The Van Buren press., 1860-08-24
letter from Sebastian County.
FoRr SMITH, Aug. IA, loGo.

Letter from Sebastian County.
FoRr SMITH, Aug. IA, 1850.
EprroR OF THE Press
According to previous notice given by
rie Douglas Club, Of this city, a meeting
of the National Democracy to rathy the
nomination of Stephen a. Douglas tor the
President. and H. V. Johnson, as VICE |
President. was held at Carnalps office IN
this CITY. last evening. The meeting was
I,r.,. and enthusiastic and on account OF
the smallness of the room many were crow
| ida1 ont in the street. After an address by
.Iohn Z. Latham, President, committee
70 graft resolutions for the occasion report
ed the following i
Wb,,eas. In accordance with the time honored
mr.; ncinles and usages Of the Democracy OF me
! Tr,i,r and National Convention assembled have
s,onte.I n platform of true Democratic principles
an3 bsve nominated sound worthy and reliaoIe
Democratic candidates for the Presidency and ice
! Presidency, therefore be II -
| Pesolred That we, portion Of the National Dc
,,I'rocv'of the City OF Fort Smith andthe County
of Sab.stau fully endorse the platform ct the reg
Mar National Democratic Convention heid u
ECharleston and Baltimore in April and June iast'
iant 10 hereby cordially endorse and ratiy the
80; ;not;ons made at Baltimore, pledging to Ste
rhen a. Douglas of Illinois and Herschei v sohn-
son. Of Georgia cur warm and united support IN
the coming contest.
Rcsoioed That We recognize IN Step hen A Dous
las the only true rigltfuy and regular nominee oi
t,be D.nocaic party for the office of President now
before the people and III eniisting under his ban
aer we recognize in the man Il gallant ieaIcr Wiih
towering abilities, which have ever been enlisted tl
defence OF the Constitutional rights oi the people
of thr United Slates-a safe advocate sn defence o.
the rirhts of all local nsttutionsa friend to the
reserved rights of the States and OF the people,
statesman at in ssre defence 'f these right. IN his
national canvass against the arci -ireeso soier Aoe
lincoln in g. free State, achieved more for the Con
stutional rights Of the people of the slave States
than a score of exclusive champions of slavery IN
the Cotton States have been able to perform at home
as he has carried the into the eNmies country
land achieved brilliant triumph.
| ResoIped That in Hcrschel ' johnson, Doucla'
has worthy colleague, whose abilities, especially
as statesman, his patriotism and sterling demoe
iracy guarantees OF his htness Tor the stiton o
which he has been named.
. sResoZred That while it is admitted on all hands
that there is occasion at present for any sSlsia
lion respecting slavery in the Territories, and wer'
1.-The majority in Congress is averse 10 slavery 1t Il
passing strange that those who claim to be the tX
elusive friends Of that institution should eNhbi
such anxiety to commit its Keeping and man
tanance to the very power that they know Is bent
: ON its destruction.
Pesotred. That the doctrine OF non Intervention
CONSTITUTES the covenant by which at the instance
the South the irritating question OF slavery wa
forever TO be excluded from the halls OF Congress
and to be refcrreIto that fountain of all politlca
power, the people whether in the States or the iei
ritores that it proclaimed by the coinprlIns
of 1850 acquiesced in at Baltimore, IN lo32 b
those VIII had previously opposed it, in deiferenc
Q To the prevailing sentiments of their respectlV
States COZ secraod in the pas sage OF the han
1 sas- Nebraska act and solemuly recognized as tn
abiding faith of the whole Democratic party In Tn
lCipcinuati Convention, and that 1t was ilaSran
violation of the pledged faith on the part OF pol
1 cn OF the South, to attempt TO relieve ltseh iroi
the obligations under it by the violent mode praC
ftsed Charleston and ut BALTIMORE by those dei'
!, gates who secs ded from the Convention, and C.
, Though consisting of Il minority claiming and cxel
ercisinr in the nme of the people of the slave hoio
: ling States tie power to make a nomination, lli
remodel the Natioual platform
c RcSoioea. That the demand, II persisted IN d
the South TO again takc the local affairs Of the pc,
pe of the Territories under their exclusive contr
? and management and partieularly in all cas- whe
slave property NAV be involved instead of retorTln
il TO the people subject to the decision OF the 'e
al Judiciary can only be productive OF a coo1l'
between the North and South, which must, soon
late end in the disruption of til great CoiieatT2
Jt TItos. 5. DREw
SOLOMON L. CLAl.I-,
JoHS CARSALL.
" The above, after being read, were adop'
$ ed ,v.,.,-iIut ONE dissenting voice.
y The meeting then appointed Messrs ;. /
s. Mcdonald, Il. b. Bright, Joseph j. Wa
,r ton, John Luccy, John Carllali, ,. /
=, Clark, and Gov. Thos. S. Drew, as dci'
Al gates to the Convention at Littlc Rock, o
the 10Th inst, to select electors for the y;
o tional Democracy.
n After some little other business OF mlnt
! importance, Gov. Drew, being called ol
delivered n very appropriate address,
which he ably vindicatcd the course
Hon S. a. Douglas, during his whole p'
NJ litical life, and exhorted the people to 10
N low him as their proper standard bearer
C. the coming contest. hc was frequent
id applauded.
= Solomon f. Clark, Esq. after repeate
% cells, came forward and explained his re-
nc sons for sustaining Judge Douglas, and
an long and eloquent speech, ably suStainc
,st the nomination Of Judge Douglas and lie
T. schel V. Johnson, and proved to every III
! preiudiced mind that they were the regul
'"a nominees of the National Democratic par
,and as such were in this instance entitled
rs. the support OF every ioetr of the glorio'
nd Union.
lat The meeting then adjourned. The \
III tional Democracy are in the ascendant
ill JOHN B. LATHAM, PREsIDtSr.
or JoHy CAnNALI, Secretary.
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