Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-06-06
Meeting in Marion County

Al q meeting of the citizens of Mountain Home ard vicinity, at the store of Casey X Russell on Wednesday, thc 18th day of May, l6Gl on mo- ton of Dr. R. D. Casey, o. L. Dodd, esq., was called to the chair, and on motion of Dr. Dodd, Dr. J. M. Casey was appointed secretary.
 The organization being thus effected, Col Casey arose and concsely explained the object of the meeting to be to take into consideration the present eAciGug state of ailairs and furthermore, to or gauize cavalry volunteer company The Colo nel continued in speech of some length, in which he gave rehearsal of all the latest political move mtnts. Reports being in circulation that Lincoln had proposed an amistce-he took occasion to ,dlouuce as without foundation, it was d subter- fuee.s1Neigling the non-retding people into fatal security. lie considered it trelcherous and sinful, and furnished striking proof of the existence of fors in the revolution of old, as we had to con ted with them then, if would be SC in the present times He advocated immediate and active pre- paiations for defense. We sbooud give the nofo- rt0us Jim Lane irdy2n reception in his coniem- plated attempt to recapture our western forts. The Colonel, furthermore, went into general expla- nation of the present difficulties. He said the se- paration of the two sections had long been appar- ent, it would be unnatural for southern chiyalry to submit to black republican domination. We are purely on the defensive. He had just returned from the South, and the charge had been made to him that North Arkansas had become abotionzed; to which he gave a positive denial He informed them that these people would be found eysr ready to do latt'e for our glorious institutions-they
 
 would pick up rocks from behind them and would know exactly how to use them.
 The formation of the company was then went into, and from the rapdity with which names were enrolled, the inference would be that there is no ndolence want of intrepidity on the part of the hrkansas Movnaincers." Mir. Liakhorn' no doubt ere long will wish he had done the things he "hai orter" A Home Guard was also formed A committee of five were appointed to draft reso- mtons expressive of the sentiments of the meet ing; Messrs. A. ]. Wolf, J. s. Russell, Dr. J. II. F. Wallis, Dr. J. w. Dodd and Col. R. D. Casey, were appointed said committee
 In the absence of the committee c. w. Wolf esq, being loudly called for, responded in one of his happest eAorts-he seemed to infuse addi tohdl thtiuSldHiH llto tHe SlhIlt or IHe occaslOH . The committee then introduced the following:
 WmRGts, Abraham Lincoln. the present sec tional president of the United States, has by his proclamation made call for large numbers of men and arms for the ayowed purpose Of subugating the people Of the South. Therefore be it
 1. Reso'red That we, portion of the people of Mouan Home and vicinity, deprecate any suclr movements, and chaacterize them as ausurpaton of power, and we furthermore regard them as un- just, unprecedented and tyrannica
 ,. That deem it the duty of the whole of the front in theif resistance to this wicked and wanon than dastarlly attempt on the part of northern creFbNis of the South.
 2. Init having heard with pleasure. the seces- sion of Arkansas by an almost unanimous vote of the convention, recommend immediately uni ting our destiny with the Southern Confederacy, and that we take prompt steps to place ours elves in readiness for any call that might be made by the Governor.
 l. That in accordance with the foregoing rcso- lutions, we loIm IS soon as possible, one more military companies, one ofWhich should be cavalry.
 !. That the Arkansas True Democrat, Bates vile Balance and other papers a,, beating southern rights. Dc requestedto publish the proceedings of this meeting.
 Onmotioh, the foregoing resolutions were unan. mon~ly alyptel. The meeting then adjourned to meet again on Saturday, 25th May. 0. L. DODD, Presidrn
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