Butte record., 1856-07-26
Republican state Convention.

Republican State Convention.
by official announcement, put forth by the
Black Republican State Committee, and
published in some of the down river papers,
we notice that a Black Republican State
Convention has been called to meet at Sac
ramento on the 9th August next. The late
Republican ratification meeting in San
Francisco has apparently given great en-
couragement to the few sectional fanatics in
California, and they must needs have state
Convention, to nominate Presidential Elec-
tors, Members Of Congress, &C., &c. We
have been unable to see the necessity or the
policy of organizing Republican party in
California, unless it is done for the purpose
of compelling California to say that other
States shall not be the architects of their
own institutions. Why should California
interfere with the domestic affairs or instit-
utions of other States? 1t is but a short
time since California, without let or him
drance from other States, formed and adop-
ted her present constitution, and was ad
mitted into the Union, that bright galaxy
of sovereign American States. Sectional
fanaticism now seeks to array the youngest
member of the bright confederacy in sec
tional opposion to portion of her elder sis
ters Other States did not interfere with
the formation of our institutions, and we
should not now interfere with the institu-
tions of others. The liberty that we have
enjoyed as a sovereign State, we should not
now deny to other States. Neither do we
deem probable, or possible, that California
will be led to embrace the sectional doctrines
Of the Republican party.
The strength of the Republican party has
not been tested in California; but by the
best data from which we have to judge, the
party will not be able to muster many thou
sand votes in California next November
If we adopt the last Legislature as criteri-
on by which to judge of the numerical
strength of the Republican party, it is in
deed small one. And why should not the
complexion of the Legislature reflect that of
the State upon this subject We are dis
posed to think that it does, and that, too,
with great generosity towards the Black
Republican party, because the Legislature
was composed of men elected by combina-
ton of all the isms against democracy
whereas, if the contest had been between
Democracy and Republicanism, the Legis-
lative halls of our State would not have been
dsgraced by the presence of a Black Repub-
lican. But taking the last Assembly as the
criterion, and the Banks resolution as a test
vote, and there is but about one-eighth of
the voters of the State who are in favor of
the Black Republican institution. Accord
TO this criterion, sectional fanatics might
pan out of the one hundred thousand voters
in California, about twelve thousand Black
Republicans! But We have another criteri-
op by which to judge Of the Numerical
strength of the party. Heretofore there has
been but one avowed Republican Organ in
the State. and that organ failed not great
while since. There were not Black Repub-
licans enough in the State to sustain a single
newspaper! Since the nomination of Free
mont by the Black Republicans, the Mari
qosa claim has given an impetus to the party
and another organ has risen upon the ruins
of the old one, which believes that Black
Republicanisn will pay!
Great parade is also made of the inhuen-
tial names of wealthy persons who favor the
movement in San Francisco. 1t is expected
that these influential and wealthy men will
carry great weight with them, and induce
sufficient numbers to join tie Black Repub-
licans to carry the State for that sectional
party. However severe the reflection may
be it is boldly proclaimed and expected by
the Black Republicans that the wealthy and
influential names, paraded forth to the pub
lie as participants in their ratification meet
ing, will enable them to carry the State for
Fremont. And this, of the intelligent free.
fnen OF America! Verify, the Mariposa
grant. and the wealthy and influential
names of San Francisco, have given to the
party Of sectional fanatics an undue guam
tity of iRpudence, if they suppose the free
and intelligent miners of California can be
purchased to cast their votes for particular
candidate There is however, no longer
doubt that the party of Black Republican
fanatics in California, are to put forth all
their energy to carry the State. They may
succeed in purchasing the renal press OF the
State, and secure the services of all the cor
rupt and unscraplous political tricksters,
and ballot-box suffers. No, no gentlemen
the miners of California will
not vote themselves serfs of Nariposs. IN /
der the plea of extending freedom to the
rolered race of other states, over which they
,an legitimately have no control