Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-22
Democratic Mass Meeting of Chicot
 County.


 cot county, Col. A. c. Welborn was called to the chair and B. Jones requested to act as secretary. On motion by Mir. Nathan Ross the following gentlemen were appoint ed committee to draft resolutions expres- sive of the sense of the meeting, to-wlt:- II. Hayes, D. k. Oursler, R. A. Barker, Wm. 5. Street and D. II. Reynolds. The committee retired and after few moments deliberation reported the following resolu- tlons-which were read and adopted:
 RESOLUTIONS.
 WHEREAS, the Democratic State Convention is to l assemble at Little Rock on the 2nd day of April next for the purpose of nominating candidate for the office of Governor of the State of Ar. kansas, and also to select delegates to the nation. | al convention, to assemble at the city of Charles ton in the state of South Carolina, on the 23d day l of April next for the purpose of nominating | candidate for the office ot President and Vice | President of the United States; and where as also convention of the people is to be | held at Arkadep phia, Arkansas, on the End Mon | ;ay of May next to nominate democratic cani- date to represent the 2nd congressional district Of | Arkansas, i'll the Congress of the United States: 1 be 1t, by the democrats of Chicot county in con | vention assembled,
 ResoJosd, That we approve of the meeting of the l privilege ot the people to scrutinze closely the acts ot thelr pubic servants, and hold them to strict | accountability for the same; and to express their approval or disapprova of their public conduct. Resoloed, That we approve and indorse the ad | mnistratlons of the present Chief Magistrate James Buchanan, and that of his Excellencv Elias | N. Conway, as being highly just and patriotic and | conclusive to the general welfare, and we tender 1 them our grateful acknowledg gment, for the same Resoced, That, whereas ' the people of the Uni | ted States, Tn order to form more perfect union establish justice, insure domestic tranquility pro vide for the common delence promote the general | weltare and secure the blessings of liberty to Themselves and their pOsterity did oriain and es- | tabsh the constitution for the United States of | Ameriaa,' the present general government would fail in it's main ends and designs, unless each and all of the rights and guarantees of the constitution are faithfully and fully secured and observed in let ter and spirit. And should it so fail, and the peo- 1 pie feel themselves sufficiently aggrieyed they have the right and it is their duty to abandon the | original compact and to form for themselves a new | and more perfect government.
 | ResOtced, That the republican party of the northern states has for long number of years de- cared an unchangeablc hostility to the constitution; and, from their opposition to MisSouri's admission | into the Union, to their present efforts to elect | Republican Seaker hostile to the South) have sys- tematcally labored by every means in their powrr to destroy the constitutional rights of the people of
 
 | to them by that constitution.
 Resot1ed, That the right of property is one of | the dearest rights, and cannot be abandoned con sstenty with honor and liberty; and that the efforts of the republican party to destroy the right of pro- perty of the people of the southern states in their negro slaves has grown to be q grievance infinitely more intoIerabe than any which was iaHicted upon the American colonies by the mother country
 ReSoioed, That we will regard the election of republican to the office of President of the United States as sufficient cause for the southern states to cecede from the conlederacy and establish gov ernment of their own, and their only safety will be in secession.
 Rcsotued, That we hail with joy the detcrminna- ton to maintain our rights as manifested by Nirgi- nia, South Carolin, Florida, Mississippi and Lou i,iana, and when the tune comes will join them | i'll deience ot southern rights and southern homes.
 Resoipcd, That the territories of the United States are the common property of the States, and that the people have q common right to the enjoy mcnt thereof, and to have their rights of proper ty in all respects protected therein by Congress.
 And that regard the doctrines of the Hon Stephen A. Douglas in relation to the territories un 5ound and unjust and we ropudiate the same. To which the chairman and w. B. Street, one of the committee, objected.
 ReSotoed, That the 3rl article of the treaty of cesson from the French Rcpubca 10 the United States ill 1893, securing to tine inhabitants of the Louisiana territory (among other thncs) protec- ton in their rights of property and speedy admis- sion into the Union, has been grossly and unbush ing Y violated and that steps should be taken to secure the fulhllment of that treaty's stipuatons
 Res0Lred That 1t is our duty so far as we can, to encourage direct trade between our southern cities and Europe, and to encourage southern manufacto- r'es, and to ;c0mpsh this end we will give our preference to those of our merchants who trade with southern houses and ill articles of southern manu- flcture.
 Resoiref. That believe the principles of free trade to be right and bcnefcal--and that the un- restricted importation of irican slaves would great Iy conduce to the development, wealth and pros perty of the southern States
 Reso{ued, That, on account of his sound princ- lplesand personal qualifications the Hon. Thomls Fletcher is the first choice of the democracy of this county for the office oi Governor and the Hon. R < II. Johnson the second choice for said office: anf the Hon. O. H. Oates is our first choice to represent us ill Congress, and the Hon. Theodoric F. Sorrels is second choice for said office of representative: and our delegates are instructed and requested to east the vote of Chcot county in convention ac- coring to expressed choice for the said gentle men for the offices above named, and in the ab sence of ourclegates the presidents of he respcc- tive conventions, to be held at Littlc Rock and Philadelphia requested thus to cast the vote of this county
 Resoired, That Col. Isaac M Hilliarcl Col Elisha Worthington, Hon. Nathan Ross, Col. A. C. We'll borne Hon. James Clanton, Hon. R. M. Gaines, Capt. Bait Jones, pr. Joseph Holson, Col Sam R. Walker and W RStreet, esq, are hereby appointed our delegates to the above conventions
 Rcsoi0d, That the Chicst Press the Napoleon Planter, the Jefferson Independent the True Demo crat, the Old Line Democrat and other new snapcrs be requested to publish the above resolutions
 II. HAYES