we better not enter upon another argument
to-day. I therefore move that this Conven-
tion do now adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was withdrawn at
the request of—
Mr. DANIEL, who moved that when this
Convention adjourn to-day, it be to meet at
12 M., on Monday next.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. SYKES—
The Convention then adjourned to 12 M, on
Monday next.
THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
MONDAY, June 13,1864.
The Convention met at 12 o'clock M.
(Mr. Scott in the chair.)
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Patterson.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker,
Barron, Bond, Brown, Chambers, Clarke,
Cunningham, Cushing, Dail, Davis, of
Charles, Davis, of Washington, Dennis,
Duvall. Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway,
Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hopkins, Horsey,
Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer,
Kennard, King, Larsh, Mace, Markey, Mc-
Comas, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin,
Negley, Noble, Nyman, Parker, Parran,
Peter, Pugh, Robinette, Sands, Schlosser,
Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Dorchester,
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling,
Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thruston, Todd,
Valliant, Wickard and Wooden—61.
The proceedings of Saturday were read
and approved.
Mr. HEBB submitted the following order :
Ordered, That until the final vote on the
Declaration of Bights shall have been taken,
the Convention will hold two sessions daily,
beginning at 10 o'clock A. M. and 4 1/2
o'clock P. M.
Mr. HEBB demanded the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
The question being taken the result was—
yeas 38, nays 26, as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Baker,
Cushing, Davis, of Washington, Earle,
Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Greene, Hebb,
Hopkins, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard,
Mace, McComas, Mullikin, Negley, Parker,
Pugh, Robinette, Scott, Smith, of Carroll.
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling,
Swope, Sykes, Thurston, Todd, Wickard
and Wooden—33.
Nays—Messrs. Audoun, Barron, Bond,
Chambers, Cunningham, Dail, Davis, of
Charles, Dennis, Duvall, Hatch, Horsey, |
Jones, of Somerset, King, Larsh, Markey,
Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Noble, Nyman,
Parran, Peter, Schlosser, Smith, of Dorches-
ter, Stockbridge and Valliant—26.
See the order was adopted.
Mr. KING. A great many vote for this
who are absent every afternoon, and I
think some action ought to be taken to
make those attend who voted for the even-
ing session.
Mr. BARRON. I understand the order to
be that there shall be no votes, or amend-
ments, or anything of that land.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. The order does not
say so.
Mr. BARRON. Very well; then we will
have another order and try that on. A
great many gentlemen want, to have their
votes recorded, and that is all they want. I
would like to know where we stand on this
question.
On motion of Mr. HEBB
Ordered, That the use of the Hall be
granted to Capt. A. B. Calhoun to deliver
a Lecture on "Life in Libby Prison," to-
morrow evening.
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS—ALLEGIANCE.
The Convention proceeded to the consid-
eration of the order of the day, being the
second reading of the Declaration of Rights.
The article under consideration was the
following:
Art. 4. The Constitution of the United
States and the laws made in pursuance
thereof being the supreme law of the land,
every citizen of this State owes paramount
allegiance to the Constitution and Govern-
ment of the United States, and is not bound
by any law or ordinance of this State in
contravention or subversion thereof.
The pending question was the amend-
ment of Mr. BRISCOE, to strike out the
word "paramount" in the fourth line.
Mr. AUDOUN. We have occupied con-
siderable time in this» Convention with the
discussion of this article; more than I think
there was any necessity for; more, I am
satisfied, than the people who sent us here
would be willing that wo should devote to
any one article. I should like to know of
the majority in this Convention what ad-
vantage there is in occupying so much time
in this discussion. Do they suppose that
by their arguments they can induce one of
the members of the minority to leave his
idol? You might just as well undertake
to bail out the Chesapeake Bay with a tea-
spoon as to induce them to forsake their
idol. For the purpose of bringing this dis- |
