Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-14


 Dr. Killgore having received majority of all the votes cast, was duly nominated For Shcril-W. H. Steel, 739
 For County Judgc-Z. c. Ross, 6S9; Robert Walker, 1855.
 For Clerl1-Dave Dixon, 551: D. G. Montgomery, 2l4; R. B. Archer, 2l0
 For Assessor, final ballot-,j ohnson, 652; Rogers, 2l0; Smith, 120.
 For Common School Commissioner w. G. Galloway, SIT; McNeal, PTS; Me Ncaly, 12l.
 For Treasurer-S s. Parker, G49; T, J. Bolger 3l9.
 For Coronor-R. c. McTire, 510; J. C. Wilson, 466.
 For Internal Improvement. Commis- soner-.Iorden McDaniel ly exclamation. For County Suryeyor-E. 5. Rocket, by exclamation.
 On motion, the chairman appointed the following delegates 10 the State convention at Little Rock, to-wit: Lemue Cook, D. L. Killgore, Ben. Abbott, John w. Todd, w. H. Lancaster and T. Williams, and ed to cast the vote of Columbia county in the absence of the regular delegates-:-and the following delegates were appointed to the Congressional convention at Arkadel- phia, towit; Beni Abbott, T. Williams, Lem Cook, w. T. Galloway, NJ. H.. Roberts and S. S Parker
 On motion, the following gentlemen were appointed a standing committee for the de- mocratic party of Columbia county, towIt: w. G. Galloway, of Alabama township; Willis Todd, of Boone; 3. Killgore, of Brown; U. G. Wood, of Calhoun; A. w. Foster of Clay; F. Islcr, of Georgia; Sim. Pearce, of Magnolia; J. w. \. Dick, of Mississippi; Robert F. Walker, of Moss; A. Wonock, of Harrison and A. Vestal, of Taylor.
 The committee to draft resolutions, through their chairman c. F. Smoote, esq. reported the following as a majority report, to-wit:
 WHEREAS, It has been time -honored usage oi the democratic party in convention assembled, to give unrestraned expression of the position Of the paIty upon all questions of great national lmpor tance Therefore be it
 lst. Resoloed by the democrafic party of Colunbie counfy Arkansas, That the constitution of the - nited States is a compact between equal and soy eregn States united upon the basis of equal rght and privileges.
 2nd That the constitution and the supreme court of the United States recognise the legality property in slaves, and grant to the slaveholder the unqualified enjoyment thereof in the Terrtone: and unsettled domain of the United States
 3rd. That the Territories are the common pro pertv of all the States, and as such any citizen the States may emgrate thereto and carry with pm any species of property recognized by the conSltu ton of the United States or any of the soverelgI md i,afl lv md demand ress the protection and security of his property Il such Territories.
 4h. That we recognize the doctrine of non-in tervention by Congress the subject of slavery II the Territories for the purpose of either establishing or excluding it therefrom; but hold that it is thu duty of Congress to protect the shareholder iron any attack made upon his slave property in suc Territories, whether by unfriendly legislation 0 otherwise.
 ,,h. nat the Territories have no power, in ou oninion to exclude slavery thereiom either by un friendly legislation otherwise, until they conn to form State constitution under the constitution of the United States.
 Gh That we re-indorse the Cincinnati platform ofIS56.
 Be II fqyfter resolred, That the delegates appoint ed by this convention to the congressional and Stat conventions be, and are hereby Instructed to mss upon ratification of the foregoing resolutions II each Of said conventions, and to cast thelr vote 10 no candidate who does not indorse the doctrin therein set forth, and furthermore to insist Tn th State convention that he delegates appointed D that convention to the national convention 10 mee Charleston be instructed to vote for no candidate who does not indorse the doctrines herein
 G.P. SMOOTH, Chr B. B: krsaSas; k. sasass. Committee.
 R. ATKINS.
 Alter a spirited debate between Messrs Cook and Smoote, the resolutions wer adopted by the convention with but on dissenting voice.
 Mir. Cook, from the committee on resolu tons, reported the following minority reso lutions, to-wit:
 la. ResotUed, That the democratic party is the onl natiohai conservative party-al others being sec uona and that to the democratic party all patriot ana lovers of government look to the preservatio union of these State