Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-28
THE MEETING LAST SATURDAY.


Ggedi ,ssiing manifested-1 large crord upon
q short notice.
We rerret that close confinement to our
Ino,n lnr nearly two weeks, prevented our
attending the meeting Saturday. A large
crowd a ended, and we hear that the most
Intense ceiling pcrvadcd the entire company.
The lou., dreaded news Of the election of
Abraham Lincoln seemed to have prepared
the mi .ic mind for free and calm dis
,rssiot, If the Importance of thcsuhjcct. No
iu,cmpo. atet hnrangues or gnsty appeals
,spr, DON liz tn the neople, but argument and
stubborn facts were the levers used to
sur diem up from their inmost hearts,
Judge urford Mr. Adams, Col. j. 7. Colt
and COLI. NJ. Crockett appealed directly to
luo pr iotsm of our people, and moved
TEEN ms they have never before been moved.
ten. II Darncll was grandly eloquent in
spra,irg of the coming glories of the Lone
Star Eopublc Each of the distinguished
gmtlemen acquitted himself like patriot,
Judging from the tumultuous applause that
rener IN ted even hundreds of yards from
ibc iplic square We call attention to
the Proceedings, and we are happy to say
thnt entire unamimity prevailed and the
REGULATIONS adopted without n dissenting
PUBLIC MEETING.
In pursuance of a previous notice, meet
mo Of the citizens of Dallas County was
ibid a, the Court House, on Saturday the
ljth INST.
qliipp motion of Judge Nat. NJ. Burford,
Gen. a. ii. Darnell was called to the Chair,
who ox planned the objects of the meeting,
IN q tiief but clear and forcible manner |;
when A. Harwood was appointed to act as
Secretary.
On motion of Judge Burford, Commit
tee Of i've was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of til, sense of the meeting
The Glowing gentlemen were appointed by
t,eLlNir: W. II. Hoard, j. N. Smith, II. W.
I.undo,i, Jno. NJ. kCrockett, and Maj. Geo.
Il. was then moved by Mr.. Lunday, that
Judge Burford be added to the Committee,
and II was further moved by Col. Crockett,
thatTJ. Nash and Gen. Jno. j. Good be
also aided, 5 i18
Tho Committee having retired. W. s. )
Adams. ESQ.,. was loudly called for who
aDpca I'D and entertained the meeting with
al interesting and eloquent talk, until the
Comiai tee returned, when the following
preamble and resolutions were reported;
WHrREAs, We believe the Inauguration OF
tbc doctrines of the "Black Republican
pnriy-by,placing the Federal Government
i,nde,.i the control of President elected
By tbat parry is yiolationoi Tie Constr,
tuition Of tie United States. and desUac.
i've If tho scored rights Of the people q
Tex and the other slave-holdiug STATES
ASH NHsREAs. II IS both right and proper
that he Stale of Texas---in his exercise
Of Il sovereignty as one of the oJstes q
this foufcderacy should, through ben
Leg .lai0rr enter her most solemn pr0tes
aga st the placing in power Of auy Ad
Minis tration pledged to the doctrines o.
the Black Republican parity therefore
Ileso,red, That his Excellency, Governor
l{c,,stor, he, and he is hereby most respect
fnilr n kcd to convene the State Legisla
tnre that the Representatives of the PEG
pie NAV indicate what course Texas shoul'
nnrSue. i'm relation to the result of the lat
PRESIDENTIAL election.
Res9ired, I'd, That the people OF Texa
eanuot without shame, dishOnor and disgrace
submit to the Inauguration of any Admin
istration pledged to carry out the doctrine
OF ilic Republican party, as set forth in th
Platform upon which Lincoln was nomina
ted for the Presidency.
R&5olped, 3D., That rather than tolerat
standardization of the Federal Govern
inent upon the principles of the Black Re
pnilican party, we decidedly prefer tina
rezas should withdraw from the Unior
.3gl lake her place among the free and in
dependant Nations of the earth.
which being submitted in a body for III
,ctio, of'the injecting. after an able, el