Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-31
The Lindlcy County Convention.

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Lind ey, Hntch Magruder, Wckersham
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functional convention Of oHice-hoIders aud
their friends which assembled at noon Of yes
terday, pursuant to orders signed "F. j.
Hatch, Chnirman" for the purpose Of choos-
ing delegates to attend Judge Lindley's State
Convention, which is to be held at Sacra-
place our foot unkindly upon PROSTATE form
but the ri1cnlous contortons, evolutons and
romersauls Of the dying politicians at the
Court House, yesterday, would have pro-
yoked laugh from men of more serious
turn than ours. The call which has been pa
! raded for some days in the organ, for tins
,Iammoth County Convention, ordered the
election of one hundred and seven delegates
At the hour appointed, Colonel Frank.
Hatch called Hirty-f0e men to order
hoe,ty odd of whom were city delegates.
This grand and imposing body of the peo-
pies representatives., with degree Of har-
mony which must have shot pangs Of joy
through the hearts of the managers, pro-
ceeled to temporarily organize by choosing
~ f. Whitesdes chairman and Jno. A. Me-
Quaid secretary. Col. Hatch wanted a Com
miltee on Resolutions. Mr. Magluder tho't
more delegates would be present at three
o'clock so committees on credentials and or
der of business only were appointed. Recess
till three +. N.
The patriots met at three, and their number
was augmented by the arrival of several
County members. Daring the day, a diyi
sion Of The vote being bad forty-nine per-
son, were found to be upon the floor Of The
Convention. CnlyfDy-eight absentees. But
twenty-five Of the hfJy-eight were represen-
ted 10y proxies, SO only thirty-lhree vacan-
cies actually existed How the hill-tops of
old Yuba must have shaken last Saturday
under the tread of the sturdy masses who did |
nos hold primary meetings at the places from
which the thirty three delegates should have
been sent. The high old Lindley Democracy
must surely be invincble The manner in
which the delegates are known to have been
chosen in some places, lavols the belief that
not over three hundred votes were cast in
the whole county for delegates to this Con
vention.
1t IS possible that no voting was done at
all. and that credentials were obtained at
other places, as they were reported to have
been in the Second Ward of this city, to
wit. "Ihree men came and waited a good
while and nobody came to vote SO they
'erote something and @sat array" Bat TO the
report. A committee on resolutions, having
Magruder at the head aud Lindlcy at the
tail, was appointed, and then another recess
fIr half an hour. Convention came UP to
| time slowly, in its battle for life, and resolu
/ tionary committee reported two yards and a
! half ofmost ncomprehonsible stuff, all about
| how the North began it, but rebellion was
wrong and how The whole thing ought to be
! settled, and California stay in and how
wo must maintain the Union and how Sew
ard bad irrcprcs s7iby couilicted with Sambo,
and what that had tended to produce, and
/ ho~ the mriority OF the States have de-
cared for the "higher law" and thereby
alarmed the "Sooth, and how they loved
the lllg and how they would stand by the
/ Government, as they alc1yY had doRe, and
/ how they recognized the existence Of war,
and were for peace and in favor Of rcceiy-
ing southern Commissioners, etc, etc, etc.
all Of which viii more fully appear by ref
ereuce to the Lindley organ of this day.
Then Col T. l.. Hatch, the faithful defend
er Of Lindley Democracy, spake, and declared
boldly that he was no Secessionist-no Dis
unonst. If he sympatbized with J. d. and
friends, personally. had no sympathy with
their designs. Stood 10y Henry a. Wise in
the opinion that a Southern Convention
-holld have been held, and made firm hut
calm demand upon the North. (No section
alism). Thought it was useless to discuss
the primary causes of the revolution; use
less to charge the Republicans with having |
brought war upon the country. Begged the
Convention to adopt the resolutions (Which
do most vehemently make that very charge).
Said I'VE are for the Union We are for a
re-utiou OF the States" Said the Republi-
cans wckedy rejected all propositions for
re-establshing the Government. (Did not
say when it was overthrown). Wanted the
Republicans to redress grievances befJ:e
drawing the sword. Was with the peace
party in the next Congress. Thought war
might yet be averted. Was certain that war
was dsunion Qorgot that he and the resolu-
tions had said war already exists Thought
a million Of lives nothing when compared
with the Union Would be willing to see
civil war and an invasion of the South, even
if such war and invasion devastated his own
State (rexas) and desecrated the graves Of
his ancestors if it would save the Union but
thoughtit wasno 90, Thought the Union Clubs
were the work Of office seekers Eulogized
the Democratic party for its past achieve
meuts, and the service it had done Did not
mention the rather pertinent fact that two
thirds Of that once powerful old Democratic
party voted for Mr.. Douglas, and that of the
other third, those residing in all the South
ern States, are now open traitors, while the
rest are chiefly standing by loyal Ben Butler,
and cheering his brilliant military conductin
the great war against treason. Asked if the
Mountain Democrats (meaning. perhaps, Gel.
wick's newspaper) would desert the party.