Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-09-17

Mr.. James Richardson, of Anne Arundel
county, offered resolutions OF patrlotic CHAR
acter which. on motion Of Mr.. German, OF
Howard, were referred to a committee on re-
solutions. consisting of one from each county,
Hon. Barnes Compton, chairman,) who SUB
sequently reported in their stead resolutions
reaffirming the principles of the Democratic
party, as expressed in the platform OF the
New York Convention, which were unanl-
mously adopted.
Mr.. Compton then rose, and, in the name
of the nominee and Of his immediate constitu-
ents, whom the speaker in part represented,
desired to return to the Convention the heart
felt thanks of the delegation from Charles Tor
the denomination of Mr.. Stone. 1t was re-
markable spectacle of unanimity that which
the Convention presented, and worthy ex-
ample to the party in the State and the coun-
try. Why is it SO, he asked, and that IN
Congressional Convention composed OF SO
large number Of counties? 1t was, SAID ne,
because the wild hunt for office did not exist
in the fifth district to the same extent as IN
other sections of the country. and the reason
of it was they had not been adulterated oy
the intermixture of puritan blood. 1t was
congressional district containing more talent,
intelligence and ability than the same amount
of territory and population In this or any
other country in the world. laughter
/ DR.. w. w. Watkins, on behalf OF the DEL
egates from Howard county, here stated to all
the members of the Convention that they
were the guests of the Howard delegation,
and invited them to dinner at Groves Hotel.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at
the Court Room at 81 o'clock. The dinner
at Groves Hotel was handsomely served up,
and no expense was spared. Champagne
! and other wines flowed in abundance
Speeches were made by DR.. Watkins, MIR.
} Mackubin, Mr.. Sparrow and others.
The Convention reassembled in the Court
House, where many citizens were present.
} Hon. Frederick Stone, in response to the no.
? LITIGATION of the committee, returned his
] thanks for the conplimentsof a denomination
to Congress, and made a very spirited and
, enthusiastic address. He said he was present
: only at the personal solicitation of friends,
upon whose Judgment andgood sense he re-
S lied, and that he was glad he came. 1t was
g one of the proudest days of his life, and be
] said so from his heart. He had received a
: compliment of which any man might be
J.. proud. He would make social speech to
e those around him, whom he knew to be
;. friends He had much to learn in Congress
= sonal legislation, and if he had learned some
: thing, the knowledge was coupled with more
e sorrow than qualification. He had learned
: how difficult it was for a representative to be
e heard in the halls Of Congress in defense o.
0 the Constitution, or even to obtain the privi'
It kge of protesting In the name of an indig.
n nant constituency against its repeated viola
O x;>,o What b<, NJ; r,bf La uo 6ocro6 m cav ir
= Congress had not al been said, and he indi
: Gated that Gen. Banks and others managed
If to hold the floor all the time, and only per
a NIT a few favorites to speak a few minutes
n through courtesyi He did not think Their
: would be an extrd session. He was not al
S, falarmist. He new t1ried "wolf." The ques
n ton will shortly settled whether we viii
be under the Cd tuition of our forefather
- $1,000 sissss-
ton Is shortly to 4e submitted to The arbltra-
ment of the people, Mr.. Stone then referred
to many prominent acts of congressional leg
islation. He said resolution No. A was SO
framed as to enable Congress to count in OF
count out electoral votes to suit their own po-
litical circumstances. Under the reconstruc-
ton acts of Congress negro's vote in Florida
was equal to fourteen white votes in New
, York, and in the Senatorial representation a
New Yorker was equal only to 1-46th of a
negro vote in Florida. Personally, he would
stand between the negroes and their profess
. ed friends, who would lead them to destruc-
ton. and trust them to judge who were their
!, real friends and who their oppressors. Tap
|plause.] e
. Mr.. Stone then discussed the policy of Gen.
Grant as compared with the policy of the
, Democratic party with much terseness and
ability, and in conclusion renewed the ex-
preston of his thanks for the honor conferred
upon him.
Hon. Barnes Compton, having been called
upon, made an earnest and enthusiastic
speech in favor of the election of Seymour
and Blair, after which the Convention adj
journed.