, 1859-05-20

4th That the Surveyor General under instruc.
tons from the proper department at Wellington has
not surveyed and placed those lands On uu equal loot
ns in relation to the settles with other lands oi the
Territory.
5th The charter under which the Hudson Bay
Company claims its rights expires the present year
Therefore be ii rPyOirGG, That the settlers have
right to demand that the proper authorities at Wash
nCton give the necessary orders to the Surveyor Gen
era, to place the settlers on an equal iooing with
the other settlers Of the Territory TO all lands outside
Of the Hudson Bay Companys enclosures at the pres
cnt time and in doing, will be but tsrdy justice
those settlers who have been oppressed by this i
ticOus claim Of this Company. -
The Chairman.of the committee on reso-
lutioBs here presented the following report:
Mn. PRESIDENT Tile committee oD res.
olutiouS after due deliberatiOn, have III
structed me to submit the accompanying
resolutions to the Convention, and recon.
mend their adoption.
| The committee have also had under con-
sderation the resolutions submitted to the
Convention from Clarke County, and have
instructed me TO report tie same ck~to
the Convention for its farther ccnsidcra-
ton. W. w. MILLER, Chm.
The following resolutions were thea Of
! fered 10y the committe, and on motion of
Mr.. Kelly, were voted upon separately,
and adopted by the Convention: I
lst. Pcsolrrd, That the platform of principles d
tablshed by the last Democrat, Convention at Gin
cnnati, in 1856, continues to receive concurrence
anu appreciation and We hereby declare our adLeance
thereto as containing the true principles of democtacy
2nd. Rcsoircd, That we cordially approve Of the
policy pursued by President BuCuANAN in bis admin
isrution of the affairs of the government, and while
faithfully adhcrus to principles essential to the best
interests of our country should receive the undivided
cooperation and support Of the democracy Of the
Union.
! Sd. Resored, That the warmest thanks Of this
Convention, and the people whOn it represents, are
due to ths Hon. isaac l. STEVENS for the able faith
ul n energetic performance Of his duties as late
Delegate in Congress from the Territory of Washing
ton.
4th. ResoIred, That the greSJEGA thanks Of this
Convention due, and hereby Rendered, TO the
Senators and Representatives. in Congress from Orc
gon and California for their efforts in furtherag the
interests Of our Territory.
9th. Resolved, That we hail IS Democrats, all,
whatever heretofore may have been their Political
creed, who will unite with in support of our prin-
ciples
9th. Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
on, the connection Of Atlantic and Pacific States
by Railroad IS OF the most vital importance 10 az
parts Of our Union, and TO the securing Of the vast
commerce Of Asia aud the Islands Of the Pacific
7th. RPsoiced, That we cordially approve of the
pursued by the late able and efficient Postmas
ter General in furnishing this remote portion of our
country with ample mail facilities.
sth. RGsolued, That the thanks of this Convention
are hereby rendered TO the Hon. JOIN b. FLOYD,
Secretary of War for his utring efforts to promote
the interests OF our Territory. --s
9th. Resolred, That II is the duty Of the general
government TO at once take measures 10 extingGish
all rights which the Hudson Bay and PUGET Sound
Agricultural Companies claim to have in the Terrific
| ry Of Washington
10th. Resolved, That We as the representatives Of
| the democracy of Washington Territory, tender our
warmest thanks TO the Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS Of
| Mississippi, aud the Hon. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS
of Georgia, for their efforts as members Of Congress
in behalf of our Territory
On motion of Mr.. Burbank, it was de-
termined by the Convention TO reconsider
the report of the committee on credentials,
so far as it related to the delegation from
Claim county-y and Messrs. BrOwnfeld
and Van Bokkela entered into eHplana-
tions.
1t was determined by the Convention
that the report Of the committee on ere
dentials be amended, aud Mr.. Brownfeld
allowed to cast both votes from ClalmI;
and on motion of Mr.. Burbank, it was d&
termned to adopt the report as amended.
! A set of resolutions was here offered by
Mr. Brownfed and read Ia the Conven-
tion and upon motion of Mr.. Burbank,
we're laid upon ihe table, Gall voting ia the
affirmative except DrownGeld) as all that
is embodied in these resolutions, that it is
necessary for this Convention to adopt,
has been adopted in the previous resoln-
tions.
Mr.. Hyatt hero put in nomination the
Hon. |, /. Stevens as candidate for Dele
gate to Congress whereupon the vote of
the Convention was cast, and resulted in
the Hon. |. l. Stevens receiving the whole
number of votes (sixty), aud he was there
fore unanimously declared the nominee of
the Democratic Convention of Washington
for Delegate to Congress.
Mr.. Hyatt here offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Rssolred That we hereby approve and endorse the
course pursued by the PioEseT and Democrat during
the past year and that the thanks OF this Convention
hereby rendered 70 the editors OF said paper for
the manly aud independent spirit with which they
have conducted that journal.
The chair here appointed Kelly Of
Clarke, Miller Of Island, and Cooper of
Lewis, committee to wait on Hon l. l.
Stevens and acquaint him with the results
of the proceeding Of this Convention
On motion Of Mr.. Miles, it was deter.
mined that the chair appoint a committee
OF FIVE to select democratic ceutra com
mittee for the ensuing two years; where
NQpon, Messrs, Furste, Maxon, Morrow,
Maynard aud Ballard were appointed.
1t was determined, on motion of Mr..
Brownfeld, that the committee appointed
to wait ou Hon. |. l. Stevens, shall request
him to meet this Convention without de-
lay whereupon, after short absence, the
committee report hhn in attendance, and
he is introduced to the Convention by the
President and proceeded to address it.
On motion of Mr.. Rutcdge, it was de
termined to increase the central committee
from FIVE to seven.
The chairman Of the committee appoint
!, ed to select q democratic central Commit