New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-21
mURRAH POR ARKANsAs.
Legal Meeting or U.isn Cisisens.

At meeting Of large and highly respecta-
bic number Of the citizens Of Saline and the adjoining
Counties IBID at Benton Ark. the evening Of the
9Th mat, the following proceedings were had;
On motion. Capt. Y. II. Vance II Saline Co. wal
called 20 the chair and the Hon. Willis Jones Of Pike
Co. was appointed Sccretary
Afer brief explanation OF the object OF the meeting
nv the President II was moved and seconded that
Committee u thirteen b. appointed to dram sesoiufioni
oppressive Of the sense Of the meeting which Commit
Csps q q. Weaver Of Cirh Co. Capt A. s. Arnold
Of srvisr Co. c. T. Jordou esq aud the Rev. n. Il.
Langley Of Clni Co Cap, H.Stinnst,. Capt. o Epper
n ". :.S a. EsT re-
and Dr. J. II. Green. all Of Hot Springs Coz and
the Rev. J. C. Priddy Of Montgomery Co;
The Committee reported after due dehberation the
following preamble and resolutions;
b,rsa Tho history Of or country ard especially 81 th
var h,' iisusied IN mos. ''rirs m'nrer the esh'n'
esoc 4 sl,ry well 10 the gree, superiority OF Tree in
U,rsa. Tn. peop- 9th. Slave s,.,- Difference. to ,h'
night. oftLe few .rchod,r. who cou'.i,u.d but n's
nfr.n, minority Il their fellow citizens hs'. for year
tolerated insaslen, which has been burden upon
hr snefes end bhshi their every beet interest and
lAs,oI' isssd BY political d-nssosucs i''e same 'av.
hodsr, in sio.,on ofh~ obis'ions sss II st'iade and
Humanity, lay. svsed hsm,e,es Of to drag oui
country into dsy .s,Aiins and moe, onholy war ard
"h,'sl' Too by an insmon. system OF legislation, the,
TO kh ther bs,t,. while they remained home reap
tbs b"nsht, n any bench, should secTu., snd, ,
Uho,as, Th,se men. now ths, they whipped
with unparalleled secretly Organizing and
using ,hsr money thu UNANIMOUSLY preserved with view 70
.ner tho Army ,ha have hem Dissolved BY peace; md
Bhoa, They propose to effect this latter object BY mai ns
tisn.ss The endez,ouso Of al the slaves and ,Asehods o,
tbos. States which tho Proclamation do-s apply and
WhS,eas, Our Constitution. 1t stands renders h.i
plan entirely practicable. therefore, be- 1t
Esess ny these citizens Of Arkan.ss here assembled
FUs That hail the Proclamation Of Emancipation with
heartfelt delight hot onl, Efficient but a,
III. hafbinser Of .rsEonsratsd South,
Second That the Proclamation has only freed the slaves
now in the s'aes aid las Therefore 10. finally settled the
i.hineut Of ssv-y this STATE should all
,.nton practicable and amend Constitution
A. 70 place th. que.on beyond the re,ch u cs,ii.
TAvd That In order TO carry Oh, these v.w call upon
al the loyal citizen. Of Arkss ~ organize and to and to
ts zhsous Rebellion l. crushed but until every OF
Slavery |. eIdieaed from our nd,. hnay und forever
Tn, CAibooo T,ibgss and The Fort S~h N,l, Era be
qurs,-d TO publish those proceedings.
Col ". NJ Fishbaok " Sebastian County after read.
ing the preamble aud resolutions TO the audience took
them up and in q powerful and eloquent speech dis
cusscd them clause by clause. His scathing dennnca
ton Of the shareholders for the they pursued and
The enthusiastic cheers with which II greeted are
hes ond the power of description lie laid their jnflmy
open in al III nakednes' IN getting up war for their
benefit alone though constituting but IN about fifty
Of the inabtans) and then causing laws 90 be passed
exempt ing themselves and forcing the poor from their
families 10 light against their every best interest. He
showed In most conclusive manner. that the people
owed it TO themselves not only to adopt the resolutions
but 10 oot upon them; and after congratulatng his
audience upon the approach VI the time when every
man would feel he had before felt that no IL
deed "A Jramoh, hc took his seat amid enthusiastic
cheering.
The resolutions were then passed ANONYMOUSLY, and
amid e, licences VI the deepest earnestnrss.
After the passage II the resolutions &. s. Gordon
ESQ., and gave touching and eloquent narrative Of
his experience Mountain Fed The Ecv. 5 ID.
Cantrill the Hon. ". Jones. Warren Mailman and
Capt Martin followed III patriotic and appropriate
speeches which were each greeted with repeated up
plsuss.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine die.
l.. ". VANCE, PIc.idsnt.
WILLS Josfs, Secretary