Des Arc citizen., 1860-04-21

our safety, aad should our uusniue vsGee co. main unhssded, ws selem1ly tSehss lAss neither forteasanss to bleek fepVtlleoslsm,
 love of the f6dssaI govorn9o1s, aos ss4as4 lsf
 national paSsiss, nor asy eeoef cend4 45sGeleee
 should induce Arkansssa c seont st1u, Wo11ss
 the network of her sesial destruction . tvlng
 90 rapidly prspared, safl,s.sss ssidVT Mr, Duval odsrsd tho fellowiae issslss
 ,ions, which were read nd ev(srred lejhs
 committee on . platform q esineiplss:
 RssoLvxp, Thst tho dsmeefesy ess lafs. vor of system of intsrnal imneQve4ene ey which tho vast rssouScsS of tho 0tote 14y bg
 developed, aAd bsing fully inpsstsed Wlek the
 benefits to Dc derived iron tho eonslrnetiea q
 railroads, we arc ia favor of gleesiag eests
 ton of railroads within tho bordsss of the
 ad. That VI utterly eenasna shs ssps1is. 1 tion of the debts of tho 0tats In any iU1ner
 shape or form and thst ths tiHe Eas egriye6
 for tho making ot soms provisiea n wllsh
 by rsstore the credit ef ths Glssss sir MT. Abbott o6sred n Sepclnnidhg,
 adopted by ihs convsnsIon q Celemhis
 county, which were read nd rsfo1se4 se
 the committee on . plAsfssm T Dsineielb64 MT. Duvsl offered tho (elleWi1o S6se- Iu,ion, which was red ant velesse6 =.
 the committee on platform of psiaeiplse:
 REseLvEp, That VI rssogniss the speaing
 and improving the nsyigetien - tAe !isssC and water courses as worthy q toe otd aa6
 festering care of tho stats. The convention rssumsd lhs sensidssas
 ton Of unfinished business.
 The question pending on the Haosion io' lay MT. Duyal's amsndmsnt, o4eeed sU'
 tho third resolution reported y the csm.
 mit,es on credentials, upon tho table, waC
 stated when Col. Burrow Spoks againss the motion, and in favor T tho alnend.s
 ment. M
 The vote being taken on ssid mssiev by call of the counties. Sssulled ~ fojlewes In the affirmative. <. Ashlsy. Densens Cal.' houn, Carroll, Chicos, Clark, Columbia,,
 Conway, Desha. Greene, Hempas11, h.
 dependence. lizard, Johnson. l1lAyetts,
 Lawrence, Monroe, Montgomery Qsash.
 i.a. Perry, Pike, Pulaski. nsn6Slph, 6es line. Ssarcy, St. Francis, vap DrsSna Washington and Yell--lo.tc0 sass In the negative. Arkansas, Ashlcyt Bradley, Crawford. Dallas, Dssw. rsl1Sn, Ho, Spring. Jaclsop, Js6sfssn. lelssis-. sippi, Ouachila, PhilIips. Pops. Tgairie. Sebastian, Ssvier. White - .003. So the smendmsns was laid upeo tha
 table aas rThs votes of AshIsy and OusShiss
 counties were equally divided. inceGoe- qusnce of the dslsgstes dissgsssint.1 I
 Dr. Taylor of Washington eeunty sots-
 cd the following rssolulien as sueelisuts for the third one reported by ths colnmits tee on 6Rodensials:
 "RssoLvEp, That . minority eR thD dGne-, cratic vote of this 6tats represented en thls floor shall confer the nominations oe thip een-. vention, and that ws now proceed t0 n4ke; tho various nominations, eomnsneinG wlthA that of Govsrnor.v f
 MT. Johnson of Dsshs. moved sAe adoption of the substiiuts. on whieh'm1e- tion the call of the roll of sounsise was ordered and resulted as follvwss al In the affirmative Askjoy, noneon, Calhoun. Carroll, Clark. Columbia, Con-
 wsy, Dssha, Greene, Hsnpssse6, lnde- psndsncs. Izard. Johnson, lAiayslte% Lawrence, Monroe. MontgosnsSy, Oee1a. isa. Perry, Pike. Peps, Pulaski. Tn. dolph, 6alins. Ssarcy. St. Fsancis. Unjon. Van Bursn. Washineson, Ysll- -16, ,7oo. In the negative Askansas. Ashley,
 Bradley, Chicot Crawford. Dallas. Drew. Fulton, Hot Spring, Jaelsoa. JtGssssn. Ouachiia, PhilIips, Praisis. ssbassian, Ss- visr and Whils-7, ,l09.l
 So the subssis0te was sdopsed in ahe placs of the original rssolusion Ssportsd by the committee.
 TTbe votes of Ashlsy and OuaehitA. counties were equally divided in cepss-' quence of the dslsgatss disagrssinE. Mr Jackson Of Philips, offered tho
 following substitute for tho sesolusion bs. fore the convention which was Read and
 on motion of MT. Ross of Chieos hid en the table. RESOLVED, That we rscommsnd the dsmo- cratic vote in the last gubsrnstorial election l as the basis of vote in the State conventien and that in the selection of noninses tho pre- the votes of th0ss counties which srs unseg- resented in this convention h seeordsnee u1th their several instructions, limiting hfs yotoe to those candidates who are specifically naned in such instrmctions, and that | mejefity ef the democratic vote of the whole 0tate then determine the result.
 MT. Hutchinson of Jefsvsep ceuniy offered the following subssiluss:
 REsoLvpp, That in voting for the noeins- tion of candidate for Govsrnof cf thif etu&es. each county shall be entitled to nnmber of votes equal to the number of nembess e which it is entitled in the lower branch q the legislature. according to the apportioa- mont bill of the last legislature, and that two thirds of the vote Of the counties represented shall be necessary to choice of such eandi- date. Mr. Randolph of Pulaski moved 10 lay MT. Hulchiuson's substitute upon ihe ia- ble, on which motion the call of the roll
 of counties was demanded and made with the following result:
 In the affirmative Ashley, Benlon. Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot. Clark, Colum-
 bia. Conway. Desha. Greene. Hsmp:tesd.' Ho. Spring. Independence. IsaFd. lsan- son, Lafayette. Lawrence, Monroe. Mont- gomery. Ouachi.s. Perry, Pike, tu'sski.
 Randolph. Saline. Searcy. g. Ff&nc's. | Il YYt-