Port Tobacco Times, And Charles County Advertiser

[COMMUNICATED.]

Rich Hill, 10th January, 1861.

Mr. Wells,-Dear Sir: The article published in the two last issues of your paper, recommending that the citizens of Charles county should take action in reference to a State Convention, signed by three citizens and others, I observe has left the influence on the minds of many that it was conceived in party spirit; whereas, if the names of the twenty-seven "others," who signed said article, had been published, no such inference could have been deduced. As an act of justice--to at least dispel such an idea, I request you to publish in your next issue, the names of all who signed and were appended when you commenced putting the article in type, that it may be seen the call was made irrespective of former political proclivities. I have annexed the names below, being a copy from the original. Your compliance will oblige,

Very truly, your friend,

SAMUEL COX.

We cheerfully give place in our columns to the above communication, and have to assure the author that nothing is or was so foreign to our intentions as to do injustice to him or either of the others whose names were appended to the call for the "Sovereign Convention" of the people of Maryland. We, however, beg leave to state that the name of E. Wells was appended to the address alluded to by his own hand. It was done, however, under a mistaken impression as to the character of the Convention recommended, and without having previously read the address to the people. In this we did wrong and are free to confess.

While reading proof, we for the first time read the address and ascertained it to be for the purpose of calling a Sovereign Convention.

Acting upon what we

The following are the names alluded to above: Samuel Cox, F. Stone, W. Mitchell, Wm. Hamilton, P. Davis, Barnes Compton, Joseph Stewart, J. G. Chapman, A. H. Robertson, Edward Hatcher, Griffin Carter, P. H. Muschett, Wm. B. Matthews, M. S. Robertson, Hugh Mitchell,

Robert G. Nevitt, Wm. Boswell, Thomas A. Jones, Peter Williams, R. Johnson, E. Wells, Daniel W. Hawkins, Z. V. Posey, Wm. H. Brawner, J. H. Button, John L. Shackelford, Robert Digges, Sr. Rufus Robey, W. B. Stone, Townly Robey.