Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-01-12
4 Political Meeting.

At a meeting of q portion of the citizens of Dal- hsand Calhoun counties, ut HopeviIle, on the 2l instant, Jno. s. Waller, esq, was eected chair mln, and Wm. C. P"rham ie .uested to act as secretary.
 The committee on resolutions, composed of the following gentlemen. viz: Dr. Wm. A. Thomas, Dr. l.. H. M. PIrham, W. C. Parham, Jno. s. Waller and jno. R. Lightfoot appointed at pre- vious meeting, after considerable debate presented the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adop-ed;
 WHEREAS, There is Il dominant party totally sec uonal in it's iu erests, sentiments and locality term < itself the republic party, n party having for it's object the total extinction of slavery as it now exists in fifteen sOvere gn States of this Union, we. portion of the cit zens of Dallas and Calhoun counties, in the State Of Arkansas, in convention | assembled
 Resofred, l. 't, That the impending crisis is upon us That 1t behooves us treenpn to consult together for the purpose of determining upon some mode Uf action by which we may and c0n preserve our constitutional rights, either n or out of the Union.
 End. That we utterly repu linte ard deny the gross usurplion oi sovereign authority on the Dart ot the legislative department of this or any other State to decide this question of union or dis union, question so vital to the rights of the peo- pie
 3rd. That we hold it to be the imperative duty Of the legislature to call convention to be com posed of representatives of the people at the ear siest practicable period to take into consideration the present alarming condition of our federal re- atons and to adopt some plan either for the redress Of our grievances n the Union, or the assertion of ourindependence out of it.
 4th. That as southerners and claiming to possess all the traits of character requisite to the emer gency of the times, aniH not compromise any of q c m i'm while we are willing and desirous of f,maiItaining peact and rinony between the hostile SC ;tons of th,s contederacy. And if we still fail to be rec ognized as equals and to have our rights properly and satisfactorily regarded under the federal com pact, that we hereby ex ress our stern ami unwa- vering determination to dissolve all the ties bind ing Us to our northern brethren; and to m intain our rigets at the point of the bayonet and the can n0ns mouth.
 5th. That the convention reiired to in resolu- ton ,, be composed of representatives elected by the people at the earliest practicable period in the same ratio of the rcpce entation in the house of delegates and that the convention be empowered to elect delegates to convention of all the south ern States to be held before the 4th Of March next | bth. That II the Congress oi the United States now in session, do not by the 4th day of March next, give us sufficient guarantee for slave pro- tecllon in the Union, we hereby pledge ourselves to take our chances with such of the slavehold,ng l | consequences.
 On motion of Wm. c. P4rham. the negative vote of Hon. Elam Williams, the representative of Calhoun county in the house of delegates, on the resolutions which recently passed the legislature of this State concerning the secession movement of South Carolina, was unanimously sustained ap. proved and indorsed
 Speeches were delivered by Stephen A. Will. liam, esq, and Hon. Elan Williams; the former in strong secession harangue, the latter favorne secession only in certain contingencies. | It moved, seconded and adopted that the | Hon. Elam Williams furnish Il copy of these pro- ceedngs to the papers published in Little Rock for publication, and that papers of the State be re. quested to copy
 On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. JOHN s. WALLER, Ch'n.