The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-21
CALIFORNIA.

The Republican State Convention of Calfor-
MIA met at Sacramento on the 8th June We
have already published the names of the gen
tlemen nominated by this Convention for Con
gress and State officers. The following resolu-
tons were adopted. 1t will be seen that they
omit direct assertion of the right and duty of
Congressional Intervention for the exclusion of
Slavery from the Territories but negative the
contrary doctrine, that the Constitution carries
Slavery into the Territories, and requires legis-
lation for its support. The resolutions were
adopted without discussion or dissent:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES ON REVOLUTIONS
E. d. BAKER. The General Committee upon
Resolutions have instructed me to report the
following resolutions
ReSolred, That the Republican party of the
State Of California are now, as formerly unal-
terably opposed to the Introduction of Slavery
into the Territories now free, and will use all
ust and constitutional means to prevent it.
ReSolced, That we repudiate the modern dog
that Slavery exists in all the Territories of
the United States by force of the Constitution,
and view it as the entering wedge for the en-
slavement of free States. Great applause.
ReSoICed, That the Intervention OF Congress
for the extension and protection of Slavery in
the Territories, recently announced in Congress
by leading Democrats as a cardinal element of
Democratic faith and practice, is an alarming
evidence of the advance in the demands of the
slave power, and gross nfraction Of popular
rights Applause.
ReSolced, That the corruptions and errors
of the National Administration demand the
sternest rebuke which can be administered by a
free people.
RcSolced, That the welfare of the whole
country and particularly the welfare and politi-
cal influence of California depend upon cheap
and easy communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific States; and while patriotism and
phianthrophy, no less than interest, conspire to
impei the National Republican party to facili-
tate such communication, tie interest Of the
Democratic party lies ia different d;roo-
ton, and It's entire energies are devoted to
other and sectional measures and it is there
fore the deliberate opinion of this Convention
that the dependence of the country for Pa
cifc Railroad is upon the Republican party,
and in no sense upon their opponents. APP
plause.
ReSoiced, That California demands for the
Central mail route from St. Joseph, via Pixies
Peak, Salt Lake, and Carson Valley, to Pla-
Tcerville, the same protection and encourage
ment is extended by Government to the
Southern or Butterfeld route. Applause.
ReSotced, That we approve of the Homestead
Bill. giving home free of cost to every land
less man who will occupy and improve it,
great applause and also favor Grows Land
Bill, providing by law that none of the public
lands shall be sold, except to actual settlers,
until the plots of the surveys of these lands
shall have been in the Land Office ten years
from the time of the survey. Applause.
Resolced, That We are opposed to any unjust
discrimination against naturalzing citizens
which shall require any length of residence
after naturalization before they can vote.
Tremendous cheering and applause