Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-01-09

IunLlc .MeLMN0lN lo.N corNlY

Alta meeting in cooke county on
Saturday December 10Th, ls60 for
the purpose OF taking ito, consider,
alton the political condition. G,he
state OF rcSas, the following rcsoi,
utiuns were adopted
On motion, Capt Bourland was
chosen Chairman oithe meesiNgb i,
l., Elliot Secretary, }. VI. Lindsay
in II mastery iorciblc aud pointed
manner, explained the subject Of tho
meeting on motion the following
gentleman were appoinle | ms u com
mite to draft resolution expressive
ol the sense OF the meetiag = James
l., Lindsay, j, j. Diamond, James
b. Davenport, W. G.. Young, W. 7.
G.. Weaver, Il. q, Piper, Robert ID.
Stone, J, L. Wheeler, L. e, Pcery
and p W, Titus. The committee
retired, and atlcro short absence
reported the following resolution.
WHEREAS, the Black Republican
party sectional in its organ zation,
avowedly aggressive and hostile to
the institution of slavery and its
advocates, has grown to its present
gigantic and fearful proportions
upon no other Amcnt than that of
deep seated hatred to negro slavery
and the people of that section Of tho
Union whele it exists, and.
WHEREAS, that party and its ad,
hcrcnts have set Oh foot an organiaa.
ton throughout the Northern from
tier Of the Cnon, for the purpose Of
cxtingushing negro slavery in the
Southern States ut all hazards, how
cver.unscrupulous and hellish tho
means necessary to attain the end
may prove whether by John Brown
raids or by melting the negroes to
rebellion and destruction ofour lives
and property, as in the late demon,
stration in Texas all of which arc
winled at, ifnot openly approved,
by the leading representative men
ofthat party-thereby showing their
absolute sympathy for the prcpctra-
tors of those diabolical deeds, and
WHEREAS, fourte, IN Mr. hcrn States
have passed laws in defiance Of the
Constitution, and the Fugitive Slave
LAWN various ways prohibiting
the Southern States from exercise Of
the acknowledge Constitutional
right Of re-capturing their fugitives
from labor, and
WHEREAS, the late election of
Abraham Lincoln, is counting of
the host Of that party, and shows
the unmistakable fact tha, it is me
dominant party Of the Union and
that if Congress is not already I'M
der its control that it Will bc but .
short time until they viii have con,
troll of every department of the
government; therefore Be il ReSoI-
Ued
1st That the States composing
this Unior are Sovereign and inde-
pendent, ana that the Fedora Gov
ernment is the agent Of the States,
created by hem for the purpose,
and clothed only with such powers
as are specltied and 60; re1tecd to
it by the Constitution, or compact
which forms the fundamental law Of
the Federal Government.
I'd. That the acts of the various
Of the Northern States
in opposition to the Fugitive Slave
Law are tilliblc and dangerous vio-
Iations of the Constitution, and chat
submission thereto upon the part Of
The South, places it in an unequal
position in the Union, and rcnSer
insecure it's dearest rights under tbo
Constitution,
Sd. That tle present aspect Of
political affairs renders itabsolntely
necessary that the peopleoithc State
Of Texas meet together in conycn-
tion for the purpose OF taking such
steps as thy in thei, wisdom
may think neeess,uy for the prcser-
vation Of their Independence and tho
protection Of their property.
4th. What we approve of and
adopt the plan laid down by various
ofdiffcrent parts ofthe States
or holding State Convention at
Austin. on the 18th Monday in Janu-
lry, 1861, and we do hereby request
he Chief Justice of this county to
rider an election on the Sth of jan
lary, 1861, upon the basis laid down
II that plan.
9Th That the ChicfJnstica ii ghis
county be requested to send 70 the
chief Justices Of the several counties
this representative dis
rict a copy of these proceedings/
them to act in conceft
With them in holding said election.
9th What we rcquesttho DdtiGS
Herald and Grayson Monitor to
publish the proceedings OF this
meeting.
The first clause ofthe above resoI-
ltion was opposed by Messrs.
Weaver and Wheeler in forcibIe and
loquent speeches, They assumed
he position that said clause conta.
ned the doctrine Of secession. AT
cr an animated discussion, in which
Icssrs. W. c. Young and j. ]. Dia-
lond engaged the resolution were
TO the meeting and aiop-
cd.
JAMES BOURLAND.
J. L. ELLIOTT, Chairman.
iSec'y.