Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
Democ-atlc hfesting N Port worth,

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tnwn of Fort Worth. on the 18th inst. ipr N
purpose oil sending dslegatos..to tie State Conyel
\ ton, e. conyend Ut GALVESTON ON tho u day q
April, A. ID. 1900
Col, Robert Gillaspie was eael 10 the Chair
and Jos Z. Terrell appninted Secretary: wherr
upon, committee oi i've. consisting uf Col Nat
Terry. Stephen Terry. Capt. Il. Ward, Chirl
Martin md John Il. York. was appointed 10 drJi
resolutions EXPRESSING the sense ug the Dsnpcril
of this county, 10 he reflected in the STAT. Con
vention at Galveston, by the delegates appellate,
! By this meeting. -. l.
! The committee, after retiring reported tie iol
lowing, which were adapted unanimously: q
WHEREAS. the Democracy oi lnrrani County being dc
sirous Of being fully represented in the State C'n
venii"n which assemblies ~ Galveston on the II jla,
ofAniii next, having assembled Ia mass mpetnl
IN Fort worth sna ssSIss,si s,ion 5 H.. S p No.
Of the State ef Texas, AMI OF the Uncl States. pre-
paratory To the approaching contest next Sunut
and ILL., for the Presidency and Wee Presidency o
the United States, 10 as TO unite all of the consu
tiunal elements against an arrogant. insulting. sec
tional party the success " whom, In that contest
will IN st assuredy dissolve the Union of the States
Therefore. 'HI Il H.. IHI |rr"t.rr.
Rssoipe'. That the Chair pppnnt fourteen dele
gates to the State Convention to meet on the III lay
OF April, in tho City of G ,lyoston. ... ..... .r.
Rssoirsl, That should amy of said delegates so ap.
they are hereby authorized 10 appoint proxies in .tr
so,d. an those appointing proxies are instructed To
use great caution IN their appointments fatal mis-
takes frequcnty oscar in the making Of proxies
Resoirei, Th,t we proclaim our un,crabic deter
mnation IN demand the protection of the Government.
aud whenever We iul that plain constitutional rights
are violated, ntd isteil of projections the powers Of
the Government perverted to injury, either hy
the sin Of omission cou,misson, that them following
the example aud adopting the pr ncpes of our
tors Of l77R, we will institute Goyernmrnt laying
its foundation in such principles. aud organizing its
pJwcrs in such FORM ~ To- shall seem most likey
10 effect our safety and happa,ss .
Resbluci, That the Democratic party is the only
general party orgtuiz,tson whrh prUissrs 10 rcsIe:
the rights Of The South that the overthrow Of thar
timc-honored party will insure the triumph Of The
BMck R"puhlcans, under whose ri i, is impossible
for the Southern people To live, without moral legra-
dat AMI iuniucnt peril to social order in view of
these fcts and Others thu might hc stated, this meet
ing is of opinion thu. it is the imprralt duty Of very
patriot to labor tusy for hc success Of lem cratic
principles in the I'D ninslraton Of the Federal Cow
erumcnt ,I '..,.,..
R.soired, That our delegates are hcrc'y instructed
not TO vote for nny person who has prcjuisc the
ti0n If the Ch,,eson C"nN eniion, will not give nm
unqualified pie sc thht he they will support. in
good fNih, the nominees If the Federal Con, cn'ion
for the II" 'rs of President aud Vccprcsilen VI the
United STATES a
cordially dorse the principles l,il down the Eel
era Cun> cliiun at Cincinnati, anl those l,rocuimed
by our tnte Convention nt Waco lnl Houston. us
true exponent their political filth and opinions, and
that VIC pledge ourselves To abide iy and stand the
decision Of the Supreme Court Of the United States in
The Drctl Scott decision cminen.ly constitutional
and just TO all sections nf this confe tcracy, and should
the people of any section of tn, Unel States refuse
to abide by snd decision, such persons should he
siLeret traitors 10 the Constitution aud the union OF
these United states by nll Constitutional, union lUv-
ing, aud law-a'idiis people, Nurth, or South.
Reso'ped, That James Bichtnan, President of the
United States, by his manly and stat, snln- like
in the administration Of the affairs of the Gov.
,rnment hhs entitled himse to- and does hereby re-
recei>e our unqualified conti'l nee and support.
RESOLVED, In the opinion Of this meeting that the
'ecent or,y upon the sovereignty Of the State of Vir
,inia is the legitimate fruit OF the to ching AMI prac
ice Of the Black Republican party, North.
RaOirel, That this meeting hereby expresses its
yratic,tion Mt the election Of L. T. Wgf, to HE Sen
.te Of he United States nj crisis 50 critical and i'm
,ortart as the present in our history
Resoioed, That while we DO not instruct our dele /
ates to the State Convention to vote for any partcu
ar democrat for office, yet we can but endorse the de-
nocracy and ability Of Cyrus Randolph, candidate he
ore the Convention for State Treasurer, C, r Johns,
andlate for Comptroller, and George Nj. Flournoy,
anddnte for Attorney General.
The following delegates were appointed to rep
esent this county in tho Convention ut Calves
on: itGtrelftn j"a |
Paul Tsahell Col Nat Terry, A. J. Lee, Henry
iriIhn. Saml lvans, w Smith. Peter Nlrhon,
}. II. Clark, John Myres, j.. Fields, Capt. r.
Yard jeff. Esteil, NJ 7. johnson. K
Resolued, That the proceedings of this meet
ng he published in the Fort Worth Chef and in
he Dallas Herald, State Gazette and other Dem
cratic papers. -Au
& ~ .IipeHd ROBT GILASPlE, Prcs't.
JOSEPH Z. TERRELL, Sec'y. b t'