Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-06-18
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
PoRr TOBACCO, June 10th, 1857.
The Convention having assembled, Gen.
Walter Mitchell proposed that they should
organize by the selection of Judge FRANCES
D1eeEs, as President, Col. FRANCIS THoMp-
SON and DR.. JOHN F. PRICE, Vice Presidents,
and THos. D. STONE and BENZ G. STONE
STREET, Secretaries.
The first business before the Convention
being the nomination of suitable candidate
to represent our county in the State Senate,
the following gentlemen were presented
JOHN W. JENKINS, JOHN F. GARDINER,
WILLIAM B. STONE, and GEORGE P. JEN-
K1Ns. The last named, in few well placed
remarks, withdrew his name from the con-
sideration of the Convention Before pro-
ceeding to ballot, the following propositions
were offered and unanimously adopted ! LIST,
that no one be voted for except those open
" nominated in Convention I'd, that it re-
quire majority of all the delegates to make
Ia nomination.
On motion, the Chair appointed Gen.
WALTER MITCHELL and F. B. F. BURGESS,
Esqs, as tellers. They then took vote
which resulted as follows: VIM. B. Stone,
SO; John F. Gardiner, 80; John W. Jen-
kins, IL.
There being no selection, Major STONE,
in a short speech, withdrew his name from
consideration but his nomination being in
sisted on by his friends, he consented again
} to run.
The next ballot resulted thus: Stone, 3d.;
Gardiner, SO; jenkins, II.
There being again no choice, Major STONE
second time withdrew his name, and left
the contest between Mr.. Jenkins and Mr..
Gardiner They then proceeded to the third
ballot. which resulted thus: Gardiner, Al ;
jenkins, 49, Mr.. Gardiner was then de-
clared the nominee of the Convention for the
Office of State Senate.
4 They then proceeded to nominate candi-
Pdates for the House of Delegates. BARNES
COMPTON, GEORGE D1GGEs, NICHOLAS STONE
STREET and F. B. F. BURGESS, Esq'rs.
were proposed by their representative
friends. Mr.. COMPTON then arose and
made speech, declaring his.unwillingness
to be candidate and left the field to the
other three The first ballot was, for Bur-
CESS, g Stonestreet, At; Digges, 38.
Mr.. BURGESS and Mr.. SroNEsTREEr were
declared nominees for the House of Dele
gates.
The following resolutions were then Of
cred by Gen. Walter Mitchell and carried
by the Convention
RESOLVED, That in the election of JAMES BucH-
ANAN, that pure patriot, eminent statesman and
honest man. to the Presidency ofthe United States,
we, the members of this Convention, recognize the
ardent attachment of the people of this counE to
the Union, to the Constitution, and to the reat
E principles of civil and religious freedom.
RESOLVED, That we view the said elect q
signal rebuke to that fanatic and intoleraf init
/ that would thrust itself between man. al bis
fMaker-arrogate to itself the supreme right of
controlling tho religious feelings, opinions andwor-
ship of ren-proclaim higher law than the laws
and Constitution of the land-abrogate tho reserv-
cd rights of the States, and claim the power of
regulating and abolishing the domestic institutions
of the Southern States.
Resolved, That we will cordially cooperate and
unite with the present Administration of the Cen
eral Government In carrying out the great prin-
measures calculated to preserve to us the rich in
Iheritance of our Revolutionary fathers; the per-
petuaton to the latest posterity of this glorious
union of States, and the promotion of the honor,
interests and common welfare Of our beloved coun-
try.
Resolued, That we will steadily oppose Black
IRepublicanism, Know Nothing or Amec1nanism,
Abolitionism, Fourerism, or any ism ant bnistic
to the great principles of civil and religious liber
ty: the domestic institutions and rights of the
States the privileges Of naturaliZed citizens h
the Bible, the recognized word of God; when not
in accordance with their peculiar notions and O.
pinions
district are due to the Hon. THOMAS F. BOWIE,
our late Representative in Congress, for the bold,
honest and fearless manner in which he has advo-
Gated the great principles Of the Democratic faith
on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Resolved, That the prompt and efficient means
taken by the President of the United States and
the Mayor of Washington City, at the recent E.
lection at that place, to preserve the elective
franchise and suppress lawless rufhansm, deserve
the unqualified praise and appreciation of every
order-loving, law-abiding and of every good citi-
zen of the United States, no matter TO what poll
teal party or creed belonging.
The next business being the selection of
suitable Delegates to represent this county
in the Gubernatorial and Congressional
Convention, it was resolved, that the Chair
appoint committee of four from each dis
trict to name suitable gentlemen for those
positions, who reported the names of the
following gentlemen, which were adopted
by the meeting:
For G.bernatoriM Convemtion.--Gen.
WALrE2 MITCHELL, Mr.. JOHN W. JENKINS,
Mr.. F. w. WEEMs.
For Congressional Comvention.-JoHN Il.
D1GGEs, DR.. ALEX. III. ROBERTSON, JOHN
W. MITCHELL.
Each delegation having full power to fill