Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-12
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.
SAcpAMENro, February 10th.

! Enron DrsfCCRAT The Railroad CohNeH
ton adjourned sine die this afternoon at nan
mast four. Although the convention was IN
session but four days, you will admit that
considerable business was done, when in
form Won that one h,ndred and thirty oaereeo-
lutiops were oHerec and acted upon l will
not attempt to guess how many speeches
were m de. They are all preserved 10y
shorthand reporter, and will presume, be
pu6shed in fun at an early day. The bus@
ness Of the convention was conducted IN Il
more orderly manner than might have been
expected. when the fact is considered that
many delegates found themselves for the first
time upon the floor of deliberatve assem-
blage. The fifteen million proposition was
rescndcd. and in its stead proposition by
Gen. McDougal was adopted, really covering
the same ground intended to have been GOV.
cred by the one rescinded. The Eighth or
fifteen million proposition agreed upon in
September was as follows:
Eighh.-That the Legislature of California
be memoriaized to authorize the contraction
of State debt, not to exceed Sl50O0,0OO,
the proceeds to be applied toward the con
structng of the Pacific Railroad. and that the
State of Oregon be memorazed to contract
State debt for the like purpose.
The State could not, under the present
Constitutional restriction, loan or guaranty
any such sum. The author of the proposition
(Gen. McDougaD in his speech last night,
against resembling the proposition, fully eX-
planned all this, and insisted that the memo
rial suggested could only contemplate aid
from the State after her people should amend
the Constitution, upon the suggestion in due
form, Of the legislature. lie wanted the State
to loan on security, to a Railroad Company,
sum not exceeding Sl5,OoO,o0o, after the
constitutional objection should be removed.
The convention failed to understand the mat
ter as he did and hence the rescinding.-
Here is the substitute, which explains itself:
Resolued. That the Legislature be recon-
mended to adopt such measures as will enab e
the State to lend her aid, as it may be re-
quired, to the construction of the Pacific
Railroad, to the extent of not more than SIS
100000 That for this purpose measures
should be adopted to remove the operation of
the restrictions expressed in Section of the
State Constitution.
That the legislation of the State should
be so framed, that amount of money furnish
ed by the State in aid of the Pacific Railroad
should be secured to the State, so that in no
event should the same become State
charge"
can see no other difference between the
proposition rescinded, and the one adopted
in its stead than that the latter more fully
expresses the manner in which the State
should aid the enterprise
Gen. McDougal worked very had for his
measure, and if the people deem it good
one he should have the praise, while if they
regard it as unwise, on him should fall the
blame. Of course it is only recommends
ton, but it is made by convention called
together by the legislature of the State, for
the purpose of celebrating upon the subject
and making recommendations 1t remains to
be seen now whether the legislature will con-
cur, and propose an amendment to the con
stitution in order to bring the matter before
the people in due process Of time.
In the Senate today, death blow was
given to the attempt to abolish the office of
State Guager The bill was indefinitely post.
poned, and the uneasy ones who cannot get
all the good things themselves, must be con-
tent to see others enjoy them.
y -. l.. ] In 4
pirate the sum of $25o,0OO to pay the equita.
bic indebtedness of the State, viz just claims
which existed at the time the people assumed
the supposed amount Of the unconstitutional
State debt, but which were not included in
that amount
The original bill to pay the claim Of W. I.
Barbour for unpaid salary as District Judge |
was passed by the Senate. Mr. Dickinson
voted against his own substitute therefor
In the Assembly message from the Gov
ernor was received accompanied by ahidavis
of some persons, denying the statements cen
tanned in Lieut.. Dillon's letter to General
Clarke, concerning Indian matters at Round
Valley. There is evidently bad blood be-
tween the U. 5. troops and the Volunteers
state of affairs by no means uncommon'as
am informed. Perhaps personal difficulties
may come of all this A Lieut.. in the army
has been called pretty hard names on the
floor of the Assembly, by responsible mem
Der, and things certainly look promising for
a "Uit ola row."
Old Mr. Fairchild is not met by the Adj
ministration members of the Assembly in that
Union-loving spirit so much to be desired
He will be foiled, fear, in his patriotic en-
deavors to perpetuate the government. Why,
the House actually refused to print his reso-
lutions upon the niger question to-day
Seriously though, it is due to that body to
say that they have apparently but little fear
that the Union is in the imminent danger so
fearfully dwelt upon in Mr. OWNS disunion
speech, and this garulous old gentlemans
(Mr. Fairchild's) silly and ridiculous resolu-
tons. d.
Later from the Sandwich Islands,
BY the arrival of the clipper bark Comet