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Sioussat's The English Statutes in Maryland, 1903
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CHAPTER HI.
THE TEN YEARS' CONTROVERSY, I722-I732, AND THE FINAL
POSITION OF THE ENGLISH STATUTES IN MARYLAND LAW.
The ten years, 1722-1732, constitute the most important
phase of the controversy over the English statutes. Back of
the strife over this particular matter lay the general state of
the public mind, which lias been described at some length in
the paper, " Economics and Politics in Maryland." In con-
trast with most of the issues then agitated—which to a large
degree were connected with agricultural discontent—this was
a question in which no material profit or loss was involved.
it was purely legal, and the endeavor was to establish as a
general rule what in some particular cases was not denied.
A review of the circumstances then existent shows how
favorable the opportunity was for political leadership; and
that such leaders were forthcoming in the lawyers of regular
training who, in spite of the Assembly's jealousy as to their
pecuniary emolument, were then leading that body to one end
or another.
The man who stirred up this matter fresh and gave to it
the legal talents which won him place and fame was the Attor-
ney-General of the Province. Daniel Dulany, the elder. Eor
his career in respects other than this, the reader is referred to
the former paper. He began his service in the Assembly in
1722, and at the same session, as head of the Committee of
Laws, made the conduct of this controversy with the Pro-
prietor his especial charge. In 1732 the dispute closed with
a compromise, and the next year Dulany went over to an
official career in the service of the Proprietor and no longer
supported the country party. Meanwhile, through a routine
of resolutions, addresses, reports, bills and proprietary vetoes
the country party was kept united and insistent—for this pur-
pose, at least—by an able and industrious commander.

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