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affected by the Constitution of the United States and the laws
made in pursuance thereof, and is not bound to yield obedi-
ence to laws made in direct violation of the Constitution of
the United States and in the exercise of usurped powers. "
Mr. Sands submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:
After the word "thereof, " in the 13th line, insert—
"Provided, that nothing in this Article contained shall be
construed as giving to the State a right to secede from the
Federal Union, or to form a confederation with any other
State or States of the Union, or to seize by force of arms or
otherwise any property of the United States situate and being
within the limits of this State, but that these acts are hereby
expressly forbidden, "
Pending the consideration of which,
The Convention adjourned.
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THURSDAY, June 2d, 1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Davenport.
Present at the call of the roll the following members:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President, Abbott, Annan, Audoun,
Baker, Barron, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore co., Berry, of Prince
George's, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Carter, Chambers, Clarke,
Crawford, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Charles,
Davis of Washington, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Ede-
len, Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Hen-
kle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey,
Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, Kennard, King,
Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey, Mitchell, Miller,
Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker, Parran,
Pugh, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Scott,
Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Thruston, Todd, Turner, Val-
liant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden—78.
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