Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18
~wHIc.srATE- CONVENTION.

WHIc>S:TAIE4CQN' EN loN.
The delegates from.the several counties
Of the Stale 10 III ewing Convention, assem-
beds, Baltimore on Thursday morning last,
q, 10 o'clock, in the large saloon OF Browns
building. -.
On motion of Capt. VIM. FRAZIER, of
Dorchester county, the Convention was
temporarily organized by calling the Hon.
RICHARD THoMAs, of ST. Mary's county, to
the Chair, and appointing LLOYD TlLGH-
MAN. of Queen Ann's county, and GEORGE
w. Dawson, of Montgomery county, as Sc
cretaries.
Upon calling the roll by the Secretary it
anneared that all the counties were fully
represented.
On motion IF Charles B. CALVERT, OF
Prince Georges county, the chair appointed
a committee of one from each comfy and
The civ of Baltimore to report officers to
the Convention.
The committee retired to Barnum's Ho-
tel for the purpose Of attending to the duty
assigned them.
The following gentlemen were chosen
BIZ the committee for such Offices:
President-Hon. RICHARD THOMAS, OF
St. Mary's county. ."a
Vice Presidents-VALENTINE ADAMS, of
Frederick county, CHARLES B. CALVERT,
Prince Georges county, JOHN G. GRooME,
ofCecil county, NICHOLAS GoLDsBoRoUG
Of Talbot county.
observation-disclosures w. DAWSON, OF
Montgomery co., and LEVI FAHNEsTocK, Of
Baltimore city.
On motion, this report was unanimously
adopted.
On taking his seat, the President elect re-
turned his thanks for the honor conferred
upon him, and after briefly adver'ing 10 the
duties which had called them together, con-
cluded by expressing the hope tina, all their
deliberations might be marked with unanim-
iiv and concert Of action.
The following resolutions were then sub
United by D. JENIFER, Esq, Of Charles CO.,
but without acting upon them the Conven-
ton adjourned until O'Clock.
Resolved, That the peace, prosperity and
success ofour country depend upon the sue
GEES Of the principles of the Wing party.
Resolved, That the best measures in the
present crisis of our national affairs. to pro-
mote these objects, are the election of Pre-
sident and Vice Presden. Of The United
States, entertaining those principles.
RESOLVED, Tha. we approve of the assem-
bling of Wing National Convention in Phi
ladephia, on The 9Th o: June next, to noml-
nate candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sident of the United States.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
support at the mex, Presidential election the
nominees Of this Convention.
Reso7red, That Messrs. --, of The
LIST. Cd, Ord, 4,h, 5lh and 9Th Congressiona
Districts, and Messrs. --, and ---
from the State at large, be and they are here
bv appointed to represent the Stale of Mary
land in the Wing National Convention ,e
NEE, in the city of Philadelphia. on the III
of June next, 10 unite with our Wing friends
in selecting candidate for President ant
Vice President of the United States.
Resozved. That the tlelae:'.rA''J vacah-
o;n,sa"-----5-oc occur in said delegation.
afternoon Session.-The Convention met
at 4 o'clock, but having conducted the ses-
sion with closed doors, we are unable to
give any account of its proceedings. After
continuing in session till near 6 O'Clock,
,hey adjourned TO meet at z.
Eoening Session The Convention met
pursuant 10 adjournment.
The President announced that the busi-
ness before the Convention was the consi-
deration of the following resolution, offered
by the Hon. T. G. PRATT, at the afternoon
session, as additional TO those offered by
Mr.. Jenifer during the morning session.
THE resolutions of Mr.. Jeniler, as given in
the mornings proceedings, with the excep-
ton of the last two, had been adopted dur
log the afternoon session.
Whereas, it appears by the indication of
the present Convention, that the first choice
of the Wings Of Maryland is HENRY Clay.
of Kentucky, and their second choice is
Gen. ZACHARY TAYLOR, of Louisiana
Therefore, ......
Resozved, That the delegates who shall
be appointed in this meeting be and they are
hereby instructed to use their best efforts to
secure The nomination of HENRY CLAY, bv
the National Wing Convention; and if they
shall lie, at any stage Of the proceedings of
said convention, convinced tina: the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Clay cannot be effected by them,
then that the said delegates be and they are
hereby instructed to vote in said convention
for the nomination of Gen. TAYLOR, and
use their best efforts TO secure the same.
Mr. JENIFER moved to amend this resolu-
ton by striking out all after the second
clause and insert "lhat in the opinion of this
Convention, Gen. Z. TAYLOR is the second
choice Of the Wings Of Maryland.
This amendmen. was los. by vote of SO
nays to 81 yeas.
The question was then taken upon the re-
solution offered by Mr.. Pratt, which was