J 0. HrcHrowEE. Secretary

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN JOHNSOy cOryTY
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Agreeably to rreviogs notice given, large and respectable meeting of the Democrats qf Johnson county assembled m the court house, at Carksvilie oo the 5oth day of October. is47.

 When on motion of John Houston. Sen, Colonel motion of Col Wm. Gray, Capt Thomas May and Charles P Perry, Esq, requested to take seats and act with the chairman. and or motion of Col. John $. Houston. Henry A. Powers, was appointed secretary of the meeting.

 The chairman then arose and in brief, but elo- queDt and lucid manner. explained the object of the meeting and advocated tae necessity and importance of union and harmony of action in lhe Dseung- The meeting was afterwards addressed by Col Gray, in a6gsioqueBt and forcibIe manner.

 When, on motion of Coi Jno S Houston, it was,

 R>soirsd, That ttis meeting do now proceed to select, by ballot. their choice for candidates for Governor and Congress, and three delegates to re- present and cast the vote of this county in the State Convention to assemble at Little Rock, in January next. And that if shall require majority of all the votes cast to determine the choice of the meeting for Governor and member to Congress, and

 plurality for delegates to attend the State Conyen- ton

 Ga mo,ioa of Jno. ", Wilson, Esq, NJ C. Free nan was requested to assist the secretary in reeeiy ing and counting inc ballots.

 The meeting then proceeded to the ballot. and THOMAS $. DREW and K. ". JOHNSON received large majority of all the votes east tue chairman declared that Thomas s. Drew was fhe choice of the meeting for Governor, aud Hon. R.. w. Johnson was the choice of the meeting Tor Member to the Congress oft United States The meeting then preceded to ballot for dele