Discourse on the Life and Character of George Calvert, the First Lord (Classic Reprint)

Mr. President and Gentlemen, Looking to the objects contemplated by this Society and its ability to attain them, and to the earnestness with which it has undertaken its office, I would venture to foretell that Maryland will find frequent occasion to applaud its labors, and to acknowledge much good service done in a good cause. I ts establishment is a timely and most appropriate tribute rendered by the City of Baltimore to the State. The munificence of our City will never find a more honorable object for its outlay, its intelligence a more dignified subject for its application, the patriotism of our City a more dutiful employment than that which is presented to its regard in the purpose and proceeding of this association. Baltimore indeed owed it to that community of which she is the social centre, to the intellectual accomplishment which dwells within her own balls, and owed, too, I think, to the name she bears a name which has not yet been illustrated as fully as its historic value deserves to set herself diligently to the task of exploring and preserving, as far as means exist, the past and present materials which belong to the long neglected history of Maryland. We have now addressed ourselves to this ta Bk: taken the lead in it, as it was proper Baltimore
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