Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-01-19
PUBLIC MEETING.

Pursuant to public notice, Notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather, a respectable
meeting Of the conservative men of Montgo-
merp county, without distinction of party,
assembled at the Court House, in Rockville,
on Tuesday last, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to State Convention, to be held in
the city Of Baltimore, on the oath instant, to
take into consideration the present odious Re
gistration law of this State, and TO devise such
means as they may deem best calculated tosin-
sure its repeal.
On motion, Capt EDWARD W. Owens was
called to the chair, and Il. B. PRETTYMAE Esq,
appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been stated
by w. VEIRs BoUIc, Esq, in was, on motion Of
x. W.-CARTEB, ESQ.,, .s.-ss~s ss-r -
ResolUed, That the chair appoint a commit
tee Of five gentlemen 10 nominate three dele
gates TO attend the State Convention, TO be
held in Baltimore city, on the oath inst.
Whereupon the chair appointed the follow
ing gentlemen as such committee E. b. HUT-
TON, J. T. BENSON, J, II. GAssAwAY, RoBT. W.
GARTER, and SAMUEL CAsHELJ, Esqs., who af-
ter consultation, reported TO the meeting the
names of the following gentlemen as dele
gates to the State Convention: Hon. MoNT-
GoMERY BLAIR, MN. THOMPSON, of r., and Jos.
A. TANEY, Esqs.; and as alternates, NICHOLAS
d. OFFUTT, LEoNIDAs Wilson, and ED W.
Owens, Esqs. tf
On motion of W. Veins BoUIc, Esq, the
following resolutionswere unanimously adopt
ed I: ~ FifsaIs So rs Poi aat aEe 500
ResolUedr That the cardinal principles Of
our republican government are violated by the
Registration law Of this State, and those pro-
visions of the Constitution on which its advo-
Gates claim il is based, and that immediate
redress ought to be granted by the Legisla-
ture. t
P1enJ,oJ sTtt.t ~ 4 ,,,3or;,a o,5 d;root an
delegates, this ayappointed, torepresent this
county in the State Convention, to be held in
Baltimore city on the Gath instant, to concur
in all proper and legal means likely to re-
enfranchise all white citizens of this State,
who have been disfrahchised by the present
Constitution and Registry law, as executed.
ResoLped, That rely ing on the resolutions
passed by the Democratic Conservative party,
and by the Union party, at their respective
conventions in this county, last Fall, we are
authorized to declare that it is the united
voice Of our people that the relief sought
ought to be- Immediately granted By the Legis-
lature. ts-
Reso1oed,I That if some Just measure Of re-
lief TO the outrage complained of be not grant
ed by the party in power in this State, it will
be well for all true friends Of liberty to con-
slider how far it may be. wise to refuse to pay
taxes imposed by laws, In the making of which
large majority of thegpeople have no voice,
and to resist the collection Of those taxes by
all proper and lawful means.
1t was then, on motion,
ResolVsd, That committee Of five gentle
men, one from each Election District, be APP
pointed by the chair, with power to appoint
assistants, whose duty 1t shall be to solicit
such contributions as may be necessary to de-
fray the costs in the fMandamus case of An
derson %. the Registers of the 4th Election
District, in the several Courts and that this
meeting assume the debt so incurred
The following gentlemen were appointed
such committee John r. D. Magruder John
T. BENSON, Howard Griffith, Samuel Higgins,
and Benjamin Fawcett Esgs.
1t was then, on motion Of JOHN BREWER,
Esq, Nssa N
gResol0ed, That the thanks of this meeting
be rendered 10 the Chairman and Secretary
for the able manner in which they have dis
charged their several duties.
On motion, it was hnA "
Resolped, That the proceedings Of this meet
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary
and published in the Montgomery County
Sentinel, and the baltimore Gazette"
tfa ael5a EDWARD W. OWENS, Chm.
E. b. PRETTYMAN, Sec'y.
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