The Trinity times., 1855-08-11
American State Convention.


VI nion assembled IN Sacrament on Tuesday
morning IN the Congregational Church on
, XIII street, aud organized Temporarily b,
he appointment of Samuel Smith. Of Yuba.
rs Chairman. and Charles Miller, Of San
Francisco, Secretary
committee WAS tie reupon appointed To-
"xam'ne and rep ri credentials. aud a resolu
non adopted To admit Representatives of the
press Of the Third Degree of the Ordrr.
~ recess was :h-n taken III ? o'clock p. VI.
AFrrEHooH SESSION.
The Convention having re.asscmbl.d. -
comm;ttee of one from each county VA. ap-
polnted To nominate and repnr, permanent
officers and rulers for the goyernmeu Of the
Convention.
Another recess was then taken ill s
o'cL.ck in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The committee prrviou is appointed re-.
ported the nam's "f the 20 lowing us perfna
neIt officers OF the Convention
President. james W. Cuaroih Wee
Prrsidrntn A. Means. | nae Dav.a .Jano
Churchman. VIM Th"rnburYh. II Bates
ln0E.r Cla- Ford T. ". Robertson. l. II
l'"rc"", Robert Mccall. =. C. Hating. +.
l. Bond and II. Il IAihrop: Secretaries.
has. H. illrr aud VIM r. Vaughan ;
Marshal. Alcx coffin.
The report win adapted. together " III
rules nj regulations recon ueGdrd
he following ri tiorm va, then adop'e
unaii o.ly:
! The American Parry Of the Stat~ of CalI
inrnia. IN Conv niinn assembled declare the
following AS the principles OF their Associa
non:
/ !. The mant nance and support Of the
! Union agnlnet AL u ttnpls TO overthrow Or
undermine.
3 The supremacy Of the Const tuition and
Laws oi The EepuhI
y ju lici"us revision 0f th laws ieau.
lating aura zttlon.
! Universal religious federation.
5. No unlOn of Church AID State
! d. i"ti' GIbe "pp"stl"n To the appointment
or rltcl on to nliir, of trust, hnnur or runnlu
unnt, of al VIII" are not iruly rational ~
irelng, aud especially nf AL wh" ackDowledg
allegiance to any foreign v"v,r ,urnt.
!. y stern and unqul ii, opp"st'on a.
all corruption aud fraud ia hgh places
X. III" pres''rvat un of the purlt" 0f III,
ballot box, aud with u view tn rrto, ,hr earl,
ad"p'ion of - jud,cious reg g-ira,i"n law in
/ 81.
lent mul .lplicalion ot votes.
y. The ialmrdatc approp i.ti0n by Con
vrr~s 81 either money or Ia q or both, in
sufficient quantIti' 8 t. s,ru",. the earl, tslai
! lIshmcnt i "a railway from the Pacific OCEAN
10 the Ni~ss 'ppl River.
10. The most liberal aud Just legislation IN
favor 81 that portion of our p pualIou know u
~ " SETTLERS "
IL. Eligibil " Ia onire both in the States
an Nation, should be- restricted t, persons
born within the jurisdiction or on some pari
ot the hrr,lor, Included wllhin the r1slin.
bounds OF the United states.
~ The firmesi aud most enduring oppo-
"tion I" the agitation all qu,stioLs OF u
n-r, ly sectional character.
l3 krrrnchmcnt aud reform the civil
administration in Calornis. bv reducing the
rIprnse~ oi government and I,ssrninX the
burihrn- OF the tax payers
IA To apply in all cn.rs the IcfIcrsonian
test in selecting men for office, viz IL he
l"nrst. IL he capable, VIII he support the
constitution 2"
i5 Utter disregard Of ancient part, nam' =
aud warn uut party l.sneS. add cordial con
fraternity with all who are willing to CO.
operate with us in support of the principles
herein set forth.
MIR. Matheson moved that the Convention
proc ed to ballot lor "A candidale for Go, ernUr.
The mutlnn WAS lost.
The Convention adjourned till . o'c.ock
\. Nj Tomorrow.
sE- We are Informed by Mr. W A.
Nix. Esq., If Shasta. Who arrived in town
lat evening, that t,leVraphic despatch to
Mary svll le states that J Nicely Johason, oi
sacramento, received the nomination for
Governor, on "Wednesday.