Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-21
From the Alta Californian.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, &C.,
IN CALIFORNIA.

PROPOSED PROVISIONAL OoNEhNMENT'
--The undersigned, Delegates elect to
a Convention proposed TO be held for
the formation of Provisional Gov.
eminent for California, respectfully
submit to their fellow citizens the fol.
lowing statement, as explanatory Of the
causes which have hitherto delayed the
assembling of the Conventions, and, in
their Judgment, would render still fur
therpostponement highly expedient and
proper:
The first meeting in favor of Pro.
visional Government was held in the
Pueblo de San Jose, and on the 18th of
December, ls4s. That meeting re-
commended that the Convention should
assemble on the second Monday Of
January, 1910. The second meeting
was held in San Francisco on the 2lst
of December, ls4s, and, in view Of
the pressing necessity of some imme-
date organization, recommended Mon
day, the 5th day of March, ls49, as
the day for the Convention to meet.
The question of time was deliberately
considered by the San Francisco meet.
ing, and it was believed that sufficient
ly late date had been fixed upon. In
these views the people Of Sonoma, Sa.
cramento city, Culloma, and several
other places concurred, and elected
their delegates accordingly; but the
people Of Monterey, equally impressed
with the importance of speedy action,
yet considered the day proposed entire
ly too early, and for reasons very fully
presented by their corresponding Com
mi,,ee, recommended the LIST of May
as the earliest practicable day for the
meeting of the Convention.
The Corresponding Committee OF
San Francisco, persuaded that sufficient
time would not be afforded TO the PEG.
pie of the southern portion of the coun.
try to hold meetings or select delegates
and have them in attendance, and de-
srous to secure cordial cooperation
) in the grea. measure proposed, agreed
to the change of the day of meeting
and published a card 10 that effect il
the public newspapers; but this concur
e rem, recommendation of Monterey ant
= San Francisco was not concurred il
by any other districts that have beef
;, heard from. Thus some of the dis
d tricls adhered TO the first named day
and others prepared~to attend on tn
first day of May, while, in consequence
. as the recent inclement weather an
). difficulty of INSTRUMENTATION, tn
;. proposition of holding Conventio
l. has scarcely reached the Southern poi
'e ton of California, and precludes tn
= possibility of delegates from that qua
.. ter being in attendance. The unde
Is signed have met at this place, and, aflt
Ii much elaboration, have come to Il
unanimous opinion that, until ever
e. portion of California shall have ia
and equal opportunity of being repr
sented in a General Convention,
would be inexpedient to attempt TO ca
Of ~ into effect the measures proposes
and, in view of all the circumstance
they deem il most advisable and re
an pectful TO those who have honored the
IS with their confidence and entrust
he them such high duties, to resign 4
at power delegated TO them, and to
~ commend that, in the event of the Go
gress of the United States having ia
lg- ed TO pass bill establishing Terri'
red rial Government for California, nc
elections should be held in the seveI
districts for delegates TO meet 10 &c
.ee' vention at Monterey on the first Nc
. day of August next. Monterey
named as The place of assembling
Jun, Convention, as being at this time,
the estimation of the undersigned,
w most accessible point to the great
90 portion of California, and, besides
90 fording the most suitable public bul
81 ings and the most ample accommo
No tons, being the place where most of
pro- ,o records and other archives of the CO
tory try are deposited.
S ,hs The day now proposed for the
sembling of the Convention, the une
T. signed are persuaded is the most
= propria,e, since by that time the