The Arkansas banner., 1843-12-09
MT. Gray offered the following:


 tions, and appointments, for which it has as sembled.
 Which was adopted.
 Before the ballotting commenced, on mo- ton of Mr. Mitchell, leave was granted the delegate from Benton to vote, as proxy, for his absent colleague, upon showing authorl- ty to do so from the country meeting which had appointed him.
 Ballot for Candidate for Congress. D. J. Chapman, of Independence county, 24 S II. Hampstead, of Pulaski 3. Scattering,
 Whereupon the President declared Daniel J. Chapman to be the nominee of the Con- vention, as the Democratic candidate for Con- gress.
 Ballot for Candidate for oOice of Gopernor. Elias N. Conway, of Pulaski county, 26 Samuel c. Roane, of Jefferson < ,
 Whereupon the President declared Elias N. Conway to be the nominee of the Con- vention, as the Democratic candidate for the office of Governor.
 OnMotion, the President appointed Messrs Mitchell, Drew, and Rector, to wait upon Messrs. Conway and Chapman, and inform them of their nominations.
 On motion of Mir. Weller, the President appointed Messrs Dunn, Bell, Morrison, Drew, Thornton, Greenwood, and Logan, a committee to recommend to the Convention, suitable candidates for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States.
 Which committee recommended the fol- lowing A. E. Thornton, of Clark county Elias Rector, of Crawford county,-and Wm. II. Sutton, of Desha county.
 This recommendation was unanimously adopted.
 On motion, the President appointed Nessrs. Floyd, Marshall, and Gray, committee to recommend to the Convention proper persons as delegates to the Baltimore Convention- Which committee recommended the follow ing Samuel Adams, of Johnson county, Lambert Reardon, of Pulaski county, and Thomas B. Hanley, of Phillips county.
 This recommendation was unanimously adopted.
 Mir. Hays offered the following:
 Resolred, That this Convention, hereby, appoint an executive committee, consisting of J. s. Ficklin, J. B. Logan, j. Morrison, A. B. Greenwood, James E. Pelham, Charles Cald- well, w. W. Floyd, Samuel Mitchell, and P. T. Crutchfeld, to meet at Little Rock, to fill any vacancy that may occur, by death, or otherwise, in the nominations or appoint ments, made by this Convention a majority of said committee to form quorum for bu- sness and their action will be considered binding on the Convention so far as the mo- minatons of this party are concerned.
 Which resolution was adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Floyd, the Convention went into recess, until o'clock, P M.
 7 o'clock, P. .M
 The Convention came to order.
 MT. Logan offered the following:
 Resolred, That the President appoint committee of three, to propose to the candi- dates which this Convention has nominated for the office of Governor, and for Congress, the following interrogatories Are you in fa- vor of, or opposed to, a National Bank are you in favor of, or opposed to, a distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands; are you in favor of, or opposed to, high protective Tariff of discriminating duties upon foreign imports; are you in favor of, or opposed to, the assumption or payment of the State debts, by the General Government; do you approve or disapprove of the Bankrupt Law passed at the called session of Congress in lS4l !?
 Which was adopted. And the President appointed Messrs. Logan, Gray, and Rector, to constitute the committee.
 On motion of MT. Logan, / Resozced, That, in the estimation of this Convention, ssThe Arkansas Banner'' has been established in conformity with the viewsl of the Democratic party that, under the con- trol of the present Editor, Dr. Solon Bor- land, 1t will be conducted with ability and fidelity; and we cheerfully recommend it to| the confidence and support of the Democracy of Arkansas,
 Mir. Drew offered the following:
 Resolred, That this Convention hold the following to be the creed of the Democratic party of the United States, in regard to the matters mentioned, and desire the committee appointed to prepare the public address to the people of Arkansas, to embody and set it forth in that address A strict construction of the Constitution of the United States and, consequently, uncompromising opposition to a National Bank; to protective Tariff; to internal improvements by the General Co., vernment, within the several States, except for purposes clearly national and necessary to the distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, to the assumption or payment of the debts of the several States, by the General Government. And farther, that the representative is bound to obey the in- his constituents ard stiif far ther, that an Independent Treasury, such as the extra session of Congress, in lS4l, re- r,oalaI Shn,slJ k. aJD ,.l.o L