Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-04-14

 by request, he gave way to Mir. Orr, on whose motion the convention adjourned until 3 o'clock tom orrOw morning.
 WEDNESDAY MORNING, April f, 1860.
 The convention met pursuant to adjourn ment.
 The proceedings of yesterday were read, corrected and approved.
 The roll of counties was called, and quorum being present, the convention pro- ce,ded to business.
 Mr. Peek presented his credentials and asked to have his name enrolled as proxy, for Jackson county.
 On motion of Mr. McRac of White coun- tv, Mr Peek was by general consent per mtted to take his seat as such proxy.
 Gen. A. c. Mayors offered the following resolution:
 Rcsolred, By this convention, that the president be authorized to cast the vote of Scott county in accordance with the expressed wishes of the demo- cratic convention, which expressed preference to: w. ". Floyd for Governor.
 Read, and on motion of Mr. Duval adopt cd.
 Mr. Ross offered the following resolution:
 Rssoloed, That no member of this convention sh Ill be allowed to speak more than thirty minutes on any subject that shall come before it.
 Mir. Ross moved the previous question on adoption of his resolution, but after some discussion on the propriety of putting the main question, Mir. Ross witdrew his resolution and motion.
 Mr. Flournoy again offered the resolution offered by Mr. Ross, and moved the pre- vious question upon its adoption.
 Mr. Duval arose and was discussing his reasons for not putting the main ques tion when MT. Randolph called him to der, and the chair decided that Mir Duval was out of order in not confning himself strictly to the question; whereupon MT. Duval appealed from the decision of the chair to the convention, and the chair stat ed C shall the decision of the chair stand as the decision of the conventlon?' but be- fore the vote was taken Mr. Duval with drew his appeal.
 The president then stated "shall the main question be now put?'' on the adop- tion of the resolution, when Mr. Duval de manded a call of the roll thereon, which demand was sustained and made with the following result:
 In the affirmative, Ashley, Calhoun, Car roll, Clark, Columbia, Conway, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Hempstead, Hot Spring, In dependence, Izard, Jefferson, Johnson, La fayette, Lawrence, Monroe, Montgomery, Ouachita, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Searcy, St. Francis, Union, Van D V No11
 In the negative, Arkansas, Benton, Brad ley, Crawford, Fulton, Greene, Jackson, Mississippi, Phillips, Prairie, Sebastian, Sovicr White-6, 448
 So the question was stated on the adop option of the resolution and the call of the roll ordered thereon, with the following re- suit:
 In the affirmative. Ashley, Benton, Cal houn, Carroll, Columbia, Conway, Desha, Green, IIemps-ead, Hot Spring, Indepen dcnce, Izard, Jefferson, .Jo-nson, Lawrence, Montgomery, Ouachita, Perry, Pope, Ran dolph, Saline, Searcy, St. Francis, Union, Van Buren, Washington and 1ell-lG,- 705.
 h the negative, ArkanSqs, Bradley, Clark, Crawford, Dallas, Drew, Fulton, Jackson, lafayette, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, Pulaski, Sebastian, Sc vier and ,493.
 So the resolution was adopted.
 Col Terry called up hi, resolution re- curing every member of the convention to support the nominees, ohcrc on yesterday, and moved its aloption After some dis cussidn thereon, Col. Terry withdrew his resolution at the request of Nessrs. John son of Desha, anl Randolph who stated that they would support t, if introduced after the nominations are made.
 Col N. B. Burrow offered the following resolution, which were real, and on motion of Mr. Johnson of Desha, referred to the committee on platform of principles:
 lst Resoloea, Thltwe the democracy of fArkansts, through our representatives in convention assem- bled, proclaim our confidence in the virtue and in telg gence of the people, and unabated faith in the principles of the democracy.
 2l We re affirm the political principles enrn- ciated in the Cincinnati platform by the democracy of the United States in June, lS56 and assert as Illustrative thereof, that neither Congress nor territorial legislature, whethcrby direct leg station, or by legislation of an indirect and unlrienlly character possesses rovcr to annul or impair the constitutional rights of any citizen of the United States to take h;s slave property into the comman territories, and there holl anI enjoy thc same, anl that if experience should at any time prove 1t the judiciary ard executive powers do not possess the meais to insure protection to constitu tonal rights in tcrritory-anl if the territorial government should fail or refuse to proll e the necessary remedies for that purpose. it "i be the duty of Congress to supply the deficiency.
 sd. That the representatives of the democracy of Ark ansas in the Chare ston convention, be instruct tt ,:ti tiNr,l ton Of the principle; heretofore declared, Iror to balotting for any cand1,te for the presidency, and if said invention refuse to recognize the rights of the )uth in the territories ot th" United Sate, the representatives of the democracy of Arkansas be instructed to retire from slii convention, and refuse to aid in the selection of any candidate whomsoevcr by said convention.
 4h That the unity of the democratic party and the safety of the South demands the adoption of the 23 rule by the Charleston convention, of the de- mocrlcv of the Uniel States, an that onr delegates to said convention be required to insist upon and maintain the adoption thereof IS an indispensable necessity.
 Gen Mayors offered the following rcsolu- tions, which were read and referred to the committee on a platform of principles:
 Rc5olcea, That in conse lucnce of the extent of oar common country, the requirements of govern ment dem,n the building or railroad from the taniic to the Pacific ocean.
 2d That the route surveyed on the 35!h parallel is the mos: favorable and practicable route and is eminenty national, and should be ad opted, and all as2ir.nts to the governorshp should make known their views upon th:s question.
 On motion of Maj. T. B. Flournoy, the convention took recess until : o'clock r. II.
 At , o'clock, P. M., the convention met.
 Roll of counties called.
 Col. Burrow being entitled to the floor offered the following resolutions, which were read and referred to the committee on a 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 a controlling vote in selecting such q candidate but that such basis of representation should be adopte! in conventions of the democracy of the United States at Charleston, and in future conventions, as will allow to said States vote in proportion only to the number of democratic votes cast ill siid State States respectively, and that the numerical strength of the democracy, and not the electoral vote of each State shou be taken as the bass of representation i'll ali conv ventons oi the democracy of the United Stltes.
 ResOlrrI. That whatever may be justly Sald Of