St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-01-24

people to resort TO the exercise Of these
rights which should never Re referred 70
except in csses like the present where the
powers Of the Governmept are insds.quate
70 the PsrPoses for which they vsrs g.
dained.
We. therefore, sitter due eeomsidtration
iof our condition. do most eavpesely recsm-
mend % the people of Saint Marv's csanty.
TO assemble in their respective sl.asicn dis
tricts, On SATURDAY, the 9Th Of jan
nary, and select ten delegsstes to attend =
County Convention, to he held in L,ssnard
Town. on the a29,h day Of January. which
last Convention shall select sir celegztes to
represent ST. Mary's county in . 6snersl
Convention of the State, 70 be held IN An
nspolis or elsewhere on such dag ss may
be hereafter designated.
And We also recommend 10 the peopl.:
of the county, in order that their Qpinien
may be made Known in regard to tie call
Of the proposed convention that whoa they
meet in their primary assemblies the polls
shall be opened and vote be taken BY
ballot for or against general conven-
ton, which vote shall be regularly retnrn-
ed by the judges appointed. to the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Saint Mary q
county
Geo. W. Morgan presented the fellow
ing preamble and resolutions.
Whereas. it is now manifest skat the
Governor of this State will asa convene
the Legislature. in consequence Of which
the people of this State are left in . de-
fenccless position. most particularly the
counties. many of which are unpreparcd
to meet any attack that may be made upon
Them. and. whereas. in the excited state
of tn. public mind, it hehooves the people Of
this county 10 take Some sction by which
Ia plsce them.clves in position to be able
to defend themselves in cas-, of an ina
sion, therefore.
Resolved. As the sense of thi. meeting.
in County Convention assembled tina, th,'
c commissioners, Court be. and they are
hereby respectfully requested. to levy on
the assessable property Of the county the
sum of Eve Thousand collars. or so msch
there Of as may. in their Judgment. be ne
cesssry. for the purpose Of purchasing
arms. ammunition &c.
Resolved, That he Commissioners is
sue the bonds of the county. at six and
twelve months, for whatever ss,.s they
may think necessary 20 carry into effect
the .fn e going Resolutions.
Resolved. That. they also be request
ed to arpo;:. vigilance -rorns,ittee in
each Election District, consisting Of TWEEN
ty Eve members. whose duty it shall be to
keep a continual watch upon certain
class Of our population. aud also to arrest
auy suspicious char. ct.rs found in our
midst and bring them to JUSTICE.
The vote was then taken upon the pre-
amble and all the resolutions, except the
resolution requesting the Commissioners
Court to appropriate $4,000. &c &C.. and
they were unanimously adopted. Wn.
II. Thomas moved to strike out that por-
ton Of the resolution. which authorizes the
County Commissioners to issue benls. &c.
The motion was advocated t,y Vim. II.
Thomas and G. Fred. Maddox and opposed
by Dr.. VIM. 1. Edelen. II. G. S. Key. J.
Edwin Coad. Geo. c. Morgan, James T.
Blackstone and Others. The rotc was
taken on the motion to strike out, and il
was rejected. The original resolution
Was then unanimously adopted.
Col. J. Fl. Sothoron offered the follow.
ing resolution. which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That we hereby heartily az
precia.e the feelings that actuate the work.
ing mer Of the City of New York. and
hrreby thank them in the. nalnc Of Mary
land for their patriotic and constitutions
action: and We hereby instruct The Sccrcta
/ ~ Of this meeting to transmit copy Of it:
J. proceedings to the working men Of New
| York and their associates
| Il was moved and carried thst the pro
ceedinss Of the meeting be putiishea in th'
ST. Mary's Beacon.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
II. &. s. KEY. Prest.
J. F. KING, See.