290 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [June 20,

desire to serve the true interests of their State. And indeed
some of the signatures appear to be manufactured for the oc-
casion, for they are all in the same hand writing and made
with the same ink and pen, The petitioners have shown no
such strength of number either, as would justify your com-
mittee in saying that there were any expression of a popular
desire, by any number approaching to a majority of the peo-
ple of the State for an adjournment sine die, as would justify
your committee in recommending this body to surrender its
own judgment on that important subject, especially when we
regard the alarming state of the country, and the increasing
dangers to the lives and social welfare of the people of the
State which requires such protection from the Legislature as
it may be able to give against the unconstitutional exercise
of power by the military forces now quartered amongst us in
the occupation of our soil. Your committee, however, think
this General Assembly might adjourn to meet at an early day
after the assembling of the Congress of the United States, so
as to be able to co-operate with that body in bringing about
a peaceable settlement of our national difficulties, if so de-
sirable a result can be accomplished. Your committee there-
fore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That when
the Senate and House of Delegates adjourn on Friday, the
21st of June, they adjourn to meet in the city of Annapolis,
on Tuesday, the 30th day of July next, at 12 o'clock, M.

J. H. GORDON.
T. PARKIN SCOTT,
JAMES U. DENNIS,
On the part of the House committee.
THOMAS FRANKLIN,
F. WHITAKER,
D. C. BLACKISTON,
On the part of the Senate committee.
Which was read the first time.

Also submitted the following:

WHEREAS, The Executive department of the Government
of the United States without the consent of Congress, and
in the face of its refusal to authorize the same, has com-
menced, and is now waging an unconstitutional, unrighteous
and unholy war against the Confederate States of America
for the purpose of subjugating and reducing said States to
obedience to a government from which they have withdrawn.