Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-04-20
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ST.. MARY's

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ST. MARYS
CoUNTY.-The Democrats of St. Mary's
held meeting at Leonardtown on the 1lth
inst, and appointed four delegates to repre-
sent the county in the Dis,ric, Convention,
10 be held for the election of delegate to
represent the first Congressional district in
the National Convention, to be held in May
next, IN Baltimore; and also elected twenty
delegates to the State Convention, which
will meet in Baltimore about the same time
to designate Democratic Electoral ticket
The following resolutions, submitted by
Fl. G. S. KEY, ESQ, were unanimously a.
dopted by the meeting:
Reso7ued, That the administration of the
General Government under James K. Polk
meets the unqualified admiration and conf
dence of this meeting, whether we regard
the salntary operation Of those great mea-
sureS, the separation of Bank and State and
the Revenue Tariff, SO ably recommended
by the administration, and which have so
signally sustained the national credi. even
played IN the negotiation and settlement of
the Oregon question, or the wisdom that
planned and ably directed the Mexican cam
pagn, and furnished so splendid field for
The display Of American valor and patriot
ism and, by way of expressing our high
est praise, That the assertion and vindlca-
ton of our rights, whether with England or
Mexico, by the administration of James K.
Polk, has been discharged with forbear-
ance, moderation and frmuess worthy of
Andrew Jackson.
Resolued, That the provision that con(ers
on Congress the power 10 Law taxes and levy
|imposls is confined to territories under the
civil jurisdiction of the United States; that
when an enemy's territory is occupied by
our army and no provision has been made
by Congress for its government, (and which
the President recommended in his last an
nual message,) it is onl y to lie held and rul-
ed by military occupation according to the
laws Of natons-and we hereby denounce
that fac,ious spirit that would censure all
and do nothing but charge usurpa,ion on the
President for levyng and collecting some
means for the support of our army in an
enemy's country;-,hat the purpose is clear
ly legitimate under the laws of nations and
has been praclsed by them that the Con-
slitu:ion clothes the President with the au-
,hority Of CommaDder-in-C Chief of the army
and navy, and that under this authority to
enable him TO execute the law declaring war.
he has the power TO exercise and make that
authority available for legitimate purposes.
Reso|ued. That while this meeting COM
mends the inviolate rule of our Government
never to interfere with the internal concerns
, Of other nations until the people themselves
have spoken, yet we sincerely tender to the
people of France, and all friends of civil and
religious liberty, our best wishes for their
success; and we congratulate Pope Plus TX
tina, he is the first monarch who seems 10
have conceived the idea, that the true foun-
i, daIon of all governments rests on the con-
fdence and affections Of the people.
Resolued. That this meeting, looking to
the consistent political lives of Levi Wood
bury, of New Hampshire; Lewis Cass, Of
, Michigan George M. Dallas and James
Buchanan, of Pennsylvania; and Robert J
Walker, of Mississippi; will cordially sup
port either of those men for President of the
United States, or any other sound Democrat
: that may be nominated by the National Con-
, vention.
RESOLVED, That we pledge our united sup
port of the nominees of the National Con-
4 vention.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the Chairman and Sc
cretary and published in the ST. Mary's Bea-
con, with reques, that they will be copied
in all the newspapers of this Congressional
District, the Union, a. Washington, and the
Baltimore Republican and Argus, and such
other papers in the State as may approve the
! same.
Resozred, That, with view to the con-
venience of the larger portion of the Con-
gressional District, and not having seen the
action of any of our sister counties, we pro-
pose that the Congressional District Con-
ven,ion shall meet a, BIadensburg on Thurs
day the 4h of May next.
NEGRO VoTERs.-In the State ofNew
York a free colored man, who is in pos
session of a free hold of $3.50, is emit
tied to vote at all elections. If it be pro-
I per that the colored men shall exercise
the right of suffrage in that State, why
has the right been restricted to those
only who possess free hold worth
$3.50? Is it that the possession Of land
is all evidence of the existence of mind
and morals mndeing the individual
worthy to be trusted with the selection
of rulers? this be the ground upon
r which the colored man is required to
own a freehold, would it not apply
with equal force to the free white man?
/ We suppose that the rea. on for exclud-
: ing the free colored men from voting
, was, that, from their very position ir
society they could not, in general, have