Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-07-31
PU BLIC MEETINGS.
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

House, in Port Tobacco, on Tuesday last,
the 29th instant, in pursuance of their ap-
pointment, when the meeting was called to
order by GEORGE BRENT, Esq, delegate
from Aliens Fresh District, after which the
meeting was organized by appointing Col.
HUGH Cox, President; COL WALTER M.
MILLAR and HENRY H. HAWKINS, Esq, Vice
Presidents, and JAMES Mccormick, Secre-
tary.
list Of the delegates was then called
over, when the following gentlemen answer
ed to their names
From the Hill Top-Walter M. Millar,
Joseph Young, William FERGUSON, James
Brawner, sen'r., Francis E. Huntington,
Robert Gray, John D. Freeman, James F.
Gray.
From .Allen's Fresh.-Robert S. Reeder,
DR.. Robert FERGUSON, Peter Williams, JAS
Mccormick, John Ware, Charles Robey,
sen'r., George Brent, Elijah w. Day, Thos.
A. Amery, William hewitt, John r. Robert
son, Samuel Cox, Henry A. Neale, Barton
Maddox.
From Coomes.AsHugh Cox, Geo. P y ens
kins, Francis Robey, Richard Gardiner,
Geo. H. Gardiner, Henry A. Moore, Francis
Montgomery, Basil D. Spalding, Better Dent
Samuel Fl. Beall, Thomas R. HALEY. y
From Bryantoacn-Dr Walter F. Bear
man, Aquiila Turner, Henry Fl. Hawkins.
John Hamilton, Josias Hawkins. Edward
w. Gardiner, Thomas I. Gardiner, Francis
d. Gasliner, Edward D. Boone, Alfred w.
Gardiner, George H, Gardiner of J. W., K.
Slit
On motion of GEO. BRENT, ESQ, it was
RESOLVED, That the President ofthis meet
ing appoint committee to consist of two
gentlemen from each district, to nominate
four delegates to represent this county in
the Convention which is TO be held at Bla-
densburg on the 9th Of August next, to
nominate candidate 10 represent this con-
gressonal district in the next Congress of
the United States.
The following committee was appointed
in pursuance of the above resolution:
From Hill Top Dist.-Robert Gray,
VIM FERGUSON.
ss441lllen's Fresh. Rob't. S. Reeder,
DIR. r. FERGUSON.
IS Coonses. Samuel H. Beall, 4
Francis Robey.
{. Brydnto10n. Josias Hawkins,
DIR. WIZ. Boarman.
The committee then retired for the pur-
pose of performing the duty assigned them,
and after short absence returned to the
court room, when JosIAs HAWKINS, Esq,
reported to the meeting the following named
gentlemen to compose said delegation:
Hill Top District.-JoHN D. FREEMAN.
Aliens Fresh. GEORGE BRENT.
Coomes. FRANCIS G. GREEN.
BruQ7,toaca1, JosIAs HAWKINS.
Which report was adopted
It was then ordered that the delegation
hereby appointed have full power and au-
thority to fill any vacancy or vacancies that
may occur
SAMUEL Cox, Esq, presented the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resozred, That this meeting have every
confidence in the ability and purity of Gen
JOHN G. CHAPMAN, their late delegate to
the Legislature of the State.
ResozUed, That they urgently recommend
his nomination by the Convention to meet
at Bladensburg on the 9th of August next,
as most suitable candidate to represent this
congressional district in the next Congress
of the United States.
Resolved, That the delegates appointed
by this meeting are requested to use all
honorable means TO secure his nomination.
JOHN D. FREEMAN, Esq, presented the
following resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the
Wings of Charles county to hold Con-
vention in Port Tobacco on "WEDNESDAY,
the Goth of AUGUST next, to nominate three
persons to be recommended to the voters of
Charles county, to represent them in the
next House of Delegates, and that the voters
be requested to hold meetings, at the seve-
raj places of holding elections, on SATUR-
DAY. the 10Th of AUGUST, to send twenty
delegates from each election district to said
Convention.
On motion Of GEORGE BRENT, Esq, it
was ordered that the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the President and Sc
cretary, and published in the Port Tobacco