The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-01-05
annapolis, jan. 8.
MARYLAND LEGIsLATrRY.

1aldPOf'S, jan. ..
MARYLAND LEGIsLATrRE.
1--WE have letter from Annapolis from
which we extract the following, in reference
to the opening Of the Legislature.
"On Monday evening the members of the
American Party who were in Baltimore met
at Barhum's. and after some conversation
organised and adjourned to meet in the Hall
of the House of Delegates here, on Tuesday
evening, at which time and place they met,
but several members still being absent they
adjourned until Wednesday evening, when
lifty-two Americans answered to their names
AT this meeting Vim. II. Travcrs of Baltimore
City was unanimously chosen as the Amrri-
can candidate foI Speaker, and Thos IL. Kent,
also of that city, for Chief Clerk.
You will be graiiicd to learn our Young
friend Clayton met with great favor rs a
Committee Clerk. Whatever may be due
to his friends for their Efforts in his behalf
am inclined to think that his personal APP
pearance and gentlcmanly department, to-
gethcr with the fact of his relationship to the
great Delaware Statesman, secured his tri-
umph From what [ have seen the charac.
tiers of candidates are much more closely in.
quircd into than formerly.
II
House, bcsidc Speaker and Chief Clcik:
VIM. ii. Duncan. of Frederick county.
Reading Clerk; John Palmer, orQuten Anne S,
J. w. Clayton, of Cecil, r. =. Lccomptc, OF
Dorchester, Franklin Runaway, of Hartford,
and W. II. Englc, of Carrol-Committce
Clerks. Joseph \. Skinner of Washington
county, Scrgcant-at Arms. Kane Curry of
Baltimore county, Doork ccpcr. John Sulli-
van, Folder. James Campbell, Page.
GTFrom another correspondent we have
the following in relation to the Senate:
''ln the Senate the American Party have
the majority, and that body was organized
by the election of the following officers
George Wells of Anne Arundel President.
Chapman lIarwood of Annapolis, Secretary ;
Reading Clcrk--Robert A. Stam of Kent
county. Committee Clcrks-John w. Ryder.
OF Somerset, and Vim. p. Silver, of Hartford
county. Scrgcant-a p. Jordan
OF Queen Anne's county. Doorkccper-Wm.
Glessncr, Of Frederick county.
Paris, Dec. l2th 1855.
GIVE have letter from Paris, from
which we take the following extract as being
of local import -
''lou will be pleased to learn that your old
friend, the Hon. John Wcthercd is progress
ing well with his great steam invention and
that 1t is exciting much attention from the
scientific men here. lie obtained a medal at
the "Erposition Universal"
81 understand that Mr.. Wcthcrcd will be
pressed by his friends of the American Party
tnr the U. S. Senate from your State. One
thing is certain: his antccedents are known
and he was sacrificed by making a Know
Nothing speech in CongreSs-the first ont
ever made there. HIS claims, learn, will
also be urged on the ground that it is high
time the industrial classes were Representa- d
in the Senate, from Mar, land, more partic.
nlally as the large body of the American
Party Is composed of the industrial classcs'
Rockville Jan. 8, sc
Mr.. EDIToR-I observe that corrcspon-
dent of The Democrat, writing from Little
Elk Valley, over the signature of "TTRo''
thinks it clear to every unprecedented mind
that the Platform and Principles of the Amer.
lean Party conflict with the Constitution of
these United States. Now would be highly
pleased if he will prove satisfactorily in what
particulars there is such conflict between
those documents. CARO-.