Des Arc citizen., 1860-04-21

SciI uuICtiy " soo quSsHvAs W~sSfSs. MT. Duval appealed from tho decision ol the chair to tho convention, and the chair stated "shaIl tho decision of the chair stand as the decision of the convsntioni'' but before tho vote was taken MT. Duval withdrew his appeal.
 The president then stated ''shall tho main question be now pu.3' on the adop. ton of the resolution, when MT. Duval de. manded call of the roll thereon, which demand was sustained and made with the following result: .. In the affirmative-Ashley, Calhoun, Carroll, Clark, Columbia, Conway, Dal. hs:, Desha, Drew. Hempstead, Hol Spring. Independence, lizard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette. Lawrence, Monroe, Mont. gomsry. Ouachi.a. Perry, Pope, Puaski, Randolph, Saline, Ssarcy, St. Francis, Union, Van Buren, Washington, Yell- lS.557.
 In the negatiye--Arkansas. Benton, Bradley. Crawford, Fulton, Greene. Jack. son, Mississippi. Phillips, Prairie. Sebas. tian. Sevier, Whiie-6,446. So the ques.ion was stated on the adop. ton of the resolution and tho call of the roll ordered thereon, with the following result: In the effirmative---Ashley, Benton, Calhoun. Carroll. Columbia, Conway, Desha, Green. Hempstead, Hot Spring, Independence, lzard. Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Montgomery, Ouachi,a, Perry, Pope, Randolph, Saline, Searcy, St. Francis. Union. Van Buren, Washington and Yell--l6.7O5.
 In the negative--Arkansas Bradley, Clark, Crawford, Dallas, Drew, Fulton, Jackson, Lafayette, Mississippi, Monroe. Phillips. Prairie, Pulaski. Sebastian, Sc. vier and Whi,e--7 ,493.
 So the resolution was adopted. Col. Terry called up his resolution re. lquiring every member of the convention to support the nominees, offered on yester. day, and moved its adoption. After some discussion thereon, Col. Terry withdrew his resolution at the request of Messrs. Johnson of Desha and Randolph, who stated that they would support it, if intro. duced after the nominations are made.
 Col. N. B. Burrow offered the follow ing resolutions, which were read, and on motion of MT. Johnson of Desha, referred to the committee on platform of princi- ples: l
 1st REsoLvEp, That we, the democracy of Arkansas, through our representatives in con- vention assembled, proclaim our confidence in the virtue and intelligence of the people, and unabated faith in the principles of the demce- racy. 2d. We re-afiirm tho political principles enunciated in the Cincinnati platform by the democracy of the United States in June, 1856, and assert as illustrative thereof, that neither Congress nor territorial legislature, wheth- CT by direct legislation, or by legislstion of an indirect and unfriendly character possesses power to annu or impair the ccnstitutional lights of any citizen of tho Unitsd States to take his slave property into the common ter- ritories. and there hold and enjoy the sams, and that if experience should 1t any time prove that the judiciary and executive powers do not possess the means tO insure protection to constitutional rights in . territoTy--and If the territorial government should fall or re- fuse to provide the necessary rsmedies for that purpose, it will bs the duty of Congrsss to supply the deficiency. ma
 Sd. That the representatives of the dsmoc- racy Of Arkansas in the Charleston convention, be instructed to insist upon the recognition by said convention of the principles heretofore declared, prior to ballotting for any candidate for the Presidency, and # said convention re- fuse to recognize the rights of tho South in the territories of the United States, the repre- sentatives of the democracy of Arkansss be instructed to retire from said convention, and refuse to aid in the selection of any candidate whomsoever by said convention. t, 4th. That the unity of the democratic party and the safety of the South demands the sdop- tion of the rule by the Charleston conven- tion, 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 neces- sity. i
 Gen. Mayors offered the following res. olutiops, which were read and referred to the committee on platform of principles: 1:
 RESOLVED, That in consequence of the ex- tent of our common country, the requirements of government demand the building of rail- road from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean I 2d. That the route surveyed on the 35th route and is eminently national, and should be adopted, and all aspirants to the governorship should mako known their views upon this question.
 On motion of Maj. T. B. Flournoy, the convention took recess unit 2 o'clock P. M.
 At ? o'clock P. m., the convention met.
 Roll of counties called. d
 Col. Burrow being entitled to the floor offered the following resolutions. which were read and referred to the committee on platform of principles:
 RESOLVED, That Massachusetts and other States which have never cast their electoral votes for democratic candidate for the Presidency should not be allowed controll- ling vote in selecting such candidate, but that such basis of representation should be adopted in conventions of the democracy of the United States at Charleston, and in future conventions, as will allow to said States a vote in proportion only to the number of dem ocratic votes cast in said State or States res- pectvely, and that the numerical strength of the democracy, and not the electoral vote of each State should be taken as the basis of representation in all conventions of the de- mocracy of the United States. ia7el
 RESOLVED, That whatever may be justly said of State-rights and representations Of separate political communities, we can see no Justice in allowing Massachusetts to monopo- lize political power by forcing Arkansas to vote for obnoxious candidate named by her, whilst she uniformly refuses to vote demo- cratic ticket herself fi