Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-01-05
Mass Meeting in Union County.
' ours truly,
OBSERVER.


 Pursuant to previous notice, the citizens Of Union county, irrespective of party, met in mass meeting in the town of Eldorado Saturday the 22d inst, for the purpose of considering the political ques- tions and issues which now paramount in the minds of the southern people; and on motion, E. w. Wright being called to preside as chairman' and T. J. Hardman to act as secretary, the tollow' ing proceedings were had, to-wit:
 The chairman having explained the object of the meeting, on motion of II. Bussey, it was re- solved that committee of one from each town ship be appointed, whose duty it shall be to report a preamble and resolutions expressive of the will of the meeting.
 On this committee, the chairman appointed Wm Jamison, II. Bussey. G. L. McRae, T. P. Jones, Wm. Wallace, II. w. Tatum, J. F. Youngblood, J. T. Primm, W c. Langford, James Simmons and r. l.. Nesl.
 This committee, aftora conference ofsome hours, reported the following preamble and resolutions, texcepting the tnird, wiic crrwr---sse sll9sgslees ing by Col. v. F. Davis amidst great applause and cheering for South Garolna.) which were al- most unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS, It being evident that the North not
 
 constitution, well as the comity of nations be- teween themselves and the South as indepeudent overegnteis, and time and again refusing their assent to that lato of Congress commanding the rendition of fugitive slaves, and absolutely nullfy- ing it in various ways, nine more of them having by positive statutes denied the authority of such law, the remainder obstructing its execution in some form other thereby rob5in@ the South annu ally of five hundred thousand dollars worth ofsave property, without the possibility of redress in the Union; they have melted the negroes to insurrec. ton. burned our towns, poisoned our wells, dstr buted poison among tue negroes of the southern States with which poison their masters: tramDled upon the decisions ot the Supreme court that were ill favor of slavery i'll the South, murdered or m- prisoned, and imposed fines upon citizens when attempting to regain fugitive slaves from the northern States; they have called upon the non slave holders of the South to aid them in their n- famous designs; they have formed societies. and sworn their meHt'er, that they will never cease to war upon the South until slavery is extinct, and to | surround the South if in their powcr with free States that slavery like an adder in flames will sting itself to death; they have murdered our cit zcns in the territories; they once ooI, possession of l an arsenal in rglnla, have caused San Domingo $ scenes of blood shed and horror to be again enact l ed i'll the same State; they heaped ungenerous 1 aud hesh epithets upon the slave holders of the | South, denounced them rom the sacred desk both | upon the sea and land, at'iiqmc and abroad from tine political stand, from the press, from every 1 place ot discussion and private station; they have divided all the orthodox churches of the Union, 1 thereby misunderstanding and denouncine the south. 1 cru ciriStiaIs aS heietie,, manscalcls, and hell deserving people, declaring that there must be an 1 anti-slayery God, Bible and Constitution; and now l tp complete their ungodiile purposes, they have l elected oyer all conservative men, u man to oceu- | pr the highest position in tha alt of the American | FeoFIe-Ahe L,ncon,a President of these tied l States, wao has pledged himself to carry out the principles of the repu3ican party, which will fast l hasten the ultimate doom which awaits the South in the Union, unless aYclted by the southern peo- | ple. Therefore,
 i}e res9iord, l. That we the citizens of Union l county do recommend 10 the legislature of this l State to authorize the Governor to cali conven- | ton Immediately, 10 obtain the will of the people of the State in regard the present political issues which are now shaking the government to its very | center, and to determine open what course should | he pursued by this 3> one of the Slave holding States in regard to the great issues that now awais 1 us
 1 ,. That to0rr representatives in Congress from this State be instructed to dc all in ther power to bring about reconciliation or speedy adjustment of al aE sae eSt%sSn l 2 s t&2 hG3 6 & l4 bs al Sher rights guaranteed to her under the constitutions 1 and be never again prescribed by the North, and tia; the wrongs done the south as set forth in the above preamble be redressed before the fourth of | March next
 3. That believing that sout! CmoIinq has even now dissolved her connection with the federal go- vernmcnt, and believing t,at Alabama, Ais>i, sipfi, Georga. Florda and Texas will do likewise; we, portion of the citizens of the State of Arkan- sas, pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honos to sustain them against coercion by Che fed eral government or any other powev. i That We acknowledge and hold the right of Il State to secede at will, and that we cordially sym- pathize with south Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and other southern rtates, which exj ressed d de termination not to submit to the domination of the l republican party, and that the State of Irhuasas l Sh9ad Rot subRdt.
 O. That our representatives in the legislature be instructed to vote such appropriations, and make such provisions as will fully organize arm and equip the militia
 G. That the secretary he requested to forward as speedily as possible, copy of these proceedings to his E%celency, Governor Henry M. Rector. and to our representatives in the Senate and House of our legislature, and that the same he published in the Eldorado Bulletin.
 F. W. WRIGHT, CAr'n.
 Y. J. HARDMAN, Secy