Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-04-14

 Messrs. ORR, JOHNSON, CARROLL,
 SHERMAN AND SEABoRN-
 GeDt1emen: I am this moment in receipt of your letter informing me of my nomlna- tion. by the convention now assembled, as the democratic candidate for Governor of the State The honor is very distinguish ed one and I accept it with feelings of pro- found oratitude. You will do me the honor to sianify my acceptance to the convention. am very respectfully
 Your obt sery't,
 RICH'D H. JOHNSON. Mr. Smart of Clark, offered the follow ing resolution, which, on motion, was lald on the table,
 Resolped. That it is the policy of our State to open up all of the navigable streams anu have them so declared by legislative enactment
 Mir. Cleburne offered the following resolu- tion:-
 WHEREAS, The democratic convention for the frat Congressional district of Arkansas, held at Batesville on the 3rd day of May, A. D., leJS, unanimously adopted the following resolution, viz: Reso!osd, 9thly, That it is hereby recommended to the democracy of Arkansas that the next State convention nominate but two candidates for Presi- dentnl Electors, and that each Congressional con venton nominate one candidate for Eector, as being the best plan for securing the services ot suitable men in those honorable positions.
 Therefore resolyed, That we, out of re- spect to the wishes of the northern district, thus publicly and authorltatiyely expressed, will nominate but two candidates for Presi dcntial Electors, and leave the nomination of the other two electors to the Dover and Arkadclphia conventions, respectively.
 Which was read, and on motion of Judge Floyd, laid upon the table
 On motion of Dr. Taylor, the conven- ton proceeded to elect eight delegates to the Charleston convention; and on motion of Mir. Johnson, of Pulaski, the repreSen- tative delegation by the last apportionmcnt was adopted as the basis of voting for said delegates and for presidential electors
 The roll of counties was called and re- sulted in the election of Hon. J. P. John son, Mai T. B Flournoy, Hon. F. A. Terry, Col N B. Burrow, Dr. John A. Jordan, " II. Manning, pr. John l. Stirman and F. w. Hoadley, as delegates to the Charles ton convention they receiving the highest number of votes.
 On motion of Maj. Flournoy, the con- vention proceeded to the nomination ot two electors for the State:
 Maj Flournoy nominated Dr. c. w Taylor
 Mr. Black nominated Hon. T. FSorrells
 Col. Terry nominated Gen. 5. II. Hemp stead.
 pr. Griffin nominated Judge w. w | Floyd
 Mr. Yerkes nominated Hon. T. B. Hanly | The roll of counties was then called when it appeared that pr. Taylor had re cciycl 26 votes; Judge Sorrells 30 votes Gen Hampstead 19 votes; Judge Floyd 3 votes and Judge Hanly 6 votes.
 Whereupon, the president annouuccc ! that Judge T. F. SorrelIs and Hon. w w. Floyd having recevel the highest mum Der of votes, were nominated as elector for the State.
 The convention then proceeded to nomi nate two additional electors.
 MT. Flournoy nominated Dr. C.. w Taylor and Col. w. w. Leake.
 Mr. McRae nominated Jas. Blackburn, 0 I Helena
 The roll of counties was then called when it appeared that Dr. Taylor had re | ceived II votes, Col. Leake 59 votes ant Mir. Blackburn 20 votes. | Wherenpon, the president announced that Dr. c. w. Taylor and Col w. w Leake having received the highest number of votes were nominated as electors for the congressional districts
 Mr. Duval presented the following
 PROTEST: i've the undersigned delegates to the democratic State convention hereby protest against tie action of said convention in this:
 list. Because the convention having ad. optel as basis of voting, the democratic vote in each county in the gubernatoria] election of 1856, by resolution required only majority of the democratic vote actually ' represented iii the convention as necessary to a nomination when onl ly-- votes were represented therein. 2nl Because the convention refused to require two-thirls of the vote represented, or even a majority of the democratic vote of the State according to such basis as necessary to a nomination.
 3rd. B Acsnse the president of this con vention in casting the votes as proxy of counties not represented by delegates, did not conform himself to the preferences eX- | pressed in the conventions of such counties, ani because the convention oyerruled a motion that he should De so required to conform his votes.
 4th. Because the convention refused to adopt platform of principles before the nomination of candidate for Governor.
 In making this protest we wish only to De understood as not committing our selves to such proceedings as precedcnts for the government of future conventions of the democratic party, and not as assigning reasons that we will not support the nomi- nees of this convention.