The Arkansas banner., 1845-11-12
,rsOLUTIoNs OF INDEPENDENCE SHO COUNTY.

.1aoce 'iaOr county took place at Sulphur Rocl, .So lS purpose of appointing delegates to ]. ,,'C Convention, to be held at Little Rock 5s 8th of January; next, for the purpos saominating a,I a candidate for Congress-, a Hs oasu;ng election. The Hon. 4. Tel ;aa declined reelection.
 a' aa notion of D. J. Chapman, the Hon. M ,p b was called to the chair: and on mo l. .I H. Neill, Esq, II. c. Dye, was appoint %cretafy inornoses were then explained by a few pnj appropriate remarks by the chairman !, which the Hon. Isaac Baker rose ant is q short, but excellent speech-exhort ,1,e democratic party to union and har ,v and in conclusion moved the nppoint 4 of a committee to prepare a suitable .mble and resolutions.
 g6ereupon the chairman appointed the 5uing persons to compose that committee Iaac Baker, D. J. Chapman, Jackson InbIe, E. B. Jones, Wm, Sharp, Gideon Eser. and James P. Carter.
 9e committee after retiring a short time. |red the following preamble and resolu- k which were adopted unanimously: Whereas, it has become the settled policy |s two great political parties that divide country, in order to procure harmony concert of action, to select their public |os by district, State and National Con- |ons-
 |hereas, a respectable portion of the de- l |aiic party of this State have recommend |s holding of State Convention, in the of Li0lc Rock, on the 8th of January. flor the purpose of nominating a candi- l mCoagress.
 ! whereas, the Hon. A. Y ell has, through |nmunication addressed to the people,
 known his determination of declining a eton to the House of Representatives l United States. Therefore, be it IsoIred, That eighteen delegates be ap- | il by this meeting, if said Convention be held, to represent the democratic of the citizens of Independence eoun-
 that Convention.
 oked, That the Democratic party of punly stand pledgcd q to support the nom
 said convention, if composed of dele-
 rom a majority of the counties of the
 having full confidence that no principle
 ice or fairness will be disregarded or
 Omised by the representatives of the Eacy ol the State in that the great tribu-
 arbiter of all preferences, sectional
 and preiudiees that may distract the
 of the democratic party of this state:
 olred, That we are. satisfied win the
 lion in Congress, as 1t now stahds, and
 hey were part and parcel of the great
 hlcontest of 1911 i; advocated the same
 res, and were elected, directly and in-
 ' by the same people and the same
 Therefore we are opposed to making
 Fllmg sacrifice of either, unless some
 rnciple was involved, or the public in-
 rqaired it.
 alred, That we are in favor of, and
 Y recommend to the democracy of the
 inc reelection of the Hon. Chester
 10 the Senate of the United States, at
 ung Legislature. That we believe the
 the dignity, character and prosperity
 ansas requires 1t, and that his talents
 distinguished position which he occu-
 Irng the last session of Congress, and
 Eich he now holds before the country l.
 |red, That we believe in the doctrine
 been sanctioned by the Republican
 of the country, that faithful upright
 ustrious officer, is entitled to the ap-
 voice of the people, by q reelection
 ation which he has filled with useful ] the country and honor to himself, a bed, That we sincerely congratulate p ow-eitizens of Arkansas, and of the l upon the remuneration of Texas and b pect of its speedy consummatlon. Q bed, That we are in favor of revenue ov h incidental protection, and opposed Ii FecIive tariff with incidental revenue. 1t red, That we are in favor of such f stlon of the existing tariff as will
 4aally on all classes, and uniformly da the different sections of the Union. sd, That WIG are, as much as ever 10 the distribution of the sales of the ion nds among the several states. Id tfd, That NC are, as much as ever, ns a extending the jurisdiction of the er Fa'es over the territory of Oregon ad Ito the contrary, notwithstanding. ef fed, That we congratulate the coun- ion the prospect of a speedy restoration irh Sutional currency, geld and silver, ila nealihy state of trade and permanent shy that must aud will flow from it. no led, That we are, more than ever, t V Q the re-establishment of Bank of pes States, and its connection with the mol ol the Union.
 con eG' That the foregoing resolutions qua Ely show that we are travelling oil
 4 aold democratic highway, which, lme eeome the permanent route of the 9see people, kept free from federalism, I 70 the utmost perfection of civil herd a the happiness of the human fami- oqp d, That if the State Convention EN oe held in Little Rock on the 9th
 gNt we recommend to the demo- D. ol Arkansas to hold one at Bates l9y- psnaeuce county, on the first Mon-
 Fl, 1916.
 sIo, That the following persons be
 .tsa'es to represent this county, LB 4'S' resolution, viz t: Wm. Martin,
 James Saifold, H. Neil, James since 'p1a n Nyler, c. ". Waugh, R. 4. ded baker, D J Chapman, c. B. Ma osHs raalson Clark, J. Woodward, P. nf' % @, sharp, ". II. Bateman, J. P. T of Wm Miller