St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-31


fion. TT. g. 9. Key was called b fhe ehsi,
sud James 8. Doves appointed S~a-stary.
Sir. Key. upon taking sh- chair. s'sted
taat he had been informed that niiscon.
oeption existed in the ,nirds nf o portion
If Che citizens Of the county al 10 the pur.
poses snd powers of this Convention. in
consequence If which he deemed it hi.
duty to say that the charge or rumor afoat
shst 1t Was proposed to invest the State
Convention, to which this Convsntiea WAS
to send delegates, with sovereign powers,
was based upou an erroneous construction
of the proceedings of the late Mass Con
vention. Upon the conclusion of his re-
marks, on motion sf George Thomas, q
con.zi.tee Of six. to consist Of one from
each election district. was appointed i.y
the chair as committee on credentials
The committee was composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: George Thomas. VIM.
r. Langley, h. Leo. Spalding. Dr. James
Waring. f. Fl. Reedcr and DR.. Joseph
r. Shaw. The committee reported the
following gentlemen as eS.itlsa to seats IN
the Convention -
81 L.iyo~s Diar;r:--Wm. r. Lang
ley. 4. Fenxi~k. X. p. Taylor. Robert
Ford, =. J. Stone. J. 7. N. Raley. Thos
w. Cough. WIN A. Luker. DR.. w. /.
Edelsn. G. c. spalding
Facf4ry Dfarief:-J. J. Allstsn.
Jane. A. Wise, Jas. Il. uopewsll. j.
ID. Loker. Joshu. Waits, George b. Dent.
DR.. Thos. A. Lynch. John l.. Hstb,
WIN. Watts. Gsorge Thomas.
LeDHurd 7"rn Diar:ct III. 6. s.
Key. 10. II. Maddox. c. j. Norris. Jas
7. Blackstone. 4. leo. Spslding. Samuel
Spnldiug. Jas. a. McCa,hraH. Charles
Medley. VIM A. Coubs, Jas. S..Do~ns.
Chrp'ico I'iariet Albert Bur.b.
WA II. Thomas. Mark B. Chunn. John
Z. Carpenter DR.. James Warisg. X. I.
Barber, F. l.. Ma,tisgley. Geo. Vim.
Goddard, VIM. 4. Xix. VIM. II. Gar
uer.
Charlotte LGU District DR.. james
Thomas. Isaiah Cauter, Jss. H. Alvey.
WIN. l. Lyon. G. T. Slyc. J. G. Th"mp-
sou, Or. JOS +. Shaw. Charles l.. Fow-
Ter. john Ssxto,,, Jos. ID. Edwards.
p.tr1<nt D:a1cs :-Dr r c. Nesle
Dr. " IL. Eri-cos. Henry Jones. Geo.
w Morgan. Wm. q. FEEDER, Il. II
Feeder. Jos. A. Nag;'l. WIN. F. Ccn.ts
Col c. Billi.g:ky, Jos. Forrert.
The report Of the soani.tee Was unan-
inousiy adopted.
VIM. II. Thouas presertcd The follow
ing prsau,hls aud resolutions:
Whereas. hy sending DEE gates 20 mee:
the delegates Of ,hs cities aid ether eoun-
lies of the State uf Mar, land in general
Convention. il is net intended TO invest
such Convention with any of the attributes
Of sovereignty. but simply to ascertain
and advise as to The course for Maryland to
pursue in reference TO the present difficult
ties Of the country. tn ref re,
Be it Resolved, As the opinion Of this
meeting shat ANY proceeding. by re,olu-
ton or othcrwiss. Of said Convention.
which hss Tor It's object change of the
position or relation Of this State. TO the
Federal Union, rr her sister Southern
States. .h. ula be If TO binding force or
ctitc, until i, he sstn.i,t-d to. und .p-
pro, ed by. the prorle. sud in case sueh
proceedings. il snv. DO No, submitted for
the rstifea,iun VI the people. then the
Delegates representing Saint Mary's Coun-
~. are h.rel.y instructed to withdraw fren'
said Conven.icn.
Resolved. Tha. said t'"uvention shall have
no rowcr or su,h"ri.y ~ change. modify, 81
alter in ANY msLn~r whatever, the org.nis
law of the State.
Dir. Themss stated. that his object, III
seeking the adoption Of these rcsoluti, nv
by the Convention. was simply that there
might be no mistake as to the character o.
The State Convention the people Of Saint
Mar, s county desired to participate in. that
the Published proceedings Of the late mass
conventions; held here. were such as to sd-
init Of the construction, that the citizens OF
.his County we're in favor ola sovereign con-
ventioa. at least, such was his opinion up
On = esi,iea! reading Of the report Of the
meeting.
Col. Jas. T. Birthstone responded, and
after stating that he eauld see no objection
to the adoption Of the resolutions. urged
that they were unnecessary and unimpor-
tsnt. He thought tbs, the resolutions
passed Al he late Mass Convention Of the
citizens of this county. clearly defined the
powers, she people Of this County wished
TO inv, st in their representatives to the
proposed State Convention and afforded .
sufficient guaranty against any and all Of