The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-16

inst from the first eight wards of the city of Baltimore
be authorized to meet in convention at such time and
place they may hereafter designate, delegates to be
elected from such portion of Baltimore county is
braced within the third Congressional district to nom
nate two delegates to represent the Democratic party Of
said district in the Charleston Convention to assemble
the 23d of April, $780,
Reelred That the delegates thus elected the Goth
inst from the twelve upper wards of the city of Bati
more embraced within the fourth Congressional district
be authorized to meet in convention at Rechabte Hall
Thursday, the 23d inst, at TX O'Clock, P. to nomi-
nate two delegates to represent the Democratic party
said district in the Charleston Convention assemble
on the 23d day of April 1860.
The resolutions were seconded by Mr.. Thomas
j. Hutchins, of the 1lth ward, and by William NJ :,
Starr, of the l4th ward, and upon the question
being put, were adopted by 4S yeas, and 80 nays.
(The announcement of the vote received with
applause
Mr.. A. L. Knott, of the 18th ward. said he had
prepared series of resolutions for the considera-
tion of the Convention, which he thought, as the
representatives of the Democratic citizens of Bal-
more, this Convention should adopt. The resou-
tions were as follows;
WHEREAS, The pursued by Henry Winter Davis,
in voting for an avowed member of the Black Republican
party for Speaker of the House Representatives
fered to unrebuked by the people of the District
which he pretends represent is calculated to prejudice
them in the estimation of their brethren OF the South and
to convey false impression abroad in regard to their
real sentiments the political issues of the day
pending between the Democratic and Republican parties
therefore,
Be Il Resoped as the sense of the Democratic CITY
Convention of Baltimore city that the of said Hen
ry Winter Davis for William Pennington for Speaker of
the House of Representatives of the United States de
serve and receive our unqualified censLre, and indig
nant reprobaton that earnestly protest against their
being regarded anywhere afording in the slightest de-
gree any index to the sentiments of the people of
the city of Baltimore; that repudiate and
denounce them repudate and denounce the peo
pie of the South and of the whole country the who
cast them unworthy and faithess public servant,
who has nsuted his constituents whohas acted in utter
and contemptuous disregard of their well wishes
sentiments and interests; has violated sacred
trust of representative and has thus consummated by
an act of signal treachery political career marked
every stage of its progress from its beginning to its
latest achievement by continued, prompt and urhesi
tatng resort to the most desperate and agtous
for success.
Resored That while it would be vain to call on said
Henry Winter Davis to resign seat which he has
reached only by the dsfranchsement of whole commu-
nity by the efforts of partzans whose hands drip
ping with the blood of their fellow citizens, slain in
peaceful but futile attempt to exercise that right
freemen, the elective ranchise-by series outages
deliberately planned add brutay executed which
day of his so-called election filled streets with
lence and crime and citizens with grief and huma
tion which have rendered the fair name Of our city by
word and reproach, and have affixed deep and dark
stain republican principles and practices themselves
yet feel it duty, it is right, in this public
and authentic manner, to the people of the State
should the citizens of Baltimore be held responsible for
be regarded sympathizng with the conduct
tments of said H. W Davis; that his opinions
opinions his acts not acts his vote VOTE but
that disavow the wholly and entirely and that
them that should the present Congress afford
the opportunity by an impartial investigation of the
it will be made apparent to the whole country how ut
tery false fraudulent and unfounded are the preten
sions of said Davis to the position and of Represer
tative in Congress.
Some little discussion here took place, and then
the question taken the adoption of the reso-
lutions, and they were adopted almost unani NOUS
ly, only one or two nays being heard.
The Convention then adjourned.