Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-26
The Part that Lindiey Played.

On Wednesday the Dixie's Landers in State
Convention assembled, resumed the discussion
of The amendments to the platform proposed
and begged for by Lndley. Mr. Crittenden
said that he did not like Lindley's charge that
the Convention was battling for something
outside Of the Union, (meanng Secessia. }
Lindey said he only wanted the Convention
to deny charges which had been made against
be charged with being Secessionists, waging
contest for the benefit of the South. He
thought the platform ought not to be tampered'
with, but a committee could be appointed to
report that the platform was a not a Secession
concern. Hereupon Judge Bolts made a
strong Secession speech. lie said in substance
that the platform must not be altered, for il
the right Of Secession did not exist, "then,
indeed, was the action of the Southern States,
or the people Of the Southern States, rebel
lion. They were traitors, and as traitors
they ought to be punished. You cannot
avoid it," lie was willing to sacrifice Office
for the sake Of principles.
Then the charge made by Lndlcy, that
some Of the delegates had, ssnce the meeting
of the Convention last month, gone to Join
the Southern Confederate army, was brought
up, by Mr.. Munson, Of San Francisco, who
arose to q question of privilege lie read a
portion of the remarks of Mr. Lindley from
the Unions report, in which the latter gen
teman referred to persons who had cleft the
Convention, and, if report spoke true, had
gone to join the forces Of the Southern Con-
federacy." lie regarded that language as an
aspersioa upon the members Of the Conven-
ton, and thought it no more than right that
Mr. Lindiey should state to whom he referred,
that persons assailed might have an opportu-
nity to reply
Mr.. Lindley, of Yuba, said he thought it
was very likely that in the heated discussion
he made some remarks that should not have
been made. To err was human. In regard
to the facts stated by him, he had mentioned
no names at the time; but if the gentleman
desired it, he had no hesitation in SAYING he
referred to Dir. Sorrel, of Siskiyou. a gentle
man for whom he entertained the highest
respect. lie said in the heat of the discus
sion that that gentleman had aided in fixing
the platform, though at the time naking ar
to go to the Southern Confedera-
cy, and thought it was not fair, under the cir
that he should assist in making
n platform by which he (Mr Lindley} and his
children were to live. He referred chiefly
n Snrrol opA caoo,,Jl,r
Smith, who held a proxy in the Convention.
Mr.. Bolts, of Sacramento, said he supposed
Mr. Lindley referred to the carpet-bag men.
There was no objection, he presumed, to a
gentleman going to any part Of the United
States or to Europe.
Mr.. Lindlcy-Not at all, sir
Mr.. Monson again read The Objectionable
remarks Of Mr.. Lindley, and said he was not
at all satisfied with the explanation given
The gentleman sought by inuendo to cast an
imputation upon the Convention, and spread
it broadcast over the land, that n large por-
ton of the Convention which was here ON
the llth of June had joined the Southern
Confederacy. Yet now he could only point
to one man, and that man whom he es-
teemed as his friend As to Austin f. Smith,
he knew that that gentleman had gone to
his legal duty. lie regretted extremely that
a gentleman occupying SO distinguished a
position in the Democratic party should have
made such an unfoundcd charge
Mr.. Lindlcy said he certainly had no in
teution of iHjuring the feelings of any gen
tleman, or the prospects Of his party; he was
engaged at the time in heated discussion,
and felt that the interests he represented
were being overborne, perhaps, improperly
but he bad no intention whatever of casting
any impuation upon any gentleman, or upon
the Convention.
And so Judge Lindley's apology was ac-
cepted, and the top of his head is secure
lie meant "no offence i the world" lie
was too tcnder-hearted to iniure the pros
poets of his party @ or the feelings of the
clever rosewater gentlemen who were around
him. Then they came back to the original
subject and committed the Lindley resolu
tions to the fostering care of seven dele
gates, with instructions to report against
their adoption, on the ground that they were
unnecessary. In the afternoon
Mr. Crittenden, of San Francisco, asked
leave to submit a report from the Committee
of Seven, to which had been referred the
resolutions introduced by Mr.. Lindley, of
Yuba.
The report was received and read as fol-
lows:
Your Committee, to whom were referred
the resolutions introduced by Mr. Lindley, of
Guba, report: That convinced, as your
Committee are, that this Con- entiGn did not
and does not intend in its platform to express
any opinion whatever in favor of the right
of Secession, your Committee do not consider
1t either necessary or proper to adopt any
explanatory resolution upon the subj ject and
believing that the substance of the third and
fourth resolutions presented by Mr. Lindley
is already contained in our platform, we see
no reason for any further declaration of 10y
atty to the Union.
Your Comhittee therefore recommend the
indefinite postponement Of the resolutions.
On motion, the report was adopted with
out dissent. and the President said in his
opinion that action disposed of the resolu-
tions, which, in accordance with the report,
were indefinitely postponed.
And so ended the Lisdley rebellion in the
Secession Convention. "Coercion did the
business for him. Discipline was maintained.
Sancho Panza was taught better than to
question the orders of Don Quixote. The
knights of Secessa want no instructions at
the hands of their Squires. 4 few PAGES be
hind must they forever ride. The gentle
mans gentleman may be imperious in the
kitchen but he must be obsequious in the
hall. The difference between court dress
and livery is not difficult of detection