are requested to procure a certificate from some respectable person, either white or colored, a well known resident of the county from whence he or they may come.  All Delegates complying with the above requisitions, shall be duly admitted to the Convention.

      All communications in relation to the Convention must be directed to
      the care of H. H. Webb, St. James’ School Room, corner of Saratoga
      and North streets.

      James A. Handy, Chairman.  John H. Walker, Secretary.

—­The African Repository, XXXIII, pp. 197-199.

BALTIMORE, June 4, 1852.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION OF FREE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND

      Held in Baltimore, July 26, 27, and 28, 1852

In pursuance of public notice, a meeting of delegates to the Convention of Free Colored People of the State was held in the lower room of Washington Hall.  The Convention was temporarily organized at 3 o’clock, by calling James A. Handy, of Fell’s Point, to the chair, John H. Walker being appointed secretary.  Mr. Handy returned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him.

   On motion of Charles O. Fisher, of Fell’s Point, a committee of one from
   each delegation present was appointed to nominate permanent officers of
   the Convention.

   On motion of James F. Jackson, the credentials of the delegates were
   handed in, and the following sections of the State were found to be
   represented: 

   East Baltimore—­James A. Handy, James T. Jackson, Chas. O. Fisher,
   Stephen W. Hill, Daniel Koburn, David G. Bailey.

   Kent county—­Jas. A. Jones, Isaac Anderson, Levi Rogers, William Perkins

   Dorchester county—­B.  Jenifer, C. Sinclair, S. Green, Thomas Fuller, S.
   Camper, J. Hughes.

   Caroline County—­Jacob Lewis, Philip Canada, John Webb.

   Northwest Baltimore—­Samuel B. Hutchings, David P. Jones, William White,
   Francis Johns, John H. Walker, Cornelius Thompson.

   Frederick County—­Rev. William Tasker, Perry E. Walker, Joseph Lisles,
   Robert Troby, Ephraim Lawson, Nicholas Penn.

   Northeast Baltimore—­Chas. Williamson, Rev. Darius Stokes, H. H. Webb, J.
   Forty, C. Perry, Fred. Harris.

   Hartford County—­Daniel Ross, Henry Hopkins.

   Talbot County—­Garrison Gibson, Charles Dobson, Joseph Bantem.

There was considerable excitement among a number of ‘outsiders,’ opposed to the meeting and its objects, who frequently assailed the delegates coming to the Convention and a large number of whom, having come into the room, were ripe for any further opposition they could exhibit.

The Dorchester county delegation having seen this state of things, several of them arose and remarked that they did not think that their presence