Des Arc citizen., 1860-02-29
DEMOCRATIC MEETING = WHITE
 RIVER TOWNSHIP.
FEBRUARY 25, 1866


 The meeting assembled, and on mo- ton Dr. J. S. PEARSON was called to the chair, and T. J. WooDsoN appointed Sec retary. Mr Morrill,, at the request of the chairman, stated briefly the object of the meeting to be, to appoint delegates to the County Convention, to be held at Brownsville, on the 12th of March next. On motion a committee of three were appointed 10 draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The chair appointed Messrs. J. E. Galewood, Jas. A. Moon, and Col. ". W. Wair as said committee, who. having retired short time, returned and reported the follow ing preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS, events which have recently trans pired-frst, the invasion of sovereign
 State by band of rufhans, urged to murder and rapine by the bold avowal by Northern
 men of the ''Irrepressible Conflict" doc trnes second, by the election of Black Republican Speaker, of the House of Re- presentatives, and other oficers--we are led
 to believe that the days of the Union are
 numbered, and unless there is a favorable
 change in Northern sentiment upon the sub
 ject of slavery, the South must become de-
 graded or the Union must be dissolved
 Therefore, be it resolved:
 1. That we believe that the institution of slavery, as we have it, is morally, socially, politically and religiously right: that the ne. i, infa hain nd cla ic trt,a condition, and the only one for which he is fit.
 ?. That we regard slaves as property, so recognized by the Constitution; that Con- gress cannot make distinction between slaves and any other kind of property.
 |, 8. That the territories are the common property of all the States of the Union, that the Territorial Legislature can excercise no power except that delegated to them by Con- gress in the Organic act.
 4. That Territorial Legislature cannot legislate upon the subject of slavery, one way or another, nor can it by unfriendly legisa- tion exclude slavery therefrom and that the only time when the people can legislate upon the subject of slavery, is when they come to form their State Constitution, preparatory to admission into the Union.
 B. That we believe it right to admit new States with the Constitution they have chosen, whether friendly or unfriendy to slavery, subject only to the limitation that the Consti- tutidh be ssRepublican." And that we differ widely and are compelled to disapprove of the sentiment expressed by MT. Rust, that he would not vote to admit certain slave territo- ries with slave constitution.
 6. That we believe in keeping mp the De- mocratic organization-an to that end we believe that none but good and true Democrats nl,In ka toA tO talra ,aefi in cratic meetings or conventions.
 '. That we are in favor of Hon. B. c. Tot ten as our first choice for Governor, and Hon. G. c. Watkins our second choice, and that Hon. Thomas Fletcher is our third choice.
 8. That our delegates be instructed to use their influence in furtheraHce of the claims of Hon. T.'B. Flournoy for Congress.
 On motion. committee of three were appointed to report list of delegates to the Convention at Brownsville, on the 12th of March next, consisting of Messrs. c. ". Glenn, M. M. Eerwin and J. c. Morrill,, who reported the following names: Messrs. J. E. Gatewood, w. W. Wair, J. S. Pearson, A. o. Edwards, J. c. Nor. Till, Simeon Horne, and Geo. McIver.
 On motion the following resolution was adopted:
 RESOLVED, That any delegate may appoint a proxy in case he should find it impossible to attend the Convention.
 J. E. Ga,ewood, Esq, offered lhe fol- lowing resolution, which was adopted:
 RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the "Des Are Citi- zen', Brownsville Echo,r and the Demo- cratic papers of the State requested to copy.
 J. S. PEARSON. Chr'n.
 T. Jrrr. WooDsos, Secretary,