Des Arc citizen., 1860-05-19
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
DEs ARC, May IA, l'

oil the Democracy ol NHitS ,niNei to"u ship, and adjacent country, met on the above day.
 On motion, Dr. G. w. GLENN was called to the chair and JIG, MoRRILL ap- pointed Secretary. LILA sL -bit The Chairman stated the object of the meeting to be to appoint delegates to the State Convention, to be held at Pine Bluff, on Monday the 4th of June next.
 On motion, committee of four, con ssting of A. w. McNeil, Col. W. w. Wair, Amos Koonce, and Dr. J. s. Pear son, were appointed to draft preamble and resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting.
 The committee, after retiring, reported the following, which was unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS. a Democratic State Convention which convened at Little Rock on the Ed day of April, D., 1860, did so far depart from the established usages and customs Of the Democratic party and so far defeat that faithful expression of the democratic sentiment for nomination for Governor, as to lay aside principle and neglect the tone and first basis upon which nominations in conventions should be conducted; We. a a.portion of the democracy of Prairie county. hail with pleasure the proposition to hold another democratic State Conven- tion at Pine Bluff, and there make nomi- c., Iap atI ra- cedence which shall be acceptable to the entire democratic party in the State. 1st. Resolved, That owing to the short period of time now before the meeting of the State Convention, to be held at Pine Bluff, on the 1st Monday in June, and the late period at which we received notice of the call of said conventions; that it is not now in the power of the democracy of this County to hold primary meetings, and send delegates to county convention, for the purpose of send ing delegates to the State Convention at Pine Bluf And we recommend to the different townships, in the County of Prairie, to hold township meetings and appoint delegates to the Pine Bluff Conventions on the 4th day of June, 1860. s.lqf j. .n WET
 2d Resolved, That we believe, that the platform adopted at Charleston, by the ma jority of said convention to be radically un- sound and unjust. and justly odious and ofen- sive to the democracy of the south, A mere G catch trap," gotten up for the purpose of again deceiving the south by pretending to guarantee t us our constitutional rights, when in fact nothing is guarantied, and noth- ing intended but fraud; and, that the whole intention of the thing, was to deceive the south into support of the odious doctrine of squatter sovereignty, and by course of un- paralleled duplicity, succeed in inducing tbe ta oaCt itc unta for nd da p- gerous man, and thus eventually to succeed in the election of Stephen A. Douglas president upon his own platform of squatter sovereign ty a doctrine as dangerous to the south as the " irrepressible conflict" doctrines of w. H. Seward, and justly condemned by true southern men.
 3d. Resolved, That we maintain that our right to slaves, is a natural right; sanctioned by the Constitution of the United States, and +is consequently natural and constitatienal- right; and, that we sparn the idea that it is only an judicial right. .. e@
 4th. Resolved, That entertaining the views expressed above, we do most cordially endorse the course pursued by those of our delegates in the Charleston Convention; who. after fighting manfully for our rights under the constitution, and platform that was practi- cal and easy to be understood, failing to SC. cure it, and prefering defeat upon principle rather than a success at the sacrifice of hon. or and principle, withdrew from said conven- tion, protesting against it's action. .agH
 5th. Resolved, that the Chairman of this meeting appoint five delegates to attend the Pine Bluff Convention, and that each town ship in the county, are requested to appoint like humber of delegates to attend said con- vention. A Hf H1F
 In accordance with the 5h resolution, the Chairman appointed the following delegates, viz: A. w. McNeill, J E. Gatewood, J. c. Merrill, R. Koonce, and Dr. J. s. Pearson. tt.r
 On motion, the Chairman was added to the delegation. a
 On motion of J. E. Gatewood, Esq. the Chairman appointed seven alternates, viz: J. E. Glenn, Col. ". w. Wair, D. w. Munroe, M. M Erwin, T. J. Woodson, G. A. McIver and Simeon Horne. .o. Iy On motion of Dr. J. S Pearson, the following was adopted: d jfT1.t y1 | whereas: The Democracy or White River township at former meeting in the town of Des Arc, did express preference for Mai. I. B. Tourney as their choice for Congress from this District; no , Resolved, That we do hereby freely and wholly revoke said expression, being deceived in the man and his opinions. * On motion of M. M. Erwin, Esq, it was u..r ssa Resolved, That in case the democracy of Prairie county hold a Mass Meeting at Brownsville, on the 4th Monday of this month, We pledge ourselves to abide. by any action that said meeting may devise; Pro Vided, said action is strictly democratic. On motion, the proceedings of this meeting were ordered to be published in | he Des Arc Citizen, Prairie Democrat. Old-Line Democrat, and other democratic papers throughout the State are requested | Q copy the same. y fg fgrirrf
 On motion, the meeting adjourned. ( |
 c. W. GLENN, Ch'n. J. C. MORRILL,, Sec'y.