Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-22
American Mass Meeting.


On Thursday evening last an American mass
Meeting was held in front Of the City Drug Store,
in this place The attendance considering the
short notice which was given of it, was quite
large. The meeting was organized by calling /.
G. Messec. Esq, to the chair. Maj. G. W. Bowie,
the American candidate for Governor, was intro
ddced to the meeting by the chairman. Mr..
Bowie proceeded to elaborate upon the State is
sues involved in the campaign The Maj. in bis
retrospective view of The various administrations
of the State government, since the admission Of
California into the Union showed the fallacy of
party names and party pretentons. He main
tained and adduced many weighty facts to sub.
stantiate bis position that although the people
of California had now sadded upon their shoul-
ders the enormous debt of over 81, 900 900. and
which the honest, hard working masses would be
called upon to pay-there was no equivalent 10
the State for such an improvident and reckless
expenditure of the peoples money.
He next reviewed the condition OF the Common
Schools, contending that if any considerable por-
tion Of this vast amount OF money had been ap.
propriated to the establishment of good Common
Schools throughout the State by which the rising
generation Of California could receive the ad-
vantages of an education, there might be some
pretext or justification for the contraction Of this
onerous debt. The Maj. spoke some two hours,
and confined himself TO the discussion of the is
sues which interest California. lie deprecated
the practices of those politicians who endeavorcd
n can IN il,n apla by n
pretension, and descanted upon the hollowness
Of such promises. Maj Bowic's speech was list
ened to with attention, and when he closed there
was prolonged applause.
DR.. Raymond, the candidate for Licnt Gov.
ernor, next addressed the meeting in few brief
remarks, stating his position as a candidate of
the American party.
II. J. Howe, Esq. made few remarks appro-
pirate TO the occasion Loud calls were made
for Judge Pitzer. who Immediately made his ap-
pearance upon the stand. The Judge hcsitated
to make speech, stating as reason for such
! hestancy, that he was not now in politics. nor
did he owe allegiance TO any party now in exist
ence. lie had formerly belonged to the Demo
cratic party, but that party having allowed cor
ruption to creep into its midst, and tolerated
such abuses Of it's principles. that he could no
longer cooperate with it, He believed that the
American party, the principles of which he ad-
vocated last year had no real existence, and
that the issues of the present campaign we.~
those between the Republican o"S democratic
parties He spoke in high Ierms of Maj. Bowie,
The Standard bearer cF the American party in
California as a Gentleman of honor, ability and
| weII-trioS fntegrty.
mai Bowie replied to the remarks Of Judge
! Pitzer, and alluded 10. in severe terms those
who had abandoned the American party in its
supposed adversely, and particularly TO those
who had received Offices of honor and trust at
the hands of the American party. During the
remarks there was loud applause, and the meet
ing became quite enthusiastic.
The chairman ]. G. Mcssec, Esq. closed the
meeting with few remarks in support of the
principles enuuciated from the stand.