Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-14
The Committee business,

The Express, Of yesterday has an article re
speoting the cards OF Mr.. Payne ana Mr. Me-
Donald, the lat,ercarl being published simui-
tsucously with the article Mr. Mcdonald ae-
kaowledges, 10y implication, that Mr. Payne's
staten us was correct, when he said that
Mr. N, IA told him, on Thursday, that
he lNe aa.l) had no proxies in his possess
ion, hut says Mr.. Mcdonald, "at the time Of
the conversation with Mr. Payne, l was not
informed OF the fact subsequently, made
known to me, that had been delegated with
authority to east the votes Of the two absent
committeeman" II MIR. Mcdonald is not
deceived rs to the authority delegated to him.
of course his statement IS conclusive. But,
setting this aside. we would ask Mr. Me-
Donald and bis advisers, if one solitary mem
bsr OIL Committee is competent to decide on
the question Of proxe.? Can a Single member
assume TO say whether proxies should be adj
mi.ted or rejected? This having one member
ofa Committee present, with proxies in his
pocket. and voting the proxies in the absence
of the other members who might have voted
the proxies out. is certainly carrying cut the
"unit rule to pretty considerable extent.
As to Mr. Payne's alleged Inconsistencies.
he said nothing in his first card to positively
contradict his assertion in the second thut lie
was present and acquieseed in the proceed
inys Of the regular meeting of the Commit
/ tee as published in the DEMooRAT, and signed
1 10y T. 3. Belrd1n, Chairman But, had bo
/ done So still lis second card, wherein he
states that he was mistaken in the purport ct
the first ana thathe did not intend to say
that he was not present and did not acquieec
in those proceedings, ought to be sufficient
His second card was explanatory of What b,
really did mean, and his last card, thus giving
his meaning, is what mast natur lily be re-
He'd on as his most deliberate statement A,
to what really was said between himself and
Mr. Mcdonald, in conversation, if th,re is d
dispate between them regarding what wa.
said they must settle il between themselves
The main point we consider settled, which
Is that Judge Reardan, Chairman, and Mr.
Payne. Committeeman, met at the time ap-
pointed, and, no o-her members having ar
arrived, and having waited a reasonable time
for them to come, they proceeded with their
business, ana issued their call to the party
Mr. Mcdonald came qtterthe Committee had
adjourned and whatever he did, either with
or without proxies. was outside the orgauiza
tiou and nno manner binding on the party
Another point in the matter and we may
as well mention it, is, that man who does
not reside in the state has no right to give u
proxy Now, both these gentlemen, sewelI
aud Miller, have left the State, entirely.
Miller has been in Oregon if we mistake not
over SIX months. and Sewcl is doing business.
as We are informed, Of a permanent charac
ter, outside Of California, over on the East
ern slope. What right have they then to
give their proxies and have them voted in a
| Committee of this county? They are not
even in the State, much less in the county.
The whole preceding in this proxy business
is irregular, and void