Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-22

B. JoNEs, Secy.
 In addition to the above, the following rosouI- tions were otlcredb by Mir Nathan Ross and adopted. LAKE VILLAGE, CHcoT COUNTY, Ark Feb 6. 1860.
 Rcsotred, By the people of Chicot county, Ar kansas, in mass meeting assembled, without dis tinction of parties
 We believe that the government of the United States holds the public domain ill trust for the ben eft o! all the citizens of the respective States and that Congress possesses the power and in the tatb tuI discharge of its trust is bound to exercise ,be power, when it shall be necessary to nrotect the citizens inhabitants of anystcrritory in the use | and enjoyment of every species of property. but that neither the congress of the United States nor any legislative agent of congress- can. by Ierisla tive enactment, or by unfrendly legislation. de priye the owner of his property or restrict or re- strain him in the use of the same. ResoIocd} further, That in order to meet and clear away all obstacles to full enjoyment of this right in the territories, that it is the duty of the general government by all proper legisla- ton, to secure an entry into those territories t, III citizens of the United States together with thcir property every description and that the same shall remain protected by the United States while tIa, territories are under it's authorities. Resoiped furiber, That the constitution of the United States is compact between soyereirn and coequal States, united upon the basis of perfect equality of rights and privileges.
 Rcsolred frttcr, That the territories of the Uni. tedStates are common property in which the states have equal rights and to which the citizens of every state may rightfully emigrate with their slaves and other property, recognized as such in any of the States of the Union, or by the copstitu- ton of the United States.
 | Resotred further, That congress has no power to | abolish slavery in the territories, or preynt its | introduction into any of them.
 l Resoired furihcr, That the terri orial legsla- lures created by the legislation of congress- have power to abolish slavery, or to prohibit the in troducton of the same, CT to impair, by unfriend- l y legislation, the security and full enjoyment of | the within the territories in any capacity, | before, ill the exercise of lawful authority, they | form a constitution preparatory to admission a state into the Union; and their action in the ex- erciae of such authority, can not operate Or take effect before their actual admission, as state, in- to the Union.
 Resotred further, That the principles enuncated by chief Justice Fancy, in his opinion in the Dred Scott case, denies to the territorial legislature the power to destroy or impair by any legislation what ever, the right of properly in slaves and maintains it to be the duty of the federal government in all its departments to protect the rights of the owners of such property in the territories, and the prnci- pies so declared are hereby asserted to be the rights of the South and the South should maintain them.
 That we hold all the foregoing to contain car dinai principles true in themselves, and just and proper and necessary for the safety of all that i: dear to us; and we do herby instruct delegate. to the Charleston conv enton to present them for | the calm consideration and approval of that body in whose justice and patriotism we have full conf | dence.