Washington telegraph., 1865-12-06
= GREAT MASS MEETING
of tie Citizens OF Hempstea6.

In pursuance of call, issued by many
prominent citizens of the county. th.. peo-
pie of Hampstead assembled at the Court
Haese IN this place OH the 9th inst to
take into consideration the present uu-
happy situation of affairs, TO devise means
aud treasures which will :lensur- our spec.
dy restoration as State in 0 the Union.
and 10 send dslrgatrs TO Gen.ral Con
v-ntion be held in Little Rock on th.
llth day OF this month. ca.
The meeting was organized by calling
to the chair i.r j. Custer of Bo,s'd Arc
township. and the election Of Cspt J L.
Erwin as secretary. The proceedings
OF the Mass Meeting held III Little Rock
was then read aud unanimously sp.
proved.
Col. Jno. Z Eakin was then requested
to address the meeting upon the 9ues.
tions to be- C nsidered and the object If
the meeting and Convention. He IN de
some very appropriate and Interesting
remarks conc rIiing our present status
under the $50 called" State Government,
and defining the only method by which
We can be restored to VI former condi
tion and ridded OF this dt.t. stable nui-
sance. He VAS fol owtd by the Hon. A.
b Williams, who in a bIi,.f and elo-
qu-nt aduIcss, rev ewed rh, condition OF
tie State and the difficulties and iucon-
venlt uces We have been sI je ted to I'M
der the 'peraions Of lis present gov rn.
meut.
A committee was appointed to draft
snila able resolutions express We OF the
sense of the meeiing. During the ab
srIice "f the inuite-, stirring little
addiess was delivered by apt j. T.
Erw N, appra lag to the people to come
fo'wa. d, bo.diy assert the rights they
wee eutijIed 10 und r the Constitution.
and -ndeayor to maintain them. He.
spoke "f the representation. made by
sas T,aitor" met with a just aud veil
meritrd drnuncia,ion fro /, Ihr Ii - OF q
tru- and tried soldier.
After the resolutions were read and
unanimously y adopted. delegates to the
onventlOn was put in nomination and
resulted in the election of Capt Z.
Erwin, j. d Williamson and j. d. Jones,
by acclamation; and upon motion the
chairman Vas added to the number Of
,eleg ties, aud four alternatives selected.
The following are the resolutions:
Res0fUed lat hat the iize of
HAnps cad County, riga dless of party.
AM so far as WE know, witho IT iudivId-
uah xc' ption have fully and entirely re-
lnqis ID all thou, h or nlent on mms-
diateor remote. OF opp snion TO Con
s,itu'on and laws of the Fed raj Gov
ernnint. bur honestly desire in future to
accepiand ide by Ih~ same. ,..
Ressred 3D. That we admire the sys-
TEN OF es'oi ation of ih- Stafes back in
to the Uuon adopted by President J"hn-
son tor he Southern States generally
East of II, Miss ssippl ye-, We be-
lleVe II TO G mRgnanlsnous and wise, and
ardrutly asre that its pr vilrges and
benefits shuld be- extended owe our
own State
Resolred a. That from tn time of
she sur end-rpf thi department. being
desirous OF tn Immediate storation of
good will, andharmouy. we have been
willing 10 acqusce iu the State Govern
meDI uuuti h'S t8ctiltuCS icddS a" vi
ply, until some teps might be taken. by
common eonsentio establish a govern
m.nt for our Star in accordance with
the general poiicy'~hich might be adopt
I'd for the Suulheri ~iates. W.. found
said State goverurLnt the only onr in
e.ist.ncr. an supported by the military
auI,oriry OF the d.pa, tment. In the
thenstat OF the .ouiiry.to have oppos-
ed i.Aould have I'd 10 diss nsion and
tumu.t. We were Daiieni, and waited
for the M .ds # the Whole people to be =
come cailn.and recoriled to the idea OF
a restored Ini"n W. did not imagine
that this pass' ne.S, tht dictate of loyal
ty and humanity Nuldbe misunderstood
or misrepresrnisaa a hrerful adoption
of said govrrn;nent. ,.rman.ncy, or
that We w"ui w - urd to have there.
10y waived our rec citizens un-
der the amnesty ploe~. ~.,;on which we
have accep'eu' has now come
when he voice =, I'd veeple my be
calmly eApree'e0 ,lsrs that the