Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-08-11
Breckinridge and Lane Ratification
 Meeting.

On Saturday the 2Oth July, lS6O, DOT tion of the citizens of Rock Roe township, in the county of Monroe, Arkansas, met at Aberdeen, for the purpose of ratitying the nomination made by the Baltimore seceders convention, of Hon. John c. Breckinridge of Kentucky, and Gen. Joe Lane of Ore gon for the Presidency and Vice Presi- dency of the United States.
 The meeting having been called to order, on motion of Mir. Davis, the Rev. E. H. English was called to the chair, and w. k. J. Gibbon was appointed secretary.
 On motion of Mir. Davis, the chair was called on to state the object of the meeting, which he did in an appropriate manner.
 The chair appointed the following gentle men committee on resolutions, viz: Messrs. Davis, Boone, Peebles and Wilder, which committee after short absence re- ported the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted. to-wit;
 WHEREAS, We, part of the citizens of Monroe, having to-day met at Aberdeen, pursuant to pre- vious notice for the purpose of giving an expres sion of our sentiments upon the great national questions before the people of the United States, do
 Resoipe, lsf, That we fully approve of the action of the seeding delegates, both at the Charleston and Baltimore democratic conventions.
 ResolUed, End. That we cannot and ,riH not under any circumstances, support or .indorse Stephen A. Douglas and his squatter sovereignty doctrines. believing them to be unconstitutonal, and if car red out would destroy the peace and harmony of our government.
 Resoloed, Sd, That we heartily approve of and cordially indorse the nominations made by the secedeis convention at Baltimore, oi Jno C. Breck- inrdge of kentucky, for the Presidency, and Gen. Jos. Lane of. Oregon, for the Vice Presidency of the United States.
 Resolped, 4th. That we fully approve of the ma jority patorm ad Jpted by the seceders convention at Baltimore. regardlng it as one on which every national constitutional man may safely stand, both in the north and in the south.
 ResolUed, 5th, That we pledge not only our sup port to the nominees of said convention, but that we will use every legal honorable and constitu- tional means to secure their election.
 ReS0!oed, 6th, That will not give support to any man for d civil or political office who sup ports any other nominees and who does not indorSe the nomination ot Breckinridge and Lane, tor the Presidency and Vice Presidency of tine United States.
 RtsoLred, 1M, That we invite our fellow citizens of this county and the adjoining counties to meet us at the mouth of Rock Roe Ferry, on White river, on the third Saturday in August next, for the purpose of ratiiying the nomination of Breck- inrdge and Lane.
 It was moved and carried, that the pro- ceedings of this meeting be forwarded, with the request to publish them, to the follow. ing newspapers: the True Democrat at Little Rock, Arks., the Avalanche and Ap- peal at Memphis, and all papers friendly to Breckinridge and Lane be requested to copy.
 It was moved and carried, that the chair nf <N speakers to address the people at the mouth of Rock Roe Ferry on White river, on the third Saturday in August next. Com mittee of invitation, Messrs. A. Davis, w. A. Brown, and Washington Peebles. After vote of thanks to the chairman for the able and digniied manner in which he presided, the meeting adjourned to meet at the mouth of Rock Roe Ferry on the third Saturday in August next.
 E. H. ENGLISH, Gun. w. R. J. GIBBoN, Sec'y.