The Placer herald., 1857-07-18
NUMBER Is.
Speech of Mr.. Stanlv.

The Republican delegates to the State Com
vention, who came down from Sacramento
to this city on Thursday evening went after
their arrival to the house of Edward stanlv,
their nominee for Governor, where they
cheered him and made other demonstrations
including speech by one of their numbers,
Mr. Ira p. Rankin.-7oaon Talk.
GENTLEMEN AND FELLOW CITIZENS ,-Yov
have taken me entirely by surprise by thia
nomination. | had supposed that ! had pro-
vided against every possibility of nomina.
ton by your Convention. have conscient-
iously urged my friends to allow me to re.
main in private lie. | purposely left tho
city on business in an adjoaing county at
this time, to avoid being interrogated or nom
mated by your body. Having business in
Sonoma county, fixed on the 9Th of July to
attend to it, and supposed was beyond tha
reach of Park or the telegraph I: It seems
it was Of no use. say to yor gentlemen,
as have said to my friends, ii at 10 not
desire any place or Office. .cft my native
State to avoid the annoyances of public office.
commenced my public life while young and
imprudent, and having been actively thus en-
gagged for many years, have now sought re-
pose yet believe no good citizen has
right to Withhold his influence or services when
called upon 10y the people
Since my residence in California ! have
studiously avoided all interference in poltical
or public affairs have not in four years.
read political speech, to inform myself Of
the principles Of the respective parties, nor
have read political platform of any party.
do not believe in platforms. believe hl
good, honest, conscientious and patriotic citi-
zens. believe you are actuated by the best
of motives in your action, and know that +
am surrounded by honest and worthy fellow
citizens, who desire a reformation in the goy-
ernment affairs of our State.
shall enter into the canvass In no half,
way manner; that is not the way do things.
II will now be my duty to address YOU
throughout the State, when | shall be per-
mitted to give you my views more at length.
This is not tre time for long speech. /
am under many obligations for your kind
considerations and the confidence your Con-
vention manifests in me, If elected, which
ia a matter of very little signicatpn to me.
shall endeavor to do my duty,
| had rather have the good opinion of a
half dozen good and worthy citizens, than en-,
joy the consultations of success. Let us be
kind and conslderate to our opponents, They
are our fellowcitzens and by kindness We
may persuade some of them to our princi.
pies. Let us enter the campaign with earn-
estness and a determination to reform our
State.
! will say to you, as have never said in
public, that am the first Southern man that
east a vote in Congress fer the admission of
our State with just such a Constitution as she
pleased to farm. And upon this question |
Wen back to my constituents and fought the
most desperate, and in some respects, un,
pleasant campaign Of my life, n which Iwas
successful. | was opposed, on account OF 70.
cording my yo;e for your admission rs
Free State.
AS | said before, ] hall 60 about this eau,
vass earnestly, caring little, so far as my own
personal feelings are concerned for the tri-
umph. "Whero thou goes will 60. Thy
people shall be my people, and thy God shsIi
be my Cod"