The Placer herald., 1861-07-20
The Coming State Convention =.

The adjourned Democratic State Conven-
ton will reassembe in Sacramento on Tues
day. 23d inst. 1t is anticipated, that in
numbers, it will be larger than the one con-
vened in june and in point of ability it will
far surpass the REPUBLICAN, and Douglas
Conventions The business to be transac.
ted is the nomination of State ticket and
the appointment OF a State Central Com
mittee. An attempt may be made to change
the platform adopted hereto fore, but we
doubt if material alterations will be made,
as it has proven generally satisfactory to the
party.
Whatever belief may have been enter
tanned respecting fusion with the Douglas
party on a joint State ticket has been emit
rel, i:ssi paeI by the action Of the Con
veuli,n of that party, in putting out An ex-
treme coercion platform, and The nomination
of ticket composed in great part of anti
Democratic political hacks. There can be
no fusion on State nominees, and probably
none upon county tickets.
The business of the Convention is plain
to nominate full ticket, composed Of the
strongest men in the party. One, that
whether successful or defeated will COM
mand the confidence and respect of the par
tv; free from the faint of Republicansm,
and free from the charge of being profes
siona office seekers. We do not want Dick
Twins, Joe McKibbens, Jim Nuttmans, or
any of that stripe of needy and seedy po'
ltical hangerslon: but sound Democrats, and
able, influential men who would fill the off
ces of State with credit and ability.
PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-The Message of
the President has been received and eagerly
read, to the end that the policy Of the Gov
eminent could be learned in reference to the
war. If any had hoped for suggestions
looking toward peace, they have been dis
appointed The President is fer wal, and
therefore asks for 100000 men and four
hundred millions of money. There can no
longer be any doubt as to the intention Of
the Administration. 1t is the subjugaton of
the South, and the breaking up of the system
of slavery. The Government is to he adj
minstered upon the dogmas Of the Chicago
platform; the message foreshadowing this as
the plan-for it says, in speaking of the
employment Of the war power to make the
South obedient, $40 compromise the public
service, would, in this case, be a crime, not
that compromises are not proper, but that
no popular Government can long survive
when those who carry An election can only
save the Government from immediate de-
struction by giving up the main point upon
which they ballotted in the election"
The main point upon which the people
ballotted, who elected Mr.. Lincoln, was
against the extension Of slavery into another
foot of territory, and thereby build up a
Gordon Of free States around those holding
slaves, that they might crowd, and if we
They proposed to accomplish by indrecton
what they could not do directly. The
ultimate aim of their principles being the
same as held by undisguised Abolitionists-
the extinguishment of slavery. We know
this is denied by many Republicans, but
since the commencement of the present war,
a number Of their leading journals, the
fountain heads of the party sentiment, have
boldly proclaimed that slavery is doomed,
and that when the struggle is over the States
of the South will be free; and they urge
upon the Government that the war shall be
carried on in manner that will intlict upon
the owners the immediate loss Of this kind
of property.
The message of the President as whole
will fail in giving satisfaction outside of his
own party, and must array all men
against his administration, who do not
stand on the Chicago platform, and who are
hopeful that the day of compromise is not
yet passed.
EE II. II. Weeks, one Of the Repubi-