The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21
Republican State Convention

his Dody presented As tneiF Candidate Ior
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mr.
John SWEET, of San Francisco. He is said,
by those who indorsed him before the conven-
ton, TO be a successful scbool-teaeher, and de-
voted to the educational interests of the State.
The platform adopted By the convention
consists Of half dozen resolutions. averaging
less than six lines each. The distinctive fea-
ture of their platform is contained in the fol-
lowing resolution. which was the first;
"Resolred, That we heartily indorse the
present National Administration. and hereby
pledge ourselves to sustain it in all its efforts
to preserve the Union"
From the tone of the Republican press tor
some days past, We had expected such reso-
luton as the above. Every citizen of the 10y
al States, indorses the present National Ad-
ministration to q greater or less extent. and
every one to the extent of the power conferred
upon it by the Constitution but the conven-
tion will hardly find the intelligent people OF
California, as ready to pledge themselves to
sustain the Administration in any course that
the ultraists who surround il may influence it
to adopt
That the Republicans, as party, have
some Interior object to accomplish which they
dare not present openly and fairly to the peo-
pie, is evident from the wording of tie resolu-
/ tion. That it was concocted BIZ the ultraists
in their ranks, and calculated to aid them in
forcing their ultra policy upon the Admins
tration, is evident, from the fact that the word
constitution is carefully excluded from the reso-
luton, where its use would seem most appro-
pirate That it is not the work of the conser,
vative element in the Republican ranks, is
evidenced by the fact that Senator Coamer,
of Vermont, aud other conservative Republi-
cans who act with him, have declared in their
places 10 the Senate, that the Constitution of
the United States furnished ample scope and
power for putting down the rebellion, aud pun
nishing the thieves and murderers who naugu-
rated it. But Senator Collamer's views do
not seem to suit those who had control of the
Republican convention of California. Is it
because they desire to ignore the Constitution
in closing out the rebellion, that they ignore it
/ in their political creed, and pledge themselves
to the support of any and all efforts of the Ad
minstration, the declared object of which may
be the suppression of the rebellion? viii they
succeed in making the people of California be-
/ lieye that their liberties are in the keeping OF
/ the Administration instead of the Constitu-
ton. as they have heretofore been taught to
/ believe by the patriotic founders of the Gov
ernment, and the statesmen who succeeded
them? We think not.
The people well understand that their liber-
ties, aud the safety of free government, depends
not upon administrations, which are subject TO
the tickle rule of political demagogues, bat to
the preservation of the great magma eharta
through which the people have conferred power
upon administrations 1t is at best, but q
temporary allegiance that men can tender 10 an
administration, while TIE allegiance required OF
a people who would continue in the enjoyment
/ OF free government, is perpetual and eternal
/ allegiance to the Constitution OF their country
That is the ark of their covenant that is their
rock of safety. 1t is only through organized
constitutional government, that the people can
be secured in the enjoyment, of civil and relig-
ious liberty. Once surrendered to the keeping
of administrations, and the people will soon find
themselves reduced 10 the condition of the
horse in the fable who sought the assistance
of man to conquer The stagg, and thereby in
voked power that reduced himself to perpetu-
al seryitude.