Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-01
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
MONDAY, APRIL Is. 1850.

MONDAY, APRIL Is, 1850.
In accordance with resolution adopted
by the Convention of Editors, of the various
parts of the State Of Maryland, assembled at
Annapolis in January last, the Convention
re-assembled to-day in the Hall of the Mary
land Agricultural Society, in the city of Bal
timore.
The following is the resolution
RESOLVED, That the Maryland Editorial
Convention adjourn to re-assembIe in the
city of Baltimore on the third Monday Of
April next, and that the Editors Of the city
of Baltimore be invited TO attend said Con-
ventlon.
In the absence of the President of the
Convention, DAVID ScHLEY, Esq, of Fred
erlck, the meeting was called to order by
the Secretary of the Convention, JAMES
WINGATE, Esq, Of Annapolis, and on mo-
ton of GEO. w. WILSON, Esq, of Upper
Marlborough, the Chair was filled by the
appointment Of GEORGE KEATINGE, ESQ,
Of Havre-de-Grace
The following is list of the members
Of the Convention:
Fl. VANDERFoRD, Jr., Esq, Cecil Demo-
crat, Elkton, Cecil county
VIM. Fl. GRAMMER, Esq, Carrolltonian.
Carroll county.
JOSIAH KNoDLE, ESQ, Odd Fellou,
Boonsboro,' Washington county.
E. WELLS, Jr., Esq, Times, Port Tobac-
CO, Charles county.
P. c. RIcKETrs, Esq, Cecil Wing, Elk
ton, Cecil county.
J. MITCHELL FRAZIER, Esq, Chronicle,
Cambridge, Dorchester county.
E. S. RILEY, Esq, Maryland Republican,
Annapolis.
J. A. JOHNSON, Esq, Gazette, Easton,
Talbot county.
Rev. VIM. FORT and S. ScHorIELD, Esq's,
Howard Gazette, Ellicotts Mills, H. D.
GEO. w. WILSON, Esq, Gazette, Upper
Marlboro Prince Georges county.
BEALE H. RICHARDSON, Esq, Daily .ar-
gus, Baltimore.
SAMUEL SANDS, Esq, american Farmer,
Baltimore.
ROBERT A. DoBBIN, Esq, american, Bal
timore.
GEORGE KEArINGE, Esq, .Madisonian,
Havre-de- Grace, Hartford county
JAMES WINGATE, Esq, Maryland Free
Press, Annapolis.
The proceedings of the previous meeting
of the Convention at Annapolis having
been read,
On motion of Mr.. Fort, of Ellicott's
Mills, Committee Of five was directed TO
be appointed by the Chair, to prepare busi-
ness for the action of the Convention.
On motion, SAMUEL SANDS, Esq of Bal
,imore was appointed Vice President of the
Convention.
The Chair appointed the following Com
mitee in pursuance of the above resolution:
VIM. FORT, Houard Gazette; GEORGE w.
WILSON, Marlboro Gazette; HENRY VAN
DERFoRD, Cecil Democrat; J. M. FRAZIER,
Cambridge Chronicle; E. S. RILEY, Mary
land Republican.
On motion of Mr.. VANDERFoRD, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The question now so promi-
nently agtating the public mind, respecting
a more uniform rate of postage, is Of deep
interest to every citizen of Maryland; it is
incumbent upon US, as the representatives.
of the Press of Maryland, to express freely
and fully our opinions upon ,ha. subject;
! therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee appointed
to report business for the action of this Con-
venlon, take into consideration that subject,
and report thereon.
| On motion, BEALE H. RICHARDSON aud
SAMUEL SANDS, Esquires, were added to the
Committee to prepare business for the action
Of the Convention.
On motion, the meeting adjourned until
Tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.
! TUESDAY, APRIL Is, 1850.
The Convention assembled this morning
pursuant to adjournment, in The Hall Of the
State Agricultural Society.
J. S. SKINNER, Esq, the Editor Of tho
Plough, the Loom, and the .anuil, addressed
the Convention at some length on the vari-
Gus subjects which would demand its atten-
lion. His remarks were listened to with
much interest, and the thanks of the Conven-
lion were returned to him.
The Committee appointed to prepare bu-
siness for the Convention, submitted the
following report and resolutions:
REPORT.
The Committee appointed by the Conven-
ton to suggest subjects for its action, have
had under their consideration various i'm
portant matters, of deep interest not only to
the conductors Of the Press of Maryland,
but to the whole population of the State
The first to which we would call attention
is the subject Of cheap postage, and which
by special resolution of the Convention ves-
terday we were directed to consider. Ii is
now claiming the earnest attention of the
public mind, and there is an eviden, wish