Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-04-07

MT. Orr arose to question:.
 On motion of Mr. Duval, the motion of Gen. Mayors was adopted.
 Mir. Flournoy presented the proceedings of Lawrence county, which instructed the president of this convention, to cast the vote of that county in this convention.
 Mr. Ross offered the following resolutions: Resoloed, That no member of this convention shall be allowed to speak more than thirty minutes on any subject that shall come befereit.
 And moved the previous question on its adoption Sustained.
 Mir. Duval arose to point of order.
 After some discussion, Mir. Ross with drew his resolution and Maj. Flournoy of fered the same resolution and moved the previous question on its adoption.
 MT. Duval arose and was announcing hls reason for not voting for the main question when he was called to order by Mr. Ran dolph, and on appealing to the chair the president declared Mir. Duval out of order.
 Mir. Duval appealed from the decision oi the chair to the convention.
 Before the vote could be token Mir. Dn- val withdrew his appeal.
 The chair stated, shall the main question be now put.
 Mir. Duval called for the ayes and noes, which was ordered.
 AYEs.-A.hley, Calhoun, Carroll, Clark, Columbia, Conway, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Hampstead, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Mon roe, Montgomery, Ouachita, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Randolph, Saline, Searcy, St. Francis, Union, Van Buren, Washington, Yell-18,5 557 votes.
 NAYs.-Arkansas. Benton, Bradley, Crawford, Fulton, Greene, Jackson, Missis- sippi, Phillips, Prairie, Sebastian, Sevier, White-6, ,44S votes.
 Col. F. A. Terry called up his resolution of yesterday and moved its adoption. Mr. Jackson stated that the resolution had already been disposed of.
 The president stated that it had been regularly called up.
 Mr. Jackson appealed from the decision of the chair to the convention.
 The convention sustained the decision of the president
 After some discussion, Col. Terry With drew his resolution at the request of Hon. J. P. Johnson, who said he was in favor of the resolution at the proper time.
 Col. Burrow offered the following reso- lution:
 Ist. ResoZped, We, the democracy of Arkansas, through our representatives in convention assem- bled proclaim our confidence in the virtue and in telligence of the people, and unabated faith in the principles of the democracy.
 2l. We re affirm the political principles enun- ciaed in the Cincinnati platform by the democracy of the United States in June, lc56 and assert as illustrative thereof, that neither Congress nor a territorial legislature. whetherby direct legislation or by legislation of an indirect and untriendlv character possesses the power to annul or impair the constitutional rights of any citizen of the Unitel States to take his slave property into the common 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 to insure protection to consttu- | tonal rights in terrtory-anl if the territorial government should fail refuse to provide the necessary remedies for that purpose 1t will be the duty of Congress to supply the deficiency. 3d. That the repre- 'entatvcs of the democracy oi Arkansas in the Charleston invention, he instruct ed to insist upon the recognition by said conven- ton of the purpose hereinbefore declared, prior to l ballottng for any candidate for the presidency and if said convention refuse to recognize the rights of the South in the territories of tho United States the representatives of the democracy of Arkansa. | be instructed to retire from said convention, and l refuse to aid in the selection of any candidate whomsoever by said convention. 4th That the unity of the democratic party and the sa ty of the South demands the adoption of tho | 25 rule by the Charleston conventioH, ot the de- mocracy 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
 On motion of J. P. Johnson, of Desha they wore referred to the committee or platform of principles.
 On motion of Mai. Flournoy, the conven' ton adjourned until ? o'clock P. m.
 At 2 o'clock p. m., the convention met
 The roll of the counties was called anc it was found that quorum was not present After few minutes the roll was agail called and quorum being present the con vention proceeded to business.
 The question pending was the motion Mir. Johnson, of Pulaski county, to lay tn amendment of Mr. Duval to the 3d propo sition of the committee on credentials O. the table,
 Mr. Burrow offered the following resolu tion. which. on motion of J. r. Johnson o Desha. was referred to the committee ol platform.
 Rcsolped. That Massachusetts and other State which have never cast their electoral vote for democratic candidate for the presidency sh"uid nc be allowed controlling voice in selecting suc candidate, but that such basis of representat'o should be adopted in convention ot the democrac ofthe United States at Charleston, and in futur conventions as will low to said States volce l proportion only to the number of democratic vote cast in said State or States respectively and tha the numerical strength of democracy, and not tn electoral vote of each State should be taken as tn basis of representation ill all conventions of tl democracy of the United States
 Resolred That whatever may be justly sad ( State ghts and representations of separate point c,l communities we can see no justice in aowin Massachusetts to monopollZe political power D forcing Arkansas to vote for obnoxious candidate named by her, whilst she uniformly refuses to vot a democratic ticket herself.
 Resolred, That the abolition aid societies b fllino the neutral laws on the wester border c | Arkansas with squatters, are fast drawing cordo of fire around our State, and as the democracy the United States is the only party possessed Q mower to protect, we call upon our brethren a Charleston to adopt such insipent measures as WI lead to our safety, and should our warning volc remain unheeded we solemnly declare that neitht forbearance to black repnblcanlsm, love or tn federal government, nor regard for national partes nor any other considerations should induce Arkan sas to stand stil whilst the network of her socla destruction is being so rapidly prepared
 MT. Taylor offered the following resslu tion.
 Resolped That majority of the demoerotic vot of the State represented on this floor shall conle the nominations and that we now proceed to max the various nominations, commencing with that . Governor. ,
 MT. A. G. Mayors offered the following resolution.
 Resolped, That in consequence of the extent 0 our common country, the requirements of govern ment demands the building of a railroad from th Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
 2d That the route surveyed on the 3oth pafail is the most favorable and practicable route ana eminently national, and should be adopted, and a aspirants to the governorship should make know their views upon this question.
 On motion of J. P. Johnson, of Desha it was referred to the committee on plat form.
 Mir. Duval offered the following resolu tion.
 Resogred, That the democracy of Arkansas are | favor of system of inter nal improvement by wmc the vast resources of the State may be deveiopeo and being fully impressed with the benefits to D derived from the construction of railroads, we ar in favor of granting State aid under proper restrit tions to the construction of railroads within LII