The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-11
Miners and Settlers Convention.

Miners and Settlers Convention.
We learn. for several days previous to Tues
day last t,notices had been posted in various parts
of the county for Miners and Settlers meet
ing at this place on that day. But nothing
was heard Of it by our citizens until within
few hours Of the meeting. This, to many Of
the democrats looked rather ominous Of
Know-Nothing move and various were the
consultations as to what was best to be done.
At last it was agreed that few democrats
should attend at the Court House, and if they
saw a disposition of the K. Ms to organize
the meeting to pitch in and divide the dele
gates with them, or beat them if thought ne
cessary.
We did not enter the court room until after
the convention had organized, and soon found
that it was the scene of very pretty politi
cal sham convention between all the prOmi.
nent members of the Know Nothing lodge in
this place and few democrats who had at
tended for the express purpose we have stated
above To our belief there was actually but
one man in the room yhO cared anything
about the objects for which the meeting was
convened. and that was Mr.. Willis, a ranch
man. whom we never saw or heard Of before
We found the chair filled 10y Mr.. Jordan, a
Democrat. and the Secretary's seat, by po-
litical nondcscript. Mr. Carpenter; and as we
entered Mr.. Scobeys motion to appoint COM
mittee of three to select delegates to the STATE
Convention was carried, and the Chair ap
pointed Messrs. Scobey. Willis, and Geo. An
derson. Mr.. A. had just entered the room and
did not know to what he was appointed until
it was explained to him. The committee re-
tired and in the meantime the convention was
addressed by Mr.. Beecher, an abolition
Know-Nothing from Rattlesnake, and Secre-
tary Carpenter. who went into an explanation
of the objects of the meeting
The committee returned and reported the
names of the following persons as delegates
to the State Convention, tOwit: James T.
Damrron. Judge Price. G. E. Carpenter. Dan
iel Choate, P. II. Clayton, and Jas. B. Craw-
ford
Mr.. Scobey moved the report of the CON-
mittee be adopted.
Thereupon Judge Hale got the floor and de-
fined his position by stating he did not con-
slider himself member of the convention,
but when he saw Mitchell Myres and others,
(thesc gentlemen claimed to be spectatOrs)
bell ,wethers of the democrats, there. he was
hound to take part. He did not belong to
the Miners and Settlers party. out he was
proud to state he belonged to the American
(Know-Nothing) party. He was opposed to
political bell l-wethers of other parties coming
into the convention and pretending to act in
behalf of Settlers and Miners, when their only
object was to gain their political ends in the
State Convention. He thought he saw an un.
der current in the transaction. He said. he
believed the truth Of the matter was the Dem
Ocrats were trying to get delegates who would
endorse the nomination of John Bgler. and
who cared not d for the Miners and Set
tiers; and to test the sincerity Of those pres
ent he would move that those who were re-
commended as delegates to the State COnven.
ton come forward and pledge themselves to
support the nominees of that body. Upon
which discussion arose, and was finally
passed.
DR.. Crandall was of the same way of think
ing as his friend Hale. who had expressed his
ideas He thought he saw "a hole through
stone."-the convention reminded him of some
old aunty's carpet
Judge Fitzsimmons did not consider himself
a member of the convention. and had intend
ed not to take any part in it, but having been
invited there by his friend Hale, who was
taking such an active part, he would come in
just for the purpose of voting against him.
Mr.. Carpenter, complied with the resolution.
He would support the nominees Was opposed
to DR.. Gwin and land monopoly.
Mr. Crawford would support the nominees
if they suited him, and if honest men and not
abolitionists were chosen.
The other delegates not being present could
not of course give pledges as to their course
in the Settler convention at Sacramento.
Mr.. Scobey called for the previous question.
which had been moved and seconded some
time before.
Mr.. Hale moved an adjournment and con
tended that his motion was in order.
Mr.. s. contended no motion was in order