Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-07-19
California Dcl~gntiOn.

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We notice with feelings Of regret that abe
California delegation to the National Con
vention, saw proper to disregard the positive
aud almost unanimous instructions of the
State Convention from which they received
their authority as delegates. The doctrine
of instruction is one that has long been rec
ognzed by the Democracy, and the extraor-
binary conduct of our delegates in violating
those instructions, and throwing the vote of
California against Buchanan, has not only
occasioned much surprise, but will meet
with the universal regret and disaprrobation
of the democracy of the State. Buchanan
was the choice of the people of California,
and the delegates were instructed to cast
the vote of the State for him, and to use all
honorable means to secure his nomination.
This they failed to do.
The State Journal learns by private let
ters that the delegation held q caucus and
passed resolution that majority should
cast the vote in the Convention. What right
had "the majority" to violate their instruc-
tions' They were sent there to represent
the State, and not to trade off the wishes Of
the people to secure their own advancement,
If they could not comply with the instruc-
tions of tho convention. they should have
declined serving in the capacity of ofdelegates.
We hope they may be able to explain the
matter in manner satisfactory to them
selves but cannot see how they can do 50
Had their candidate been successful, the
delegation would have been all right, and
they could have laughed at the instructions
of the people. But the man, to oppose whom
they violated the positive instructions of the
convention, has received the nomination, and
hence the necessity for explanation. The
excuse given by Col. Inge, that Pennsyl ylvania
opposed CALIFORNIA; portion Of the platform,
is entirely without weight, because the res
olution was only opposed by the Pennsylva.
MIA delegation because of its introduction
out of order. This Col must have known
Besides the caucus Of the delegates, and the
resolution adopted by them to permit ma.
jority to cast the vote of the delegation, ex
hibits previous design in the delegton t(
go contrary to their instructions.
A letter from the Hon. z. C Rust, to the
Editor Of the State Journal, says that he
Mr.. Dawley, and Mr.. Hill Of Sonoma, were
entrapped by the majority resolution, anC
that they will issue an address to the democ
racy on the subject Poor fello VS.! EN-
trapped" were they' They shonld never
own it, if they really were entrapped, be-
cause the instructions were given them fol
the purpose of keeping them out Of traps
and it appears to US that the instructions
should have been more binding than The
majority resolution An acknowledgement
that they were "entrapped," is equal to AT
admission that they had undertaken duty
which they were not capable of performing
But, pshaw! All the excuses thatcan be
put forth by the delegation, and all the ad'
dresses that they can publish, will not sue
ceedin convincing a single intelligent man
that the delegation were actuated by de-
sire to vote in accordance with their instruc-
tons Should they succeed in setting them
selves right before people of California, We
shall take great pleasure in mentioning the
fact.