The Placer herald., 1857-07-18

e"o tIHo-uVNoiou Ps!0CiP!eS VI instructions
and feels. it duty to condemn the conduct
of our recent delegates to the Democrats
National Convention at Cincinnati, for tbe;,
objectionable disobedience in voting aoa;n..
that sterling patriot and honored statesman
James Buchanan, now President of the IT,;
ted States.
Mr.. P. I. Herbert Of Mariposa, of the com
mittee on Platform and Resolutions, made =
minority report containing these resolutions.
Resolved, That the perpetuity Of our dem.
ocratic form of government, is based upon tha
respect Of the people for the laws they them.
selves create.
Resolved, That ipasmnch, under our form
of government all power comes from tho
people, and constitutions and laws are bu.
the expressions Of the popular will, therefore
the late violations Of our constit ltion and
laws, by portion of tine people orpspiz;no
themselves into armed bodies and excerc;s;nse
legislative, judicial and executive functions s
direct repudiation of the principles upon
which our Government is founded, and c.n
but tend to debase us in the estimation or
the people Of other countries, and postnono
tho day when Republican form Of ooyern
ment will be the one only known among ciy;.
lized nations.
A motion was made to lay Mr.. Herbert'.
resolutions on the table, which was strenuous.
ly opposed by that gentleman, who denounc.
ed the Vigilance Committee and Black Ro.
publicans in unmeasured terms, and comni;.
mented Mr.. Nugent, of the San Francisco
Herald, for his independent course during
the troublesome times of 1853.
Mr.. Porter, Of Caaveras, contended that
the resolutions were a minority report. and
could not be summarily disposed OF, as con.
templated by the motion.
Mr.. Anderson. Of Nevada, said that from
tho first he had been opposed to the actions
Of the Vigilance Committee, and was so STILL
But he thought the introduction Of such
resolution uncalled for and impoltic.
Mr.. Hawks, of San Francisco, in lengthy
speech favored the resolutions.
Mr.. Lee, Of El Dorada. opposed the pass
age Of the resolution. The question was
purely local one, and only interested San
Francisco. He knew residents of Ell Dora
do county, Democrats from their cradle, who
had and did still sympathize with the vg.
lance Committee, and he knew that the De.
unimpeachable.
Mr.. Hoge, Of San Francisco, said he could
not sit silently and not take part in discuss
ion such as he had just heard The resou.
ton rested and should rest not only on the
platform Of the Democratic party, but on
that of all republican governments. lie was
pleased to see that tie Chief Magistrate Of
the nation had announced and proved him
self determined to put down all such treson-
able organizations, founded for the purpose Of
setting at defiance the laws and constitution
Of their country.
Mr.. Van VOORHEES, opposed the resolution
on the ground that the merits Of the ques.
ton should be confined to San Francisco.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Sierra, offered the fol-
lowing substitute for IMr. Herbcr.s resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Democracy Of Califor-
mia will ever support the Constitution and
laws Of their State, and Of the United States,
and will ever use their utmost cndcavors to
preserve as sacred and inviolatc that price.
less Legacy of our fathers contained in the
Bill Of Rights and the writ Of hnJeas eorpus
On the adoption Of Mr.. Campbell's sub
stitute for Mr. Herbert's resolutions the ayes
and noes were demanded, and the substitute
was adopted by the following vote-aycs 1871,
noes l04.
The resolutions in majority report were
taken up read seriatim, and unanimously ad-
opted with the greatest enthusiasm.
The Campbell resolution was added to the
Platform by vote Of 242 ayes to 81 noes
The entire Platform was then unanimously
adopted, and the convention took recess
till o'clock p. NJ
EVENING SESSION.
Convention called to order at o'clock.
The President stated the receipts Of mon'
cy collected to be $6ls,5O.
The expenses Of the convention were, rent
Of the church, $500, and incidentals $l7l,5o,
in all S47l,5O. The remainder, $4,000, was
ordered to be divided among the three Ser
geant-at-Arms.
motion was made to take the minority
report from the table.
The resolution condemning the conduct Of
the delegates to the Cincinnati Convention
was read.
motion was made to postpone indefinite
ly the resolution and carried.
The ayes and noes being called for, tho
President declared that they were called for
in time.
Col. For'nan appealed from the decision Of
The call OF the roll was ordered on the ap'
peal from the decision Of the Chair, that the
yeas and nays were called in time, Ayes
l03, noes 1877. So the whole business was
indefinitely postponed.
Col. Hook presented the report OF tho
committee to report a State Central commit
tee.
The committee recommended that tho
meetings be held at Sacramento, and tn"-
seven members be quorum.
The following constitute the State Central Com'
mittee