Des Arc citizen., 1860-04-21

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 Majority for R. II. Johnson 2,0s' ! Whereupon, the President announced that R. H. Johnson having received ma 4 jority of all the votes cast. was duly nom. mated as the candidate of this convention for Governor
 I Dr. Slirman moved that the nomina
 tion be declared unanimous, which motior
 was carried. M
 T MT. Orr moved that committee of five
 be appointed to wait upon R. H. Johnson
 and inform bim of his nomination.
 l The motion was. carried, and the Presi
 dent appointed on said committee, Messrs
 N. Orr, J. P. Johnson, c. w. Carroll J. I. Stirman and c. w. Seaborn.
 MT. Basham, of Johnson county, of. fered the following resolution:
 RESOLVED, That we now proceed to elect eight delegates to represent the State of Ar kansas in the Charleston convention, to vote for the nomination of a President and Vice President of the United States n tr Which was read, and pending the dis cussion thereon, the convention on motion of MT. Abbott, of Columbia, adjourned until 8 o'clock, tomorrow morning. THURSDAY MonsIsc --S o'cLocx. Convention met pursuant to adjourn ment. Roll of counties was called.
 John Quindley presented his authority from Thomas Pack, of Saline county to act as proxy, which was admitted, and MT. Quindley took his seat in the con- vention as such proxy.
 Roof H. Howell, of Pope countys was also permitted to act as proxy for Joseph Jester, delegate from Hot Spring county.
 Reports from committees were in order. 1 Col. Burrow from the committee on a platform of principles, made the following report: s12
 MR. PRESIDENT "A majority of the com mittee on platform of principles have in- structed me as their chairman to report the l following resolutions, viz
 eREsoLvEp, 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 democracy. RESOLVED FURTHER, That we re-affirm the political principles enunciated in the Cincn- nati platform by the democracy of the United States, in June, 1856, and assert as illustrative thereof, that neither Congress nor Territo- 1 rial legislature, whether by direct legislation or by legislation of indirect and unfriendly character. possesses power to annul or impair the constitutional rights of any citizen of the United States to take his slave property into the common territories and there hold and enjoy the same. 'Fo
 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the unity of the democratic party and the safety of the South demand the adoption of the two-thirds rule by the Charleston convention 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 indispen- sable necessity. &a. lte.s# Is8 RESOLVED FURTHER, That we regard the democratic party as the only political organ ization of the country which with safety to the cause of liberty can be entrusted with the exposition and administration of true demo- cratic principles, and that we will resist from every quarter all efforts to modify or interpo- late it's faith. sa6 a Gus3loA 7 RESOLVED FURTHER, That we condemn the principles and practice and aim, of the black republican party, as utterly opposed to the spirit in which our Union was formed, and that in the opinion of this convention, the success of that party would be disastrous to the perpetuity of the union of these States.
 
 right hand of fellowship to that noble band of our northern democratic brethren who are now so gallantly, valiantly and sternly bat ting against fanatical hosts for the constitu- tion, the faith of the democratic party, and the true and cardinal principles of republi- can government, and that no language can ex- press our admiration for their devotion to these sacred rights. sel
 RESOLVED FURTHER, That it is more agree able to us and better for them, that all those citizens of the North who possess abolition proclivities and are secretly or openly the enemies of slavery, that they remain in their own country where they may enjoy and ex- press their theories of shigher law liberty" and that while we have no desire to thrust slavery upon them, we are determined to main- tain and protect it in the South at all hazards and under all circumstances. af9 os4
 RESOLVED, That the supreme court is CO., ordinate department of the national govern ment, and that it's decisions upon questions within its jurisdiction are conclusive and binding upon, and must be obeyed by every citizen of the Union. g RESOLVED, That we indorse in the main the administration of James Buchanan, the pres ent able chief executive of the United States.
 RESOLVED, That we are in favor of the 35th parallel for the Pacific railroad, provided the same be the most practicable.
 aina6 @sa N. B. BURROW, Chairman"
 Which report was read and received.
 MT. Randolph, of Pulaski county, moved that the resolutions be read and acted upon separately. He stated he was op- posed to the majority report, and had vo- led against it in the committee, and that he made the motion for the purpose of testing the question of its adoption.
 MT. Grace of Jefferson county, on the reading of the second resolution, moved to amend it by striking out the word "consti- utional" and advocated his motion.
 MT. Randolph spoke against the mo- ton. suas8ss ai ss14 .gsVfe
 Col Burrow for himself and MT. Gray of Dallas county, as a minority of the on the platform of principles, offered the following as substitute for he resolutions of the majority:
 RESOLVED, That we, the democracy of Arkansas, through our representatives in con ,enton assembled, proclaim our confidence n the virtue and intelligence of the people, nd unabated faith in the principles of the democracy. RESOLVED, That we re-afiirm the political principles enunciated in the Cincinnati plat orm by the democracy of the United States June, 1856, and assert as illustrative thereof, hat neither Congress nor territorial legisl a. |