Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-01-24
First District.
Richard B. Posey,
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Richard B. Posey, James Franklin, II
F. F. Burgess, Cyrus Wheeler; - j
Joseph Price. Thomas W. Spcake,
Thomas p. Gray, Edmund Perry,gsssS3 n
Vernon Welch, Peter. w illis, as -. -
w p E. {siaun, -
Geo ". Carpintel. Joseph A. Gray, z
Samuel Hanson, Thomas A. Millar,E +
Robert Young, Joseph E. Sanders.
Second District F.
Dr. Robert Fer gusson, John T. Stoddert
Benedict H. Jameson, DR.. Robert Grain,
Francis w. Wcens, Joseph D. Gardiner,
Wash. A. Posey, John r. Robertson, 4
Thomas D. Stone, Thomas o. Bean,
Henry r. Harris, George A. Hunt, ~
James H. Neae, Dr. Francis r. Wills,
Samuel Il. Swami, William Boswell,
Anthony B. Semmcs, William Neyitt, 4,
Samuel Cox, James T. Somervelle.
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,, 4
Samuel d. Davis, John H. Cox,
Francis Thompson, VIM. G. Robcy, Z,
Charles Stuart, Ferdinand Bealle, 4
Joseph Stewart, Thomas S. Martin f
Fourth District.
John F. Gardiner, J. b. Gardiner, /
Thomas !. Gardiner, Thomas j. Stewart Il
l.. S. Robey, j. T. Mudd,
Alexander Queen, John S. Gibbons,
Thomas Carrico,' w. S. Kcech, |
G. H. Gardiner, John Hamilton,
Townley Robey, Marcelus Gardiner,
B. Marshall, w. Burtles,
b, M. Edelen, Smith Turner,
E. V. Edelen, George Digges
On the assembling of the members of tie
Convention and before its organization, the I'd
lowing resolutions were offered by Geneal
MITCHELL, and unanimously adopted:
| Resolred, That it is the of this Conventn,
| that the members composing it shall not be bound
4 by any action of this Convention in the nomination
of Delegates to State Convention; Or committed
in honor to support its proceedings, if in tleir
+ .i gn1ent they should be inconsistent with the n
| terests and honor of the State,-it being undr-
stood that this meeting is one of consultation and
agreement, in view of the critical state of aairsoi
Eour country. ii
Resolred That by the term s.sovcr eign, as used
in the call fora Convention lit was not intended that
tcrfere in any manner with the organic law of DC
land but merely declaring that the Peope
have power to assemble in Convention.
! The Convention then organized by the cleo
ton &C THOMAS o. BEAN President, and WV
F. dement,, Secretary.
On motion, the President appointed the I'd.
lowing Committee to report business and RESI-
lutions for the action of the Convention -. A.
M1LLAR, RICHARD B. PosEY, SAMUEL Coz
SAMUEL II. SWAMI, F. STONE, THOMAS /
HALEY, j. T. MUD and WIN. BURTLEs
| The Committee, after consultation, u,aan.
mously reported the following:
Resolued and determined by the People of C,arlt
! Countu In Convention assembled,- -
| l. That an. election be held at the usual placess
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 recommend that IL,
State Convention be held in the city of Annapolis
on the 18th day of Febt uary next
2. That the three delegates so elected shall hay
full power and authority to vote in said State Coz
vention, for against any measure or 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 the afol I
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 attompte
by said State Convention in the existing Constitu
! ton and Laws of this State.
4. That we recommend that the Judges Of tn
last election shall act Judges of the election o
the 5th of February.
! s. That the President of this meeting appoint
Committee of for--etie from each election dsiric
I as a Commute Of Correspondence. TO corresnou
with the other counties and city of Baltimore. o
the subject of hoi,li1r I'll" Stat Convention.