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Charles County-Richard H. Edelen, Frederick Stone, John W. Mitchell.

Baltimore County-John S. Berry, James L. Ridgely, William H. Hoffman, Edwin L. Parker, David King, William H. Mace, Silas Larsh.

Talbot County-Henry H. Goldsborough, James Valliant, John F. Mullikin.

Somerset County-Isaac D. Jones, Andrew G. Crawford, William H. Gale, James U. Dennis, John C. Horsey.

Dorchester County-Thomas I. Dail, Alward Johnson, Dr. Washington A. Smith, Thomas J. Hodson.

Cecil County-Thomas P. Jones, George Earle, David Scott, Joseph B. Pugh.

Prince George's County-Daniel Clarke, Samuel H. Berry, Edward W. Belt, Fendall Marbury.

Queen Anne's County-John Lee, John Brown, Pere Wil

mer.

Worcester County-Thomas B. Smith, William T. Purnell, William H. W. Farran, Francis T. Murray.

Frederick County-Samuel Keefer, Frederick Schley, David Markey, Andrew Annan, Henry Baker, B. A. Cunningham, Peter G. Schlosser.

Harford County-William Galloway, George M. McComas, John A. Hopper, Thomas Russell.

Caroline County-Robert W. Todd, James D. Carter, Twiford S. Noble.

Baltimore City-Samuel T. Hatch, Baltis H. Kennard, William Brooks, Henry Stockbridge, Archibald Stirling, Jr., John Barron, William Daniel, Edwin A. Abbot, Joseph M. Cushing, John L. Thomas, Jr., Joseph H. Audoun.

Washington County-Henry W. Dellinger, Lewis B. Nyman, Peter Negley, James P. Mayhugh, Joseph F. Davis, John R. Sneary.

Montgomery County-In this county it appears by the returns of the Judges of Election, that no election was held in the fourth district of said county in consequence, as it is said, of a military interference, and a new election has been ordered in said district. In the other districts in said county the following persons are declared to have received the greatest number of votes, viz: Thomas Lansdale, George Peter, Edmund P. Duvall.

Allegany County-Albert C. Greene, Hopewell Hebb, Geo. A. Thruston, Jacob Wickard, Jasper Robinette.

Carroll County-John E. Smith, Jonas Ecker, Dr. John Swope, William S. Wooden.

Howard County-Joel Hopkins, George W. Sands, James Sykes.

The roll was called by the Secretary, and all the above named members responded except the following:

Messrs. Henkle, Thomas, Briscoe, Edelen, Stone, Mitchell, Johnson, Blackiston, Lansdale, Peter, Duvall, Marbury, Billingsley, Dent, Gale, and Smith of Worcester county.

The members present had previously qualified before the Governor, by subscribing to the oath provided by the Act of Assembly, January Session, 1864.

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, moved that the Convention do now adjourn until to-morrow at 12 o'clock.

The question upon its adoption was decided in. the negative.

On motion of Mr. Daniel,

The Convention proceeded to the election of a President. Mr. Stirling nominated Henry H. Goldsborough, of Talbot county.

Mr. Clarke nominated Ezekiel F. Chambers, of Kent county.

Mr. Chambers declined the nomination.

The Convention proceeded to vote viva voce for President, with the following result:

FOR HENRY H. GOLDSBOROUGH :

Messrs. Greene, Hebb, Thruston, Wickard, Robinette, Hatch, Kennard, Brooks, Stockbridge, Stirling, Barron, Daniel, Abbott, Cushing, Audoun, Berry, of Balt. county, Ridgely, Hoffman, Parker, King, Mace, Larsh, Smith, of Carroll, Ecker, Swope, Wooden, Jones, of Cecil, Earle, Scott, Pugh, Todd, Carter, Noble, Keefer, Schley, Markey, Annan, Baker, Cunningham, Schlosser, Galloway, McComas, Hopper, Russell, Hopkins, Sands, Sykes, Valliant, Mullikin, Dellinger, Nyman, Neagley, Mayhugh, Davis, Sneary, Purnell, Farrow, Murray.

The Chairman announced that the Hon. Henry H. Golds

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borough, having received fifty-eight votes, is duly elected President of the Convention.

Mr. Daniel moved that the President appoint a committee of three members to wait upon the President elect, and conduct him to the Chair:

Which was adopted.

The Chairman appointed Messrs. William Daniel, J. S. Berry, of Baltimore county, and Daniel Clarke, of Prince George's.

