Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-31
Democratic Meetjpp

MT. James L. Witherspoon moved tc designate next Saturday week, as a suitablt tlne fer the townships to hold primary meetings to appoint delegates to a county convention to be holden on the succeedino Monday. at Arkalelphia; and which county convention should appoint delegates to the state and congressional conventions. <. MT. Michael Bozeman offered the follow Ing resolution as substitute for said mo- ton:
 heSotoed, Thatwe, the democracy of Clark county. go lhto convention odav, to nominate delegates to the State convention, to be held at Little Rock, to homlnate candidate for Governor and dele gates to the national convention to be held At Charleston, South Carolina; and also, that this meeting appoint delegates to the congressional convention to be held at Arkadelphia to nominate a democratic candidate to rerresept this (2d) district in the Congress of the Unite States. That this meeting appoint time to hold county conN NentIon to nominate a candidate to represent this county in the next State legislature anu Tor county offices; and that this meeting des- lghate the tune and place for said county c0nven- ton, and request the townships to hold primary meetings.
 Which was read, and Mr. A. l.. Weir moved to lay the resolution on the table, and called for division on this motion.
 Mir. Scott offered the following as sub- stitute for the whole
 That the chairman appoint committee of two from each township, who shall ap- point delegates to the State and congress slonal conventions, to nominate candidate for Governor of the State, and for Con gress in the 2d district, candidate for rep resentative in the next legislature, and for county offices.
 On which amendment no vote was taken.
 The vote was then taken on the tabling the resolution, and upon count, 20 voted Tn the affirmative, and B in the negative
 The vote was then taken on the resolu- tion, as a substitute for Mr. Witherspoon's S motion, but before the result was announced, Mir. Scott renewed his motion to substitute the resolution. No vote was taken.
 The resolution was then decided in the affirmative.
 Mr. 5. NJ. Scott was then requested to act AS Secretary.
 MT. H. E. Stewart moved that the chair man appoint a committee of ten to report resolutions expressive of the sentiments of this meeting. Carried. Whereupon the chairman appointed the following named persons as said committee, viz:
 E. J. Bourland, l.. c. Evans, David NJ. Hart, Webb Stewart, A. N. Thompson, A A. Pennington, A. w. Hawks, Jesse Skinner, George Reid and Wm. Smith
 The committee retired, and after some time made the following report:
 WHEREAS, The democratic party in Clark county in convention assembled, in pursuance of notice, tl -n4t rty in convention indorse the following resolutions:
 Res0Iped, That the principles of the Cincinnati convention, as adopted by the national democracy, are sound, conservative and national, and we are willing to standby and abide them as expounded by the administration of James Buchanan.
 Res0LDed, That the Union of these States rests on the equality of rights and privileges among it's members; and that the territories of the United States are the common property o the people; that neither Congress, nor q territorial legislature, whether by direct legislation, legislation of an indirect unfrendly nature, posses the power to annul or impair the constitutional rights of any citizen of the United States to take his slave prop erty into the c9mmGn territories bat 1t Is the duty of the federal governmen, there tp afford for that for other species of property, the neediui protec tion, and if experience shouli at any time prove that the judiciary does not possess power to insure adequate protection, it will then be the duty of Congress to supply such deficiency.
 RcsoIrcd, That R. fl. Johnsonof Pulaski county is our first choice for the office of Governor of the State of Arkansas; and that Geo. C. Watkins Is our second choice for said oice and that our dele gates to the State convention be instructed so to cast the vote of Clark county.
 ResolrcG, That in the Hon. F.. W. Can't, of Hempstead county, we recognize patriot, orator, and democrat, and for him we express our first choice for Representative to Congress and do so instruct delegates to cast their votes in the democratic conv enton to be held in Philadelphia; i; and that C. B. Mitchell is second choice for sai office.
 Resoired, That A. A. Pennington, J. B. Mcdaniel, II. B. Stewart. s M. Scott and Michael Bozeman, are recommended as suitable persons to represent Clark county in convention at Little Rock, on the 2d Monday in April next.
 RcsoIrei, That we recommend E. J. Bourland, James L. Witherspoon, Dr. F. T. Hart, Jackson Ross. and A. N. Thompson, as suitable persons 10 meet in the convention Ut Arkadelpha on the 2i Monday in May, to cast the vote of Clark county.
 Mr. H. B. Stewart moved to adopt the resolutions as 2 whole; but at the sugges- ton of Mr. $. NJ. Scott withdrew his mo- ton, and on motion of F T. Hart, it was re- solved to pass upon them singly, and the first resolution was adopted.
 Mir $. M Scott moved to amend the second resolution, by striking out the words Congress to supply such deficiency" in the last line, and insert the words ''iede- raj government to protect the slave holder in the exercise of his rights to hold and enjoy his slave property in the common territories" which was carried Tn the af- firmative.
 On motion of Mr Scott the 3d resolu- ton was amended, by adding at the close, the words '' in obedience to this resolution.
 The 4th, 9th and 9th resolutions were then adopted, and then the preamble.
 On motion of H. B. Stewart, the 2d Monday in April was designated as a suit able time to hold a county convention at Philadelphia, to nominate candidate for Representative and for county offices; and that the different townships be requested to hold primary meetings and send up delegates, instructed to said convention; and next Saturday week was suggested as suitable time to hold said township meet ings.
 Col. NJ. Bozeman offered the following resolutions which were read and adopted, viz:
 Resolrcd, That we have undiminished confidence in the integrity and sound a5iltyof our Senators in the Congress of the United State7--Hon. w. K. Sebastian and Hon. R. w. Johnson, and their services in said offices are properly and duly ap- precael by an approving constituency.
 Resoired, That we most heartily approve the manly, and high toned action of our present mem Der if Congress- Hon. Albert Rust, in the present session of Congress.
 ResoIrel That the democracy of Clark county express to Gov. Elias N. Conway, their thanks for the integrity and ability with which he has dis charged the duties of hs office as Governor of the state-with that frmuess and wisdom which has proved him eminently qualified to perform the high sa1 in nj honoraby disposed of all the labors and delicate duties required of him by the constitution and laws, to the entire satisfaction of all unpreudlced minds
 On motion of A. A. Pennington, the proceedings of this meeting were directed obe published in the 'Arkansaw Traveller, v and '' True Democrat, and
 On his further motion the meeting ad- journcd until the 2d Monday in April next.
 D. H. ROSS, Ch'n.
 $. M. ScoTT, Secy.