The Placer herald., 1860-03-03

Major Bradley, oil Calaveras ...............l 1856
e. NJ. Creanor. Observation-Disclosures. lS3
ID. S. Gregory, of Monterey y................ 1913
ii. L. Haln .................. 80
----- tocWell ............. .....,.. 10
nyIon Nortou '..........'' -
IL. L. Osborne ................. ~
W H. III ~. E!s.oh .'........'''' ~,
80. Terrill ........... ........ 1913
Messrs. Patrick, Dudley, Smith, Raincs. Dreb-
elbis, Bidwell, Bradley, and Gregory. having re-
ceived the highest number ofvotes, were declar-
ed duly elected.
V. E. Gciger offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That Stephen A. Douglas is the last
choice of the democracy of California for Presi
dent of the United States.
ID. Il. Buel. moved to table the resolution which
was done by vote oi 2S2 ayes, to 65 noes.
In answer to loud scas, Austin E. Smith,
Esq. of San Francisco, took the platform
Mr. Smith said that he was aware that the
Convention WAS much faiigued and he should
say but little The honor had been accord
ed to him of benr one of the eight repre-
sentatives of the Democracy of California to
the National Democratic Convention which
was to meet at Charleston on the 23rd of
April For such Il mark of honor, after such
an excited session, he returned all the thanks
that one of the warnest of hearts could give
! II a certain resolution which had been offer
ed had been adopted, he would have been
ready to respond, aud he would have defined
his position. lie could conceive of 40 cues.
ton which the most inquisitive could put to
| him that he was not prepared to answer.
| he stood there AS Democrat, for the pur
pose of addressing the Convention. He
should make preparations to leave upon the
next steamer to represent that body at
Charleston lie trusted that the sequel
would prove that he had done his best lie
was not the representative of a mere man.
He was no bond thrall to any Cedric, the
Saxon, nor to Weller or Latham. Mr.. Smith
claimed that the great Democratic party in
California still lived, and no one had right
to administer upon its estate and divi lie and
parcel it out between men-between Weller
and Latham. lie would carry out the in
structions an views Of the Convention as
we'll as he WAS able, to the end, truly, loyal.
ly and faithfully. lie had no sinister mo.
tves in going to Charleston. If he did not
succeed in the nomination of Mr.. Dickinson,
he would then use his influence to have some
good national Democrat numinated; one who
had all Of tie ecGEents to lead the par on
to a victory which would ctfectually crush
ont all the Black Republican elements which
had Of late taken possession, To certain
extent, of our Federal Governments; to such
a victory as had never be ore been heard Of
since the organization Of the Democratic par
ty Mr. Smith said that he had been called
ultra in politics. If the Constitution and
laws were ultra, then he was ultra, for he
stood by them. He would lie if he said he
knew no north, no south, no east, no west.
He knew them ALL He could not resist the
temptation to tell the Convention that he
WAS Virgnian, and he stood 10y the meas
ures of '99. He would stand by every
measure which asserted the rights of the
States. lie did not wish to boast ct being
fighting man, but he would shoulder a
mnslet and march to protect the rights OF
Massachusetts if she needed help to defend
them. If treason made lis appearance at
home, in the shape of another Harper's Fer
rv affair." he would stand ready to defend the
State of his BIRTH Mr.. Smith said that he
went to the Convention without prejudice
His preferences were for Dickinson and a.
ways had been, since the nomination Of the
next President had been talked Of He hal
had confirmed prejudice against Wise and
Douglas, and held them responsible for the
fire brands that hal been thr wn into the
Democratic party for the past two yeqrs
Mr.. Smith concluded by defending the San
Francisco delegation, whom he asserted had
awiays been true and loyal in the support of
James Buchanan, and returned thanks for
the honor conferred upon him by the Con-
vention.
Mr.. G. W. Patrick, of Sonora, being loudly
called upon, addressed the Convention. BY the
courtesy of the convention he had been allowed
an opportunity of explaining his position He
cordially indorsed the platform of the convention
because he thought ii contained national, consii
tutonal and democratic doctrine. Some twelve
or eighteen months ago he commenced his sup
port of Mr.. Dickinson for this position. When
Mr.. Douglass differed with the President two
years ago he (Mr. P,) was one of the first to OPP
pose Mr.. Donglas ard sustain the Administration.
He was the author of the first resolutions in sup
port of Mr. Buchanan in the dispute, in his coun-
ty (Tuolumne.) There was not Douglas man
in the whole Tuolumne delegation present, but he
was sorry to men calling themselves national
democrats introducing such irebrand into the
convention as the resolution that had been reject
ed 1t was fortunate for the democracy that Gov.
Weller whose name headed the convention roll,
was the first to vote to lay it on the table. Mr..
Patrick confessed frankly that he had aspired to
the position he now held. He had voted the dem
ocratic ticket and no other. for twenty-nlne years
and advised the young men of the convention to
go and do likewise, to support the Union, the
whole Union, and nothing but the Union, and in
time they, too, would have their reward. He
was now amply repaid for his years of toll for
the party, and should take the next steamer and
visit his native state, South Carolina, where he
hoped his associates would allow him to nominate
Mr.. Dickinson in convention. He believed if he
was nominated he would be elected, bat he would
not vote for him long enough to endanger the
democratic cause
Major Bidwell expressed his deep sense of graf
itude for the honor conferred upon him, and espe-
cially at the tact that every delegation had voted