Democratic Meeting in Benton County.
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At meeting of the delegates from all the
townships in the county of Benton, but one, held
at the Courthouse in Bentonville ON the lth day
of November, lS47, for the purpose of nomina-
ting delegates to the State Convention, to be held
at Little Rock on the first Monday in January
next, for the nomination of a candidate for CO.
vernon and for Congress, the following proceed
ings were had, to-wt:


On motion, William Reddck was called to the
chair, and Samuel B. McClain was appointed Sc.
cretary, when the following resolutions were of.
fered and unanimously adopted:


Resolved, That we have the mos! implicit con-
fdence in the talents and democratic principles OF
the. Hon. w. s. OLDHAM, and instruct our de-
legates TO use all honorable exeriions to procure
his nomination democratic candidate for
Congress, ut the next election and that our dele.
gates be left to their best Judgment rs TO the
selecting OF such candidate for Governor as will
harmonlse the democratic party in this State.


Resolved, That Henry l.. Smith, A. Fl. Nc
kissck and A. B. Greenwood, be, and they are
hereby appointed the delegates from this county
and to cast the vote for said county, in said con.
venton ; and that David Chandler, Daniel Mays
and s. B. McClain be appointed as alternate dele
gates, to said convention.


Resolved, That any one of the delegates named
in the foregoing resolutions, mentioned, are au.
thorised to cast the vote of Benton county in said
convention.


Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting,
that on account of the provoking, insulting, faith
less conduct and hostile aggressions of the Mexi-


Safss i6af Var ;Ss %;t 5ba bs, f tho
voidable; that the honor and interests Of the
American government required it, and that il
ought TO be prosecuted until the enemy sue for
peace.


Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Arkansas lntegencer; and
that the other democratic papers in this State be
requested 10 copy the same.


WILLIAM REDDICK, Chmn.


S. McCLAtN. Seeretar,