The Shasta courier., 1863-04-18
Union State Convention.

The Union State Central Committee have
issued call for State Convention, to meet
in Sacramento on the 18th of June next, I'd
nominate State officers and members Of Com
gress. The Cummittee invite all patriotic
citizens, irrespective of former party princil
pies, who are now in favor of upholding the
Government, and are willing to lend their
support to the Administration in putting
down this monstrous rebellion, to unite with
the Union party and send delegates to the
State Convention. The proposition is sufici-
emily broad and just to enable all Union
Democrats, Republicans, or any other PARTED
who have the welfare of our country at heart,
to now range themselves on the side of the
Union, and lend to the Government the aid
of their counsels.
We want to see this Convention come to-
gether with but two objects in yiew-one, to
resolve to stand by and maintain the action
of our Government in the war against trail
tors and treason the other to select men for
the several State Offices who are known to be
Internationally for preserving the integrity
of the Union, one and inseparable, and are
known to be honest, and capable Of disc.argy
ing the important trusts which shall be con-
fided to them. We shall give no aid or sup
port to other than those who possess these
indispensable qualifications.
The call of the Committee has done away
with all necessity on the part of those claim
ing to be Union Democrats, however small
may be their numbers, to try to maintain an
organization, if they are sincere in their pre-
tentions to patriotism. There can be no
question but that the greater portion of
those who are sincere in their professions Of
loyalty, now calling themselves Union Dcm-
oerats, will cut loose from the small faction
of Office seeking leaders under D. D. Cotton,
who have heretofore offered only factious
opposition to the measures adopted by the
Administration for conducting this unnatural
war, and will como boldly up to its support,
leaving all partisan differences of opinion to
be settled after peace is once again restored
to our distracted country.
We want to see the Union party in this
State so conducted that all can, if they will,
unite upon the broad principles of the Con-
stitution, and compel all who will not lend
their aid to the Government in restoring peace
by the strong arm of power, to seek their
true companions in the ranks of the secession
Democracy, to vote for traitors, or those who
sympathise with the cause of traitors
Let the test be made at the next election,
and let us know, once for all, who among us
are ready tn aid in the destruction of this
most just and bcnefcent Government, and
then let the stamp of traitor be indellibly
stamped upon their names through all time,
that thepeople may not hereafter be deceived
into giving them their support for any Office
within their gift. We do not fear the result
in the coming contest. provided the Union
party is true to its professions.
Let the several county committees meet at
an early day to call the primary meetings
to select delegates to the County Conven-
tions, and we admonish the people to see to
it that no man be elected delegate unless
he be known to be true to his country under
any and all circumstances, for on such dele
gates will depend not only the welfare of
the Union party, but also the peace and well
fare of our State.