Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-11

Tho Chairman then read to the Commit
..ao communication relative to establishing
nortv organ in San Francisco, addressed to
wv Ccmmitte by David NJ. Gazlay, which
,", ,ros referred to q Committee of three, con-
s,iing of Messrs Price, Cotton and Shannon
Tbe Chairman then read to the Commit
tee the following communication:
SAN FnANCsco, May T. 1862
Joseph p. Hoge, Esq. Chairman dc.-SIR:
We have been appointed to inform the Com
mittoe over which you preside, that the Com
mittee presided over by Charles Lindley,
ESD, is now in session, and to confer with
you, or any subcommittee that you may
appoint, upon measures to unite the parties
we respectively represent
With great respect, your obedt serv Is,
CALHOUN BENnAM,
JOIN Ii. WISE,
B. w. RANDoLrH,
A. Henry STEVENS,
CHARLES II. MITCHELL
Whereupen Gen. Cotton moved to lay the
same upon the table, which motion was dis
cms.od at lencth-Messrs. Cotton, Redington,
De Long Conness and others tavoring the
motion. and Messrs. McCorklc, Dibble, Ryan
and Page opposing. the motion. after Whlch
tbe motion to table was carried, upon the
Aves-Ferguson, Clark, Haywood, shan
non, Connor Shurtletf, Price, McCallum,
Conness Denver, jackson, Norton, White,
Caldwell. Cotton, Ilose, Middleton, Haskell
Truett, Monroe, Poland, Groding, RedlnSton
Gray, Whipley. Dennison, Quinn, ScheIl,
Reardon and DE Long-30.
Noes-McCorkle Ryan, Dibble, Lewis and
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following resolution:
Resolred That the Chairman OF the Benz
ocra,ic State Central Committee be instruct.
ed to inform the snb Committee appointed
bv the State Committee over which Charles
Linlley Esq, presides in reply to their
communication of this date, that the Demo-
cratic state Central Committee decline to
enter into any negotiations with that Com
mi'tee.
The resolution was carried by the above
vote.
On motion, C. E. De Long was chosen As-
si>tant Secretary
S. j. Clark, Of Alameda, then offered the
following resolution:
Hesoired, That committee of seven be
appointed by the Chair to take into con-id-
eratien the present condition Of our National
affairs. and ihe course that should be recon-
mended to the people to pursue in the pre-
misses that said committee shall also report
resolutions basis of apportonment, and or
der of business.
The resolution was carried, and the Chair
appointed the folio wing committee; Clark,
Conness, shannon, De Long, Schell, White
and Price.
Mr.. Price offered series of resolutions
which were also referred to the same com
mittee The Committee then adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock, a. NJ, tomorrow.
MAY S(h,
Committee called to order J. z, iIoge in
the Chair
The Chairman then read the following lei
ter to the Committee, and notified the Com
mitree that he had forwarded the same to
Calhoun Benham and Others together with
the resolution, as ordered by the Committee :
SAN FRANCISCO May Z, 1851.
Nesrs. Calhoun Benhdm, .Ioha H. Wise, B
". Randolph, h. H. .Sterc"s aud C. H.
Mitchell, CoD,mittee:
GENTLEMEN II have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your communica-
tion of this date and to say in reply that |
am instructed by resolution to inform you
the Democratic State Central Committee de-
cline to enter into any negotiation with the
Committee presided over by Charles Lind
ley, Esq In pursuance of the duty imposed
upon me have the honor to enclose you
herewith copy of the resolution under
which | am acting. With great respect your
obedient servant }. 7. HoGE
Chairman State Central Committee
Mr.. Clark then presented the majority and
minority reports of the sub committee on
Resoueions basis of representation and or
der of business, which were read to the
Committee by Mr. De Long.
See resolutions as finally adopted, in a0-
other place, under the cal fer State Con
yentionl
concur in the sentiments contained in the
foregoing resolutions, but dissent from that
portion which sets aside the organization and
calls mass convention. | regard as a fun
damental ropostion that the Democratic
party should preserve intact its organization.
GEORGE +. PRICE.
Mr.. Price offered substitute
After the resolutions had been amended in
several unimportant particulars, the question
recurring upon the motion to adopt the sub
sutute offered 10y Mr.. Price, Mr.. Price pro-
ceeded to address the Committee in speech
ol some length, after which Mr. Ryan offered
Nn amendment to Mr.. Prices substitute;
W Hnheereupon Messrs Conness, Cotton, DeLong
r"5Voh, White, McCallum, Clark and
ferguson spoke at length in favor of the
iauoP'lon of the preamble and resolutions and
U"slS OF apportionment as recommended by
e H,e subcommittee and amended. And
Hessrs' McCorkle, Reardan, Ryan and Dib-
oie a spoke at length in favor of the substitute
on9red by Nh Ryan, after which, the ayes
ana noes being called, the following votes
we were cast upon the adoption of the substitute
offered by Mr. Ryan:
~ Ayes-Lewis, MeCorkle, Shurtleff, Ryan,
Hofton, Rattan, Dibble, Page, Gray, Whip
icy, Walsh and Reardon-l2.
\, Noes-Messsrs Ferguson, Clark, shannon,
McCallum, Conness. Denver, jackson. White,
caldwell Cotton. Hoge, Middleton, Haskell,
Iruett, Monroe, Poland, Reddington, Den
hlston, Schell and De Long-2O
90 the motion was lost The question then
recurring upon the adoption of Mr.. Prices
substitute, the roll was called and the follow
ing vote was cast:
a. "A Ayes-Hayw ward, Lewis, McCorklc, Shurt-
p, iei, Denver Ryan, Norton, Rattan, Dibbel,
age Gray, Whipley, Walsh and Reardon
n Noes-Messrs Ferguson, Clark, Shannon,
NoAness, McCallum, jackson, White. Cald-