The true Democrat., 1854-05-16
Democratic Meetine.

Pursuant to previous noticc respectable number of the democratic citizens of Inde- pendence county, assembled at Capt. McCol- lough's hotel in Batesville, on Monday, the 10th day of April 1854, for the purpose of ap- pointing delegates to represent this county in the democratic convention on the first Monday in May next, to be held in Batesvlle.
 The meeting was called to order by Col. A. l. Amber, and on his motion Mai HENRY NEIL was called to the chair and J. s. TRIM BILE, esq.,, appointed secretary On taking the chair Major Neil explained in few brief and appropriate remarks the object of the meeting.
 On motion of Col. Amber the chair appoint ed acommittee ofseven to select suitable persons to represent Independence county in the May convention Said committee was composed of the following gentlemen: Col A. I. Amber, Capt Robert A. Childress, Gideon Tucker, esq.,, [. B. Magruder, esq.,, Capt. Sanders, Judge John Martin, and James F. Safold who inn medlately retired and in few minutes returned and reported the following gentlemen as dele gates to the democratic convention. to be held in Batesville, on the first Monday in May next: Maj. Henry Neil, Gideon Tucker esq.,. and Capt. Robert A. Childress
 On motion of Col. Amber the delegates se- lected by the committee were adopted by the meeting.
 On motion of Capt. Childress alternatcs may Ill case of the absence of either of the above named delegates be selected by the absent de- legate or delegates and have the same authority to cast the vote of the county that is granted by the meeting to the regular delegates ap- pointed.
 On motion of Col. Amber the chair appoint ed committee of reception and hospitality to receive andprovide for the delegates from other counties attending said convention, which was sustained by unanimous vote, including mo- tlon rendering the hospitalites of the city, The following gentlemen were appointed said committee: Col. Amber, John A. Carter and W. w. Lewis, esq, who beg leave to tender to the delegates of our sister counties attending said convention the hospitality of the city.
 John U. Claiborne, esq.,, then presented re- solution complimentary of the Hon. R. w. Johnson, our Senator in Congress, which was advocated by speech from the gentleman of some length, in which he attempted to show the importance of complimenting our public servants Tn order to encourage them in sus- talnlng and prosecuting the public good The gentleman had no i'll feeling against either of our present delegation in Congress, and was wiling that the names of Hon. w. K. Sebastian and Hon. A. B. Greenwood be included in his resolution; but that Col Johnson's name was more immediately associated with the interest and prosperity of the northern portion of the State-hence his desire to pass the resolution bestowing that praise which he considered justly his due from the people of North Arkansas The motion to pass Col Claiborne's resolution not receiving second, was accordingly lost.
 On motion, the chairman and secretary were requested to sign the proceedings of this meet ing, and on motion of J. s. Trimble, Col. Clai. borne was requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting in the Democratic Standard and that the democratic papers at Little Rock would please copy.
 On motion of c. B. Magruder, the meeting adjourned sine dse.
 HENRY NELL, CA'm.
 J. s. TRIMBLE, Secu