MEETING IN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
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MEETING IN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY.

 In pursuance of previous notice, large and respectable meeting of the democrats oi Independence county, was held at the Court House, in the town of Batesville, on Saturday the 18th day of November, A. D., 1S43. when Josephus Cornwall, Esq. was called to the chair, and Charles B. Magruder chosen secretary.

 Gen. Thomas s. Drew explained the ob- ject of the meeting, and on motion of Robert Childress, Esq, the chair appointed Robert Childress, Esq, Gen. Thomas S. Drew, and Henry Neil, Esq, committee to prepare and report preamble and resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting.

 The committee retired, and after a short absence made the following report:

 We, the. committee, appointed by the chair to draft preamble and resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting, would respect fully report: That, whereas, in all free go- vernments 1t Is the right of the people to as semble peaceably, and discuss matters of a public nature; and whereas the time is al hand when the democracy of Arkansas will be called upon to assert their principles, we deem it expedient to make brief expose oi those principles, and pledge to them our en- tire and undivided support

 We are uncompromlsmgly opposed to the establishment of national bank; lst. Be- cause we consider such an institution wholly unauthorized by the constitution of our com mon country. End. Because, (if it could receive the sanction of that instrument,) il would be utterly destructive of the best in- terests of the nation.

 We are opposed to the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands: 1st. Because il robs the General Government Of . large DOT ton of its legitimate means for defraying its current expenses, thereby inducing the appa- rent necessity of an onerous increase of the tariff. End. Because it has tendency to dis turb the equilibrium of the States, by giving the old ones an undue influence over the In- ternal prosperity of the new.

 We are opposed to the assumption o State debts by the General Government: lst Because 1t is founded in inequality; and 2nd Because 1t would tend to consolidation.

 We are in favor of retrenchment and re. form of government abuses. We are in ia vor of free-trade; that kind of free-trade which is founded in necessity.

 We are opposed to that polic,r which would fasten upon us either National o1 State debt

 We are in favor of divorcing both General and State Governments from all and every sort and description of Banks. And lastly, we are in favor of strict construction and close adherence to the constitution of the United States.

 These we hold to be truly democratic doctrines, and as our object is the support of measures before nien, and the support of men