The Van Buren press., 1860-06-01

the Territories or wherever else its jurisdic
tion extends.
Resolped, That the enactments Of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution
of the Fugitive Slave Law, are hostile in
character, subversive of the Constitution
and revolutionary in their effect.
Resolved, That the decision of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States in the
Dred Scott case is correct and faithful ex-
!. position of the Federal Constitution, and
no man is entitled to the name of Democrat
who does not approve and sustain the same
in all its parts.
Resolved, That we fully approve the
course Of the present Administration in
carrying out the principles above endorsed
and believe that President Buchanan and his
advisers are eminently entitled to the conf
dence an appreciation of patriots through
out the Republic.
Resolred, That we approve the course Of
those delegates from Arkansas who with
drew from the Charleston Convention upon
the refusal of the majority of said conven-
tion to adopt platform sound in principle
and Just to the South.
Resolced, That inasmuch as the above
named delegates are no longer authorized
to act as such, and as their co-delegates
who have refused to withdraw with them,
have forfeited their appointment by non
compliance with instructions, Therefore the
President of this convention be, and he is
hereby directed to appoint two delegates }
(of whom Col. N. i. Burrow shall be one
tion at Baltimore on the 18th June, proxi-
mo, with Instructions to take their seats in
said convention, and remain therein if
platform affirming the above principles shall
be adopted, but not otherwise ; and with
further instructions to vote for any sound
, and reliable Democrats as candidates for
President and Vice President, on whom the
maj lority of the whole number of Southern
States may be united; and in the event
said Baltimore convention shall not endorse
the principles above affirmed, then our del
egates and alternates are hereby authorized
and requested to meet in convention at
such time and place as NAV be agreed on,
with men concurring with them in principle
and take such action as they may think
necessary for maintaining Southern rights
under the constitution. On motion, said
resolutions were adopted.
The same committee, through their chair
man, reported to the convention the follow
ing resolutions and recommended their
adoption
ResolDed, That we affirm and re-adopt
the platform adopted by the Democracy of
the First Congressional district of Arkan-
sas at Batesville in 1858.
End, That we again instruct our nomi
, nee. as in 1853, to use all proper means in
behalf of the route of the 35th parallel for
the Pacific railway ; but if the adoption OF
that route cannot be secured, we will sus-
tain him IN endeavOring to secure a conuec-
ton with the Pacific Railroad by branch
from Fort Smith, connecting with the main
trunk road. BOONE, CHAIRMAN.
On motion, the above resolutions were
adopted.
1he convention then proceeded to the
nomination of a candidate for Congress
Mr. Pearce nominated Hon. Thomas C.
Hindman, of Phillips county
MIR. Neal nominated Hon. A. NJ. Wilson
Of Washington county.
;. No other nomination being made. the
roll OF counties was called, and the vot,
recorded as follows:
For Thomas @. Hindman--Benton.2 .
Crittenden Crawford, 2; Conway.
Fulton. +; Franklin, l Green, l Inde
pendence, 3; Jackson, l Lawrence,
Mississippi. l Marion, l; Madison, 9
] Newton, l Phillips, 3; Poinse::, !: St
. Francis, 2; Van Buren,, i, White l-27.
For A. NJ. Wilson-Carroll, . John,
son. 2; Pope, +; Washington, 40.
For William X. Patterson-Izard, |
Searcy, l; Randolph, 1-3.
The president of the convention then de.
clared amid the loudest applause, that Thos
c. Hindman had received more than two
thirds of the whole number Of votes, and
was therefore the duly nominated candidate
of the Democracy Of the First Congression
al District Of Arkansas FOR Representative
: in the next Congress of the United States
On motion, the nomination was then de-
clared unanimous.
On further motion, committee consist.
ing of Messrs. Carroll, Herrod, Bland
Martin, of Randolph and Neal was appoin
i ted to inform Col. Hindman, of his nomi
/ nation. He soon after appeared before the
: convention, and was received with loud anc
prolonged applause. by the delegates ant
;, people present. Then. in a speech of thir.
ty minutes length, he accepted the nomina.
: ton, rendering his thanks to the people and
their representatives. and pledging himself
to be true to their interests. After he hac
: concluded, the convention on motion ad
: journed until 7 o'clock p NJ
TUESDAY ExENTNG, I O'CLOCK.
e The convention met pursuant to adjourn