The Van Buren press., 1866-08-04
Mass Meeting of the Sd Congressional
District.

on Saturday. 18th inst for the purpose OF ap-
pointin" delegates for the ID congressional
District of Arkansas to the Philadelphia Ma
tional Cony yention, to be held on the lith day
of August.
On motion the Hon. jesse Turner was made
President OF the meeting. and benton d.
Brown and Granville Wilcox appointed Sec
retarics. Mr.. Turner. on taking the chair, III
an able and eloquent manner, expressed the
object of the meeting, and discussed the Is
sues of the day; after which committee OF
nine was appointed to draft resolutions eN-
prcssive of the sense OF the meeting. The
President appointed III. +. Thomson, Whit
field Bourn. Charles Milor of Sebastian coun-
tv: J. II. Jones, j. NJ. Wood j. r. PettiSrew,
of Washington county; James Sangster, ).
II. Chism of Franklin County: &. III. Henry,
who, after retiring and deiberatiag reported
the following resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS I'm the present divided and dis
tractcd condition of the country, growing out
of the extreme radical and oppressive doc
trincs. advocated by the radical faction of the
Republican party in Congress, and supported
by all the violent leaders of that party
throughout the country. it becomes necessary
for the true and patriotic lovers and support
ers of Constitutional Union, as framed by
the statesmen of the revolution. without re-
gard to old party lines and past differences of
opinion, to concentrate all their energies i'm an
earnest effort tn rescue the country from the
grasp of those who would centralize all pow
er in the general government in disregard OF
the principles of true Americanism, and
whose only motto is /" rule or ruin.' AND
WHEREAS. To this end it has been proposed to
call convention of all the States. at Phila-
delphia. on the nth of August next, in order
to an interchange of opinions by the true and
conservative Union men of the whole cOun-
try, i'm order that some plan may be devised
and adopted for the overthrow of the despotic
and ruinous policy of the revolutiOnists, who
control the legislative department of the gov
ernment, and who have arrayed themselves in
deadly hostility to the conservative policy Of
the Chief Executive of the Nation. Therefore
Resolred, That we approve of the objects of
said Convention; and that two delegates be
appointed to represent this Congressional Dis
trict in said Convention.
Resolred, That we recommend Hon. VIM.
ByerS. Albert Pike, &. a. Gallagher. and G.. c.
Watkins, as delegates for the State at large.
Resolred, That we approve of and endorse
tic answering aid patriotic c0iifse pursued
by the President. Andrew johnson, for the
restoration to the Southern States of their
rights in the Union, and that he is entitled to
the confidence and support of all who esteem
country above party.
Resolred, That we endorse the several veto
messages of the President of the Odious, use
less and oppressive Freedman's Bureau and
Civil Rights bills, and, also, his message to
Congress. protesting against the proposed ini-
quitous amendments to the Federal Constitu-
ton.
III. +. THOMSON, Chairman.
CoMMITTEE.-James Sangstcr Whitfield
Bourn, j. Il. Jones, j. M. Wood, 9. ii. Henry,
Of Crawford County; Chas. Milor, of Sebas-
tian; D. r. Pcttigrew, of Washington; 5. III.
Chism, of Franklin County.
The Committee then unanimously agreed
that Jonas Nj. Tebbetts, of Washington and
j. B. Luce. of Sebastian are hereby nomina-
ted and appointed delegates from the Sd Con-
gressional District of Arkansas, to represent
lis in the Philadelphia convention in August
next.
During the absence of the Committee on
resolutions the meeting was addressed by DR..
s. II. Chism, of Franklin, the candidate for the
State Senate from Crawford and Franklin
Counties. He was responded to in short and
felictous manner by Hon. Jesse Turner, who
is candidate on the Conservative ticket for
the same position:
On motion the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolred, That copy of the proceedings Of
this meeting be furnished the Van Buren,
Press for publication. and that copy be sent
to each of the delegates, and they be notified
of their appointment, and requested to act.
On motion the meeting adjourned. n.
JESSE TURNER, PRESIDENT.
GnsE. GnxSoS w1idos, j: Sss"S' Secretaries.
After the foregoing resolutions were adopt
ed, a call was made for Gen. Thomson, who
responded in an able and eloquent manner
Mr.. r. p. Perkins was then called and evinced
considerable ignorance of the vital questions
of the vital questions of the day, but vowed
he would not vote for any man who was in fa-
vor of negro suffrage, declaring that even Col.
j. NJ. johnson, who headed his own ticket
could not get his vote if he endorsed the ne
gro suffrage doctrine. After Mr.. +. conclud-
ed, a call was made for Granville Wilcox, who
responded in n short speech, principally di-
rectcd to the former soldiers Of the Federal
army, taking the ground that the Conserva-
tive men were all right anyhow, and needed
M pyhortotiOp IT.. tF..