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N o 253, main-street,
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augl tf LEVIN HARRISON.
CONSTITUTION
OF
THE PRAIRIE COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
OFFICERS.
President, B. F- Ford ; Vice President, A. O.
Edwards; Secretary, R. C. McCarley;
Treasurer, G. A. Mclver; Corresponding
Secretary, T. B. Kent.
Directors.—S. R. Brown, J. C. Morrili, Sim
Horne, B. B. Allen, J. C. Davie, B. M
Barnes, D. P. Black. A. Ragland, R. Mc
lver, A. F. McCain, D. W. Munroe, C. D.
Taylor.
Building Committee.—D. P. Black, A. 0
Edwards, D. W. Munroe.
Premium Committee.—John S. Pearson, R.
McCarley, R. Mclver, J. S. Williams.
Ring Master.—John S. Pearson.
Herald.—W. VV. Wair.
Marshal.—J. G. Warner.
article i.
Title of the Society. — This Society
shall be known by the name of the “Prairie
County Agricultural Society.”
ARTICLE II.
§ 1. The officers of this Society shall con
sist of a President, Vice President, Secretary.
Treasurer and Directors.
§ 2. Officers and Directors shall hereafter
be elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting of
the Society in March, and shall hold then
offices one year, and until their successors are
chosen.
§ 3. In the election of officers and direc
tors, a plurality of votes cast shall be necessary
to elect. Vacancies may be filled at any
meeting of the Society.
ARTICLE in.
§ 1. The President, Vice President, Secre
tary, Treasurer and Directors, shall compose
a Board of Managers, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, and it shall be the duty of said
Board to manage the property and business of
this Society asshall best promote the interests
of Agriculture, Horticulture, the Mechanic
Arts and Household Industry; and they shall
uoiu anu conuuci Annual runs ana u,xumL
tions. and distribute premiums to the persons
exhibiting the best and most meritorious speci
mens in these several departments.
ARTICLE IV.
§ 1. It shall be the duty of the President to
preside at meetings of the Society, and of the
Board of Managers, 'i he Vice President
shall perform the duties of tile President in
his absence.
ATTICLF. V.
§ 1. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to
make and keep a neat record of the proceed
ings of the Society, and of the Boa i d of .Mana
gers, and to perform such other appropriate
duties as may be assigned him by the Society
or its Board of Managers.
§ 2. The Secretary shall keep a book for
the special purpose of recording the names of
the Annual aiul Life Members, and the names
of donors, and the amounts contributed by
each; he shall as soon as practical pay over
all monies received by him to the Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.
§ 1. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
receive all monies and property due the So
ciety or donated for its benefit., and to dispose
of the same only as directed by a resolution
of the Board of Managers, certified by the
President and countersigned by the secretary.
He shall keep an account of his receipts and
disbursements, and report the same with
proper vouchers to the Society, at its annual
meetings, and to the Board of Manageis as
often as they rnay require; and- shall give
bond for the faithful discharge of his duty
in such surety and sums as they may deem
proper.
ARTICLE vn.
§ 1. The Annual Meetings of this Society
shall be held on the 2d Monday in March of
each year, at such place as the Society may
designate.
ARTICLE VIII.
§ 1. The Board of Managers may make
•such Rules, Regulations and By-Laws as they
may deem proper, consistent with the Con
stitution.
ARTICLE XI.
§ 1. Any person may become a member of
this Society for one year by paying into the
treasury the sum of $1, or may become a life
ineinher hv navimrat onetime Iho sum till
ARTICLE X.
§ 1. Thi9 Constitution may be altered or
amended by a vote of two-thirds of all the
members present at any Annual Meeting, or
at a called meeting, provided thirty days
public notice of the same be given.
GENERAL RULES.
1. Life and Annual members of the Society,
and all others who shall pay $1 into the trea
sury, will be furnished with badges entitling
them to compete for premiums, admission
with the bona fide- members of their family
with carriages to the Show Ground, and ail
departments of the exhibition during its
continuance.
2. Stock and articles must be entered in the
name of the bona fide owners, and Grain,
Fruit, Vegetables, Dairy Products and Domes
tic Manufactures, must have been raised and
made by the exhibitor thereof, unless excep
tions be made in the published list of premi
ums offered bv the Board of Managers.
3. Animals and articles that have taken
premiums at previous exhibitions will not be
allowed to compete except for a higher pre
mium, in case they are adjudged best after
having received the highest premium a certi
cate of the fact will be awarded. No animal
or article can compete but for a single pre
mium.
