The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
PROTEST OF ARKANSAS.


Hon. Caleb Gushing, President Of the Carries
ton ConUentioa
The undersigned delegates accredited by the
Democracy of Arkansas to represent said De-
moeraey in the Convention Of the Democracy
of the United States, assembled on the Sd of
April, 1850, beg leave to submit the following
protest agzinst certain actfons Of this c0nven-
ton, and statement Of the causes which, in
their opinion, require them to retire from this
Convention.
LIST. The Convention of the Democracy of
the State of Arkansas convened at Little Rock
on the End day of April, 1860, passed, among
other things, the following resolutions, viz:
l. Resolved We, the Democracy of Arkan-
sas, through our representatives, in Convention
assembled, proclaim our confidence in the viz
tue and intelligence of the people, and unaba-
ted faith in the principles Of the Democracy.
2. We reafirm the political principles en-
nnciated in the Cincinnati platform by the
Democracy of the United States in June, '56,
and assert rs illustrative thereof, that neither
Congress NOR Territorial legislature, whether
by direct legislation q by legislation of an in
direct and unfriendly character possess the
power to Annul or impair the constitutions
right of any citizen of the UUted States to
take his slave property into the Territories, and
there hola and enjoy the same. and that If ex-
perience should at any time prove that the ju-
dietary and executive power do not possess the
means to insure protection to Constitutional
rights IN a Territory, and il the Territorial
government would fail or refuse to provide the
necessary remedies for that purpose, it vail be
the duty of Congress to supply the deficiency.
3D.. That the representatives of the De-
mocraey of Arkansas in the Charleston Com
yentien be instructed to insist upon the recog-
n;t;on bv said convention If the nurhoses
therein before fielared prior tn baIlottirr for
any candidate for the Presidency. and II said
convention refused 70 reoopnize the r;ukts az
tba south IN the Tert;tor;es Of tba f1n;tad
States the renresentativec of the Demoeracv
az Arkansas he Instructed To retire fror,. said
co,sent;on .;nd ref,,sei ~ all In the selast;on
Of ar,v ca1,i;date whomsoayer bv said coayen.
tion. =
Itb That the unity Of the, Democratic
marty. and the safety Of the South demands
tie aiontion of the two-thirds rule by the
Ck.rleston convention of the Democracv of
Al, Tinted Slatas and that opr daIaoates 70
ss;d Convention, he reouired to insist mon and
maintain the adontion thereof as ind;snenkable
recessitv
In accordance with the instructions sou-
lsned i, resolution Sd. above. one of thu nm
| dersigned had the honor. on the second iay
of the session of this convention. to ofAr to
The consideration Of this convention the fol-
lowing resolution, viz: @Resolved, Thu the
convention viii not proceed to nominate acan-
diiate for the Presidency until platform shall
| have been made.n Which said resolution
| was uassed by the convention by great unan-
| unity. Subsequently the committee on feso-
| Iutions and platforms, appointed by the con-
yention in accordance with the usages and
custom of the Democratic party of the Uni
ted States, agreed upon and reported to this
| convention platform Of principles, recogniz-
/ ing the principle contained in the resolutions
| of the Democracy of Arkansas above redted,
and fully asserting the equal rights Of the
Southern States in common Territories Of the
United States, and the duty of the Federal
/ Government to protect those rights, when
necessary. according to the usages and GUS
/ toms Of the Democracy of the United States
as developed by the practice of said Democra-
CIV assembled in convention on former occas-
/ sions. and in strict accordance, as is believed
/ the undersigned, with the compact and .gree-
ment made by and between the Demociats of
the several States, upon which the convictions
of the Democracy Of the United States were
/ agreed first to be founded, and assentedto by
/ the several G0ut0efH 0IaIeS. i Ne T6pOfL anu