The Nevada journal., 1856-09-12

second State Convention of the Ameri-
can party assembled in Sacramento last
Tuesday week. 1t was the largest and
certainly one of the most harmonious
bodies yet assembled in California;.
Log rolling ard wire pulling were un-
| known.
A. B. Dibble was nominated TO the
Chair, and the temporary organization
ofthe body completed by the appoint
ment of Fred. Hall, of Marin, as Sccre-
tary, and two Sergeant-at-Arms.
The Chair appointed Committee on
Credentials consisting of one from each
county, when the Convention adjourned
until afternoon.
The Committee on Credentials report
ed in favor of the vote cast for Governor
johnson being the basis of representa-
tion in the Convention, which was ae-
eeded to.
A Committee was appointed to report
permanent officers to the Convention,
and the order of business, when the
Convention adjourned till next day at
10 A. M.
The following were the permanent
officers selected by the Committee
President-J G. McCallum, of Ell
Dorado.
Vice .Presidents-T J. Oxley, of Tu-
olumne j. II. Harris, of Marin; r. G.
Weir, of San Joaquin; Eben Niles, of
Sierra Alexander G. Bell, of San Fran
cisco.
Secretaries--T. A. Thomas, of Sac
ramento E. c. Gillette, of Shasta; G.
Patterson, of Yuba A. S. Grant, of
Placer.
Sargeant-at-Arms-Alexander Coffin,
of Sacramento. Assistant-John Jen-
nings, of Sacramento
On the second ballot for congressman,
on Thursday, B. c. Whitman, ofSolano.
was declared nominated, and loudly
called for lie appeared amid the most
rapturous applause and in feeling and
appropriate manner addressed the Con-
vention in the following terms:
"Gentlemen, excuse me; | cannot ex-
press my feelings. 1t is a time for action
not words-for working, not speaking
and promise you that for the next sixty
days | will work faithfully and uneeas-
ingly. | will not say, as an old politician
in this State once said, that | will 90
into every gulch in the State which is
large enough for me to get into, but
viii go from County to County through
out the State and lay not aside my ar
NOR till the battle be fairly won. Gen
tlemen, | can but feebly express the
feelings of my heart. 1t is proud thing
for any young man to have his name as
sociated with Millard Fillmore and An
drew jackson Donelson, bnt it is a
prouder fame to receive the preference
of Convention of American frcemen
and gentlemen, when / am elected, as [
know [ shall be, and take my seat in
the halls Of Congress, if ever | should
do one deed against the best interests of
California and the American party, may
that deed be my last Ours is a cause
only less holy than the crusade for
which Peter the Hermit preached over
all Europe to urge men to rescue the Sc
pulchre of the Savior from the posses
sion of the Saracens. Ours is crusade
in favor of and for the protection of
o,,I
erty. Let us labor not for the North
nor the South, the East nor the West,
but for the whole Union. Let us here
resolve that California at the coming
election shall prove herself as she ought
to be, the leading State of the Union
We have come here from all parts of the
State as brothers, fighting in one COM
mon cause. Let the aged give their
counsel, the middle aged their strength,
and the young theirzcal, and let us fight
hand and hand for Fillmore and the
Union"
Mr.. Whitman left the hall in an up
roar of enthusiastic cheering.
On the fourth ballot of the second
trial for candidates for Congress, our cs-
teemed fellow citizen A. B. Dibble re-
ceived & large majority Of all the votes
cast and was declared the nominee Of
the Convention.
The young American of Nevada
was shouted for and he mounted the
restrum amid a storm of enthusiasm that
shook the solid walls. Responding to
the nomination he said
81 would that l could express to you
the feelings ofmy heart at receiving the
nomination you have generously ten
dered me. To receive nomination
from the American party Of the State of
California | shall ever regard as the
proudest triumph of my life. 1t is
greater honor than l had the right to
hone or dream of-far greater than [