Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-05-03

ITS COMMUNICATIONS OF NoETGoh-
FRY BLAIR.
Excitement and Conf usion-1he Convention
Observation-Disclosures Of tie Police
Renepa Of the Rop-Adyounment Of the
Convention Excitement in the Street-IHot
Ohas: efa Prominent Republican.
On the 25th Of April at 10 o'clock, the Re-
publican element Of our city assembled in
very slim numbers at Rechabite Hall. to give
expression to their sentiments, lend their as
sistance to the determination OF slavey, and
appoint delegates to the Chicago Convention
About thirty Republicans were present, in
GLIDING Montgomery Blair, who was chosen
President, William Gunnison, T. s. Corkran
and Others.
A few minutes after 10 o'clock, on motion
Of Col Vim. f. Coalc, the Convention was
temporarily organized by calling Hon. Mont
gomery Blair, of Montgomery county, to the
chair. who after being conducted thereto.
made short address, returning his thanks
for the honor conferred, expressing the hope
that the duties Of the position wolld be rem
dered light by the delegates, whose assistance
he invoked that the deliberations of the con-
vcntion might be attended with order and
decorum. lie stated that there were larger
delegations from the various Congressional
District than had heretofore assembled. lie
regarded the present only as an iniatory step
in the formation of great party in this State
on questions Of great importance. He was
DESTROYS that the delegates should exercise
great delibcration in regard to the measures
brought before them, so that the Interests oil
the Republican party would thereby be pro-
noted. lie would at present decline to enter
into discussion of the great principles in
order to attend to the business that called
them together.
1t was owing to the Misrepresentation Of
their opponents in this State that the party
was small in numbers. In his own neighbor-
hood he had no difficulty in expressing his
sentiments, and hoped that. by similar
course to his own, others would not give Of
fence by immoderate zeal or improper ex-
pressions. He suggested that q committee
should be appointed who would set down in
plain terms the great truths which were ad-
vocated by the Republican party They had
been nisrepreaentcd, and he would say that
they had no desire for the equality of the ne
lection Of the mechanics and others of this
city, who were overruled in the exercise of
their sentiments by counties in which there
were scarcely four or FIVE hundred persons
He stated the intention of the party to en-
deavor to procure revision of the State Con-
stitution, so that few persons in the coun-
ties should not govern tho large number in
the city.
On the conclusion Of these remarks it. was
prosed that Mr. Geo. Beal should be tleclar-
ed Secretary. After his election it was NOV
ed to elect u German Secretary. The motion
was adopted, and DIR. Weiss elected.
On motion of DR.. Geo. Harris Of this city
Committee was appointed to receive the
credentials Of the delegates, consisting of DR..
Harris, and --Bonifant.
The Committee retired to the Secretary 9
desk aud examined the credentials which
were handed in, and after lapse often min
utcs reported through their Chairman that
some difficulty had been experienced by the
Committe In determining the correctness of
some Of the credentials, and that they were
not prepared to report.
Dr.. Harris, during the announcement, was
Interrupted by great noise at the lower end
OF The room, and when at length order was
restored, he moved that the present officers
of the Convention should be declared perma-
merit. The motion was adopted.
There still being grsat confusion in the
room, one Of the delegates proposed, and the
Chair requested, that all the delegates should
occupy the front seats, and that bench
should be placed to separate them from 9TH
ers who were not delegates.
W. Pinkney Ewing, of Cecil county, moved
that the delegates Of the Congressional dis
tricts be authorised to cast their ballots TO-
electors of said districts. Adopted.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE ROW.
While these proceedings were in progress
the Hall had rapidly filled up with outsiders
who. il was pretty evident, were not attract
ed there by any sympathy with the proposed
objects Of The Convention. It was whispered
about that ths Convention was likely to be
In IL deliberations, ~ Il was obvi-
Gus thas there vas pretty smart PstrkGnH