Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-01-24
First District.

FUSt DlST1cls
Richard B. Posey, James Franklin, 4
F. 3 F. Burgess, Cyrus Wheeler, -,
Joseph Price. Thomas w. Spcake, :
Thomas p. Gray, Edmund Perry ia
Vernon WEIGH, Peter Willis,'ns, - Y
w p -E1nn-arS- 4apt,vrt z. isfsou,
Geo. w. Carpinter, Joseph A. Gray, : Y
II. C. Nalley, Richard T. Willctt,
Samuel Hanson, Thomas A. Millar,h
Robert Young, Joseph E. Sanders.
Second District.
Dr. Robert Fer gusson, John T. Stoddert,
Benedict H. Jameson, DIR. Robert Grain,
Francis w. Wcems, Joseph D. Gardiner,
Wash. A. Posey, John R. Robertson,
Thomas D. Stone, Thomas 0. Bean,
Henry r. Harris, George A. Hunt,
James H. Neae, Dr. Francis r. Wills,
Samuel II. Swami, William Boswell,
Anthony B. Semmes, William Neyitt, /,
Samuel Cox, James II. Somcrvelle. t.
Third District.
Thomas R. HALEY, Madison Burch,
George Brent, John w. Jenkins,
William Cox, Thomas Harris,
Walter Mitchell, Noel B. Harmon,
Basil D. Spalding, F. Stone,
William Hamilton, VIM F. Dement,, !
Samuel D. Davis, John H. Cox,
Francis Thompson, Wm G. Robcy, al
Charles Stuart, Ferdinand Bealle,
Joseph Stewart, Thomas S. Martin 7
Fourth District.
John F. Gardiner, J. b. Gardiner, /
Thomas /. Gardiner, Thomas j. Stewart, II
l.. S. Robey, D. L. Mudd,
Alexander Queen, John S. Gibbons,
Thomas Carrico,' w. S. Kccch, t
G. H. Gardiner, John Hamilton,
Townley Robcy, Marcelus Gardiner,
B. Marshall, w. Burtlcs,
r. NJ Edelen, Smith Turner,
F.. " Edelen, George Diggcs.
On the assembling of the members of tie
Convention and before its organization, the I'd
lowing resolution were offered by Geneal
>J,ro,,r, op6 npopin,nuS1v a1OptaI.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Conventn,
that the members composing it shall not be bound
| by any action of this Convention in the nomination
| of Delegates to State Convention; committed
! in honor to support its proceedings, if in tleir
judgment they should be inconsistent with the n
| tcrests and honor of the State,-it being undr-
stood that this meeting is of consultation and
agreement, in view of the critical state of aairsot
our country. ~
Resolved That by the term ssSovcr eign, - as used
in the call fora Convention 1T was not intended that
| any power should be given to a Convention to H.
tcrfere in any manner with the organic law of Ne
land but merely as declaring that the Peope
have power to assemble in Convention. J
, The Convention then organized by the elee
ton of THOMAS O. BEAN President, and VIZ
f. DEMENT,, Secretary.
On motion, the President appointed the i'd
lowing Committee to report business and rest-
lutons for the action of the Convention II. A.
MILLAR, RICHARD ID. IOSEY, SAMUEL Coz
SAMUEL II. SWAMI, F. STONE, THOMAS /
HALEY, j. T. MUD and WM. BURTLEs
| The Committee, after consultation, u1,a,,t
mously reported the following:
Resolped and determined by the People of Cnarls
County in Convention assembled,- =
| l. That an election be held at the usual pacess
voting in Charles county on Tuesday, the 5tho
February next; that said election be by ballot, ahe
that the three persons having the highest numte
of votes shall be delegates to represent this county
in a State Convention, and we recommend that til
State Convention be held in the city of Annapolis
on the 18th day of Febr uary next
2. That the three delegates elected shall hay
full power and authority to vote in said State Con
vention, for against any measure ordinance
relating to and defining the relations of this Stat
with the Federal Government and with any of he
sister States, and that the People will be bound b
any action of said State Convention on the afol
said subjects; Provided, the action of said Stat
Convention is submitted to direct vote of the PEG
pie, and is approved and ratified by majority
the People Of the whole State
g. That no change shall be made or attonapte
by said State Convention in the existing Constitu
ton and Laws of this State.
a. That we recommend that the Judges Of tn
last election shall act Judges Of the election 0
the 5th of February.
! s. That the President Of this meeting appoint
Committee of for-etfe from each election disrit
as Cornn,i,tc Of Cnrrespou 1ence TO corresnoll
with the other. counties and city OF Baltimore. o
the subject of hollinr III" Stat, Convention