The true Democrat., 1855-09-18


 with the resolutions which were unanimously pasSed:-
 Grand Democratic Mass Meeting.
 The democracy of Hampstead county, agree- able to previous call of their party, assem- bled en masse upon the barbecue ground in this place, on Saturday last, when the following proceedings were had, viz:
 On motion of Dr. Chas. B. Mitchell Major RICHARD PRYOR was unanimously chosen presi dent of the meeting, and Gen. G. D. RoYsToN, Col. T. G. McFADDEN, and Capt c. PErT1GREw, vice presidents. J. B. SANpEFuR, esq.,, and J. D. KIMBELL were chosen secretaries. | The president, being conducted to the stand, made few explanatory remarks, happily ap- propriate to the occasion, and then introduced to the assemblage Dr. c. B. MITCHELL as one of the speakers of the day. The Doctor pre- faced his speech with the observation that he was not one of the expected speakers, and he therefore craved charitable hearing from his auditory. He then proceeded in an accurate and impressive manner to discuss the platform Of principles adopted by the democratic party, commanding the united attention of all present to masterly exposition of the fundamental principles embodied in that instrument Not satisfied, however, with this triumph the Dr.. ruthessly dragged Sam' before his audience, stripped him of his drapery, leaving him desert- ed and discrowned, and to the great discontent of his associates, an object of contempt.
 o. JENNINGS, esq, was then introduced to the assemblage. He read letter from Gen. s. II. Hampstead of Little Rock, in response to an invitation to address the meeting; after which he offered the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:-
 The democratic party of Hempstead county, l1al .1: Il period has arrived when all true patriots should rally to the support of the constitution of these United States, ill order that we may preserve untarnished the true principles of democracy which from the first, we believe, have given to that hallowed palladium of American liberty its strength and vitality--against the danger ous encroachment of all sectS, orders and parties now in existence, whether secret or open, and especially against the secret order generally termed tee "knoW nothing'' party, which party or order we believe to be totally autagonistic to the noble and generous spirit of American de- mocracy and calculated to subvert and destroy, through prescription and its concomitant evils -anarchy and confusion-the institutions of our present happy government. We do there fore. adopt the following resolutions, viz |:
 Resolued, That the platform of principles laid down by the democratic national conven- tiCn at Baltimore, in 1852, contains full and explicit exposition of the democratic doctrine upon all questions of national policy; and we therefore reatfirm the same, as that upon which we are willing again to go before the country and abide the decision of an intelligent people.
 Resolvea That State sovereignty in all mat ters of purely internal and domestic concerns is, and always has been, cardinal principle of the democratic faith; and that as a sequence of this principle we recognize the policy and jus tice of non-intervention by Congress in the domestic affairs of the territories, leaving the people thereof free to establish such local in- sttutions-not contrary to law and public morals-as to them shall seem fit; and that we consider the admission of new States into the Union, with or without slavery, as justi. fled by the precedent made by the fathers of the republic in the formation of our Federal Union and confirmed by the uniform practice of Con. gress from that day to this.
 ResolUed, That the right of Americans to rule America is so clear and ndisputable that, since George III. of England relinquished his dominion over these sovereign States no foreign priest or potentate has attempted to- oppose it. and, that after the example of Washington and his compatrots of the revolution, we re- cognlZe as Americans al citizens, whether by birth or adoption, who are attached to our re- publican institutions, and live in obedicnc to the constitution and laws.
 Resolved, That we regard with unqualified dlsapprobatlon the existence in thls land where freedom of thought free discussion, and free press, have ever been considered suffi- cient safeguard against public wrongs--of se- cret political society, which letters the wills and consciences of its members with unlawful oaths --compels them to vote for whomsoever it shall decree-and couusels them to dissimula- tlon and falsehood in their intercourse with others; that we regard such societies as anti. American in their origin, anti-republican in their spirit and destructive in their tendency of the very first principle of civil liberty; and that we declare hostility to any organization or party, open secret, which seeks to deprive one ofany of the rights of citizenship on account ot the accident of birthplace, conscientious diff. ferences of religious belief, taking the declara tion of independence and our constitution as oul guides in these matters
 Reso7ued, That we heartily approve of the acts of the present administration, and cheer. , fully give to 1t our countenance and support Res0lUed, That we approve of the maintain ance and enforcement of the fugitive slave law as it exists.
  sued by the newspaper called the Gazette an( : Democrat, at Little Rock, in this State, an( f deem it now exercising unpardonable presump S ton in making use of the word Democrat" il l its name after the change made in its politica : sentiments
 V Mir. Jennings then read the Baltimore plat l form, and proceeded to address the assemblag t in a speech replete with reason power and eff t cacy.
 Dr. E. P. LETT was next introduced, ant , after reading letter from Hon. A. Rust, in res |, ponse to an invitation to address the meeting t he led off in an eloquent strain, which mus f have exciteda warm glow in the breast of ever, $ patriotic citizen present. He adduced facts t. T prove that the old storm-proof tabernacle O Q democracy was yet impregnable, and his speecl 9 was characterized throughout for manlness o f delivery and strength of argument. e Hon. JOHN QUINDLEY, of Pulaski county . being casually present. was next called for, ant 9 introduced by the president, when he entertain ' ed the audience for few minutes with ' sound, sensible and argumentative speech whicl t contained some we'll directed satire, wit anC e anecdote.
 e The meeting then adjourned to the table n and there partook of most sumptuous barba n cue, after which the assembly dispersed, unani I nous in the opinion that much had been wei : said, and that all had been well fed. V RICHARD PRYOR, President. :; T.G: T MoFADDhs{ Fee Presidents, d c. PETTIGREw,
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