The true Democrat., 1855-05-01
Kansas Meeting--Crawford
 CoIIntv.

County.
 Ata meeting of the citizens of Crawford county, held in the court house in the city ol Van Buren, on Monday, the 18th of April 1855. on the occasion of the welcome news ol the triumph of pro slavery, in the territory o1 Kansas,
 The object of the meeting was explained by Col. J. B. Ogden.
 S. F. CoTTRELL was unanimously called to the chair and GEORGE AUSTIN to act as Secre- tary.
 The following committee was appointed to draft preamble and resolutions: Messrs. J. B. Ogden, c. F. Brown, A. Clarke and J. T.. Humphreys; whereupon the committee retired for few minutes, returned and made the fol- lowing report.
 Wheyeas. we have heard with great satisfac- ton and pleasure, the results of the recent elec- lions for members of the legislature in Kansas; whereas, we have met in mass to express the sentiments of regard fidelity and esteem in which we hold the many southern patriots, who have done honor to themselves and reflected credit upon out own south, by their brave, man. lv. patrotc and honorable conduct in that ex- citing struggle at the ballot box; and whereas, the pulse of the mighty south beats with joy at this triumph of southern patriotism, over the white slaves of A. Lawrence & Co.,, Wendall Phillips & %.
 1. Therefore De it Resolved, That our war; mest thanks are due to our pro slavery fellow citizens in Kansas territory, for their united and preserving efforts in the triumphant victories achieved in the elections in that territory; and that their conduct in that contest with free soil and abolition factions not only meets our commendation, but tmerits our warmest gratula- tions.
 2. That in the original elements of society existing in any territory of the United States of America, before the organization of state go- vernment therein, that the true republican doc- urine is, and everywhere should be, the people have the right to rule exclusively.
 g. That the squatters rights as recognized and exercised by the people of Kansas territory in their late elections is strkingly republican doctrine, which was high guarantee by the constitution of the United States, by the opin- ions of all men, and as natural and inalienabe as that given by God to Adam when he placed him in the garden of Eden.
 4. That the usurpation of tyrannical power and exercise of absolute measures by A. H. REEDER, Governor of Kansas territory, and his nefarious collision with the abolition emigrant aid societies to deprive the pro-slavery portion of the citizens of that territory of their po- litical rights, and to convert that fair land into den of inceLdaries, has rendered him. self conspicuously infamous, and unworthy of the high trust rcposed in him by the President and Senate of the United States, and that his removal is demanded by public sentiment in the south.
 5. That the thanks of this people as we'll as the whole south, are due to our southern friends in Kansas, for their bold and fearless efforts in behalf of southern rights since by their exer- tions the ravishing bands of aboltionism was averted from the fair bosom of the Queen of the Prairies; and that it is with no small degree of satisfaction that we learn of the noble stand taken in our cause, by our late fellow cti- zen and State Senator, Gen. GEO. w. CLARKE to whom wealso tender our warmest commenda- tions.
 Gen. CLARKE, of Kansas territory, was loudly called for and responded in very eloquent and argumentative speech
 J. T. Humphreys, Jesse Turner and J. B. Ogden were called for, and responded in very able and eloquent addresses.
 On motion it was resolved that the thanks of this meeting be rendered to S. F. Cottrell, for the very able and efficient manner in filling the duties of the presiding officer of this meet ing.
 On motion it was resolved that the secretary be directed to furnish copy of the proceedings of this meeting to the Arkansas Inteligencer for publication and that all the papers ill the State friendly to the cause, be requested to pub- fish the same.
 S. F. COTTRELL, Chmn. GEO. AUSTIN, Sec'y.