The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-20
DEHacRIfIg XEErIw IN JEFFERssS su1r

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 DEA0calfIG HEHfIyG IN JEFFERS9x fe'TT. 1 Ca the lItA day og Dee. TsS7, tAers assembled. pursuant 'o previous notice. in the tau sf Pine Blas the lsrgeS, aad mast respectable Demo, sstis iaeetiag ever heI5 in the county of Jeastsa .-tAe reoPse being est from al parts oG the eOant, ts speak sos themssives.-,he folscwing proessdinxs weFe hsd. io wit;
 Oh motion of Gen. James Ysa. l. x. GGAsass vas elected Chainaan. and LAF.Yxrrr P Lecxrx: ~heseapoa lee Chairmaa rrocoaaced ,se meeting dgly sFxAnissd asad ready to p.Ocevt to hassn~ss. Mir Laekie then intseiaeed ths following pge. smhles and resolutions, which were na.nincssay adopted, to vi,
 Where's. there wss preteadsi Democrs.ie meet. ing held in the courthouse in he town of Pias Bluff. % the 27th NOvemh~r. Ist7. assamiag and PGrPOsting :o be aa exprrssos Oi public opiaiea s to the viewsO Of the Deweeraiie party in Je6essoa county. Asd appointed delegates to the State Goa Veption, a' Little Rock. ih January pe1s: We hold that. owing sO the smssess of the number eoac ern cd in that meeting. they had 10 right to speak Gos the Democracy of the county of Jefferson We further hoaa that al proc~sding.. in delihe .Tatise assetsolV where the Chairman dess nos ob srve parliamentary rules. in batting ana deciding al nseessary and proper questions, male saa sec oaaed. to be voia.
 We further hold. ;hatiany preamble and set of re. solut'dss. reported by . committee pu. porting to es deaocratic committee where two of the con- mittee aHs ssAiys, 10 be void Th-r-fose. !; Re Y rsaIesd. That the proceedings of that pre- tehded Deraocratie meeting are hereby declared 90 be nuil ant 'sid and expression of pubic op,n- ion in and fof he county of Jefferson and the Staie Convention, al bif,Ee Rock. 10 be hsId in Jaaaary next. is hereby aho.ize and req aire treat them as a nudity,
 RssoaSsd. That lis rreambie snd resolutions be signed by the Chafnsa and Secretary and published in the Banner; and all be other Democratic pabers in the State. are reques;ss to ,,e the sane.
 JA'SR GLADISH, Chzirvn'a. L. 5. LcsKIE. Ssc. }te Whereas, ii has become th. policv of The Demo cratic party of Arksnsas. to snld Copvrp,ton al thelr esPitos I'ie koek for fh> purpose of no,ni. l nating Candidate inr Goyerbor, . member to Con gI-ss, and State Electors. it iias beeone essentially 1 necessary that the party should esnc.n,rzie upoo one man m order that hs may hs', ,he suppot oC ! the whole.
 Ana, whereas. there are several gentlemen of the Democratic party who aspire 10 the cfee of Cover bor and meInher to Congress, and there aprears te be ne other mea1s of deciding their claus to b. candl lates io hose fs sh o.ses, bat by Convention and. inzsInuch l; has been bv common conseuf o the Democratic patty. agreed that State Coaytn- hon shall be held iH January next; ant whsr-as \ vigorous coolest Is abou. te in ie next Pr-si deatiai campaign, deem il of vital moment esst the Democracy of Arkansas. in our suoernatoslal and congressional elections, should be fully tested And faiti'er, that We look with of deep and nneigned regret upon the dsssnsions in ,he Demo . cratic party throughost the Cnion In orseF there lore that the interests of the Democratic party may be preserved in Arkansas-
 Be yssolred, That placing the most implicit co l. hdeDce in Gen. Jas Yeii. who has DevsS swersed ffom the rafe and unsuliied principles oG Denocra- ey. we constitute and appoint him ear voting aeie- gate 10 attend. and cast the vote oi JrdersoH cssty in said Conseniiun. And we further constitute and apPoint Jonaihan R. Hooi, Joseph ". Boc4ge Samuel Bigham, Wright (. MeLamose, Jsnes R Gladlsh, Johh E, R. Robertson. Richard c Byrd John L. alton. Mm If. L,Odsay. Ed~ d ". Lind say, Jesse IHsleesisAt, Ntsa- -BiI6soag- -AnhrcSe hadgens. and Lafsy cite k. Lnekis. as coanseIling delegates to consult the sad Yell. 10 the varioas questions that may come beiose sad Conv venien.- And fl the said Yei should resign or fail to atseni
 from any casualty, hen and in that event the malor- ny of said counseing delegates. present at Little 3 7"~h opPoaut S.c VI bAlcH StG Elc vote o( said county
 Resoiced, That THOMAS $. DREW. oEr pFe- seat Governor. has utmost eonhenee 3nd highest regard for the bold and energetic masaer in which he has discharged fhs duties of State asnl as Il has not been customary. n the Democratic par ty, to reject faithful pabiic servant without eaase our delegate s therefore instructed ie cast the vote ! of Jefferson county for him.
 i Resol-sd. That ROBERT W JOHNSON oas Representative in Congress- ~ho has ever cherished the high and eni,oblins pIiheiples of Denoefaey wIih wzim and zesioas soiieIiade. who has ever thrown himself into the breach and with yigoFna. arm. hurled back the ebemies of bis beloved prinei. ples. eiiets our hearty std uaieig3ed sdniFaiion.- Our delegate is therefore Instructed eas, the vote of Jefferson eouniy for hiri candidate for meln- Der 10 Congress.
 Resoieed. That Gen. James Yeil, talented law. yer and sbe expounder o the grea, principles ef Democracy. we can safely recommend him to the State Convention of the nest suitable and ef hcient men 70 canvass the State as State Elector
 Resotved. That the proeeedinss of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and be published in the Arkansas Banner. and all the oth or Democratic papers in the State aie requested to publish the ssme
 JAMES R. GLADiSH, Casirrn'n '. l.. B. LUcKIE, Sec.
 DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN PRAIRIE COUNTY.