Des Arc citizen., 1860-02-29
JACKSON COUNTY CONVENTION.

 Pursuant to previous notice, the Demo- cracy of Jackson county assembled in con- vention at the Court House in Jackson port, in said County, on Saturday the 25lh day of February 1860; when the follow ing proceedings were had, to-wit On motion of Major Shall, Col. Mat thew Davis was called to the chair, and on motion of Robert Bland, Wm. P. Campbell was appointed Secretary.
 On motion of Joseph M. Bell, Esq, the Chairman appointed Committee of five to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the convention.
 Whereupon the Chairman appointed Joseph M. Bell, Melville Robinson, Har- rison Duval, Robert Bland and M. Shelley
 The committee retired to prepare said resolutions, when on motion of Timothy Lax, Esq, Col. w. K. Patterson who was in attendance, was invited to address the Convention, which he did in an able speech of over an hour in length; when on the conclusion of Col. Paltersons speech, the committee through their chair man reported the following Preamble and Resolutions which were unanimously adop- ted in their regular order, to-wit:
 PREAMBLE. ii.
 WHEREAS, democratic meeting was held at this place on the 4th instant, which express ed as their first choice for representative in Congress from this district, the Hon. w. K. Patterson, and for their second choice, the Hon. T. c. Hindman, and appointed delegates to at tend the district convention, to be held at Dover in May next, and instructed them to vote in said convention according to the pre- ferance so expressed And whereas, the ac- tion of said meeting caused an expression of considerable dissatisfaction in the ranks of the Democracy of Jackson county, in conse- quence of the total want of notice in said meeting to the Democracy of the town and county, and a convention was called to meet here to-day to elicit full and fair expression of opinion; And whereas the democrats who participated in said meeting were satisfied they acted in the premises free from the in- tentlon either to misrepresent or forestal pub lie opinion, and will acquiesce cheerfully in the full and fair expression of the popular will had here to-day;
 Therefore be it resolved That the follow ing resolutions be submitted as expressive of the sense of the Jackson county Democracy.
 RESOLVED: That we the Democracy of Jackson county, in convention assembled having confidence in the ability and integrity of Hon. Decius Nc McCreery, of White county, express for him our first choice, and Hon. Geo. c. Watkins, or Pulaski county, as our second choice for Governor.
 RESOLVED: That in our we'll tried and faithful representative, Hon. T. c. Hindman, we recognize an unwavering Democrat, who has never departed from the principles and usages of the democratic party; statesman, na Trio md uhnf ctl may and do feel proud to honor. That we cordially endorse his political course both in and out of Congress, and express for him our first choice for Representative, and so in- struct our delegates to cast their votes in the Dover convention so long as there is any reasonable chance for his nomination. RESOLVED: That in the Hon. W. K. Pat terson, we recognize stern and unyielding democrat; all eminent statesman and true patriot For him therefore we express our second choice for Congress n
 RESOLVED: That the Chairman of this committee appoint seven delegates to represent Jackson county in the Congressional Conven- tion to assemble at Dover in May next.
 REsoLvED: That the Chairman of this Convention appoint four delegates to represent Jackson county in the State convention to be held at Little Rock on the 2d day of April next.
 
 CRAT, we recognize fearless advocate of southern rights and equality under the consti- tuition. and truthful exponent of Democrat ic principles and usages, and take pleasure in thus expressing our appreciation of its views both state and national.
 In compliance to the fourth resolution, the Chairman appointed as delegates to the Dover Convention; James A. Paine, A. c. Pickett, James c. Shall Robert Bland, John M Glass, Melville Robinson and John T. Eldridge.
 In compliance to the fifth resolution, the Chairman appointed as delegates to the State Convention, Rufus w. Martin. C. w. Board, L. c. Cause and John F. Hamblet. ..
 On motion of Maj. Mallock the Old Line Democrat, True Democrat, Mate Rights Democrat, and all other demo- cratic papers in this Congressional Dis lrict are requested to publish the proceed ings of this convention.
 On motion of Ivy Gibson, the conven- ton adjourned.
 MATTHEW DAVIS, Chairman.
 WM. P. CAMPBELL, Secretary.
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