The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-02

Southern Meeting in Independence C0uuay.
 An adjourned meeting held at Bsaesvilis sa the 18th, Cot c. H. PELHAM presiding. for the pus- pose of receiving the report of q committee tap- pointed at a preyious meetingl on the subject sg southern rights After dsbate. ia which CARTER, PATTERSON, CONWAY B, and BkvESs participated, preamble and resolutions were offered by Judge CONWAY B, and adopted. The following are the resolnticns:
 Be t resolved, That regarding the convention pre- posed 10 be held at Nashville in June next, b. tended to enable the peorIe of the South to ssks counsel together to the best aad most sasc.aal means Of resisting the sggressions of the NoFth and enforcing compliance with their obliRaiiosa, and thereby preserving the union of the Sistss new ia eminent peril. by reasoa of the course parsued by the non. .slavehoidng Sts,es, and their Repre- sentaives in Congress, tn their ceaseless agastsn of questions involving the peace. the insitt Htisns and very existence oi the southern States; thzt " do approve of said convention.
 Rssotesd, That it is the of this meeting that southern convention, ia which the states, as States should consist Of delegates selected by the people of tue several States in convention asssm- bled, who should carry with them all the authorl- ties derived from such an appointment.
 ResOiUed That II is the opinion of this meeting,
  should assemble in convention at the city of Little Rock 10 take coanseI together aud to appsint dele- gates to the proposed convention 10 bs held Ns Nashville on the first Monday in Juno next
 Resotped That 1t is the sense of this msetRg. that convention of this State be held st the cay Sf Little Rock ia this State, on the first Mondsy ia May next
 Resolred, That this meeting will sppoat three delegates to meet the delegates fFom tho several counties of this State in said convention st Little Rock, and that the chairman of this meeting ts hereby authorized te aPpviat the same.
 Resalped further, That approve of the eeurss of our delegation in Congress- in reference to the subject of slavery.
 Resolred. That we will regard the snsetDsnt ef the Wilmot Proyiso, as a violation Of the Consuta- ton.
 Resolued. That we still hope the wisdom and Pas- riotism of the whole Union. reflected by the na- tioGai legislature, may yet compromise the wae's question of slavery in way satisfactory to all pss- ties, which we regard as ca consummaiioh dsVeaiiI to be wished;'' bat shsud such comprom'se not oe effected. we pledge ourselves to sustain the aetsa of the sIavehOidng States to be by them had spea the subject.
 The Chairman thea appointed Messrs. Pattsrseaa Carter andSCOnway, B., delegates to the State Cea' veRtion.
 h ,ras Gtytkermors rssoiped, That the delegaies have DO wer if they find it inconvenieut to atisnA the convention in person, 10 appear by proxy
 H scas furihermors rssolrsd, tcarried by acclams- tion) That we pledge ourselves to suppress the dis semnaton of abolition principles in our midst, promptly, eaergetcaly and forcibly, if necessary
 On motion il was resolved that the proceedings sf this meeting be published in the Batesvils Eagls aud all other papers in The State CD be requested ls copy.
 On further motion it was resolved that tho thanks of the meeting be rendered the Chairman and Sec retary. On motion the meeting adjourned. C. H. PELHAM, CasrnSH. s. A. STosE, Secretary.