ordered to be entered upon the Jour-
nal, that the continued absence of Mr. Berry,
of Baltimore county, has been occasioned by
his necessary presence at Baltimore as Adju-
tant General of the State, in the business of
organizing the troops now being enlisted un-
der the late proclamation of the Governor.
On motion of Mr. GREENE,
Ordered, That the Committee on the ''Leg-
islative Department" be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of incorporating into the
Constitution a provision enabling the Legislature
to accept the accession to this State of
any territory contiguous thereto, of the States
of West Virginia, Virginia, and the District
of Columbia, with the consent of the Legis-
latures of the said States, and of the Con-
gress of the United States.
On motion of Mr. DUVALL,
It was ordered to be entered on the Jour-
nal that Mr. Peter, of Montgomery, is de-
tained from his seat in the Convention by
indisposition.
COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION.
Mr. CLARKE submitted the following reso-
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