Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-21
PUBLIC MEETINGS.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.
oT., MARY's CoUNTY.-A meeting of th
citizens of st. Mary's county, to send delegate
TO general Convention, to be held in Balti
more on the I'd Wednesday of June, 1859, fol-
the purpose Of devising some system to be pre-.
sented to the Legislature of Maryland at its mex,
session, having for its object the better regula-
ton OF the free-negro population of this State,
was held at Leonardtown on the 7th inst. We
copy from the Beacon the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed by the meeting:
Whereas, by the 21st article of the Bill of
Rights of the Constitution Of the State of Mary
land, "the Legislature shall pass such laws for
the government regulation and disposition of
@he free colored population of this State as they
may deem necessary" and by the act of March
18th, 1882, Board of Managers was appointed
Ito remove from the State the people of color
then free and such as thereafter became So to
the colony of Liberia in Africa, or to such 9TH
er place out of the limits of Maryland as they
should consent to go"-and
Whereas, under said act and it's extension in
1862 and 1867, large amounts have been ap-
Piled for said purpose whilst the free negro po-
pulation has increased from SO 900 to near 90
900,
And Whereas, we believe all past legislation
to have proved inefficient, inadequate, and I'M
suited either to colonise regulate or control the
free negro population amongst us, and their
habits of ideness, dissipation and vice, from it's
example, influence and Effects to be injurious to
our slaves, burden upon the community, and
tax upon the State-threfore, be it
Resolued, That we are in favor of revision
OF the laws, and of such prompt and efficient
legislation for the government, regulation or
disposition" of the free negro population a.
mongst u.s. as will be most conducive to the in
terests of the community and correct the evils
of which we complain.
Resotred, That as majority of the States
both North and South, have taken steps and
passed laws for the abatement, exclusion or abo-
aition OF this free negro nuisance, that prudence
forecast, and proper regard for the interests of
the State demand that we likewise should reme-
dy and protect ourselves from this growing a.
buse.
Resolced, That we respond cheerfuly to the
call made by our brethren of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, to cooperate with them, and APP
point DR.. James Thomas, John H. Sothoron,
DR.. Robert Neale VIM. Biscoe H. G.. S. Key,
Samuel Spalding, G. Billingsley, Jos. Forrest,
VIM. E. Cole, j. c. Milburn, DIR. j. H. Broom,
and John A. Dunbar, to represent St. Mary's
county in a general convention to be held in
Baltimore on the End Wednesday in June, 1859,
-for the purpose of devising some system to be
presented to the Legislature of Maryland at its
next session, having for its object the better re-
gulation of the free negro population of this
State"
PRINCE GEORGES CoUNTY.-At meeting Of
the citizens of Prince Georges county, held at
Upper Marlboro, on Thursday, the 9TH instant,
the following gentlemen were chosen delegates
held in Baltimore in June next. for the purpose
of considering what legislation may be necessa-
~ for the better regulation of the free colored
population of this State:
Edward Herbert, Isaac Scraggs, Robert Bowie,
of Walter; Richard Wootton, Joshua T. Clark,
John Contee VIM B. Hill, Washington j. Beall,
VIM D. Bowie, Dr. P H. Heiskell, Thomas F.
Bowie, Franklin Tolson, James j. Jarboe, John
H. Warning, VIM. n. Dorsett DR.. j. H. Skin
ner, Benz Swami, James J. Bowie, Edward H.
Wyville, John Manning, DR.. Edgar D. Hunt,
VIM. R. Barker, John B. Adams, John D.
Bowling, Albert G. Scott, Dionysius Sheriff, N
C. Stephens, Thomas Berry, Basil T. Docket,
John H. T. Magruder, DIR. John H. Bayne,
Stanislaus Blandford, Leonard H. EARLY, John
Thomas Wood, DR.. Frederick Sasser, Oden
Bowie.
In addition to the persons already named as
delegates, any citizen of the county who shall
attend the said Convention, is authorized to act
as delegate therein.
MONTGOMERY CoUNTY.-The following nam
ed gentlemen have been appointed to represent
the county of Montgomery in the proposed Con-
vention to be held in Baltimore in June next,
viz: W. Thompson, of R.; B. w. Waters, Ed
win Waters, Nicholas R. Darby, Francis Val
denar, Frederick S. Poole, VIM. o. Sellman,
Lemuel Clements, j. L. Dufef, Henry McCeney.