New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-01
Convention Of Delegates in favor ora Division
or lhe State.

The CanVegtlOn OF Delegates tn concert
rneefses 20 alleviate the condition OF the southern
III ion Of California and TO prepare plan for It's
civs on net at San'a Barbara on Monday, the 2Oth
osy oi OCTOBER. at fOuI O'Clock IN the afternoon.
Ire following the resolutions adopted, and
which were agreed 10 unanimously, with the eXcep-
ton Of the fifth and sixth, to which minority report
Vta,eas ib the last i,ur years m empire has arsor
upon the shores q TIE Pacific whose uaeEamped growth
has ATTRACTED the ADMIN Nsrltr u rae woIiui ann
where's ou'ug the earliest days Of rs birth, anarchy
sread disso,yIDg Iiuelce VAsr soc and government
20 Aa Il are nee ssafy ~ order thai ne might be pro-
tee cd ard properly seemed, to cree, any orghsnlaon
even + pais should bear keaFy upon ana op2iess
sec.on Of the country then o9npaIatyeJ uilm 1tani,
aD whereas realize these great Objects OF protection
lie aud property "a an oTaanzaior had been erected
and placed IA tItht aAu ao'lte eNs ence wherein tae
peace security aId Lap ness 81 e section OF the SAFE
ohta ed ao the chces ei te other so thss wnle
the iaFoiea peri 1ts llcl ~ 4 ne eio' MS "hA
cost Ute Ire efea'nsss OF State tae other has sla-
cred htter sNpsr the results winch present
unpl0piious ard gloomy future dscose Iheretqfe De
Rfs0ifed That we, the Delegates from the SO1Jhsfn
Count e. Caiiio ma N ''tnlloh aS.fmTled asn9ancs
T. our ffLo" citizens the sac AID OF The mon a. se
our so'eu convection that The political connects winch
exists beiweehtns northern and soainern sections 81 TIE
STATE should cease and be dissolved
q Reo3ttd Tha the people u the southern portion ii
tins State have mere 70 their .Cene VOICES 20
Their fellow ciuzehs ana s"n pfoes AiAsl m 90
tinusnce OF which IS not only aniag0nstc n The
interests which society has Du up Bat IS IN IN
tatclnn 70 he eternal ofclMcfs ~ Nature |lo heI-
self has make with uuerns hand the natural BOUNDS
between the great Id regions the north and the interior
sec, OBS Of STATE and the uch sld Agricultural 'Seys
IftCtttu.
ION &c nsIate Tie tact. tha' 40 uiom tAtsn 81 cil
erin nal revenue laws can be framed e.dly tie
wants and requirements Of tts entire state en- be sal s.
fec and that II Is necessary consequence mat inc inter-
eats Of one portion must De sacrificed howo'e reluctantly
20 c. ntrlhute 20 The welfare Of tho other.
hcSoirto, That con- deTng tho uf. gong, aAl many
otler obvious reasons recommend that every effort be
~ effect DIVISION Of the state aud The formation OF
Teunoral Government a. tho southern counties of Cali
fo'nia, under The pacfus suadmaihip Of the General
Cover ment.
S. Rfsogred That viewing tho representatives from the
Counties present i As Convent aud gathering
from presence the evidence ta their sections OF tue
State favor Of tho division Of the Sa'o and are de-
of beng associated ia The uupIscd Territorial Gov
elImcnt rscummcn nd The following "a suitable bouG
dairy Ire for the proposed Territory commencing NJ The
rorih-wos esn point of Monterey County and running
norg The boundary line Of sad County 70 its northeastern
point thence due east 10 the main coast range OF noun
tanS thcice souihery along said Of mountains 20
por due west from the extreme northern point 1 tae
TuaTe Lake thence east oihe extreme northern pin Of
SAID LAKE, thence nOrth-t astern line to the boundary
line OF the State thence along said boun lazy Line OF the
State luther 10 the boundary line between Mexico and
the lIr6d States, thence along SAID line ~ the Pac dc
and thence be stern coast OF the STATE cud-
oil the islands along said coast to the point OF COM
mCncensnt.
hUenced by any restricted Interests and there
be other Counties united with interests or su-
ing not finding their delegates tins Convention,
do not feel ourselves authorised TO assume any power 10
spe ak or 20 act for them.
: Resolred That we seek this division by Itself Loyalty
n good faith apart from any parry STRIFE. AMI tree
nom any agtatiIg public question that will exhaust
al lgal moSns 90 eact ends and that without onici-
paiug limiting contingencies which may hereafte
Of GltgaTd ard neglect of our Just and
sonahle wishes. confidently believe that dNis' .of
the State snd the establishment Of Territorial Govern
~ vulI he r.ftNf q a