The Van Buren press., 1861-01-11

to their hanGs and bidding them do thei,
bloody work.
In canonising, As a saint. one of thos.
chatacters who met a Just end. having fo
An object the inciting Of other wretches e
similar deeds Of villainy.
In stealing our negroes from us under pro.
muse OF freedom. happiness, wealth and ease.
ana then starving them by thousands. .,
tne naked. starving Africans in the northern
critics and Canads clearly show
In forcing southern people to violate
their own laws by summary Judgment upon
offenders, in obedience to that first law Of
nature. self preservation.
In forcing them, for their own protection
to Sheer the slave of many of his time-hon
ored privileges. and thereby. and to that ex-
tent making his lot hard one
In foacing the South to compromise her
constitutional right, the violating those
compromises, taking them As q basis of
further unmanly surrender.
In violating their oaths to support the
constitution. and pleading their depraved
cons- ience ss q higher law than the Consti-
tutioa in justification.
In electing to the Presidency q represen-
tstive of their system. who is pledged, in
obedience to hisirrepressible conflict doctrine
TO remodel the Supr me Court. to amend
the Constitution. and grind the South to
atoms between the upper and neither mill
stones OF their power. who refuses to make
any concession. or even explanation, as to
what will be his bearing towards us. we
are, therefore. induced to believe his pledg-
ss will be redeemed.
Tho Union - not. in the language of the
Constitution. more perfect. but is q union
of enemies. Justice is not established, do
mestic tranquility is not insured, the COM
mon defence il not provided for the gene
raj welfare is not promoted. and the bless
ings OF liberty. are not secured to us, or our
posteritv.
Therefore. painfully and sorrowfully, arc
we driven to the conclusion that we cannot
have wha: our fathers guaranteed us; we
cannot have that equality which caused the
declaration Of independence, and the war of
the revolution We cannot have that protec-
tion which is the price of our allegiance, we
must quit the tabernacle of our fathers.
therefore,
RESOLVED. The Legislature of Arkansas
be requested to call . convention of the
people OF the State. At some early day, that
Arkansas may perform her duty in protect
ing her citizens. and their property by q
withdrawal from . Union that has by the
treachery of its own citizens, failel Of its
mission.
RESOLVED, That the Legislature be reques-
ted to make ample provisions, by arming
the citizens for the States protection, and
to do so at the earliest moment.
Resolred. The Legislature be requested
to pass such enactmenrs, if any are needed,
As may more effectually and speedily pun
ish refractory slaves and their deceivers.
Resolved. The Legislature be requested,
in case the convention is called to request
our delegation to Congress to come home
and give an account of their stewardship to
the people of the State.
Resol0ed, Our love for those noble spirits
in the northern States who have lost every
position except that of the purest patriot
ism by defending ths constitution of our
once proud and happy country, is only Sec
ond to that love which we have for our
honor. our families and our State
Resolved. We fully endorse Governsr
Rector's opinion that every dollar Of State
or individual Indebtedness owing to North
ern men or others should be paid to she
last farthing.
After the reading of the reports of the
COMMITTEES. Mr.. Carroll moved the adoption
of the minority report. AMI in support of
the same, addressed tho convention. and
was responded to by Jesse Turner. Esq
The question being presented. shall the
minority repor: of the COMMITTEES be adopt
ed, was lost. The question being then tax
en- upon the adoption of the majority report
it was carried with only two dissenting
votes.
On motion of Isaiah Vinsant, the follow.
ing resolution was unanimously adopted !:
Resolved. That the thanks of the people
Of the State of Arkansas are especially due
the Hon. Albert Rust for the manly patri-
otto and answering stand which he has
taken and SO ably maintained for the pres
ervation of the Union and that such men
are worthy of the confidence and fit to
be trusted of the people in their time of
perils.
Resolred, That the Secretary of this
meeting be requested to furnish the Hon.
Messrs. Crittenden. Bigler. Botteler, Rust.
and others with copy of the proceedings
of this meeting.
RESOLVED, That che Van Buren, Press and
all other papers in this State be requested
to publish the proceedings of this meeting.
and that the National Intelligencer be re-
quested to copy the same.
H. WILCOX. CHAmxAS.
j. B. OGDEN, Secretary.