The Trinity times., 1855-07-28

and tn ne Democrats, good and true, were
elected said del gates
On o,ion # j. MrGa'ivrav. the Convcn
'ion appointed Me>srs J G Blrch. George
Crosson, J CouIstock. j : Mccain. and !
logan, Central Committee for the ensuing
year.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams. a comritee
composed Of Nl,ssrs Harris Chase. aud Me-
GlIyray, were appointed 10 prepare an al
dress, 10 III, Democracy Of Trinity County
for publicat on.
On notion the Convention adjourned.
+. HARRIS, President
Il. d. CHASE, Secretary.
To the Democracy OF Trinity County;
We the UNDERSIGNED Committee. appointed
to prepare an address to the Dcnocracy Of
Trinity. respectfully beg lrave 10 submit for
YOUR consideration. the following statement ot
The proceed ngS Of County Convention
held pursuAn t. public not ce. in the Town ul
Wcayer'iile on the 2ist inst -
Before stating the proceedings Of the Con
ycnton hoN ever, We wish in call YOUR attrn
ton 10 the fact that the know Nothing or
Amcri, an party have organised numerous
lodges throughout the country. and are ex.
rrting all cir STR naIh to secure the def at
ot tie Drmocrauc parry N the ensuing erc-
ton From the manner IN which the pri-
mary meeting was conducted IN W.averylr
On The pr, cediBg lriday event e. it was l.
viuus that nearly all if not the entire delega
non from his precinct, we're mrmhcIs the
Know Mailing or American party. 1t was
al o plainly To- be seen, in fact it was as
clear ~ iuu :, that some of the uu' side pre-
cmcls ~ere represented by members # the
secret order. Those of the delegates who
were OPP oscd to the ord,r on asccriaiuin.
hrse facts, resolved to introduce Il resolution
requiring every candidate coming beicre the
invention for the nomination of Assem-
byman, to pledge his honor as man tia,
he did not belong to any secret political or
nanizalion whatever. and more particularly
q the st. called Know Nothing or American
party.
ON the appointed day the Convention as
semblcd a, the Court House. and organised
by elccting r. lla RS. of Oregon Gulcn,
Chairman pro Ten. and T. " llIams, Of
WcaycrvIlc. Secretary The char appoint
ci committee an cr,dcut ais. who reported
that thirty drlrgates were entitled to Il seal
ia the Convention. aud their report was ac-
certrd Mr.. G.. +. Williams then nominated
+. llai1i, for a peiRaae i "tiictr of the Con-
vsuiion, ana a.su nominated tor Secretary
person " hose name we do not remember.
bui Ic is well known a> one of those " ho
ucre siighll iljured by the tall az of the
Know Nothing iiall in Ncav,ryl.lc. Both
gentlemen w,rr elected. aud afVr the object
d the Convention had teen stated by the
Chairman. q motion Was made and carried
that the Cunv, ntiuu proceed to nominate can.
didatrs for the Assembly; whcrcupm W.
W Upon and \ j. Feter were nominated
a. such.
The p, rson whose duty it was to introducn
the resolution. requiring tie candidates 10
pledge themselves as not belonging 10 ANY
secret political organization, la not had suffi-
cicut time 70 put his hands IA his peck, aud
extract the rcs,luton thrrcf on, before
mot on was made and carried that the Con
v4utinn proceed 10 ballot The re solution
was IN handed in, but it being decided out
IF order. a mot on Was made 10 rc> end the
previous vote. The morton was declared l1s
by "A small majority. whcrcupun Mr. McGl
vraI stated lu the Convention that h caur
here instructed by his constituents lol t.
vote for any candidate who refused io plrdL,.
hiulsclf before the Convention that he did u. I
belong To tie Know Nothing or American
party.
Mr. Al. Fclcr then came forward and
stated to the Convention that he was aud
AWAY, had been Deiuocrnl that he was
ippus 4 to al secret political organizations,
and d'd not at the present time bclung ~ the
Know Nothing or American party.
L Il. 4
NON that he had been Democrat f,r fifteen
Years, aud was slll sill Democrat tint he
tut got to mention whether he was or was MOI
"a ur-urh r Of the Know Nothing order
MIR f,Ijcr then remarked that he would
not accept nomination from Know 40
thug a>svmblagc. and after withdrawing hOo
name he l,lt the Coult llou,e, Whcl,upon
the Chairman and thutycl Of the d,lrpa,c>
withdrew aud held separate Cuuv,u.
ti,u lhr proceedings Of which are published
to day under tie heal .nt DemOrrst,c Auul
Know Nothing Conveution.'
We are aware that ihe delegates who re
ma ned at the Court House wtll ,ndrayor Il
make il appear that we are b,'tctS' from
The true Democracy 1--we are aware that ",
have dlsarraugrd the plans of the poitical in
treu,r> and wire WORKERS no hav, been
cars to the County "t Trinity -Wearr aware
I az a th. array Of lrgl tal,nt whch the
town of Neaveryilr has the M sioriuur t.
have co fn,d within her lml:s viii b.
b. ought forward to condemn the course we
have taken in the matter, and line upun lur
quoted ana written, to prove that nIgnrlte.
should always rni,'. and 10 matter h,,v bitter
he pill tht se N the minority must stand up
to the rack and swallow +, with good grac,
Bat f,thH. conid,ui that the stand which
We have t.kcn in opposition TO Know No
ihlugsm vii. eventually be for liz best in