Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-08
THE OLD LINE WING CONVENTION.

Agreeably to call number of the old
line Wings of the State assembled in Ba1ti-
more on the 29th ult., when it appeared
that all the counties were represented ex-
cept Caroline, Calvert, Charles, Kent and
Worcester. The Convention was called to
order, and John +. Dent of st. Mary's
appointed Chairman, preliminary to per-
manent organization.
Mr.. Schley, of Washington county, Of
fered resolution which was adopted, that
no person connected with the Democratic or
american parties shall participate in the
proceedings of the meeting, as they are not
to be considered of this Convention
After some conversation among the men,
bers as to their positions with respect to the
two parties, Mr.. Hambleton, of Somerset
county, moved that committee of one from
each county and the city be appointed to re-
port permanent officers, and rules for the
conduct of the convention, the report to be
made at II o'clock tomorrow morning
The Chair then appointed the following
gentlemen
Allegany-Dr. S. P. Smith: Anne Ar
delEThomas G. Pratt, Baltimore-B.
G. Stinchcomb; Baltimore city-Geo. p
Kane; Carroll-John K Longwell; Dor
chester-Robert 7. Thompson; Frederick
VIM. J. Ross Howard-E. A. Talbot
Harford-J rmes NJ Jacobs; Montgomery
w. L. Gather; Prince George's-Samuel
H. Berry Talbot-Col. S. Hambleton
Somerset-JohnW W. Crisfeld; Cecil-John
c. Groome; Washington George Schley
St. Mary's-George G. Morgan.
The Convention then adjourned to meet
at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Convention re-assembled, and the
committee appointed to nominate permanent
officers, submitted the following report,
which was unanimously adopted
President-Gen. VIM. L. Gather, Of
Montgomery county Vice Presidents
Col. John G. Groome, of Cecil county, and
DR.. Samuel p Smith, of Allegany county
Secretary-John X. Longwell, Esq. of Car
roll county.
Col. Hambleton, from the committee ap,
pointed for that purpose, reported the fol-
lowing platform, which was unanimously
adopted:
We, the old line Wings of Maryland, in
convention assembled, aware that our fell
low-Whigs of Lexington, Kentucky, have
expressed their adhesion to the doctrines
and principles which distinguished our pa
triotic and conservative party, hail with
qualification this evidence of their determi-
nation to interfere in this important crisis
of our country's affairs, threatened, as we
now believe to be, by issues heretofore I'M
known to it's political history, imperilline
the perpetuity of the Union, and the funda-
mental principles on which society is or
gained.
1. Resozred, That we heartily and cor
daily approve the declaration of principles
contained in the resolutions adopted by oul
political brethren of the State of Kentucky
2. RESOLVED, That we hereby re-afirn
the declaration of princip pies and address
made by the Wing State Central Committee
in 1S4O-as follows, viz:
TO THE WINGS OF MARYLAND.
The undersigned, as members Of thu
Wing Central Committee of the State, have
deemed it their duty to present this state
ment of their views The Wings of Mary
land, will, we have no doubt, sustain thi
proceeding, and acquiesce in it's propriety
It is our decided conviction that the cleo
ton contests in this country are alread.,
sufficiently exciting and absorbing in thei
character. If the differences of opinion be
tween the religious denominations are to b
appealed to and to be used as incentives t.
party action, no man can forsee how terribl
!, may be the result. Heretofore, after tn
) elections have been settled by the bollot-box
, a calm has succeeded the political storm
With the close of the contest have subside
: the excited and often angry feelings whic
prevailed during its continuance. Thos