The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

ndS Deeh i1uZz eel. ana hii power n III been
assumed hy the "Nictntur." Arista his
been expel ed. He h - derl ,red himself
in favor of anuexing Mexico to the United
States.
Dc nm OC ratio State Convention.
The Convention met at Benicia on
Tuesday last. The .1tta says:
"Ihe great boon of cuhtentnr il the
Governor The Big er folks are
confident Of Succtas, and think they have
got everything so admiralty laid, that
weightv candidate On the other side j.
the most bitter hostility to Gov. Biger,
aud there is II determination To defeat his
nomiiI ,tion. The majority of the Con
venIion were undup>tionabIy eIected as
Blgler men, and only by strategy car
Big er he defeated. The p an now is to
adopt the two thirds rule, which laid
Martin Van Buren on the shelf 80 neatly,
and if it is adopted, the grrne is up with
all the prominent randldates. Nenher
Bigtr or Roman can then he nominated.
and in fact Romans chance may be said
To have dwlndled into u mere shadnw.-
His friends vii. lie willing 10 unite on II
new man, fee ing that anything is better
than that The tate should he again cursed
with John Bigler. II the two thirds vote
| ne rejected Bigler will doubtless b. nom
mated on the first hal ot, but if adopted,
, man Who has hardly yet been mrittiuI,, d
! in connection with the office vi I've thc
nominee"
The convention was called to order NJ
III O'Clock; A. NJ by Mr.. Brodrrrk of
San FraiicISc0, Chairman Of tate LentraI
committee.
| On motion it was voted that the con
vention do not organize iii IL "a O'Clock
A. NJ. which having arrived, on motion Of
Judge FiiZ-iuninliS, of p acer county.
}. w. Cofrofh, of Tuolunne, was called
to the chair temporarily. r. off nh
on taking the chair, made a fe " appropri-
nte remarks, tn tnklng the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, ard urging
harmony and concert of action.
Mr. J. G. StebbinS of Yuba, was ap
pointed Secretary, and d. 4. Enyart OF
Iuolumne, assistant secretary.
| On motion Of Mr.. bradford "f San Joa-
quin, It was voted that the r,l of par
hAmenta'y proceedings as lid down in
Jetfrr-on's Manua Should be the rules OF
/ this ONventi0n.
Judge Sherwood, Of Butte, moved tn Il
the ierk call the counties iphahetlcaIll ,
and that the delegates hose seats miyht
lie contested should have their certificates
| referred t0 II committee.
On motion of Mr.. Brush, Rev. Mr.
WoodhrIdge was requested to open the
onvtntlon with prayer.
Prayer bl Rev. Mr.. Woodbridge.
Ro of counties called. When Sab
Francisco was called, MIR. Brodrrick pre-
>ented the certificates of twenty delegates,
stating that the seats of the two from the
county we're contested. MIR. BluXome
presented "a certificate from the Second
ward, San Francisco, contestIng the seats
Of those who had been presented from
that ward.
From the county OF SOnoma four GER
tIficateS were presented, and the county
beng entitled to but three, they were
laid on the table.
DIR. Carpenter presented certificate
from the county of Alameda.
On ni.,tion ut Judge Sherwood, n com
mittee "f seven was appointed to examine
and report on the credentials eff The dele
atrs hose seats we've contested The
Wilson, of Tu"unne, Nye of acer,
Marshal of Calaveras, Corbet Of San
Francisco, Llndiey Of Yuba, and Warner
Of San Diego, a- the committee ns
On motion of Mr. Williams, of FL
Dorado, a committee Of one from each
county was appointed TO relert per"a-
nSnt officers for the Convention, +xrlnd,
ing tn. se counties in hirh there is II CON
test with the exception of those counties
in which majority Of the seats are moi
contested. -uttf .r.rr
On motion, this tommiftee were IN
strurted TO report the order OF business
for the onventlnn.
On morton, the Convention adjourned
until P. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention having reassemhled al
n',' Ork, the President announced thai
he had been informed hy the chairman Of
the COnlniltee on Crehential>, that they
required at least two hours more for the
completion of their 'abors. Whereupo,
the Convention adjourned until 5 O'Clock
P. NJ.