The Arkansas banner., 1846-01-14

number ofyotes to be cast by each county represented in this Convention, be adjusted according to the votes of representation m the popuIar branch of the General Assembly of this State, so that each county shall have as many votes in the ConvenGon, as It IS en- titled to in the House of Representatives, and each county shall cast her appropriate num- Der of votes by such person or persons as she may have selected for that purpose, and who shall have reported themselves to this Convention, and presented their credentials as voting delegates.
 Pursuant to which report, the following gentlemen came forward and presented thelr credentials as Delegates to cast the votes oi their respective counties: Arkansas county Benton county.-John G. Walker and E.
 D. Dickson.
 Bradley county
 Conway county.-Jonathan Harding, Wm.
 Standley.
 Crawford eounty.-Washingto DuyaIl. Carroll coumty.-John E. Williams, W. C.
 Mitchell.
 Clark county-M Bozeman. Crittenden county Chicot county.-Silas Cralg. Dallas eouuty-Alex. Dorch. Desha county
 Franklin county.-John c. Steel. Fulton county.-E. St. L. Hough Green county
 Hot Spring county-Jas. w. Fullerton. Hampstead coanly.-,J. c. Tupper, Il. A,
 BleVIns.
 Independence county.-flenry Neil, R. A. Childress, J. Baker.
 Izard couniy.-J. [. Pelham. Jefferson county-A. Dardenne. Jackson county.-Ilenry Miller Johnson county. W. ". Floyd, Wm. Gray,
 John L. Houston.
 Lawrence counly.-john Milllgan. Laylayette county
 Marion county
 Mississippi county Montgomery county.-N. E. Robinson. Monroe county.-S. ,. Brandenburg. Madison eounty.-E. N. Conway. Newton county.-J. M. Ross. Ouachita county.-E Stafford. Phillips county-H. L. Biscoe, W. E. Butts Perry county
 Poinsett county Polk county
 Pope courty.--s. N. Hayes, H. w. Taylor Pulaski county-Geo. C. Watkins, s. H.
 >Iempstead, Geo. Bfodie. Pike cospty =
 Randolph coanty.--J. B. Anthony, II. A
 Drew.
 8earcy county Saline conniy.-Robert Calvert. SeVier eounty.-Jas. Penny St. Francis county.-- Scott county.-J. r. Gaines. Union county.-A. Rust Van Buren county.-Geo. Counts. White county-D. Maxwell. Washington couhty.-M Leeper, R. P
 Puliam.
 Y ell county
 Mir. Braadenburg, of Monroe, offered the following:
 Resolred, By this Convention, in acco.d ance with Democratic usage, and to ensgr' harmony in the choice of Representative, tha two-third's or the votes of this Convention shall be necessary to the nomination of tht Democratic candidate for Congress.
 To which Mir. Gray offered as an amend ment:
 ReSofred, That, we now proceed to ballot and that no gentleman receive the nomination of this Convention until he has received i; majority of all the votes given.
 When Mr. Pelham moved to lay the origi nal and amendment on the table. Mr. Baker of Independence, would iurthe amend by the following;
 Resoired, That~each member of the Con vention is to judge for himself as to its pow CTS, duties and obligations, and that in arrl wing al a conclusion as to such powers, du ties and obligations of the Conventions, tht action of county meetings may be looked tt no less than the recommendations of writers in the public prints.
 Resolced, That while the action-of Con ventions like the present, carrles>wth 1t bu the force of recommendation, yet so far a' concerns the selection of suitable candidates for office, acquiesence in such action, being essential to the permanent success of demo cratic measures, becomes duty which eacE democrat owes to himself, and the leading principles of his party.
 ReS0lped, That large majority of the county cOnNcNilOHS 8ileH Hlet IoF lie puf pose of eleetng or appointing delegates tc the present Convention, having gone fur ther ahd expressed lbeir. views of men ant measures generally, have set an example which this Convention may justifably follow
 Rcsolred, That the fact that the eectiol of Senator of the Uuiled States has beer placed in the hands of the legislatures of tht several States does not render 1t less neces sary that he should be the man of the peo ple's choice.
 ResolOed, That the people having ex pressed choice as between Chester Ashley and Archibald Yell for the Senate of tn, United States, it would be the proper and ap proprate action of this Convention on tn subject, to look to the proceedings of th county conventions and make known sucl choice by resolution or otherwise.
 Rcsolrcd, Therefore that Committee o three be appointed to examine the proceed ings of the various county conventions an, ascertain wbat counties have expressed choice as to Senators and for whom, and tha said committee report to the convention ol tomorrow morning, with a view to futur