events and circumstances since that time has
been such that I am not left in a majority of
one in this Convention.
Mr. STIRLING. I will read the names :
"Affirmative—Messrs, Speaker Thomas,
Harris, Blakistone, Hayne, Chandler, Wickes,
Brewer, Hobbs, Roberts, Lanimore, Bourke,
Garrettson, Duvall, of Anne Arundel, Comp-
ton, Billingsley, Somervell, Merrick, Millar,
Rogerson, Mudd, Turner, Ely, Holmes, Ste-
vens, Mullikin, Dudley. Teackle, Nicols,
Wright, of Dorchester, Richardson, of Dor-
chester, George A. Thomas, Evans, Knight,
Edelen, Gantt, Hearn, Milbourn, Powell, Fore-
man, Unkefer, Schley, Hammond, Johns,
Hope, Forwood, Carter, Jump, Mann, Holl
man, Grove, Weast, While, Harding, Will-
son, Gittings, Lantz, Louthan, Bruce, Sli-
cer—53."
Mr. BILLINGSLEY. I hope the Convention
will understand that I am not the Mr. Bill.
ingsley who voted for those resolutions; and I
would say in reference lo my representative
that the sad calamities of his country have
taught him a bitter lesson.
Mr. STIRLING resumed: I only wish to say
with regard to this that the State of Mary-
land, as represented here to-day, stands pre-
cisely where she stood in 1832; that the events
of past times have taught us a different les-
son; and we are prepared to record our votes
for this proposition as a proposition necessary
to be incorporated into this Constitution,
which has been taught to us by the light of
experience, and which is perfectly consistent
with the constitutional views always en-
tertained in the State of which we are
citizens.
Under the order, the question was stated
upon the amendment.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset, (by unanimous
consent,) said: I wish merely to account for
the unanimity with which the resolutions
referred to were adopted. I believe I occu-
pied nearly the whole of the sitting; and im-
mediately upon the adjournment, as I passed
out of the door of the House of Delegates, a
gentleman who represented Baltimore city,
slapped roe on the shoulder, and remarked,
"Jones, there is no doubt that the doctrines
you have advocated are the doctrines of the
Democratic party down to to-day, but we
must stand by old Hickory."
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's demanded
the yeas and nays on the amendment and they
were ordered.
Mr. BELT. It is my desire, if it can be ac-
complished, to have one vote decide this
question. I would suggest therefore, if the
gentleman will withdraw his amendment, I
will move to strike out the whole section.
Mr. CHAMBERS moved that the Convention
adjourn.
The motion was rejected.
The question being taken upon the amend-
ment of Mr. Briscoe, to strike out the wore |
"paramount," the result was—yeas 32, nays
55—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Belt, Berry, of Prince
George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Bris-
coe, Brown, Chambers, Clarke, Crawford,
Dail, Davis, of Charles, Dennis, Duvall, Ede-
len, Gale, Harwood, Henkle, Hodson, Holly-
day, Horsey, Jones, of Somerset, Lans dale,
Lee, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Par-
ran, Peter, Smith, of Dorchester, Wilmer—32.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Barron, Brook?, Cun-
ningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Furrow,
Galloway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hoffman,
Hopkins, Hopper, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer,
Kennard, King, Larsh, Mace, Markey, Mc-
Comas, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Noble, Ny-
man, Parker, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robi-
nette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Scott, Smith,
of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wooden—55.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. BELT moved to strike out the 4th ar-
ticle.
The motion was not agreed to.
Mr. CHAMBERS submilted the following
amendment:
Article 4, strike out all after the word
" that," in the first line, and insert the words :
" The Constitution of the United States and
the laws made in pursuance thereof, and all
treaties made under the authority of the
United States, are the supreme law of the
land, to which every citizen owes obedience,
anything in the Constitution or laws of this
State to the contrary notwithstanding, and
every citizen is equally bound to obey all or-
ders or ordinances of those who for the time
being administer the Government, so far as
such orders or ordinances shall be in con-
formity to the Constitution of the United
States and laws made pursuant thereto."
Mr. MILLER. There are other propositions
to be offered, and five minutes is allowed upon
each. It is now late, and I move that the
Convention adjourn.
The motion was rejected.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset, demanded the yeas
and nays upon the amendments submitted by
Mr. Chambers; and they were' re ordered.
The question being taken the result was—
yeas 32, nays 53—as follows :
yeas—Messrs Belt, Berry, of P. George's,
Billingsley, Blackiston; Bond, Briscoe, Brown,
Chambers, Clarke, Crawford, Dail, Davis, of
Charles, Dennis, Duvall, Edelen, Gale, Har-
wood, Henkle, Hollyday, Horesy, Jones, of
Somerset, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell,
Miller, Morgan, Parran, Peter, Smith, of
Dorchester, Turner, Wilmer—32.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Barron, Brooks, Cun-
ningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, |
