San Andreas independent., 1857-07-04
LETTER FROM ANGELS.
ANGELS, July 1st, 1857.

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have been enjoying " high old time" in this
Camp for the last three days. 0fice-seekers
and whippers-in had been seen in the vicinity
for several days previous; but, on last Sunday
delegates to the Convention began to arrive,
and before midnight so many strangers hdd been
taken IN, to lodgings that some had to sleep at
Sprdrps who had made ample provision to ac-
commodate all who favored him with their pat
ronage.
On Monday, at IL O'Clock A. NJ, they assem-
bed at Stckle's Hall, and were called to order
by the Chairman of the Central Committee
when the Convention proceeded to nominate
temporary Chairman.
The delegates by this time were numerous and
the outsiders more so. So great was the crowd,
and orderly, that it was impossible for the
Chair to decide whom they had elected by
voice, and upon calling for division of the
house, there was no space that was not full, and
again the Chair could not decide which side
had majority, for both sides were blended to-
gether most beautifully. | have no doubt he
could have counted them if he could have found
the place to begin but others differ slightly
with me i'll the latter expressed opinion. AT
any rate, the vote ordered by ballot, after
considerable display of gaseous matter. After
about three hours, VIM. F. Lewis, of Vallecito,
was chosen temporary Chairman, and Robert
ScnJer, OccrelaFicS.
committee of five was then appointed by the
Chair upon Credentials one of seven to report
permanent Officers to the Convention, and one
of three to report the order of business where
upon they adjourned till o'clock P. NJ for the
committees to make reports, and the rest OF
them to l-r, (lager) When they came out into
the street 1t ecas ful, and they Immediately took
measures for filling themselves, so that they
might have a full attendance when they came
together again. One of the Shakspear's has
said and sung that the ''praccdt, theoretical and
principal plank in the Democratic platform, is
lager; J" but this Convention have virtually set
their .taces against 1t and voted it doach.
The Convention took possession OF the Hall
and vast number of outsiders, at the appointed
time, when the Chairman requested them 20
stop their noise, which they did and immedi-
atcly commenced worse one. The chairman
was a most patient and orderly man himself,
and have no doubt he wondered why the devil
did not set Job to preside over Convention
At suggestion from him that it was parlia-
mentary in this country for only tUenty to have
the floor at one time, they demanded of him to
decide which twenty was entitled toit. lie was
about to do so, when the crowd ruled that some
of the delegates had taken seats already Jy con-
tention, and if they did not settle who was en-
titled to sat on that floor instead of who was to
stand, it would lead to more confusion.
Thus matters stood when the Committee on
Credentials came in. Mr.. Norman offered a
resolution that the delegates pledge themselves,
as gentlemen and Democrats, to support and
abide by the decision of the Convention, whether
their seats were contested or not, and demanded
the ayes and nays, which was seconded. Amidst
! the most harmonious discord and the greatest
unanimity of different opinions, one wing then
ruled that all Delegates in the house had a
right to vote on that question, whether entitled
to seats or not, and the other mGjority ruled the
other way, when some one proposed that they
examine that plank in the platform, and they
! adjourned for ten minutes, for that purpose.
When its fitness and adaptation had been
tested, many resolved, like the immortal Adams,
" sink or swim, to stick by it. On assembling,
the out side pressure had gone to supper, and
the Convention appointed door-keeper to keep
out all who would not say he was delegate so
they had what every Yankee wants, more room
was among the fortunate number who would
not say they were delegates, and had the liberty
of the Democratic Convention to stay outside
discovered the next morning, however, that
they had decided that Judge Putney was enti-
tied to seat and had given him the Chair.
understand that after he took the Chair he took
the house and gave them one hundred lashes for
their wild behavior. and wound up by suggest
ing they would have plenty of time to spend
Their money if they did not get along faster
than they had. Somebody felt like we wont
go nome TIL morning" and moved to adjourn
till o'clock A. NJ, June Both
The evening was spent in making acqudiaton-
ces and enjoying themselves, until late bedtime;
all who could find beds (and they found all there
IS in this vicinity went to bed, and the rest
went to SpraWls, who was patronized exclu-
siVely by the best citizens of the comfy. Dur
ing the night the windows of Heaven were
opened and the gentle rains began to fall which
wonderfully cooled the atmosphere and also
the political ardor of the delegates, which pos
sibly prevented fatal results from so many being
packed together. -
Second day, o'clock A. NJ. Judge Putney in
the Chair The Convention came to order and
adopted so much of the report of the Committee
on Credentials as related to uncontested seats
when it was found that one hundred and forty
two were .entited to seats and thirteen seats in
five precincts were contested. The Convention
then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on contested elections, and, forgetting to
choose Chairman to the Committee the Pres
ldent OF the Convention forgot to not preside,
and so they admitted evidence on both sides,
and then ruled, like the sensible Pennsylvania
Judge, that one side would do them Some
times 1t WAS one side and then the other-so
they must have given general satisfaction. They
gave themselves latitude or more ROOM to do
this, by adopting a resolution, Offered by Mr.
Norman, believe,) to the effect that the reso-
luton adopted by the Central Committee was
not fixed and binding rule like the claws of
the Medes and Persians, but only recommen-
dation Thus, after a day and half like
miniature Legislature, they expedited business
sufficiently to get fairly organized, and adopted
a resolution instructing the delegates to the
State Convention to vote for Mr.. Weller for Gov
ernor, in the first place, and in the second place
to vote for the Hon. John b. Weller, and then
when they cannot do any better, to vote for ex-
Senator Weller Again they adjourned to look |
at /" that plank" which had thus far kept them
high and dry" In separate caucuscs the town
ships then nominated their delegates to the
State Convention, and retired to private life to