Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-01-12

Pursuant to general notice given, the people of Seyer county, Arkansas, irrespective of party, as
 sembed in mass meeting at the court house, in the
 town of Paraciita, on Saturday the 22d inst, to
 make an expression of their views in regard to the impending dangers that threaten the dismember.
 ment of the Union.
 On motion of Dr. Wm. L. Lowry, Hon. Henry K. Brown was by exclamation called to the chair. who after thanking the meeting for the honor con ferred, in few brief and pertinent remarks ex. planed the object of the meeting
 On motion of B. c. Parker esq, John Hudson was unanimously requested to act as Secretary A. D. Hawkins, esq moved the appointment by the chairman of committee of ten to draft reso. lutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. Whereupon, the chairman appointed the follow. iHs named gentlemen, to witt James M. Coulter, Francis Hopkins, Hon. James s. Dollarhide. Robert C. Gillian, Hon. A. B, Clements, w. H. Wright, Robert P. Thomas A. ". Cole, B. C. Parker and Dr. William L. Lowry as said com mittee, who having retired, A. T. Craycroft, esq.,, being called for, came forward and responded in most able, effective and impressive speech of an hour and halfs length, during which time he.was listened to with marked attention. He showed most conclusively that there is no existing good cause for the immediate secession of any State that secession is advocated and insisted upon by demagogues and disappointed politicians that all good and loyal men should make at least one more united effort to save the Union.
 Col Jno R. Eakin was then called for. who after taking the stand made few remarks, showing that there were more pro-slavery in the States of New ork and Pennsylvania than in all the Gulf States.
 Col Eakin having vacated she stand, Hon George Canway was invited to participate in the meeting. He being feeble, assisted to the stand and for half an hour entertained the meeting in most interesting manner. Judge Conway has many warm friends, all Of whom present. expressed much qualification to see him once more able to talk to them, and to see that the Union had not lost by feeble health so able an advocate
 After an interval of some two hours the con- mittee returned, and through Dr. W. L. Lowry made report of the following preamble and resolutions:
 The committee appointed by the meeting beg leave to submit the following preamble and reso
 utions to the consideration of their fellow citizens
 WHEREAS, Serious apprehensions exist in the minds of the people in regard to the present posi- tion of political affairs in beloved country threatening the disruption 0 the common bond that has so long held us together as a united people: Therefore, we the citizens of Sevier county in mass meeting assembled, do declare the following to be our code of political principles, by which We will stand for veal or for woe.
 lst. Resolped, That any gentleman elected Presi- dent of the United States in pursuance of the pro- visions of the c5nslitution, becomes in virtue of that election the chief magistrate of the United States and should be peaeeably inaugurated, and so far upheld by all good and loyal citizens as he faithfully discharges his constitutional duties in d constitutional manner.
 2nd. Resoloed, That notwithstanding the result of the late election, no just reason to des- pair of our rights in the Union, especially as the Senate and the Congress of ihe United States will be opnosed to the President fixed upon the nation by sectional partyi and especially as We have all the laws upon the statute books that we deem nee essary or needfu for the protection of our charter ed rights and those statutes fortified and sancton- ed by the constitution, and the decision of the supreme court of the United Staies.
 3rl. Resolred, That in view of these facts, We | hold disuniOn secession 10 be q remedy for no | known or existing evil and we declare far ss in |