The Shasta courier., 1859-07-16


Canon House,. J. Bell, Armstrong.
Churntown.-McGee, Hovey, Adams.
Clear Creek.-Stephen Lean.
Cottonwood. Wilson, Garrison.
Dog Creek.-Cameron, Phillips.
Eagle Creek.-Lemon, Terbush.
East Fork Clear Creek.-Geo. Williams.
Fall River.-Fleming, Wilson, Cavalry.
Wells Ferry.-C. A. Kyle.
Tower House.-Allen, Byrne.
French Gulch.-Trainor, McGintry, Atkins
Mcclure, Preston.
Harrills Mill-Keene, Tanquery, Stevenson.
Horsetown-Maher, Kinsler, Devlin, Mckew-
en-, Looney, Corbus.
Jernsalem.-M Mulanphy.
Janesville-Sam. Chittenden.
Lower Springs-Terry Brennan.
Mad Ox.-Williams, Hogan.
| McMurtry's Ferry.-Thatcher, Windsel
Middletown.-Durbn Sweeney, Simmons.
Motion Creek. P McCutchen.
Muletown.-R. NJ. Jollie.
| Oak Bottom-Porter, Walsh.
Oak Rum. NJ. Hunt, J. Hunt, Fred. Lam
bing.
Pittsburgh.-Gregory, Kappell.
| Roaring River.-Regan, Martin.
Shasta.-Shurtleff, Scott, Grotefend, Callag-
han, Roethe, Desmond, Short, Loag, Seeley.
Sierra.-Shouse, Freeland, Benton.
Spring Creek.-Ladd, SpauldiDg.
Texas Springs.-Mitchell, Hart, Dale.
Watson Gulch.-White, Morgan.
Whisky Creek.-Anderson, Gardner, Ross,
Killingsworth, Reed
Prairie City.-Lynn, Russell.
On motion, report adopted.
On motion, James Comstock was appointed
Sergeant Arms.
Report of Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation and Order Of Business accepted so far as
permanent organization was concerned. The
report suggested DR.. Benz ShurtIeff, of Shasta,
permanent Chairman, and J. Fowler, of Bald
Hills, Secretary
On the adoption of the report, the temporary
Chairman vacated his seat, and Dr. Shurtleff,
President, assumed it. In doing so he made an
impromptu speech, admirably conceived in Ian
guage and matter, and delivered in a most hap
py style.
Stating that he was unaccustomed to presid-
ing over public bodies, and therefore but Slight
ly familiar with parliamentary rules, he would
nevertheless advance to the somewhat onerous
duties which had been assigned him, with a
confidence, if members would but be charitable
to the errors which the Chair might commit,
that the Convention will go off harmoniously.-
He reminded members that they had come there
not as men, but as members of a Democratic
Convention-as representatives of the great
time -honored national Democratic party-the
only national party in the Union-with princi.
Piles the same in Texas as in Vermont, in Flori-
do in -
new party in the field, local in its iiabitaton,
with residence in the free States alone. 1t
may live and its history be written. If so it will
be known as tile party of two defeats, no victo-
ry, and sudden death.
But, continued he, there is yet another party
sprung from the dry bones of Kansas-the
so-called Republican party One of its great
lights, Col. Baker, has asserted that its princi-
Piles the same as those of the Cincinnati
Platform. Monstrous assertion Take as test
their recent action in the State Conventions of
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Ohio and other
States. In every one of them they re-afirmed
the Republican Platform adopted at Philadel-
phia in lS53-which Platform asserted the riobt
OF Congress to exclude slavery from the Terri
tories And yet Col. Baker has the hardihood.
not to say brazen impudence to assert that his
party is in favor of Popular Sovereignty Read
the declaration of Seward their leader-tbe
waive of whose little finger is of more authority
than the utterances of a thousand Col. Bakers
read the declarations of the great Black Repub-
lican leader, who in taking his positions, is al
ways bold, always manly. What does he saw !?
Does he declare that he stands upon the Cinciu-
natl Platform? No, gentlemen. He. if he were
here to-day, would himself say "a thousand
times No" He has asserted that the movement
against slavery is irrepressible'- it is sure
to'sweep the institution, first from the Terrific
ries, then from the States. He spits upon the
doctrine that Congress has not the power 70 ex-
clude slavery from Territory Hence, GENTLE
men, the declaration of Col Baker is, as have
before said monstrous.
After urging upon the members to. act with
harmony and good feeling, SO that when the
nominations were made, all might 60 out deter
mined to win, he said Let our watchword
be" Latham-the whole ticket, and victory p
We regret our inability to give more than this
exceedingly meagre report of the eloquent
Chairman's energetic and forcible remarks
While We caught and held few of his ideas
and words, we confess that we have not retained
sufficient to do the effort Justice
On motion, the Chair appointed Bepj. Ander-
son, OF Whisky Greek, and DR.. winsell, of Nc
Murtry's Ferry, to act as Tellers.
John Scott, of Shasta, then submitted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resotred, That every candidate before being
oalloted for, shall appear before this Convention
and pledge his word that he voted the entire re-
guiar Democratic ticket headed by Joseph
BALDWIN at the last general election, and that he
! VIII support and vote for the nominees of this