The President was conducted to the Chair, and addressed the Convention as follows:

Gentlemen of the Convention:

It is with much diffidence that I enter upon the execution of the duties of presiding officer of this body. I am well aware of the responsibilities belonging to such a position in ordinary times, greatly increased as they must be in a period like the present, when the passions of men are aroused by the exciting events of each day, demanding, in the position I now occupy, the exercise of more than the usual amount of forbearance and control. I need not remind you with what solicitude the people of this State are watching our proceedings. I am sure I do not speak with unauthorized hope when I venture the prediction that you will bring to the performance of your several duties a fidelity, attention, and an enlarged patriotism, equal to the expectation of those who sent us here for the purpose of organizing anew the institutions under which we live. At any time this is an important duty. At the present it cannot be performed without a zealous determination to do our whole duty irrespective of personal considerations.

I will not advert to the present condition of our State and National affairs. I deem it most prudent to leave these to the impartial judgment of each individual member; and while seeking to exclude from our deliberation all partisan prejudices, I beseech you to devote yourselves sedulously to the work before you; and while in the performance of your duties, not to overlook that respect and esteem that is due from each one to the others. If I should be successful in the pursuit of such a course, I am confident that I shall be sustained and animated by the exhibition of a similar spirit on your part. We must expect to differ in our views. Let us determine to present, and advocate them on all occasions in a courteous manner, one becoming a dignified deliberative body. By respecting the opinions of each other we shall be the bet

ter prepared to submit with becoming grace to the will of the majority, that cardinal principle to be cherished by all alike if we sincerely desire the preservation and perpetuation of free institutions.

Thanking you for this manifestation of your kind regard, I now enter upon the discharge of my duties, with the assurance of your generous confidence, and an abiding hope that our labors may redound to the peace, happiness and prosperity of our State.

The Convention adjourned until 12 o'clock, M., to-morrow.

THURSDAY, April 28th, 1864.

Hon.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. HENRY H. GOLDSBOROUGH, President, in the Chair, and Mr. Joseph B. Pugh, of Cecil, acting as Secretary.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Davenport.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.

The qualifications of James T. Briscoe, of Calvert county, Eli J. Henkle, of Anne Arundel county, Thomas B. Smith, of Worcester county, Fendall Marbury, of Prince George's county, William H. Gale, of Somerset county, were presented, and the gentlemen named appeared and took their seats.

Mr. Cushing submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the following persons be declared appointed to the offices of this Convention for which they are respectively named.

Secretary-William R. Cole, of Baltimore city.

Assistant Secretary-John H. Shaw, of Allegany county. Sergeant-at-Arms-Alfred D. Evans, of Baltimore city. Committee Clerks-William R. McCulley, of Allegany county; Thomas Tipton, of Carroll county; George Johnson, of Cecil county, and S. C. Gorrell, of Harford county.

Doorkeepers-Moses Anders, of Frederick county, and Charles Whittemore, of Baltimore county.

Postmaster—A. J. Longsdorf, of Washington county.

Assistant Postmaster-William Denny, of Howard county. Folders-Collins Tatman, of Caroline county; Charles Collins, of Worcester county.

Also, further ordered, that the President of this Convention appoint four pages, one lamplighter, and one hall-keeper; Which was adopted.

Mr. Kennard submitted the following order:

Ordered. That a committee of five members be appointed by the President, to prepare and report rules for the government of the Convention, and that, in the meantime, the rules of the House of Delegates, so far as the same are applicable, be adopted.

Mr. Clarke submitted the following amendment:

After the words "Rules of the House of Delegates' insert: the words "Except the rule of the House of Delegates relating to the call of the previous question,"

Decided in the negative;

The question then recurring upon the adoption of the order offered by Mr. Kennard,

It was adopted.

William R. Cole, Secretary, Alfred D. Evans, Sergeant-atArms, Thomas Tipton and George Johnston, Committee Clerks, Moses Andrews and Charles Whittemore, Doorkeepers, A. J. Longsdorf, Postmaster, William Denny, Assistant Postmaster, and Collins Tatman, Folder, officers elect, were qualified by the Governor, and entered upon the discharge of their duties.

Mr. Stockbridge submitted the following order:

Ordered, That standing committees, to consist of seven members each, be appointed by the Chair, to take into consideration the propriety and expediency of making any, and if any what, alterations or amendments in the several distinct subjects embraced in the Constitution, and confided to them respectively, with the power of conference between any and all of said committees, and to report the result of their deliberations to the Convention at the earliest practicable day, viz:

1st. A committee to consider and report upon the Declaration of Rights.

2nd. A committee to consider and report upon the Executive Department.

3rd. A committee to consider and report upon a proper basis of Representation in the two Houses of the General As

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