Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-03-21
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NO. 47.
p,nement of the resolutions which that gen.
tleman had offered. In doing so. however,
he reiterated his adherence to the sentiments
Of the resolutions. and was ready at any
time to advocate them
The resolutions were then postponed.
W. Pinkney Whyte asked for the read
ing of the resolutions as amended. which
was done by Hon. Robert NJ. McLane.
Mr.. Whyte said the resolution in refer
ence to the appointment of delegates to
Conference of the border States was not ex-
plicit enough. He desired it to be distinctly
stated that the State of Maryland desired
that delegates to such body should come
direct from the people. ..- ..-......
The President said that the resolution
clearly indicated that such was the desire of
the State.
Mr.. Whyte thought the language of the
resolution obscure. If the Convention of
Virginia passes the resolutions calling for
the Conference, an effort would be made to
constitute Gov. Hicks the people, and he
will undertake to appoint delegates for this
State. This he was utterly opposed to. It
would result in representation such as that
sent to the Peace Conference, and the peo-
pie would not be heard nor the sentiments
Of the State reflected. He offered resolu-
ton daclaring that the delegates should
come direct from the people. ~
Mr.. Griswold thought the original rcsolu-
ton was explicit enough. or it never would
have received his support.
Mr.. Norris coincided with the gentleman
from Baltimore county. (Mr. Whyte.) It
was proper that the wishes of this body
should be clearly known by the Virginia
Convention. That Convention had invited
the Peace Conference, and, by failure to
require representations fresh from the peo-
pie. Maryland had been misrepresented.
Dr.. Thomas requested Mr.. Whyte to
withdraw his resolution, to enable him to
offer an amendment to the resolution report
ed by the committee He desired to move
to strike out the words ''deriving authority
from the people," in the second resolution.
and insert the words ''clected by the people
in their Congressional districts, or by q
State Convention in the said States" III
Mr.. Whyte withdrew his resolution and
the amendment of DR.. Thomas was adopted.
The third resolution was amended by in
sssss;sS The 1g the asae!.sss e
ton from appoiitment BY the President Is
an election BY ballot BY the Convention.
The resolutions, as amended, were then
passed. -
The following is the report, in its amen
ded form:
Whereas, This Conference, at its session COM
menced on the 18th February last was adjourn
ed to the 18th of March, in the full expectation
that ia the interim such action would have been
taken by the Peace Convention or by the Con-
gress Of the United States or ON failure by these,
then by the State of Virginia, as would demand
IN the part of Maryland some decisive cores
ponding action, and
Whereas, The only result of either the Peace
Convention or the Congress was the passage by
the latter of proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution, professedly to settle question in re-
gard to which no doubt had ever been expressed:
thus, in effect leaving the political status Of the
'untry in precisely the same condition as it was
at the time of our last adjournment and
Whereas, There is now pending before the
Virginia Convention a opositon-sanctioned
subject was referred-advising Conference to
be had by the Southern Border States, with
view to the adoption Of some basis of arrange
ment by which, with the concurrence Of the
other States in the Union. the distracting diff.
culties of the country might be adjusted and
harnonized, and all inducements to further Sc
cession removed, while States already seeded
may he induced to return, and the integrity of
our glorious Union be happily preserved /; there
fore
Resolred. That in view Of these facts this Con-
vention while adhering to the political opinions
avowed in its resolutions Of the 18th February,
without intending to recommend to the State of
Virginia, or tn express any preference as to a
particular course of proceeding, is of opinion
that the policy and interest of Maryland require
that no action shall be taken by which the State
shall be committed until the State of Virginia
shall have determined the question of a proposed
Conference or some other measure requiring the
corporation of this State
| Resolred, That this Convention is Of opinion
that proposition for Conference amongst the
southern Border States, by delegates elected by
the people in their Congressional districts, or by
State Conventions Of the people in these said
States, will meet the decided approval Of Mary
land.
Resolued, That Committee of Five be cleo
ted ny ballot 10 VlSt the virginia Conventlon,
and to express to them the foregoing assurance.
The Convention then proceeded to trans
act its sole remaining business, the election
of Committee of Five to convey the reso-
lutions to the Virginia Convention.
The following gentlemen we're nominated
with others who declined) and we're ballot
/ ted for with the following result-those in
italics being declared to have received a ma
,rity of the whole number of votes cast
(64) were selected to compose the Commit
tee General Mitchell of Charles county, 60;
&C. Coz. E. Louis Lowe, of Frederick, Al
Judge Chambers, of Kent, 35; Wns. II.
ALoa.nae ~. d. I Hrusoa Ihainns 27