Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-05-09
- Public Meeting in Independence County. SULPHUR ROCK, IsDErENDENcE Co.,, ARK.,(
 April 27, 1861.


 MEssRs. EDrroas:-
 To-day being general muster day in this, White river township, and there being general turn ou of the people, meeting was called to get the ex pression of public sentiment on the national crisi now upon us, and to let our delegates know the change of sentiment in this township, they having received large majority of the votes as Union men in said township.
 On motion, R. D. Galloway was called to the chair, and James Rutherford was appointed secre. tary. H. c. Dye then explained the object of the meeting in few appropriate remarks.
 On motion, the chair appointed Q committee on resolutions. consisting of the following gentlemen: H. C. Dye. Dr. Vaughan, David Gibson, E. Nj. Bennington, and A. J. Maysand. The committee retired and ,4sssried and reported the follow ing, which was adopted unanimously: | WHEREAS, The cry of peace, peace, which has been proclaimed by Lincoln and the black repub- lican party whilst it acted as it was intended, to soothe the feelings and animate the patriotic hopes of many friends of the former Union, that our in. 1 aienable rights would be fully and absolutely secured by such further plain and specific constiu- tional amendments as would forever secure them | to us and our posterity, doubtless made to obtain time, which has been necessarily and ener- | getically used with view to the destruction of southern rights. And ,chereas, the State of Vir I ginia having seeded from the former Union, and 1 the recent and rapid changes of public sentiment in all of the rest of the border States, leaves no l hope of a government composed of the former States of this Union. And tchereas, the admins l tration at Washington has, through pleas of the urgent demand upon the tirse of the government in inaugurating the different heads and subordinate departments, induced the belief, and prevailed upon the commissioners from the southern confed- eracy to believe they would be formally received and their difficulties amicably adjusted and through the promise of pacific intentions with regard to the ! evacuation of the forts, have been permitted to visit the officers in command, and thereby arranged l their plans to reinforce and defy those whose generous confidence they had so shamefully and ingioriously betrayed And aohersas, the humilia- ting and signal failure in their nefarious attempt to reinforce, and their loss of Fort Sumter, seems to have infused into their hitherto benighted minds more enlarged view of southern valor, and of the formidable undertaking of retaking the forts and arsenals; and has now called for l50 0OO soldiers, greater amount than was ever under arms at any one time whilst eng aged with the most powerful government then known. Therfore, Resotued, That in view of these facts it is plain to any intelligent mind that our convention should be immediately called, and Arkansas placed in an attitude to defend herself, and unite her destnes with people homogeneous in interest and feeling. y. That the duplicity of the administration in obtaining interviews with the forresses would be a disgrace to the most treacherous savage nation, much less that of the hitherto enlightened govern ment of the United States.
 3. That copy of these resolutions be sent to our delegates, Hons. M. Shelby Kenard, F. D. Desha, and Urbane E.. Fort.
 f. That the proceedings of this me eting be furn- ished the Batesvlle Balance and True Democrat for publication, and that other papers in the State be requested to copy.
 Upon motion, meeting adjourned.
 ROBT. GALLOWAY, Ch'n LANES RrrHPRF FnRn. Sec,n