The Nevada Democrat., 1859-06-22
Proceedings of the Peoples Mass County
Convention.

men Of the county, in convention, for the Pur-
pose of nominating county officers. In the course
of the forenoon two or three citizens Of Bridgeport,
one of Grass Valley, and one Of Little York town.
shin arrived in town. Their arrival created no par
ticular sensation, nor did anything up to the
hour of meeting, to indicate that old political par
ty was about to be resusctated under new name.
Punctually at two o'clock, the Court House bell
announced that the time had arrived for the peo-
ple to assemble, and in the course half hour
between sixty and seventy had assembled at the Court
House. John Anderson requested that those who
intended to take part in the proceedings should come
inside of the bar and that outsiders should take the
back seats. The wheat having been separated from
the cha it appeared that of those present twenty
nine intended to take part in the proceedings-the
others being mere lookers-on.
T. B. Mcfarland called the assemblage to order,
and stated that the meeting had been called by per-
sons who we're not satisfied with any of the political
parties of the present day, for the purpose of nomi
mating candidates for county officers.
Mr.. E. G. Waite nominated John Williams for
! Chairman. Carried.
Mr.. Williams, on taking the chair, returned
thanks for the honor. He was sorry to see so slim
an attendance, but reoiced to know that there
were a few independent spirits who would not follow
the lead of of the corrupt political parties OF the
present day. whose only principles the spoils Of
Office He was not aware that any person present
was hankering after Office, but if there was any
such there was slim chance of his getting one.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, Ed. Wheaton was
appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Mcfarland said that the original intention
was to call mass meeting to-day, for the purpose
OF making nominations for county officers. But the
time was so short since the call had been published
that the people in many parts of the county had
heard nothing of the NATTER others thought it
, was "sell." The masses of the people acting
with cannot leave their business to attend pOlit
cal Conventions. He suggested that the meeting
should appoint committee with power to call a
County Convention, so that the party in all sections
of the county could be represented by delegates for
the could not be expected to leave their work
for the purpose Of building up new party on pure
principles He thought that there was really po-
tical party in the country; that the divisions in the
Democratic party merely conestfo the spois;
and that in the of another year. nearly all the
so-caled Douglas Democrats would be acting with
the loco foco party, (appause) He thought if this
movement carried out in good faith, that there
q was possibility of electing some Of the nominees
this year that another year the county mightbe car
ried and at the same time the nucleus Of pure and
n independent party would be formed, around which
all the patriotic throughout the State and nation
! could rally. There probability that an inde-
pendent candidate would be elected to the Presiden-
:. cy in 1860, (applause) He should be glad to hear
: Mr.. o. NJ. Tomlinson coincded with the views Of
the gentlemen who had just taken his seat. Not be-
ing accustomed to public speaking, he had written
out his views, and he begged the indulgence Of the
s Convention while he read his speech.
Mr.. PREsIDENT.-Uneducated and unaccustom-
ed to public speaking as / am, an eloquent address
cannot be expected from me. Still will endeavor
to speak sufficiently ineligible to be understood.
''Man ia created equal and of right ought TO be so."
Thomas Jefferson.
Live die, survive PERISH sign that declaration"
John Adams.
A "A patron patrot."-Gsorge Woshinyton.
trade and American sailors rights through
out the world the seas over "-IfenTy Clay
ASK for nothing that not clearly right, and submit
, to nothing wrong. ."-Andreto Jackson.
1s The farther the judiciary is removed from the
! people, the purer 1t will be-"
. I'd Everything is fair in politics"
''The sober second thought OF the people
right-ever efficient. Martin Yam BWen.
mo North no South, no East, no West-our country
our whole country .'-Aillard Fillmore.
SO far in me lies, the principle of right is the
|. god worship.
Fully coinciding with the views VIM. L. Marcy,
that to the party in the ascendancy Office belongs,
for the administration Of the government; adding
one of my own-those that come in at the eleventh
hour should be respected-ever adhering to the mot
to-: Country first, country always, country right
wrong party only when right eternal vigilance the
price of liberty, regulated by just and equitablelaws;
: liberty ever and forever.
With these sentiments it is right to refer to the
old landmarks and courses pursued by former ad-
mnstrations.
TThe speaker then entered into an elaborate re-
view of the political history Of the country commen-
cling with the administration of George Washington.
During the delivery OF the Speech fourteen Of the
twenty-nine Peoples Party men went and took their
seats outside of the bar-sgnigfyng by this act that
tba haI off tha I'm IN tho
mean time was rapidly walking the floor and grind
ing his teeth The speaker concluded as follows j
We now come to the nomination of Buchanan,
n Fremont and Fillmore, Buchanan elected, an
l. nouncing on the start to get the nomination. that
his name was no longer James Buchanan; much
J. as to say: Elect mel will be your automaton-to
= = move as you please; consequently l do not think
= James Buchanan worth noticing. / am going to
construe the course of the Administration wing oi
locofoco party as understand it the same Gen
l. Jackson construed the meaning of the Constitution
; he understood it. And contend that the Cabi-
J. net and leading locofoco party men responsible
for attempting to remove the judiciary far from the
% people, in accordance with Mr.. Van Burens notion
of hings-endeavoring to frame and adopt State Con
ID stitutons by means of State Conventions, without
placing them before the people to approve or reject
\. by direct vote.
d 1t is the Administration wing of the locofoco par
! ty that is responsible for quartering troops the
people of Territory, the pretense of protecting
the polls and making behave civil at elections.
. 1t is the leading locofocos that responsible fol
# largely increasing officials and army officers to carry
It on war against that great and powerful Utah Nor
mon nation, headed by that terrible potentate Brig
: ham Young.
1t is the locofoco dynastic wing of the Administers
ton that is to blame for draining the Treasury and
z running the nation in debt in time of peace-upor
the principle of Martin Van Buren, that anything is
e fair in politics.
1t is locofocoism that is carrying out the sedition
!, views of the old Federal party, under the admins
9 any one officially that dares speak disparagingy o.
their acts, (no matter how true he may be to the
;, Democracy of his country in many instances equal
to Tory oppression, that caused forefathers tc
buckle on their amors and fight for liberty.
e Under such considerations, is it not time for the
people to take sober second thought AS for being
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