The Van Buren press., 1860-08-24
Douglas State Convention
.h. Nomination Of Electors.

M, Democratic, State Convention met
49,, Stats House. Little Rock, August 10,
A. D., 1860. D.,.,; w.s
pr. w. f. Wright, of Pulaski was
called to preside over the ConventioD; l. '"'
X. Hawley, Of Jefferson, appointed oce'e-
tsrv and Charles f. Notreoe. assistant
On motion Of Col. w. Z. Grace "a coul-
nittee OF five, on resolutions, was appoint
oil composed of the following gentlemen
NJ E.. Hudson, of Jefferson u IL. Law
lev of Jefferson Col. Davis. OF onion
T. Williams, OF Ouachita ; 3. Harrr OF
Pulaski. :.
till 4 O'Clock, 7. NJ, :,
Ara o'clock the Convention was callei
to order by w. E. Wright, and the Com
mittee on resolutions, by their chairman
NJ f. Hudson. made the following report
RcsoIred, That this Convention cordially
endorse and re-aflirm the platform and pr1n-
ciples Of the National Democratic party.
held at Cincinnati, i'll 1856; and rcaffirmed
! Inv the late Democratic Convention held at
Charleston and Baltimore, because it con-
tains the time honored principle Of non-in-
| ,ervention. which is the only true solution
of the vexei question of slavery, and to
which the Democratic party, both North
and South haze been. and are fully and un-
eduiyocaly committed; and that we ap-
prove and ratity the nomination OF ote-
! phen A. Douglas for the Presidency OF the
! limited States, and that in him we have Il
wise. discreet and able Statesman, true
ipatriot. and one, who as chief Executive
would give to every citizen, North and
South, all the rights and protection to
which, under the Constitution he may, IN
auv and every situation be entitled to claim
and that we heartily approve OF the noml'
nation bv the National Democratic EXccu-
tive Committee of that great and able
statesman and patriot, Herschel V. johnson
of Georgia Cor the Office OF Vice President
ResolAd, That the admission by th
late Baltimore Convention OF one set
delegates from some of the States to th
exclusion of others, was only the legiti
mate exercise of its power Of passing upoi
credentials, and that it neither justifies o
extenuates the act Of part OF the delegate
a in seeding from that body.
4 ReSolged, That we heartily endorse tn
course OF Thompson B. Flournoy, in re
i naming in the Charleston and Baltimor
: Convention and we congratulate him upol
e his firmness in resisting the rule or run
. projects of the Secessionists.
c Resolpea, That we have an electora
. ticket in this State for the regular nomi
e nces of the National Democratic party
4 and that we recommend William L
: Grace, of Jefferson, and William *. Pat
n terson. OF jackson, for the State at large
;; aud ID. G. Cross, Of Poinsett for the Noi
/ thcrn district, and G. G. Farrelly of Pu
r laski for the Southern district and we d
|, here recommend to each county to forl
= clubs---and place one or more electors l
v the field for said county. And we also rt
, commend this Convention to appoint Il
d executive committee for this State compo>
J, ed of the following gentlemen:
r Dr.. w. E. Wright. S. Harris and S. l
g. Pinney, of Pulaski NJ. Il. Hudson an
= James H. Hawiey, of Jefferson Thorn;
s. Drew OF Sebastian, Col. Davis,
Union, Peters, OF Batesville, and B.
Hattox, of Ouachita.
/ On motion the newspapers of this Stat
arc rcquc.t-ts 10 publish tho proccsdinss g
this Convention.
/ On motion the Convention adjourn
= sine die.
= w. i. WRIGHT, PRESIDENT.
N JAMES II. HAwI&Y. Secretary.
l. CHARLES +. NoTREBE, asst. Secretly.