The Van Buren press., 1861-04-17
Public Nesting.

At a meeting of the citizens of Sebastian
county. from all parts of the county. held
in the Court House in Greenwood. on Sat-
urday, the 18th inst, A. D., 1860, Hon
Francis Dunn in the chair, and DR.. P. c.
Bush. Secretary, the following proceedings
were had.
A committee consisting of Messrs. John
R. Smoot, James Woodruff, Eli Shackle-
ford. P. c. Bush. Green j. Clark, John L.
Loudon. and Shadwick Scraggs, were sp-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting.
Whilst the committee are retired for con
sideration. Hon. John T. Loudou, being
called for responded in An able and eloq uent
exposition of the motives and means by
which this unparalleled conspiracy agains,
our Government has brought our country
to its present deplorable condition. After
Mr.. London had concluded amid loud and
enthusiastic applause which made the " vel
kin ring" The committee brought in as
their report the following resolutions
Resoloed, By the citizens of Sebastian county in
mass meeting assembled, that we cordially endorse
and approve the manly stand and patriotic course
pursued by our delegates, William n Fishback
and Samuel L. Griffith. in the late State Conven.
vention, and hereby tender to each Of them ous
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Ressloed, That any attempt At home or abroad
by disappointed asprants and editors of six penny
newspapers to malign. slander and misrspresen,
either Of our delegates in said convention has beer
rcbuked by the Gecmen of this county in theiI
sovereign capacity q the ballot box. and will X
Resoloed. That Messrs Griffith and Fsshbae,
were elected to the State Convention by the volun
tary suffrage Of their countrymen By an unprece
dsnted majority. and unf.vorabls eireumstsnees
lsl wnen many Of their friends did not get to tn
polls TO- vote, and in August next, the same free
men will overwhelmingly vindicate their course II
the Convention. and put TO open shame taeir tra
Rs'eIoed. That in the opinion Of the people o
tnls county. the peace. honor. safety ant
prosperity Of Arkansas depend upon speedy snj
satisfactory adjustment Of our national trcubles
ana recognition Of all our Constitutionai rikht,
in the Union. u E'-e'T
R.scloed. That while we recognize. Arkan.a, |.
questions touching the welfare u hat eNn neonfe
Without reference 70 the aetion Of ether the secesd
ing Or nom n,secssding slave States. still VI can in
tnank that It vould be mo-s patriotic psndent an,
ssa1esmapAike. for her ctisens to oo-opeyate ritl
Maryland. Vlrgiui.. North CSrolina. Tsnnessee
kentucky: and Missouri in their PATRIOTS eforts
preserve the Union, to restore pease and quiet q
tne country anu to secure the Constitutional rirht
and equality Of ell the States in this Conf.derscv
.han to AID in its dismsmberment and fnsi oenr
,RssalosA That we have never doubled the III.
DOM patriotism. valor, or devotioa to the South :
o,d Virgiuaa. the Mother Of States and Statesmen
The homes Of Washington, the I" Father q hi
country, Jefferson. the author Of thc Deolsrst;os
q Independence. and Madison, the fsther a. m
S STonst,t1tiSn Of his country ;.or Kentucky. tn
misses that have 90 timely saved his coaptrv IN ~
DARKEST hour Of her tria6 Of Tennasses the ~
rsssag piass Of jackson. who % glario9alv dsfsn.
ded so.thera soil and Soashsrn honor q of Nis
scuf1; the home Of Benton. the great defender q
the Copstitution and Western interest snJ ~ e,s
ecnhdent that tho honor Of Arkansas viii n.vrr \.