The true Democrat., 1856-05-06
Democratic Meeting in SearcV COu


 According to previous notice, a large portion of the democrats of Searcy county met in the town of Lebanon, April 21, for the purpose of appointing delegates to attend the State con- vention at Little Rock, on the first Monday in May, to nominate a candidate for Governor; also to appoint delegates to attend the conven ton to be held at Batesville on the first Mon- day in May to nominate candidate to repre- sent the northern district of Arkansas, in the Congress of the United States.
 On motion of J. D. Robertson, esq., the Hon. Sam Leslie was called to the chair The object of the meeting being explained in short and brief manner by the chair on mo. tion of Hon. J. D. Shaw, c. A. McCarn was requested to act as secretary. | J. D. Robertson, esq, moved the chair ap- point committee of five to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting. J. c. Jemison moved to amend the motion by inserting man from each township in the county in lieu of five, which was accepted and adopted.
 Whereupon, the chair appointed J. D. Ro bertson, esq.,, of Richland J. D. Shaw, of Bare Creek; s. L. Redwine, of Cove; Thos Morrison, of Campbell c. G. Baker, of Calf Creek; Wm. Garrison, of Locust Grove; John A. Rambo, of Mt. Pleasant, and A. D. Will Hams, of Tomahawk, as said comminttee no person heinz in attendance from Prairie and Buffalo townships.
 The committee then retired for a short time and reported the following resol utions:
 1. That we have an abiding confidence in the integrity and ability of our present worthy chef magistrate, of this State, Elias N. Con- way; and that we approve of his official course in office, and recommend him for second term and instruct our delegates to cast the vote of this county in accordance.
 | 2 That we approve of the course pursued by our worthy representative in Congress, the Hon. 4. B. Greenwood, particularly his posi- ton on the Kansas Nebraska question and the late stuggle pending the election of speaker | in Congress-; and that we recommend him for another term, and instruct our delegates to the 1 Batesvile convention to cast the vote of this county in accordance.
 | 3. That our delegates to the Batesvlle con- vention. cast the vote of this county for the Hon. Jas. A. Wilson, of Yellville, for Judge for the Sd judicial district. On motion, the name of Hon. w. R. Cain, of Randolph county was inserted instead of Jas. A. Wilson, for circuit judge by majority of one vote.
 4. That we approve the practical course of w. K. Patterson our present prosecuting at torney, and instruct our delegates to cast the vote of this county for him. for another term. Read and odopted.
 c. A. McCarn, introduced the following re- solutions:
 Resotved, That the chair appoint four dele gates to the Batesvile convention. one of whom shall cast the vote of this county in &C., cordance with the above instructions; be it fur ther
 Reso1ued, That the chair appoint three per- sons to attend the State convention, to be held at Little Rock, on the first Monday in May next and in the event that neither of the per sons SO appointed, shall be able to attend said convention. Major D. B. Greer, is by this appointed to be our proxy and instructed to cast the vote of this county in accordance With the above instructions Adopted.
 Whereupon the chair appointed the follow ing named persons to attend said conventions A. J. Melton, Dr. A. R. Stephenson, Dr. 5 Cole. and Harman Horn, ST., to attend the Batesyile convention; and P. A. Tylor, J. C Jemison, and G. w. Cagle, to attend the Lit .le Rock convention.
 On motion of motion of J. c. Jamison, or dered that the editor of the True Democrat be furnished with copy of the proceedings of this meeting for publication, and the editors