, 1864-05-20
Democratic County Convention.

Inc Democratic county convention met
in Walla Walla, May 18th, pursuant to call,
at Messrs Ball & Stones Hall.
l. T. Reese was called to the Chair and
w P. Horton elected Secretary.
Committee on CredentiaZs.-Messrs. B.
F. Sheideman, j. H. Lasater and S. G. Rees.
Committee on Resolutions. .-Messrs. j.
H. Lasater, J. Drumheller, j. Sheets, J.
W. McGhee and T. G. Lee.
The Committe on Credentials submit
ted Report of the names of persons enti-
tied to seats in the Convention, which was
accepted.
The Committee on Resolutions submitted
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the
Convention as the Platform of the Democ-
racy of Walla Walla County:
WHEREAS, We the Democracy of Walla
Walla County in Convention assembled, are
now and ever have been opposed to traitors,
aiders, abettors and sympathizers with for
eign foes and domestic rebels, to all men
and parties who would subvert and destroy
the rights of States and General Govern
ment or the liberties of the people, either by
force of arms or otherwise and
principles are founded in truth, have stood
the test of experience and that it is alone by
the strict adherence to those principles that
the Union as our fathers made it, can be
maintained in its integrity, the Constitution
be preserved inviolate, and the liberties of
the people be secured and perpetuated
therefore,
Resolued, That the written Constitution
of the United States is the supreme law of
the nation; that no power created by it is
Independent of or superior to it; that all au-
thority emanatng from it, is subordinate to
it, and that any exercise of authority which
would abridge the rights it guarantees, is an
assumption of power in conflict with liberty,
which is the inheritance Of the American
people.
ResoZued, That we recognize a manifest
difference between any Administration of
the Government and the Government itself
The one is transitory, limited in duration
only to that period of time for which the
officers elected by the people are charged
with the same, the other is permanent and
was intended by its founders to endure for
ever
RESOLVED, That all laws passed by the
proper law-making power, whether constitu-
tional or Unconstitutional, polite or impol-
itic, should be obeyed and enforced by every
good citizen until repealed by the power that
enacted them or declared null by the courts
ResoLOed, That the Democracy of Walla
Wala County are for the Union, the whole
Union and in favor of the vigorous prose
cution of the war for crushing the present
rebellion, with single desire to maintain
the honor and dignity of the nation and the
enforcement of its laws that we are forever
opposed to the conclusion of any peace in
volving in its terms the acknowledgment Of
the independence of the so-called Southern
Confederacy, and that we hereby solemnly
pledge ourselves that, come veal or Woe in
life or DEATH now and forever, to stand by
the flag of our country in its hour of peril
Resolged, That the gratitude of the
country is due to the noble defenders of our
flag and while they fight battles for the
Union in the field, at home will give
them the support and encouragement due to
the soldiers of the Republic
NOMINATIONS.
The Convention proceeded to m-kc nom
nations, with the following result:
For Counci1man-W G.. Langford.
For Representatjoes-A. i. Brown, O.
P. Lacy, f. P. Dugan, j. W. McGee and
E. L. Bridges.
John Sheets was nominated by accia-
nation for Joint Representative of Walla
Walla and Skamania counties
For Probate Judge-J. Fl Bluett.
For County Treasurer-Jas. McAulif
For County Snrveyor -Chas A White.
For County ASsesSor-W II. Patten
For Coroner-A. j. Thibodo
For County C0nsmissiopcr-H. D. O'Bry-
ant
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Chairman was empowered by the
Convention to appoint Democratic County
Committee for the ensuing year, and the
following named persons were chosen to act
as said Committee .a.rr
Messrs. A. L. Brown, J. w McGheee, O.
?. Lacy, Isaac Laswell and Phillip Yanny.
On motion, the proceedings were ordered
published in the WASHINGTON STATESMAN.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
w. P. HORTON, Sec'y.
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