American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-06

thirteen be appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting,
which committee were as follows:
Capt. S. c. Weaver Of Clark co. Capt.
A. S. Arnold of Sewer co. G. I. Jordon
esq, and the Rev. NJ. L. Langley of Clark
co. Capt. NJ. Stinnett, Capt c. Epper-
son, DR.. j. Putnam, j. Mitchell, esq, and
the Rev. S. d. Cantrill, all of Pike CO. !;
the Hon. j. Spivey, A. Hartgreve, and
DR. j. IL. Green, all of Hot Springs CO. /;
and the Rev. j, G. Priddy of Montgome-
ry co.
The Committee reported afterdu delib-
Grafton the following preamble and reso-
lutions
Whereas, The history of our country
and especially of this war has illustrated
in the most striking manner the blghtng
effects Of Slavery, US well as the great SUI
periority of free institesions and.
Wheyeas, The people of the Slave
States in Difference to the rights of the few
shareholders, who constituted but an insig-
niiicant minority Of their fellow-citizons.
have for years tolerated an institution,
which has ever been burden upon their
energies, and a blight upon their every
best interest and,
Whcgeas Assisted by political dema-
gogues, these same Shareholders, in viola
tion Of the obligations alike of gratitude
and humanity, have availed themselves of
our tolorence to drag our country into
devastating and most unhoy war; and,
lHereas Too, by an infamous system
Of legislation, they have thrust as, who
have ever protected their rights forward
to fight their battles, while they remained
at home to reap all the benefit, if any ben
eft should accrue; and,
Whereas These same men, now that
they are whipped; with an unparalleled as
surance, are secretely organizing and using
their money thus infamously preserved,
with view to the reestablishment of this
| accursed institution in our State, after the
Army shall have been dissolved by peace;
and,
Whereas They propose to effect this
latter object by making Arkansas the rem
devious Of all the slaves and Shareholders
of those States to which the Pro lamation
does not apply; and,
Whereas, Our Constitution. az it now
stands, renders this plan entirely practical
bic therefore, be it.
Reso'Ced, BY these citizens of Arlm-
sas here assembled
First: That we hail the Proclamation
Of Emancipation. with heartfelt delight,
not onl y as an efficient war measure, but as
the harbinger of a regeneratcd South.
Second: That, as thc'Proclamation has
only freed the slaves now in the States,
and has therefore not finally settled the
question, but leaves room for great fraud
and for the ultimate reestablishment of
Slavery in this State, we should call a CON
venton as soon as practicable, and so
amend our Constitution as to place the
question beyond the reach Of cavil
Thrd: That, in order to carry out
these views, we call upon all the loyal Git
izens of Arkansas to organize and to arm,
and to pledge themselves never to lay
down sheir arms not only until this un-
righteous Rebellion is crushed, but until
every trace Of Slavery is eradicated from
cur midst finally and forever
Fom4h: That The n. Y. Tribune,
Missouri Democrat, Chicago Tribune, and
the Fort Smith New Era, be requested to
publish these proceedings.
Col W. NJ, liishback of Sebastian
County, after reading the preamble and
resolutions to the audience, took them up,
and ina powerful and eloquent speech dis
cussed them clause by clause. His scath-
ing denunciation Of the shareholders for
the course they pursued, and the enthusi-
astic cheers with which it vas gteeted,
are beyond the power of description. lie
laid their inlamy open in all its nakedness,
in getting up war for their benefit alone
! Though constituting but one in about fif-
ty Of the inhabitants), and then causing
laws to be passed exempting themselves
and forcing the poor from their families to
fight against their every best interest He
| showed, in most conclusive manner, that
the people owed it to themselves not only
o adopt the resolutions, but to act upon
them; and after congratulating his audi
ence upon the near approach Of the time
when every man would feel, as he had not
before felt, that he is indeed freeman,
he took his seat amid enthusiastic cheer
ing.
The resolutions were then passed pan-
in,ously, and amid evidence of the deep.
est earnestness.
After the passage of the resolutions
c. S. Gordon ESD, rose and gave a touch
ing and eloquent narrative of his expert
ence as Mountain Fed" The Rev
S. d. Canlrill, the Hon. w. Jones, War
ren Mailman and Capt. Martin followed
in patriotic and appropriate speeches,
which were each greeted with repeated
applause.
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LAST ADMONITIoNs To \ LAZY Boy.
"A late clergyman, who was as well
known for his eccentricity as his talents,
one day sent his son lazy lad abont
II years of age, to catch his horse.
The boy went tsaunterin0alOno. halfasleep.