Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-08-23

MARYLAND STATE DEMOCRATIC CON-
VENTION.
This Convention assembled in Baltimore
on Thursdsy, and nominated Col. Walter
W. W. Bowie, Of Prince Georges county,
Tor Comptroller Of The Treasury, and Col.
Geotge Gale. Of Ken. county, for Lottery
Commissioner the former on the 7,h bal
lot, and The latter on the Sd. d.. Hodson.
Of Dorchester, presided. Hon. Henry May
was chairman Of the Committee on Reso-
lutions.
The following are the resolutions which
we're adopted:
Resolved, Thst the Democratic Republi.
cans Of the State Of Mary land, by their re-
representatives., here in State Convention as
sembled, re-affirm their devotion to the
Cons .itu.ion OF the United States and the
fundamental principles Of American liberty;
and that il is with JOY and exul,a,ion ,ha.
We behold the Democratic Republican party
in it's organization throughout the Union
maintaining with fidelity the doctrines Of
i.s illus,rious founder, Thomas Jefferson,
and true to the principles Of the civil and
religious rights Of the people.
Resolved, That it is with great spprehen-
sions for the liberty Of the Union, tina, we
see the Know-Na,hing party Of the North
united in q COMMON efor, with the dires.
sboli.ionism to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict Of CoIumbis, in the territories, the re-
peel Of the fugitive slave law, the repeal Of
the Kansas and Nebrssks bill, and refusal
10 sdmi. any more slave States.
Resolved, Tha, therefore we are unut-
tetsbly opposed to The Know Nothing par
~ arrogsn,ly calling itself the American
party. It's precep,s, it's organizations, its
principles end i,s objects are uncons,i,ulion-
81, sn.i-republican, dangerous TO free insti-
tutione, and des,itute Of sound morals and
true religion.
Resolved, .Ths. thus standing by the
Constitution and the great principles Of Ct
vii and reIig ious Liberty, we recognise ell ss
true friends Of their country, who discard
ing past political differences, periodically
unite with US in crushing out the relentless
fans,icism which is now putting in peril our
free institutions.
Resolved, That in the present state Of
public affairs, in the spirit, and following
the example Of The PATRIOTS Of '76 we de-
clare that:
"As our opposition to the insidious attack
Of Know No.hiugism on the Constitution
will be strengthened by union of ell ranks
of men in this Stale, we do most earnestly
recommend ,ha' all former differences about
religion or politics, and all private snimosi-
ties and quarrels of every kind, from hence
forth cease, and be forever buried into OBJ.
livion, and we enlrest, we conjure every
man by his duty TO his God, his country
and to his pos.eri,y, cordially to unite in
defence Of our common rights end liber.
ties"
Reso7ued, Tho, we do hereby pledge
ourselves 10 zeslous and resolute support
Of these resolutions aud also 10 The dispo-
silion Of a true federation towards ell, Of
every political faith, who may unite with
Us in this work Of public virtue end we
finally declare our ,rus. that The noble
foundation Of our State, as laid by our an
cestors 9, 81. Msry's, and which sdorn the
mos. sublime page Of history, SO familiar
and SO dear to every Marylsnder. csnno. be
violated, and shall no. be, but upon the ru-
ms of our democratic party.