4. Premiums will not be paid on animals or
articles of inferior merit although there may
be no competition. No premium shall be
paid on any animal or article owned by a firm,
unless each member of said firm is a member
of the Society.
5. No person shall act as a judge for award
ing premiums for which he is any way a
competitor.
6. Any person who shall knowingly violate
the regulations of the Society, or who shall
seek to obtain a premium by false pretences,
or by improper inteference with the Judges,
shall be excluded from competition; and if a
member, from the Society.
7. Pemiums awarded and called for at or
before the annual meeting in March will be
considered as donations to the Society.
8. Copetition on all articles open to the
State.
reported for the semi-weekly citizen.
Negro Insurrection in the Vicinity of
Hickory Plain—its Detection—Trial
by the Community—Execution of the
Leader. /
On Saturday, the 4th day of May, a
large concourse of the people met at Hick
ory Plain, and the following proceedings
were had. An Investigating Committee
was appointed, consisting of the following
gentlemen—to wit:
John C. Davie, C. M. Greene,
D. Harshaw, B. H. Perkins,
A. M. Reinhardt, J. M. Coyle,
S. J. Dunn, John Holloway,
M. G. Stone, W. Burns,
D. W. Hood- E. Lackie,
J. J. Caskey’, A. Pipkin,
J. B. Stephenson, A. A. Pittman,
H. J. Morgan, H. M. Turnage,
M. B. Bryles, James Stone,
John Williams, D. F. Reinhardt,
A. W. Thomas, A. J. Thomas.
W. L Moore,
Committee met at the church, and was
organized by electing Allen 'A. Pittman,
President and D. W. Hood, Vice Presi
dent, P. J. Williams, Secretary. Where
upon, the following testimony was had:
Testimony of Capt. Dave, belonging to
Mr. Dunlap: Myself and Mr. Tom,
(Thomas Williamson, the white man im
plicated and executed with the negroes,)
was to meet to-day, but (by an act of Provi
dence, they were detected, and on this
day, (Sunday,) instead of their contem
plated plans, they were both before a
Committee of Investigation.)
Mr. Webb, Pipkin’s Charles and Mr.
Tom met trie in a thicket near Mr. Dun
lap’s farm. Mr. Tom said he would com
mence at Mr. lurnage’s, ( Dunlap s over
seer,) and then go io Mr. Perkins’? This
white man said he would get crazy every
once and a while, but while crazy he was
looking all around. This Tom said he was
at Mr. Griffin's House, when that shoot
ing was at Mr. Turnnge,’s. Mr. Tom was
to run in and gel the money. Mr. Tom
told me he was making up a company in
While county, that Tuesday night Mr.
Webb gave me a drink of whisky and
then took one himself and cleared his
ihroat with a hem. On Sunday belore,
Mr. Tom told me he would bring Mr.
Webb witii him. and on Tuesday night
Mr. Tom, Pipkin's Charles and Mr. YYrebb
come together. They were to get all the
money and then divide it between us. We
was goin to eat our dinner in Sanfrisco,
on the 4th of July. We talked together
about three weeks ago. Pipkin’s crooked
leg fellow was going to be Captain over
one Company, and we was going m give
Hickory Plain a call for manner’s*sake.
Mr. A. Thomas’ George was going to
take a pun. Mr; Tom said clean all as we
went. VN hen we met on luesday night,
Mr. Tom put his hand on Mr. Webb and
said, “this is one of my men,” The
other Captain was the Widow Henly’s
yailer man, a large niger, weighing
about 190 pounds. Mr. Tom asked me
whether Mr. Tunnuge had any guns at
iil« l-inn«p Mr. Torn said he would come
on Wednesday and shoot to scare the
while women, so as he could gel this
money. I was to get a certain part of it to
divide among the other boys; Jerry knew
all about it. When this gun was fired, if
he could’nt get the money, Mr. Tom was
to run back dare and git in the Gin House.
I have seen this white man Tom four
times, the first time I seed him was about
four weeks ago. When I seed Mr. Tom
in dat dar prison house, he winked at cue.
This rising business was talked of abrSUt
two weeks ago. All our boys was into it.
1 was to give era a talk to-day, (Sunday.)
Testimony of Col. Davie’s Jeff:—
We was goin to kill all the white folks.
Capt. Dave and myself was goen to be
Captains. Normal Webb-and Capt. Tom
Williamson was the men who was goin
to give us arms. We was goin to Mr.
