Des Arc citizen., 1860-04-11
Pigeon Roost Township Meeting.

IuTSuant 10 previous n0tice, portion oi the Democracy of Pigeon Roosi Town ship met in primary meeting at Hickory Plain, on Saturday the Eth instant On motion of Hon. w. L. Moore, the meet ing was organized by calling A. Pipkin Esq, to the chair, and requesting ". w. Byram. to act as secretary. On motion of D. w. Davis a committee of three was appointed 10 draft resolutions expressive oI the sense of the meeting. The chair ap. pointed D. w. Davis, Hon. w. L. Moore and w A. Harper.
 The committee retired and after briel absense made the following reports
 lst, RESOLVED: that we approve the proposition to hold a convention of the Democracy of Prairie county. at Browns. vile, on the 23d instant, and that the chairman be requested to appoint five delegates to represent us in said conven- ton.
 2d., RESOLVED: that - is our first choice to represent us in the Legis- lature and that our delegates be instructed to use their influence to secure his nomi- nation.
 3d., REsoLvEDs that the success of the Democratic party depends upon rigid adherance to it's organization, and that iuasmuch as office confers power and in. duence, and inasmuch as the possession of the various County offices is potent element of party strength that is invara- ply used by our opponents against the Democratic party, we are decidedly in favor of the nomination of q full ticket and instruct our delegates 10 use their in- auence to secure such result.
 4th., RESOLVED that we most cordial 1y endorse the series of resolutions adopt ed by the convention held at Brownsville on the 18th ult., and that we further de- clare that the protection of the rights of the South is above all questions of party politics, and that we will frown upon and denounce every course of policy, which, for the purpose of securing party organi- Zation, would compromise, in the least. any question connected with slavery or the constitutional rights of the slavehold- ing States, or any degree of neutrality for the purpose of conciliating northern men or securing northern votes.
 5lh., RESOLVED: thatthe Federal Gov ernment has no power to introduce or ex- ciude slavery from the Federal Territo- ries, and no duty to perform in relation thereto but to protect the rights of the owners and to restore fug'tives from la bof These duties it cannot withhold without violation of the constitution and the rights of Sovereign States.
 6lh., RESOLVED: that the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case correctly expounds the rights of the inhabitants of the Ter ritories, and by that exposition nei,her Congress nor Territorial Legislature has any right tt pass any law discriminate ing between slaves and any other proper ty to the disadvantage or injury of the slave owners, or denying or withholding from him the same remedies for the pre- servation, protection and recovery of his property which are furnished to the own CTS of other property.
 7lh., RESOLVED: that we repudiate as unjust, unconstitutional and destructive of the rights of the South the odious and detestible dogma of squaller sovereignty and that it is with the profoundest regret that we have seen 1t advocated upon the floor of Congress by an Arkansian-''the representative of the largest slaveholding constituency in the South"
 Pending the discussion on filling the blank in the second resolution. MT. D. w. Davis moved the following substtue which was adopted:
 RESOLVED that we regard it as mex pedient to express any preference for any gentleman whose name will likely be be- fore the convention: but that in our opin- ion our delegates should go to Browns vile uncommitted and untrammeled, 10 the end that no obstacle shall interpose to prevent their united action with exclusive reference to the success of the party and the consequent good of the country.
 On motion of MT. T. G. Mcclure the third resolution was stricken out. The rest of the report was then unanimously adopted. The Chairman then appointed he following gentlemen delegates to the County Convention, viz: D. w. Davis, Thos. G. Mcclure, w. A. Harper, w. w. Byram and A. E. Mills. On motion he chairman was added to the list of 
 IL was moved and carried, that the Secretary furnish copies of these proceed ngs to the Des Arc Citizen and Browns lille Echo with the request that they pub ish the same. The meeting then ad. burned. ASA PIPKIN, Chairman.
 w. w. BYRAM. Secretary.
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