suing election a signal triumph to those who believe in the ca-
pacity of the people for self-government.

Given under my hand, at the city of Baltimore, this twenty-
eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-seven.

T. WATKINS LIGON.

By the Governor,

J. PINKNEY,

Secretary of State.

ORDER NO. 1.

Head Quarters, M. M. }
Baltimore, October 28th, 1857. }
Major General George H. Stewart,

Commanding 1st Light Division, M. V.
You are hereby ordered to hold your entire command ready for
immediate service, fully equipped, and report to me at noon on
Saturday next.

                                           T. WATKINS LIGON.

ORDER NO. 2.

Head Quarteri, M. M. }
Baltimore, October 28th, 1857. }
John Spear Smith,

Mayor General, 3rd Division, M. M.

You are hereby ordered to enroll and embody, without delay,
six regiments of not less than six hundred men each, (to be offi-
cered and equipped,) and hold the same in readiness for service,
by noon on Saturday next, and report to me,

T. WATKINS LIGON.

To his Excellency,

The Governor of Maryland.

Our opinion is asked by your Excellency, whether the Consti-
tution of Maryland limits the power of the Governor, to "call
out the militia, to the cases and periods of an actual invasion,
and actual insurrection, and an actual interference with the exe-
cution of the laws." This question is determinable by the 9th
and 10th sections of the 2nd article of the Constitution.