Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-02
MORNING, JUNE 2, 1860.

se nieetlhSs expressed the choice of that Sooia.ai n ha'or m oI A. M Wilson, while the other u1ciLieo TOT T. c. Hindman. That the meeting "hlch nominated A. M Wilson called ul,on tbe se'eiai townships III the county to ratfy or reject
 's ac.oi' ana that ten out of the fifteen towpsLps h sald county ratified the action of said mass meeting. Ill consideration of the ratification of sne ee' erat to"iislps and still farther of the rat- HcltOn ov another convention held on tba aI ., of March, lo6O, in which appeared deIeoates Son, +bo ten towhshlps and again ratified and confirmed the acton of the sad mass meeting; and iron, tba f,ct that the weight of evidence introduced heforo. ne seems to enttle said ratified convention in tho preference over the other convention ,borof,mo we recommend that Jno. A. Arlington. the dela~ate of the ratl convention be admitted to a sao7 in thls convention, m exclusion of A. H. McKissick A. C. ell, N. B. Pearce and c. D. Taliaferro tho delegates claiming their seats by virtue of the adverse convention.
 That we find from the evidence that conven- ton was held on the - day of February in the county ot Madison, which purported to be held in pursuance of call made previously for the purnose of selecting delegates to the State and district con- VeltioIS ana tor the purpose of nominating county officers. That considerable disorder prevailed, and that there was great irresu!ariy in the proceedings ol sad meeting. That no resolutions were passed; ana that none of the usual conventional and essen tlal rules were recognized observed in said con venion; that the aUoioed and legitimate objects of the meeting were not accompli5nd, but that the meeting " stood adjourned in disorder ''-that | afterwards another notice (which appears to us to be of equal authority and force with that of the r,t meetlng,) was given for the purpose of holding a mass meeting upon the 9th day of April for the purpose ot appointing delegates to the Dover con ventlon-that large number responded to such | nouce, and held an orderly, regular conve ention, and nominated, and appointed T. D. Berry, J. J. Payne, '. J. Jack and others delegates to this c0nNe ention. That the proceedings of said meet ings were customary, regular, orderly and demo- cratic m every respect, and therefore entitled to the preference over the other convention, (which does not seem to us entitled to the consideration of ! this democratic conventlon.) We therefore re- commend that T. D. Berry, J. J. Payne, T J. Jack, W. J. Brown, Phillip Drury and others, who are the delegates appointed by the convention held on the 9th day of April last be admitted to seats in this convention in exclusion of Thos Batenl5n and Calvin Evans, who claimed their seats d. delegates | of the first convention.
 And your committee beg leave to enter upon the record ot this convention their entire and absolue dsapwojation of the c0mrt insult offered to E. C. BOudlnot, one of the delegates to this convention | from Washington county, as We consider him d gentleman ill every sense Of the word, sound, good, and true democrat, and the peer Of any dele gate i'll this convention.
 J. T. MARTIN, ALEX. GRAY.
 After some discussion, the resolution relative to l.. C. BuudIuOt, Was, on motion of Nr Carroll, re leIred back to the committee. Mr Roson moved to reconsider the vote of reference, which motion was lost
 i On motion the question was taken separately on those parts Oi the majority report referring to Ben | ton and Madison counties.
 The recommendation that A. C. Yell, A. H. | Mckisck N B. Pearce be admitted as deie- i gates rom Benton, to the exclusion of J. A. Ar rlnston, Was then adopted by the following vote: 1 AYks--trawlord2 ? Conway l, Fulton l, Franklin ! l, Greene l, lzud l, Independence 3, Jackson l Lawrence ,, Marion l, Philips }, Poinsett l, l Pope l, st. Francis ; Van Buren l, White l-23. | NoEs-CarroIi ,, Johnson ,, Randolph 1, Searcy | l, W ashIng ton 4--lO.
 Thereupon Messfs. Yell, Mckisick and Pearce were declared the regular and duly appointed dele, gates ot Benton county and took their seats ac- cord.nglv.
