St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-03-21
State Convention.

0ease Convention.
The Maryland State Conventisa Of the
Southern Rights Party me. in Baltim'orr
on Tuesday of last week All the .coun-
ties, bat two were Represented. On tax
ing thr Chair, Judge Chamber. stated
that be had been Informed before having
home that Gov. Ticks had d.termi2nl 10
call Convention. or submit the a. Y. a
vi Convent to a vote Of the
but since his arrival in Baltimore. O.
been informed BY parties who had eon-
ferred with the Governor as late a. S{ur-
day. that that frnetionary had no ahen-
tion Of taking any such actor. Here
was considerable discussion Of derrIIsr
character in the Convention, and Ny
resolutions were offered which we're r.ler-
red to the Committee ON Bas;,s<nu. Dn
the second day, this COMMITTEES suhmited
the following report to the Couvcntisp.
which was adopted:
Whereas. This Confcrciace. nj its sessi
cnmu,cncel on the 18th February iass.
adjourned to the 10Th # March. in ~
full expectation that i'.s1fsilk iuterim su&
action would have bce,, al ty the Peso
Convention or by theS 5ngress Of
United States. or on failure ty thessh
By the State of Virginia. 49, would dU1l
"n the part Of Maryland sslas,dscisiiu
responding action; and
Wh<-ros. The only rrsnlt Of either tie
Peace Convention or the Congress Was the
passage by the. latter of rr"p"scd aine,.L-
,~ent The Constitution. rrafssselly to
ser,.> s.quesiisn hi regard ~. which no
doubt HAD c.er been caprcss.i: thus. in
effect. l'aving the political staas al the
country in precisely the same condition Is
it was at tho time q! cur las. adjournment;
and
H'!e.sc,, There is now pending b.-fors
thu Virginia Convention n proposition
sanctioned by n msjori'y nf tn" commit
tc. to whom the -uhj"c, wax rsferred-ad
yising Conference to to- had by the
Southern Border States. With view 10
the adoption of s"me basis ii arrangement
BY which. with the concurrence Of the
other States in the Union. the distracting
difficulties Of the country might b" sd-
jus.c,l aud harm"nized. ALL all induce
mcnts IL further >ccrssinn r..n:rv.,1, While
States already secc,lcd may he Induced 10
return. and the Integrity of vur glorious
Uni III be happily preserve! therefore
Res.J,<2 'rhs, ,-;,,r rs those f,cs,
this C"nv.n;i"n, while aih ring L" the
political opinions avow-d ir its resolutions
Of the 18th February. without in;eniih2
" recommend to the Stale 4f titginin, "r
30 cxpr"ss ANY preference as t" 4 rart'ct-
lar course Of preceding is Of opinion that
the policy and in:crcs, of Maryland require
that no action shall he taken by wilirh H.,
State shall b. committed until the State Of
Virginia shall have determined the qucs-
ton VI proposed Conference: or some 9TH
or measure requiring the co-opsratior Of
this Stats.
R>.,lre1, That this C.rvcut:nn is Of
Q Union that p.opoeitiun for Conference.
a.nonsst the Southern Border States. BY
delegates elected b! the people in their
Congressional districts. or hy Stat. Con-
vsntioas Of the people i" these s.ii States.
will Isec, the dcciici approval Ut Mary
Land.
ResIred. That Committee Of Five BE-
elected BY ballot to visit the Virginia Con-
vcntion. and t. express ~ 'hcm the fore
going assurance.
The Convention next proceeded to elect
tl.- CCmmittee Of fire, called for by the
last resolution, and che, lecsio, resulted AZ
fallows: Gen. Walter Mitch Il of Charles;
Gov. I.o~c. Of Frederick; Judge Cham
bers. &C Kent; ". II. Norris, Of Balti-
u.or.; and Dr.. J. Hanson T4ou.a,. uf B.
timore. The committee Was suts 'qucl:-
Is increased to SIX. nm! Hon. Isaac i.
Jou-s, OF Somerset, adu,d 20 il.