MEETING IN CHICOT COUNTY.
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At democratic meeting held by the citi- zens of Chicot county, (Ark's,) in the town of Columbia, on the 9th day of November, 1S43,

 Capt. Silas Craig was called to the Chair, and R. Holson and N Ross, were appointed Secretaries.

 The object of the meeting was made known by the chairman:

 Whereupon, Col. B. Taylor, Capt. Silas Craig, w. Garner, R. Holson, and w. Ross Esq. were appointed delegates to represent the county of Chicct, in State Convention. to be held at the city of Little Rock, on the first Monday in December next, for the pur- pose of nominating democratic candidates for Governor, Representative to Congress, and three delegates to represent the State of Ar kansas ill d democratic national convention, for the purpose of determining suitable ean- didate to be run for the next Presidency. to be held in the city of Baltimore, on the 4th Monday of May, IS44.

 Rcsolced, That each of the above named delegates have the full confidence of this meeting; and, that they be left with full dis cretlonary power to confer with, and select such candidates for Governor and for Con- gress, and also delegates to the Baltimore convention, to be held in May next, with the exception only, that the candidates selected for Governor and Congress, shall be ortho- doN in their political principles, and particu- larly against the charter of United States Bank, against protective tariff, against dis tnbutlon of the proceeds of the public lands, agalnst abolition, and against the General Government assuming State debts.

 Resolred further, That the proceedings of this meeting be furnished to the editor of the Arkansas Banner, at Little Rock; where upon the meeting adjourned.

 slI.AS CRAIG, Chairman,