St. Mary's beacon., 1859-04-14

10 pursuance VI q call tlSrTet0iore Pu6iiSn-
Cd In the Bsacon,l for meeting 81 Tue
citizens Of ST. Mary county, to send dele
y.,..s 10 q general Convention. TO be held IN
baltimore On the 2ud We,,mesdny Of June.
1859, fvr the purpose Of 3evising some 'y"tem
b. be presented to the Legislature OF Maryland
q. IL. next session, having fdT i's object the
better regulation Of the frec-negro population
Of this State" a large and respectable meeting
IL ci,izrns, from the different localities oil the
cnpty. convened at tue Curt House, Leonard
Town, on Tuesday lat.
On motion, ION. II. g. s. Key. was called
40 the chair and Luke W. y. Hutchins ap-
rcint.d secretary. Tie chairman stated the
unrposc Of the meeting and the necessity
s,,-re waa for decisive action ia shor: but
.sr,incnt address. which was received with
E.ark-d respect Ani attention 6y the meeting.
The proceedings allowing arc taken frOm :he
urc..,d Of the secretary
".Jo.eph Forrest moved that committee
Of Ave be app tinted by the CHAIR 70 report
busincss for the me- ,ing--rarricd. - The
aHI
LIS Forrest, Wm. T. CAe, Is. u. Harris.
wn O Rre,l.r AMI Oscar Miles. The
COMMITTEES retired. aaI, alter come r"ms'Ilta
,,.n prr.ertei, through its chairman. Mr..
Forrest, the FLOWING pr"amhl" and res,!G-
tions. which were read AID unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, Lv the 2l,t arti,l" IS Oh" Bill OF
RIGHTS OF the Constitution Of the STATE Of Ma
ryjand, "thc legislature shall pass such laws
Er the government, regulation and disposition
Of the free culored population of this State US
tl,ry may deem necessary, and by The act OF
March l2th, 1892. - Board Of Managers was
apurin,ci ''t1 remove from the State the peo-
ME of color then free and such As thereafter be-
came 80 70 the colony of. Liberia in Africa,
or tn such other place out d the limits oil Ma
yvIand as they should conanI to go'-aEd
Whereas. under said act and its extension
In 1882 and 1857, large amounts have been
applied fur Had purpOse, whit the ire" ne
xro population has Increased from 600 to
near 10000.
And Whereas we believe a.! past lcgisla
ton TO have proved inefficient. inadequate.
and unsuiIcd either g. colOuiSs, regulate, or
c.lntr,l the free negro population amongst US,
and their habits nf idlcne$s, dissipation aud
vice, from its example. influence aud effects
20 DO injurious TO our slaves. bur'icn. urm
tl,e community, aud tax upon the State
Therefore be is,
RcsoLred, that we arc in favor Of revision
Of the laws, and Of such prompt and efficient
legislation Tor the government. regulation or
disposition" Of the free negro population
Amongst Us. a. will be most conducive u
che intrrests Of the community aud correct
che evils of which we complain.
Resolved, that a. majority OF the States
bah North aud South have taken steps and
passed laws fnr the abatement, exclusion oI
abolition Of this free negro nuisance, that pru-
deuce, forecast. and proper regard tor the IN
N~r,stS 81 the State demand that we Likewise
should remedy and protect ourselves fioH
Ihis growing abuse.
calf made by our brethren Of Tie Eastcrr
Shore Of Marylan to ro-op"rate with them
and appoint DR. James Thomas John II
Sothornn, DR.. Robert Neale, VIM. B'scoe
II. @. s. Key, Samuel SpaI6inG. &. BillinGS
ley, JOS. Forrest, Wm. +. Cole, J. &. Mil
burn, Dr. J. II. Broom. and John 4. Dun.
bar, 10 represent s.. Mary's county in q
general convention " be held in BaltmcTC
on the 2ni "Wednesday ia June. 1859. "fuI
the purpose OF deviSirg some system 60 bc
presented 20 the Legislature Of Maryland at its
next session, having Er It's object the better
regulation Of ;he free n"sro population OF shi.
State
"On motor CEB g. Harris. it was resnl
wed, that the proceedings 81 this meeting be
publishCd ia the 80. Mary's Beacon.
II. G. ). KEY. PrOst
l. W. 4. HUrcrxa. Sec.