The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-25
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
 IN DALLAS COUNTY.
Ar DEMoonATIc Convention at Prineeton. D.

AT DEMOCRATIC SonHcnttou at Princeton. itai- las County Arkansas a the 4th day of October ls47 for the purpose of nominating delegates to attend the Democratic State Convention 10 be hela at Lii ,le Rock, on the isi Monday ia January next.
 On motion Of (. r Barbe Esq. Col H. II. Col called 10 the chair, and Col 4. Dortch was appointed Secretary. When the following rcsoln- tions was offered and adopted.
 Resoirrd, That commiite of five be appointed by the chair 10 draf, resolutions expressive of ihe sense of this convention.
 The chair appoiated the following gentlemen, to wit: C. P. Barter. A. II. Phillips, nr. Peter Clark, Dr. Alex Huey and A. Ramsey. The conmitiee retirea ana after short absence re,araea anu male the following report;
 Resotrei, lsr. That ii is the iGpeative duty and hore ntous interest, of every American citizen lo sacrifice, necessary. ali tbs; he is, lepos to e in defence of tue union of ;hs States, and perpetui iy sf our free institutions.
 RessFeed, 2xp That w= view with suspicion and disgust, all these political AHeksers. who by word or deed. reckIessiy utter. intimate O. any ,hiug tending 10 shake the confidence of the people in he stability and integrity of the Government that we aboEninate inc shra a5oiiiionisIn of the aorh and depreeating do all sectional prejudice and jealousy in consequence thereof. yet mostly do we lament, fbe extent 10 which that feeling is bsing
 implanted in the mind of the rising generation and which ali good citizens should regard ss an III in- hertanee to beQHcath their children; thai we to utterly detest monopoles contrary to the genius Of free people; and the acts of legislators ia supp DOT. of them as necessarily partial and unjust,
 That Ne,regara with apprehension all appFopria- tions by the General Government, for internal i'm Provements, of iooai natare; ss laying the fouu- dation for paFti4liiy on the part, sf the Govern ment and dissatisfaction among .he peope; that for the same reason we long ta the day when the Government mzy without inconvenience thy keep ing the revenue from pass!c lands in the Treasury throw of tho restriction on commerce, leaying the people to judge of its mos; profitable channels, and demonstrate the woSld that ws are n trade as in every thing else '.Free People :'' that in the struetoa of the constitution conservative princi- pie l'o0essary 10 The rights reserved io the States respectively a5i the people That we have the utmost confidence in the present prosperous condition of the financial aairs Of the country and fully approve ihe measures and policy ef tbe pre- sent standardization; thai NC ,~iievc the war wIth Mexico founded in justice aHd honor, involving m amount of character and right that does not sdmlt Of counting tAe cast aaa last though not leAssihai we rgard the compromise of the eonstia lion itself and those formed by virtne Og the admission oi New States as forever sacred and iaxiosshle,
 RssSleeS. lsT. That we heartily co-oPSraie with our Democratic irieads throughout the Stale, in holding State Convention at Little Rock on inc 6rss Meadsy in Jannary next, for the ParpOse ai nominating candidates for Congress, Govsraor and