Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-04-20
ocratic Heeting-Crawford County.

XDemOCraIC lSScliA6- -NfdWiOIO OOuuty.
 h pur.nance of notice previously given, the
 .nocratic citizens of Crawford county met in
 ass at the court house in Van Buren, on Mon
 sv the 5th of April, 1858, when on motion
 William Meadows was called to the chair and
 W. Talkington appointed secretary.
 Wbereupon it was resolved that the chair ap-
 ont committee to be composed of citizens
 rom the several townships in the county. in l bich each township should be represented in
 [ronortion to the number of it's magistrates. 1 Whereupon the chair appoint Messrs. s. NJ.
 laws Geo. Winkler, Geo. Austin, I. Vinsant [nJ M H. West, from Van Buren township. 1 Jasper township--Jas. Woosley and w. 1 Lees creek township-Jas. Greig, and Am
 bon Payne.
 1 Richland township-W. c. Blackwell and A. toriell.
 i Lafayette township-M. Hatley and J as. )laxcy.
 Mountain township-W. G. Harris and G. Edwards.
 I Cedar creek township-N. Woosley and Z. Young, to prepare resolutions expressive of the kpnse of the meeting, who reported the follow bg:
 1 Rssovea, That the democracy of Crawford. in kmmon with their democratic friends through {pt the Union. cheerfully indorse the Kansas k,icy of the President as announced in his late EbIe and patriotic message to the Congress of ke United States.
 Resolvea, That Kansas ought to be admitted kto the Union as sovereign State under the Le [pmpton constitution, with all the rights of the Hher States of this Union. l ResolUed, That it is the sense of the democ Rev of this county, that in the nomination or Appointment of persons to office, whether fderal, state or county, democrats of the |" OM 6gqrd," who kept themselves unspotted from Know Nottingham, should be preferred to those Tho deserted to the enemy in the hour of danger
 Dd trial.
 l ResolUed, That the democracy of this county I Ill support no democrat for any office, who Ieserts his old and tried democratic friends to romote the ambitious aspirations of political hmcoats.
 ResolUed, That we regard Col T. c. Hind han as a sound and conservative State rights 1emocrat, and that in consideration of his ef kent services and sacrificing devotion to the suSe of democracy, he IS entitled to the confi- ence of his democratic constituency in this Congressional district.
 Res0tUed, That Col. T. C. Hindman is the boce of the democracy of this county for the Ext representative from this Congressional dis 1ct, in the place of Hon. A. B. Greenwood. ResolUed, That the president of this meeting ppoint two delegates from this county, to at nd the Batesville convention, on the first Mon- hy in May next, to cast the vote of this county accordance with the above resolutions. ResolUed, That in case neither of the dele ties appointed by this meeting, shall be able attend the Batesville convention, the presi- ent of that convention is authorized and re- nested to cast the vote of this county for Col. J C. Hindman, ill accordance with these resolu. ons.
 Resolued, That this meeting recommend to he democracy of this county, to hold county pnyention in Van Buren, on the first Monday June next, to nominate county representa- KeS and county offices genralv; and that the tgeral twonships are requested to hold town P meetings previous to that time, to select q eegates to that convention. Resolved, That the democracy of this county eeye that the line or route, on or near the Both arallel of latitude to California, is the shortest n,i most practicable route for the overland mail San Francisco, and we hereby request our enators and Representatives in Congress to se their influence to have the mail carried on lat route.
 Res0treS, That the proceedings of this meet g be published in the Arkansas Intelligencer 'd all other democratic papers in this district. W hen the above resolutions were reported by le committee, Gen. Wilcox moved to amend striking out the name of T. C Hindman and bert that of A. NJ. Wilson, esq, which mo- 'n was elaborately discussed by Mr. Wilcox on le one side, and Mr. Hays on the other. The 'te being taken upon the amendment of Mr. |llcox, the amendment was voted down by a rge majority, and the resolutions as reported the committee, were then almost unanimous adopted by the meeting. The president then appointed Messrs. S. NJ. ays and W. c. Blackwell delegates to the atesville convention from this county, where bon on motion the meeting adjourned. VIM. MEADOWS, Chnan. LII NV THEINGroN