Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-05-12

mously to enter our solemn protest against its action
 We ask that the communication may be spread upon the minutes of the convention, and beg leave to express our appreciation of the justice and dignity which have char acterized your action as it's presiding officer.
 (Signed) A. MOUTON,
 JOHN TARLETON,
 RICHARD TAYLOR,
 EMILE LASERE, F. H. HATCH,
 E. LAWRENCE, A. TALBOT, B.. PEARCE,
 R. A. HUNTER, D. D. WITHERS.
 The undersigned, in explanation of their position, beg leave to annex the following statement, viz:
 Whilst we took the same view with our colleagues, that the platform of principles, as adopted by this convention, was not what was expected by Louisiana, and de- sired by ourselves, as sufficient to guard the rights of that State, and of the whole South, under the Constitution, are now unwillingly precipitately to retire from the convention, until all hope of accommoda- ton shall have been exhausted, and until the last moment had arrived, at which, in justice to our own honor, and the interest and dignity of our State, we would be forced to retire. Ve, therefore, uere op- poSed to Me retirement of Me delegotion at hbe time u gos naade;. but believing that the other members of the delegation were actu- ated by the same high motives which onl 6acI our State to present firm, undivided front, we being in the minority of the dele gation, were willing to yield, and did yield, our opinions to the judgment of the ma jority.
 J. A. McHATTON,
 CHARLES JONES. CHARLESTON, s. C., May l, 1869.
 ARKANSAS.
 Mr. Burrow, of Arkansas, then read the following:
 Hon. CALEB CUSHING,
 President of Charleston Contention: E The undersigned, delegates accredited by the democracy of Arkansas to represent said democracy in the convention of the democracy of the United States, assembled on the 23d April, 1860, beg leave to sub init the following protest, against certain actions of this convention, and statement of the causes which, in their opinion, re- quire them to retire from this convention lst The convention of the democracy of the State of Arkansas, convened at Little Rock on the 2d day of April, 1860. passed among other things, the following resolutions, viz:
 lst ResOLUed. We, the democracy of Arkansas, through our representatives in convention as- sembled, proclaim our confidence in the virtue and intelligence of the peop'e, and unabated faith in the principles of the democracy.
 2d We re affirm the political principles enunc- ated in the Cincinnati platform, by the democracy of the United States in June, S56, and assert illustrative thereof, that neither Congress nor a territorial legislature whether by direct legislation or by legislation of an indirect and unIriendly character, possess the power to annul or impair the constitutional rights of any citizen of the United States to take his slave property into the commoI territories, and there hold and enjoy the same, and that if experience should at any time prove the judiciary and executive power do not possess the means to insure protection to const- tutiona rights in territory-and if the territorial government should fail or refuse to provide the necessary remedies for that purpose, it will be the duty of Congress to supply the deficiency.
 3d. That the representatives of the democracy of Arkansas in the Charleston convention. be
 
 convention of the purpose hereinbefore declared prior balloting for any candidate for the presi- dency; and if said convention refuse to recognize the rights of the South in the territories of the United States, the representatives of the demo. cracv of Arkansas be instructed retire from said convention, and refuse to aid in the selection of any candidate whomsoeyer by said convention.
 The official published proceedings of our State convention show that the above 3d resolution scas not adopted 6y Me conyen- tion.-ED. TRUE DEMOCRAT
 4th. That the unity of the democratic party and the safety of the South demands the adoption of the two othirds rule by the Charleston convention of the democracy of the United States. and that our delegates to said convention be required to insist upon and maintain the adoption thereof as an indispensable necessity.
 In accordance with the instructions con- tained in resolution 3d above, one of the undersigned had the honor, on the second day of the session of this convention, to offer to the consideration of this conven- ton the following resolution, viz:
 "ResOlred, That the convention will not proceed to nominate candidate for the presidency until the platform shall have been made.''
 Which said resolution was passed by the convention by great unanimity. Subse- quently the committee on resolutions and platform, appointed by the convention, in accordance with the usages and customs of the democratic party of the United States, agreed upon and reported to this conven- tion platform of principles recognizing the principle contained in the resolutions of the democracy of Arkansas, above re- cited, and fully asserting the equal rights oi the Southern States in the common ter rltorles of the United States, and the duty oi the iederal government to protect those rigr's when necessary, according to the usages ana customs of the democracy of the United States, as developed bv the prac- tlce oi sad democracy assembled in con- vention on former occasions, and in strict accordance, as IS believed by the under signed, with the compact and apreemabt made by and between the democrats of tho several States, upon which the conventions of the democracy of the United States were agreed first to be founded, and assented to by the several Southern States. The re- port and determination of the committee on platforms became, and was hencefor- ward the platform of the democracy of the | United States, and this convention had no duty to perform in relation thereto. but to receive, confirm and publish the same, and cause it to be carried into effect wherever in the respective States the democr1cy were