The Van Buren press., 1861-03-27
Secession Ordinance Rejected.

Secession Ordinance Rejected.
i Below we give the vote of ayes and nay,
on the rejection of the Ordinance of Seces-
sion
AYEs-Messrs Adams. of Phillips. Ba-
Der, Batson. Bussey, Clingman, Crenshaw.
lCryer, Dollerhids. EchoIs. Flannagin.
Floyd. Fuller. Gould. Grace. Hanly. Hawk
ins, of Ashley. Hawkins Of Sewer. Hill.
Hilliard. johnson. Lanier, Laughinghouse,
Mayo. Patterson. of Jackson. Ray, Rhodes,
Robinson, Shelton. Slemmons, Smoote.
Tatum, Totten. of Arkansas. Totsen. oi
Prairie, Wallace and Yell-35.
| NAYs.-Messrs. Adams. of lizard, Austin,
Berlinger, Bradley, Bush, Campbell, Car
ragin. Cypert, Desha. Dinsmore, Dodson.
Fishback, Fort. Garland. of Hampstead.
Garland. of Pulaski, Griffith, Gunter.
Hobbs. Hobson. Jackson, Jester, Kelly.
Kennard, Mansfield, Murphey, Parks. Pat
terson. of Van Bnren. Smith. Spivey. Stall
Iings. Stillwell, Stirman, Stout, rhomason,
Turner. Walker, Watkins. Williams and
Mr.. President-39.
The Convention. m lieu thereof. passed
the following bill referring the whole mat
ter back to the people themselves. This is
right. In the hands Of the people. now re-
mains the destiny Of Arkansas. That they
will pronounce Overwhelmingly for cooper
alton with the Border States, we have
not adoubt.
An Ordnance
To proride 6r Asl1ias 81 elestion in The S,a,. n
Arkansss tor e Ssspese Of taking :ae sense Of tk.
people Of lie State on tie quest;en Of Co-opera
tos o. Seee..;on
SEC l. De : ordsiaed By the People of the Stat.
Af1anas n esasesfion assembLea, That an elec
to sail bs held in all the counties in this State
o':t Monday. the third day Of August, 1861, al
which the question of " Cooperation or Seces
siou shall Be submitted to the people of this STATE
which election shall be held and conducted. in al
respects, in accordance with the laws Of the State
| now in force. prescribing the manner of holding
elections Pr0rided, That the sherffs Of the seve
counties shall be required to give at least thirty
days notice of the time aud place Of holdiug sale
| elections by advertisement thereof required by
law for ordinary elections.
SEC 2 Be Il further ordained, That the ballot.
or tickets to be used in said election shall be ndor
sed " for operation" or for secession" from
which ballots count shall be made by the Judges
and they shall ascertain how many votes cas-
for :. cooperation and how many are cast for Sc
cession at their respective precincts, and shall
duly certify the result Of said count and make re
turn thereof to the clerk of their respective
ties. who shall open and compare said returns a
they are now required by law to open and compar
| the other elections and each clerk shall make a
abstract Of the vote of his county. upon the ques
tion Of secession " cooperation )" and file tn
same in his office and shall, also. at the sam
time. make out, under his seal. and deliver to tn
delegate delegates from his county to this conven
ton. copy OF said abstract, to be returned b,
them to the Office Of Secretary Of State as herepal
ter provided.
SEC. 3. Be further orgoined. That the delegate
to this convention shall be made especial returnn
officers, to bring up the certified of their res
pective counties, on the question Of cooperation
or " secession" to the Office of the secretary 9
State which vote, from all the counties, shall
opened and counted by the Secretary Of State. i
presence Of the Governor, Auditor and Treasurel
or any two Of them Monday, the seventeent
day Of August. 1861 and said officers any thre
OF them. shall certify to the president of this con
ventiOn when the same shall be again convened a
hereinafter provided, the whole number of vote
cast in the State " for cooperation, and the Who'll
number Of votes Z" for secession and if fror
any cause, any delegate shall be unable to bring
the vote of his cocnty as herein provided, he sha
have power. and i. shall be his duty to appoint
special messenger to be the bearer Of the same i
ifis stead and If from any cause, there should b
no delegate from any county then the clerk of sal
county shall appoint a messenger to bring up tn
or other messeny rs who shall bring Up the votes
the different counties, shall receive the same mile
age as Is provided to be paid to returning officer
by the act of the General Assembly calling thi
convention.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That if it shall
appear, when the result of said election shall b
4 made known to this convention that a majority @
oil the legal votes east in the State have been cas-
Tor secession, then in that event, such vote shat
oe taken 10 DE Instructions to this convention 3
pass an act Of immediate secession and the convep
ton shall at once pass ordinance. dissolving tn
connection existing between the State Of Arkansa
anu the federal government, known as The Unit
ed States Of America but if a majority of all tn
legal votes have been cast for co-or-ration thel
this convention shall Immediately take such step
as may ne deemed proper to further co-operatioI
with the border. or unseceded slave states. in IF
forts to secure permanent and satisfactory adjust
mos. OF the sectional controversies disturbing tn
country.
SIC. 6 Be Il turtheS ordained. That the presiden
OF this convention he. and he is hereby instructed
70 issue his proclamation, within ten days after tn
adoption OF tins ordinance. to the sheriffs of tn,
several counties in the State, requiring them t.
hoIa an election. IN tn ir respective counties. il
conformity to the provisions Of this ordinance
SIC I. BE further ordained, That when this
convention shall adjourn. it shall adjourn to NEE
on the 18th day of August. 1861.
Resolutions Adopted by the State Con,
yention, March Goth, 1861.
WHEREAS. The States Of Virginia and Missouri
n VI
border slave States, to wit: Delaware, MARYLAND
North Carolina. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkan
sas to unite with them effort to ACCOMPLISH
-atisfdetnry adjustment of the sectional
winch threaten ruin and destruction to our one,
| haPpy and Prosperous Union and whereas tn.
state OF virginia. throagh her convention has ma
med the eth DAY of May next, at Frankfort, Ken
tucky as suitable time and place for holding q
CONFERENCE or convention of said border slave States
ior the purpose, If possible. of determining upon q
plan of adjustment which shall be fair and co uta
ble to all the States
| AND wAEREAs. The State of Missouri. animated
by like patriotic desire to obtain speedy afiust
ment Of our difficulties has appointed coumi ssion
ers to represent her such border STATE
conventlUn at such time and place as NAV be agreed
nPon by two Or more Of said border slave States
Resolved l. BsMe People Of tie STATE Of Arkaasa,
N Conoenfion assembLed. That We accede To the
propositions Of the States Of Virginia and Nlssou
n Tor the holding Of . convention Of the border
siAve States. declaring it to be our desire and pur
pose to COOPERATE with said border States in an
earaest enoet to settle the unhappy controversies
now distraetlng our country. in the sprit in which
ens constitution Of our Union was originally fran.
ed' and consistently with its principles, and in
such manner and upon such basis = shall Sc
cure to the people of the southern or slave
oeases, adequate guarantees Of their rights
Aesotced, That in accordance with the suepes.
,on Of the State Of Virginia, we propose Frankfort
hentucky. and the 9th day OF Nay next, as !
suitable place and time for holding said conference
or convention Of the border slave Ststes.
Aesotoed. 5, That this conventioa elect e We COM