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Mantled in. The minority raised the point, with much acuteness, drat an
lnatl.clhted instrument cntld nl, file Convention
" relrre-
:nntml tire sovereign people of Maryland, sort here to form the popular will
intro organic law.''''- 'fire: question was, not wlretller tire soldier's
should vote,
clot how should tires- vote. 'file -union party- felt they could not
aiFurdtulwe
rile support of the soldier,, and wore determined to make rise of their
votes.
It was also pointed' oat by AIr. Stirling, drat in excluding disloyal
persons
1'rcml voting, the Convention was curly following the example of the
Legislature
which had antlrurized_ it. Fur, at the WOW tmr Hie Cum-entireatrrilled oafilr was taken by voterm.'
During this Cun\-entitm, \Ir. l lonry- Stoory at hi•inlary elections or party nominating conventions,
ought
to lie punished by rite-State; lint this proposition was rejected, as was a
curi-
ous one, drat a votor, Absent front his residence em olec•tin for much offives.9
_1s we have sot>n,,tlle question of Soldiers voting, arid <11' an w
irttl<1 ,''sworn the
nlotlltlcl u!' c :Irrvittg,
ml that election. The legality of its decision that it wltll<1, anIlltl go into olfut•t
at cnlc't•, "a.
I ~ Proceedings. It. fill.
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Leln,ttn•s, It. lf'r;:i, 17,01".
Debates. p. 17':4.
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