Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-14
C. D. EDWARDS, Sec'y.
Democratic Meeting in 0uachita County

At meeting of the democratic conven- tion of Ouachita county, March 3d, 1860, Mir. Geo. Brown was called to the chair, the convention was then called to order and opened for business.
 Mr. Carr moved that A. M. Barns be re- quested to act as secretary. Carried.
 A motion was then made by Col. Hill that the chair appoint committee of three to examine credentials of delegates from the several townships, and the following gen tlemen were appointed Col. P. Hill, Col. E. A. Warren and Mir. Garner who report ed that Ecore Fabre, Lafayette, Washing ton, Jefferson, Marion and Behestian town ships were duly represented.
 Col Warren then moved that we adopt as basis of voting the number of justices of the peace in each township. Carried.
 Mr. Leake offered the following:
 ResoIred, Tat the candidate who shall get the majortv of votes cast in this convention be decar- ed the nominee of this convention.
 After remarks to considerable length by several gentlemen, both for and against the foregoing, it was adopted.
 Mir. Carr, offered number of resolutions that had been previously adopted by Ecore Fabre township in convention, and they having been once published in the demo- cratic organs of Camden, supercedes the necessity of incorporating them into the minutes.
 Mr. Leak moved the resolutions be laid on the table, explaining the reason for so 1 doing. The motion was carried, not be- cause the convention could not lndorse some of the resolutions, but that we deem it an assumption on their part to lay down a platform for the government of the demo- cratic party.
 The following was offered by w. w. Leake, esq:
 Resolred, That we indorse the Cincinnati demo- cratic platform of 1856, but repudiate the con struction given by Douglas andby certain northern democratic State conventions.
 Adopted.
 Upon motion, the convention proceeded to the nomination of candidates for Go- vernon and congressional representative.
 Mr. Thorn moved that R H. Johnson, be our 1st, 2nd and last choice for Go- vernon. Unanimously adopted.
 pr. Mitchell was then proposed as fit | p'IAoll to lcplcScHC us III SoHSl SltoS. AAC- cepted.
 The above named gentlemen were then declared the nominees of this coventon.
 On motion of Col. Hill, the chair ap- pointed Mcssrs. Thorn, Quillin, Leakc, Col. Hill and Dr. Hobson as delegates to the Philadelphia convention.
 Mir Lcake moved, that Mr. Grun and Dr. w. \. Foster he added to the above delegation, ami compose our delegation to the Little Rock convention, and in event of the non-attendence of the delegates here appointed to the State and congressional conventions, that the chairman of those conventions are requested to cast the vote of this county as above indicated. Carried.
 It was moved by Mr. Thorn, the nomina- tion of candidates for all county offices be postponed till the first day of our next spring term court, when convention will meet for that purpose and that all the town ships in this county be requested to hold meetings and send their delegates on that day. Carried.
 Col. Hill then moved that copy of the minutes of thi. convention be sent to the States Rights Eagle, the True Democrat and to Turner's Southern Star for publica ton. Carried
 w. w. Leake moved that the conven- ton adjourn. Carried
 GEORGE BROWN, Chr'm,
 A. NJ. BARNES, ,Sec'y.