Dunlap’s first and kill his overseer, from
dar to Mr. Perkins. I and Dave fixed it
up last Tuesday night was a week, about
midnight. I fixed it up with Charles at the
Baptist Church. I has talked to Mr. Webb
three times about it. We was goin to kill
em all as we went. Capt. Dave told me
he had fixed it up with Capt. Williamson.
The reason for Dave’s bein Captain, be
cause he is largest. Mr. Williamson told
me the first I ever heard of it. I went to
Stony Point in the night. I rode Masters
Rone Horse; I stopped at Mr. Bill Rogers
to see his Jack; I talked this risen business
all over with him, and from there went to
Stony Point to see Maj. Wooten’s boys,
Jonas and Manual. They told me they
would be in. I and Capt. Dave made it up
that I was to git all I knew. Capt. Dave
waslo get all in this neighborhood. Rog
er’s Jack was to be Captain over dar. Mr.
Williamson told me to git all the forces I
knew. Major Wooten’s Jonas was to be
Captain. We was to meet at Cypress
Bridge.
Testimony of Mr. Dunlap’s Lewis :—
This white man,. Tom, told me he was
o aken up a company. We was to com
mence here, and then go to White county.
When he got ready, he would come on
Sunday and let us know it. I told some
of ihe boys we would make poor speed.
We was going to kill Turnage first, I was
going to do all 1 could, we was goin to kill
women, children and all. Mr. Tom was
goin to school us, Big Dave was to be our
Foreman, I was goin to use a sythe blade
for my weppon, we was goin to take
houses and then git guns.
_ The testimony of some twenty others
lead to the facts, as stated by the testimo
ny of the three negroes that were exe
cuted.
Thomas Williamson having produced
no satisfactory testimony to prove his in
nocence, he too was hanged to the same
gallows, and on motion, it was agreed
that the Committee notify Norman Webb
to leave the State of Arkansas within ten
days.
By order, it was agreed that the pro
ceedings be published in the Des Arc Cit
izen. A. A. ri r i iviAJM, rres.
D. W. HOOD, V. Pres.
P. J. Williams, Secretary.
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Onward.—by novEn.
Onward! our cause is just and right;
Let all our banners ily ;
We fear not threats of Northern might,
Their millions we defy.
With heart to heart, together we
Will meet them, when they come,
And strike the blow for victory,
For Freedom, and for home.
Onward! let Carolina’s brow
Still wear the victor’s crown,
Let her proud name forever be
’Along re-cords of renown.
And by the rnem’ry that endeared
Her heroes of the past,
Let her brave honored sons defend
Her standard to the last.
Onward ! our new born Southern flag
Must never know disgrace ;
Where Freedom and bright honor reigns
Must only be its place.
In the first battle for our rights
It proudly waved on high,
And ’neath its ever cherished folds
We won the victory.
Aye! and the proud old Union flag
For once hath fallen low,
And now again o’er Sumter’s walls
Its folds shall never flow.
No, by the God of Liberty,
We’ll plant oun colors there,
And win beneath them, victory,
Or in its ruins share !
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State Flag of Virginia.—The Vir
ginia State Convention, before adjourning,
adopted the following ordinance:
The flag of this Commonwealth shall
Uoronftor hi* ma H U of KlinlinO* which shall
be a deep blue field, with a circle of white
in the centre, upon which shall be printed,
to show on both sides alike, the coat of
arms of the State as described by the con
vention of 1776 for one side of the seal
of the State, to-wit:
“Virginia, the genius of the Common
wealth, dressed like an Amason, resting
on a spear with one hand, and holding a
sword in the other, and treading on Ty
ranny, represented by a man prostrate, a
crown fallen from his head, a broken chain
in his left hand, and a scourge in his right.
In the exergon, the word ‘Virginia’ over
the head of Virtus, and underneath the
words, Sic Semper Tyrannis.”
The ordinance charges the Governor
with the duty of preparing the flag for the
public buildings, ships of war and troops
in the field, and declares it shall be known
and respected as the flag of Virginia.
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Lincoln Claims Alexandria, Vir
ginia.—It is stated from Washington,
that Mr. Bates, the Attorney General of
the Lincoln Government, has given his
opinion that the retrocession of Alexan
dria to Virginia was unconstitutional,
The retrocession of that portion of the
District of Columbia, which originally be
longed to Virginia, was made by act of
Congress seventeen years ago. The Lin
coln°Government must be hard pressed
for an excuse to cross the Potomac to be
compelled to go back and behind that.
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gSgy* The news of Arkansas’ secession
was officially received by President Da
vis on the 7lh inst. A national salute
was fired iu honor of the fact.