The Empire County argus., 1854-08-05

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WmG COUNTY CONVENTION. Pursuant to q call
of the central committee, the delegates from the
various precincts assembled at the Court House in
this town, Saturday, July 18th, for the purpose
of nominating u Wing ticket for the Senate and
Assembly,
The delegates were called to order at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, by I. Il. Williams, the chairman Of central
committee.
On motion, A. w Bee, Of phceryille, was ap.
pointed chaiIman, and J. ". Buker Of Flaceryilie,
and Cas l.. IIoyi. Of Diamond Springs, secretaries,
After disposing of the usual preliminary business
Y. Y. Ralston and Hugh Miller were nominated us
candidates for the Senate, and Messrs. J. T. pay
ton, V. v Post D. B. Hcskiil, II. NJ. Miller i. J.
burnham d. W. Cheesman, W. w. Marvin aud s.
Seabough for the Assembly.
The chairman Of the committee on resolutions
reported the following resolutions and preamble.
Our readers will see that the Wings have a notion
of shifting the Democratic party on both checks at
once, without allowing time TO give the neck a
scrpural turn torcceiye the blow, The preamble is
decidedly the coolest piece of semiclasscal efron-
terry we have yet seen in political literature
10 tie President, oticers and members ct TIE NAjg
Couaty Conveatjoa cf El Dorado cosaty, IN session
this 2JM July, 1854.
Your committee to whom has been referred me
duty Of drafting resolutions for the consideration
and adoption OF the convention, beg leave to report
the following:
Ii is truism Of universal acceptation that those
to whom the people have delegated authority to act
for them under an organic law, have alone to be
held responsible for the fidelity and honesty with
which they may have discharged that trust and
hence we are directed at once to the point from
which has cmanated all the good or evil that may
have resulted from rule Of more than five years
that the whole administration of this government
has been in the hands OF the Democrstic party since
its earliest organization is fact too obvious to re-
quire proof; of the character and results Of that
administration we have only to refer to the Lcgs-
lature OF the last few years. Looking over the DO
ltica history Of Tie State since its admission into
the Union, we seek in vain for even one page marked
by wisdom and integrity Of purpose, but turning
leaf by leaf this chronicle Of shame we find it char
actcrized in the main by a weakness approaching
imbecility, Il corruption surprising even that OF
Walpoles an extravaganza more wustciul than dcs-
potsn itself, and a recklessness ard disregard Of
the interests Of the people that have parallel in
that OF any Of CALIFORNIA; sister States that we
have been taxed to the tune Of millions to sustain
this wastrul prOfgacy every taxpayers pocket can
we'll bear witness yet in vain may we look for
even structure other work of public charac-
ter whercwith to that the people have any
Nl6iDie property lHty may Cdll tICif OWN
out the extent of the land When we remember
that but a few years ago our State like unto a
youthful virgin, was admitted into that glorious
galaxy--the ssterdom Of the confcderacy- without
one spot on her chaste escutchcon, and contem-
plate her in the period Of few short years bank
rupt in means, bankrupt in reputation, and wearing
not the zone of virgnity but the taudry embements
of debaucfey and disgrace, we are constrained to
turn from the fallen condition Of the one to those
by whom this degradation came feeling then a
common interest with the good and well intcntioned
Of all political parties, 10 restore to credit and
healthfuness the moral and political condition OF
this state of our adoption.
Resoired, That it is the duty Of every citizen oi
this State to do all within his means to arrest the
progress Of political corruption, reduce excessive
taxation now proying on the people, reform official
abuses wherever they may be found to exist re-
duce as far as practicable the expenses Of legisa.
ton and in fine avert the impending calamiies
which are spreading over the horizon of our politi
cal prosperity, dark clouds portend the coming
| tempest.
ResolUed, That it is not only the duty of our leg
islators to enact wise and efficient laws for the pro-
lection and benefit Of all conditions and vocationl
of the people but to restrain by positive enactment
the increasing torrent Of vice and immoralit,
which seems to peryade the entire State
Resoiced, That we adopt and hereby fully en-
dorse the platform of Wing principles set fortl
in the address and accompanying resolutions O
the late Wing State Convention held at Sacramento
the 25th inst and pledge ourselves to their sup