 The recommendation that Thomas Baeman and Calvin Evans be admitted as delegates from Mtdi- son county, to tie exclusion of 1hos D. Berry, was then auopted by the following vote: | AYEs-benton2 ,, Crawford ,, Conway Franklin l, Greene l. lndependence3, Jackson !, Lawrence ,, Marion l, Newton l, Phillips :, Poiusett ], Pope l. St. Francis ?, Van Buren l, White l--23, NoLs-Caroll ,, Johnson ?, Randolph l, Searcy l, lzard l, " Washington 4-ll. Mir Cross offered the following resolutions: KeS0iced, That in all cases whatever conventions must be fairly conducted, and nominations made by at least majority of the entire party vote; and wlhout any fraud or injustice, in order to be ttIeu to expect. or to be Ill auywise binding on any member ot the democratic party, and in times oi ulssenslon like the present still larger vote should De eIuiIed in the nomination of q candI- < tate Tor Congress- in this district; and therefore,
 ReSolred turther, That no person shall be declared the nominee oi this convention for Congress unless
 lie shall first receive two thirds of the whole num- ber ol which the counties of this district are entitled in the lower house of the General As senD.y, under the existing apportonment, the vote ol each county being follows: ' benton 2, Crawford 2, Fanklinl l, Johnson 2, | Washington 1, Manson ?, Carroll ,, Newton l, | Marion l, Searcy l, Pope l, Conway l, Van Burou l, lzard l, Fulton l, Lawrence ,, Randoi h ], Independence ,, White l, Jackson l. St. Francis ?, Philips ,, Cnttenden l, Mississippi l, Pon>ett | 1, Greene l--Whole number of votes thirty mine. Necessary to a nomination twenty-siX. ReSoloed, That the president of this convention shall act proxy for counties in which meetings have been held, but whose delegates or proxies not present, and shall carry out the expressed wishes of such counties.
 MT. Boudinot offered the following amendment to the above resolutions Ot Mir. Cross.
 Rei0ired, That nothing contained in the fore going resolutions shall be construed as to re- fleet upon the proceedings of the State convention held at Little Rock the 2d day of April 1863, or to repudiate the same.
 Mir. Rosson offered the following, as substitute for the original resolutions and amendment:
 ReS0lce3, That We hereby, ill this convention, ratty and confirm the action of the late State con- vention held at Little Rock on the 2nd day of April, lS6U.
 Rtsotred, That no person shall te declared the nomnee oi this convention for Congress unless he shall lcceve wothirds of the votes of this con- yenion according to the adopted basis oi voting in this convention.
 Mir Harrod moved to lay the substitute and amendment on the table, on which Mr. Blackburn cled for division of the question, so as to take the vote each sepasa ely. The vote was then taken on the motion to lay the substitute on the tab c, follows:
 AYLs-Benton ?, Crawford ?, Conway l, Fulton l, Franklin l, Independence 3, Jackson l. Law renee ,, Marion l, Madison }, Newton l, Phillips ?, Poin9ett l Pope l, St. Francis 2 Van Buren l, | Wlite -25
 NoEs-Ca,roll ?, Greene l, Izard l, Johnson ?, Bando ph l, Searcy l, Washington 4-l2. | The vote was then taken on the motion to lay | MT. Boudinot's amendment on the table with the same result D ayes, I2 noes. The oria ainal resolutions of Mir. Gross were then | adopted.
 Mr. Boudnot offered the following | Resolred, That unless a majority of the party vote of each township and county nominate dele gates to their several conventions, the action of such delegates is not in any manner binding upon the democratic party.
 Mr. Carroll proposed the following amendment, which accepted by Mr. Boudinot:
 Resooed, That it is understood and declared to be the meaning of this resolution that maj ority of the votes in township county conventions of the whole party shall be expressed, to bind the party to l the support of tine nominees of conventions | The vote being taken said resolution, as ameaded, it lost, as follows: | AYEs-Benton ?, Carroll 3, Crawford ,, Con- ! way l Franklin l, Greene l, Marion l, Newton l, i Philips ?, Pope l, St. Francis ,, Van Buren l-l7. i NoGs-FutOn 1, lizard l, Independence 3. Jack son l. Johnson 3, Lawrence ?, Mississippi 1, Ma ! dison }, Poinsett , Randolph l, Searcy l, Wash ! ington 1, White l--2l
 ! ThereupOn Mr. Boudinot arose and declared that since they had adopted resolution refecting upon the late State convention at Little Rock, in which he participated, and whose action he ndOrsed, he could not now so stultify himself as to act longer with this convention; and asked leave to present | formal protect against such action sometime dur ing the session.
 | On motion, recess was taken until o'clock, P. M.
 TUESDAY, O'CLOCK, PM
 The recess having expired, the convention re. sumed its session.
 Mr Carroll offered a series of resolutions which were read and referred to the appropriate commit tee.
 recess was thereuron taken to allow time for ! fri.t1x l