The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-14
Republican Convention.

dOO>e. N OIohhfcs ou IuF>laEr June l-t1s E
pursuant TO Republican call W. Y. Bliss
was chosen Chairman. He said be was not
posted as to what particular basiness would
be brought before the Convention, but thought
the next thing in order was the election of
Secretary. s ". W. Coughey was elected
Secretary. 4 Committee on Credentials was
appointed. after which the Convention adjourn
ed, ostensibiy to give the Committee time to
report, although many improved the opportu-
nifty thus presented to renew the oath"
On reassembling. the Report of The Com
mittee on Credentials was adopted A Com
mittee of FIVE was appointed by the Chair on
Permanent Organization and Order of Bus
ness: also, Committee of FIVE, on Resolutions
Some desultory discussion followed these an
pointments, during which J. Mckinstrv Smith
Esq, announced himself as candidate for
delegate 10 the State Convention. Mr.. Focg
moved the appointment of a Committee TO re.
port the names OF nine gentlemen who would
90 to Sacramento as delegates He wanted
the Committee to ascertain who would 90 and
report TO the Convention There was no use
OF eecting men who would not go on account
of the expense. Mr. Smith innocentlv inquired
/ If the County Convention did not pay the ex-
penses of the delegates to the State Conven-
/ ton? This was answered by universal no ,
/ from the indignant sovs.' who felt their
pride and pockets touched by the question
Mr.. Smith did not know man who was able
to go.
/ Some thirsty individual moved an adjourn
ment, and called for division. The proceed
dent was unable to decide-the more thirsty
being unable to stand still long enough TO be
counted. The question was put again, when,
without counting those who voted in the mega
/ tive, the question was declared lost The
President also appeared to be lost, and inqui-
red what question was before the House?
The motion of Mr. Fogg prevailed. and a
Committee was appointed TO report names of
delegates to the State Convention. Adjourn.
ed till o'clock
The tap of the bell again brought them to
the score. and the Committee on Permanent
Organization and Order of Business. led of on
the inside track, by recommending the Con
venton to elect President, two Nice-Presi-
dents, and two Secretaries. As order of bust
ness, they recommended-lst, the election of
officers of the Convention; ID, election of del
egates to State Convention; 81, adoption of
resolutions. The Convention proceeded ae-
cordingly. Officers were chosen, delegates
elected, and resolutions read, whereupon. Mr.
Mcdonnell wanted the resolutions adopted
seridt1m 1t was accordingly so ordered The
,rhereGS was in relation TO the war which the
Republicans had assisted to bring upon the
country, and went through the Convention
like dose of salts. The resolution in relation
to great Union party which was hereafter to
assemble in order to nominate Republicans for
Members of the Legislature, was little ind
gestible. 1t was broader than it was long =
that is, it was based upon the ground that
Republicans were Union men per Sc, and want
ed all Union men to Join them. Mr.. Smiths
tongue became somewhat tangled on the sin
gular and plural numbers of the resolution.
Judge Barker delivered very able and learn
ed syntaXical di>quiSition on the noun party
Mr. Hamilton moved to amend, so as to invite
the Committee of the Union Democratic party
to unite with the Committee of the RepubIi-
can party in calling County Convention
Mr.. Smith was satisfied there were some
Union men in the Breckenridge ranks, and
wanted them ALL He was opposed to Democ-
racy. The name of Democracy was stencil
in his nostrs." There was the Butte RECORD.
Union paper, (ital'cIsed with all the irony in
his na;ure) and yet opposed to the Admins
tration and the Republican party. The Butte
Democrat-nothing could be expected from
that but villifcation. After the forcibe de-
livery of these pointed cru>iers, the former
operator in quartz resumed his seat and re-
mained quiet, to the great qualification of the
Convention. Senator Gaskill took less fana-
teal view of matters, and actually induced
some members of the Convention to believe
that they could be Republicans and patriots at
the same time, amended and adopted the reso-
luton. and took up collection The CONVEX
ton then adjourned.
p S.-If the Democratic Committee do
not consent TO walk into the Republican par
lor, the Republican Committee is to call a
second edition OF The late Convention.
WAS the Merrimac destroyed ?" is the
heading of an article which apears in some of
the doubling press Of course it was not.
Have Yorktown and Corinth been evacuated
Do the rebels still hold possession of Island
No. 10, aud Fort Donelson? Can the Gov.
ernment gunboats and troops go down the
Mississippi Can Butler take New Orleans
Can Burnsides ever land on North Carolina
t pNast9 Gan tho Eovernrnant mt dou, -aboI