, 1857-01-16
Meeting Of The Territorial Democratic
Central Committee.

n meeting OI LHc COuulltee doo'e
named was held at the rooms Of the Wash
ington Hotel, in this place, on Saturday
evening last, the 10th inst PreseneSCol.
Ed. G. FIrzHuGH, of Bellingham Bay,
Whatcom county Hon. HENRY MILES,
of Lewis; W. A. SrRcKLER, Esq, ap-
pointed originally from King county, and
J. W. WILEY, Of Thurston. Mr.. MILES
exhibited letter written to him by Hon.
SETH CArLIN, of Cowlitz county, the fifth
member Of the committee, authorizing him
(Mr. MILEs) to cast his vote in the selec.
tion of the place for holding the next
Territorial Convention, signifyiDg his own
preference in the premises.
After a thorough canvass Of the claims
and grounds of expediency as to the locality
entitled to be designated as the proper
place for the holding of the next conven-
tion, it was decided, unanimously, that
Davis Mills, in the southern portion Of
Lewis county, few miles from Cowltz
Landing, be the place, and The second Monday,
in May, (ths llM) be the time for said con-
ventiOn 10 assemble. 1t was also decided,
unanimously, that an alteration be made in
the npportionment of delegates representing
the respective counties. Instead, as here
tofore, Of one delegate being authorized for
each member of the House of Representa-
tiyes, and two for each member Of the
Council, in the Legislative Assembly, the
next convention will consist of too dele.
gates for each member Of the House, with
out any reference to representation for
members of the Council whatever. This
change has been made on grounds of expe-
diency alone, as it has been found that
when council district is composed Of two,
three or four counties, q misunderstanding
and conflict is liable to arise as to which
county or counties are entitled to the
Council delegates, and as to the manner
the fractional votes are to be disposed Of
To obYiate any difficulty that may arise in
the selection Of delegates to the next con-
vention, the plan above indicated has
been adopted. 1t will be observed that
this change will augment the numerical
strength Of the next convention considers
bly,. but it is democratic axiom, that the
larger the latitude is made for the express
ion of the popular will, in the nomination
Of candidates for Office, the more satisfac-
tory is that expression, the better are the
wishes Of the masses Of the party under
stood and expressed, and the more does TIC
usages of our party approximate 10 the
true meaning Of the word DEMocRAcY-
government by he people," The delibera-
tions Of the committee were entirely har-
mopious, and it is hoped that their action
win give general satisfaction to the mem
bers of the party. Preliminaries for the
nomination of democratic candidate to
represent our Territory in the next Con-
grcss have now been perfected, pending
which, any future transactions Of tho com.
mittee will be communicated to the public
In neither Of the previous elections for
delegate to Congress, did the prospect of
success for the nominee of the democracy
uugur as favorably as at present, prOrided
dlgGys, that the party present to the oppo-
sition an unbrokcn front = prOrided our
ranks are not distracted with useless fueds
aud partisan civil warfare. The late de-
cisiOn Of the people of the United States in
the election Of President and Vice-President
has vindicated the party in this Territory
that from the first stood firm by the meas
ures in virtue Of which the candidates of
the National Democracy ~FeeefSed their
nomination and 70 all intents and pur-
poses, the leading features of the Ciucin.
natl platform have become our political
confession Of faith. The so-called Ameri-
can, the know-nothing, party that menaced
that assailed the democracy with SO much
fury two years ago, has been overthrown
in the States-has been compelled to sue,
cumb-to acquiescc III the will of an over
whelming popular majority ; and in this
Territory. the fires Of their "wigwams y
have either CO. sed to burn, or the order
hes become ihrPOtent for success, save by
uniting its destinies with the disaffected Of
other parties or sectional factions Of equal
unscrupuIousness. With however much
tenacity maay members Of the old-line whig
party amongst us cling to and revere the
name, to them made almost sacred by asso-
eiating It with the memory Of the mighty
dead that once powerful, national party
is extinct--is dead and the demon, Black
Republicanism, has risen upon its grave,
and blasted the objects Of its labOrs, hopes
and struggles. For many years It tamper-