Mountain Democrat., 1857-05-09

The convention was called to order by
DR.. O.-EIarvey, and j. N. b. Wetherwax,
Esq, was elected temporary Chairman,
and +. A. Bishop, temporary Secretary.
Upon motion, Col. Handy stated the OBJ
ject of the Convention.
4 resolution was passed in favor Of APP
pointing a committee Of five TO. report
upon permanent organization. MCssrs.
Handy, johnson, Jackson, Harvey, and
Connrss were appointed by the Chair.
The committee reported as follows:
We, the undersigned, appointed as a
committee to rc-appoint officers for tho
permanent organization Of this meeting,
would respectfully recommend that this
meeting be permanently Orgarizcd by the
appointment Of one President, two Vice
Presidents, and two Seer, tarieS; and that
Lieut. Gov. r. N. Andci son be President,
j. NJ. B. Wetherwax and A. II. IIawlcy,
Esqs., be Vice Presidents, and that +. 4.
Bishop and c. B. Ferguson, EsqS.. he Sec
rctarics of this meeting under its present
organization.
(SignctD JAMES JOlNSON, Ch'n.
The report Of the committee was adop-
ted.
Thercnpon, Lieut. Gov. Anderson took
the Chair, aud declared the Convention
organized for the transaction OF business.
\ resolution was then adopted to ap-
point committee to draft resolutions cx
prcsSive Of the object Of this meeting
The President appointed MCSSrs. John
son, Harvey, CONFESS, Springer, TcbbS,
Cunningham, Larkin and Lee.
The convention took recess Of twenty.
five minutes to give room to the Grand
Jury.
At 81 o'clock p. NJ. the convention was
called to order by the President, and the
committee on resolutions reported as fol-
lows:
The committee appointed TO report res
olutions expressive ofthe sense Of this
meeting, respectfully submit the follow
ing:
Reaolred, That rs the construction Of
the proposed wagon road would operate
as q burden alike upon al the tax payers
Of the county, the money expended in the
construction Of said road should be so cx-
pended as to benefit so far as may bc, all
portions Of the county alike, not diScrim-
inatin&in favor or against any one pOr-
tion ofthe county in particular.
EesolrSd, Therefore, that as means Of
ctIecting that object, the money laid out
l"r that purpose should be expended on
the tastcrly portion Of said road, begin.
ming at the point nearest the eastern ter.
minus that may need expenditure for that
purpose.
Htsolred, That as union is strength. we
recommend the cordial and united sup.
port of the proposed measure. TO our fcl-
iow-ciIizeHs- -Ei-borado,@
and EUlo counties.
The report Of the committee was ador.
ted
Upon motion, ono hundred and twenty
delegates were nominated rird r0ce, for the
convention to be held at Sacramento OF
the llth of the present month. The fol.
lowing persons were elected:
All Hawly, C = Jackson, l. T Carr, J NJ
| WctherwaE, Il VI Anderson, VI Tebbs, H Lar
kin, W Sterling, G Springer, - keene,
B II Nickcrson, Lyman lIoyt, F + Winchell. l.
II Parker. John $ COnncss, J Il McCallum, W
NJ Cary. DIR Baldwin, John Hume, Bowe.
q Morrill, Il T Bruce. Geo Mcdonald. )
Gage. John Borland, E Willow, + A BISHOP,
I Williams, 7 II Hewcs, T Robertson, A II
Taylor. A A Van Guelder, Geo Duden, Vim
Scott, A st. Clair Denver. u X Newell, J n
Douglass, John Cable, " Ii Bisby DIR Butter.
more, N GOetchius, G " Mcdaniel. e John.
son. Squircs, Maj Hoover, = J Frcar, N n
Mitchell, J A McDoukal. Doct Hamm, ID p Tai.
n,adge, 5 Cornell, Maj HOok, Col Dickinson,
II Ferguson, q J Carpenter, Col. Handy, Ii Z
Sloss, = Wheeler, II Mott, J L Cary, -
Foster, II 4 Draper, ID Galbraith, Orr, VIM
Bartlett, - Brocklcss, - Briggs, A Baily,
- Hartman, ] B Port, B McRcham. A Lee,
John Dorsey, Z Ferguson, John O'Donnell, B
+ Hunt. Alex Hunter. DOct Fiskc. 5 Ensming.
or, + p Jones, Doct Edwards, u Carpenter,
- Graham, & ID Hall, Vim Dartran, VIM
Spencer, VIM Hoag. Z Evans, w Leon !.
Foster, = Shaft. y Harvey, - Mcclure, A
Scligman, Capt Rolfc, VIM II Stone. A Rich.
ards, G. Orvis, b C0ats, W ii Smith, J New.
man, DIR Chamberlin, l. B Curtis, VIM ROush
&c Cumbcrwell. VIM Gum. II Smith q L
Chouvin, P Beard. = Douglass, Charles
Geo Scarls, Mcknight.
The following resolutions were adopted:
ReSOlred, That majority of the dele.
gates that may convene at Sacramento on
the llth Of May, be, and they are hereby
authorized to cast the vote Of the county
ResOlred. That the Secretary be dircc-
ted to furnish copy of tkc proceedings
Of this convention to the Sacramento Un.
ion, State Journal, and the three papers
of this county, signed by the President
and Secretary.
On motion, the convention adjourned.
--R r. N. ANDERSON, Pres't
"A. BISHOP, Secretary.