The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1863-01-17
The Record,

curing, that the loyal State of California re-
ceve with earnest favor the recent proclamation
Of freedom issued by the President OF the Uni
| ted States and COMMANDMENT chief of the Army
and Navy, regarding the policy of the measure rs
necessary for the success of the efforts of the
government for the suppression of desperate
and wicked rebellion, and the re-establishment of
its authority, consistent with the spirit Of our
institutions, and full of promise for the future
permanence, unity and prosperity of the nation,
and we hereby pledge TO the measure the earnest
support of the people of California.
Resolution adopted by the following vote:
.4yes-Abell. Birdseye. Booth, Burned. Cavis
Chamberlain, Clark Crane, Cunning CHAM, Gaskill
Hartman. Harvey, Hathaway, Highly, Higgins
Kutz, Mccullough, McNabb, Nixon, Oulton
Pacheco. PARKS, Perkins, Porter of Contra Costa
Porter of Santa Cruz. Powers, Saxton, Shannon
Pan Dyke, Wallis, Whiting. Total-3l
Noes-Bakcr, Bogart. Doll. Holden Lewis
Qunt. Shurtleh, Vineyard.-Total-S.
On the same day in the Assembly, a COM
current resolution was introduced precisely
the same in phraseology and an attempt
made to force it through without debate
This was prevented by Mr. Dudley Of Placer,
who caused it to be laid over under the rules
On the ll,h, it came up in regular order,
and by the persistent efforts of Mr. Sander
son, Of FL Dorado, now an Abolitionist and
recently deserter from the democracy, the
resolution was slightly amended, AS will be
noticed By the reader. AS amended, the
Assembly resolution indorses Lincon's proc
lamaton as the act of the "Commander.in
chief Of the army and navy" and regarding
1t a measure consistent with the laws Of
war" and not, as the Senate resolution reads
consistent with the spirit of our inslitu.
tons"
The resolution as amended reads:
Resolved. BY the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That the loyal State of California re-
Ceives with earnest favor the recent Proclamation
of freeeom issued by the President of the United
States as COMMANDMENTS Chief of the army and
navy, regarding the policy Of the measure rs
necessary for the success of the efforts of the
Government for the suppression of "a desperate
and wicked rebellion, and the re establishment of
its authority, consistent with the laws of war,
and full OF promise for the future permanence
unity and prosperity OF the nation, and we here
by pledge to the measure the cordial support of
the people of California.
Resolved, That the Governor be requested to
forward copy of these resolutions TO the Prcsi
dent of the United States.
The vote stood rs follows:
.4yes-A Adams, Addison. Ames Banks, Barclay,
Barton, Beeson, Blanchard, Burr. Butler, Chapel,
Clark Collins Crawford Decth Dcnnson Dodge,
Dore Dudley of Soano, Duncombe, Dunno, Es-
Zee, Farley. Fitch, Gunnison, Harrington, Hart
son, Haswell Hill, Howell, johnson, Kncaid,
Lux, Martin, Moore. Meyers, Orr, j. j. Owen
J. W. Owen, Palmer, Paten, Personette, Red
field Rider, Robinson. Rule, Sanderson, Sar-
geant Scott, Sears. Simpson, Smith of Butte,
Smith of Sierra Swift Tprrnnon War.
wick, Wheaton, Whipple. Wilcox, Wilson. Wright
OF Contra Costa Wright of Del Norte, Yule,
Mr.. Spcaker-65.
Noes Allen. Andrews. Dudley of Placer,
Freeman. Irwin, Kewen, Keys, Mcdonald, Rob-
ertson. Varney, Watson IL.
The Assembly resolutions subsequently passed
the Senate.
We have not the data to correctly classify the
former political status OF those voting fer these
resolutions but we put in italics the names of
some OF the Senators who formerly claimed to he
Democrats, and received unmerited hoaors from
the party. The vote is worthy of preservation
a record against men, who have Endorsed an
act that is in violation Of the sacred compact that
made our Union OF Sates-anl yet these Repre-
sentatives claim to be Unonsts- supporters OF
the Constitution and in favor of enforcing the
laws-how preposterous. Their preaching and
practice is SO different. they cannot expect credit
for sincerity. If they will but speak out their
true feelings, and say they do not desire the
Union as it was under the Constitution; that
they want no Union with slavery; that the war
against the South is one of sui! ugation and
when reduced by force of arms, the Southern
States are to be held in vassalage to the North
then we can say their votes on the emancipation
proclamation are consistent; and they will stand
with their true colors without dishonesty and
deceit. But whether these men and the party to
which they attached make open confessions
not they can no longer cheat the people, who
followed their lead in blind confidence that they
were patriotic and devoted to the cause of the
Union, until the startling development of the
most odious radcalism iorewarncd the ruin and
anarchy they would bring upon the country. In
this hour OF calamity, the Democracy, true in its
time honorcd respect for the Const tuition and
Laws, was looked to by conservative men as the
ark of national safety. and to that grard old
| party, as we have seen by the recent elections
the trust has been mainly corlded Of restoring a
discovered Union and the endangered rights OF
citizens inducing q revolution in public sem
tmcnt that will dot stop short of the utter re-
pudiation of Abolitionism in every State where
it has attained to power. Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, Indiana and Illinois, are
the glorious evidences of the coming national
regeneration undcr Democratic rule. The victo-
ries in these States are the fore-ru nners of the
swelling tide that will sweep onward, until each
and every State is released from thraldom.
And no State will be more marked in its rebuke
of Abolitionism than California. We tell the
majority. who voted for these resolutions in our
Legislature. that next September the vote of the
State will consign them to a political damnation
| from which there will be resurrection; and
the minority of nineteen will receive the thanks
of redeemed people.
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