The weekly union record., 1864-03-19

VI. y. -hooie, o b"ei, H. oitCHey, H. w g.
Wording, A. P. Boyd, S. w. W. Coughey,
+. Durham, s. B. Osborn.
Ro6insons Roneh. - John Griffith, John
Cook.
Thompson EGt.-Isaac Kirk, W. Brown.
Cherokee Eat.-N. A. Harris, Eli Piper,
Thos. L. Vinton.
&rmgtoun.-M. Whittier, E. NJ. Wood.
man.
Mountain Spring House-F Brooks, G.
B. Rogers.
Chieo.-C. L. Pond, John Maine, ]. C.
Vaudeville, Geo. Allen, j. Eddy, w. H. Sis
by, II. Hallet, J. A. Weatherbee.
Bdngor.-A, Kitchen, f. R. Dodge, r. F.
Floyd.
Central H0ttSe.-H. Brown.
hent's Ranch-M +. Mcconnell.
Morris Rarine-J. McKinstry Smith, Geo.
North
Forbestotrn.-D. w. c. Gaskll, Charles
Baird II Harris
Lyqchs Raneh.-George Hall.
Hamiton.-E. G. Ledyard, P. Boulware
Hudson House-Wm. Leonard
Mountain House John Hart, Joel Garst.
BidrelFs Bar.-Joseph Young, D. Hunt
Wilson's Ranoh.-John Hamilton, Henry
Heppenden.
Wyandotte.-W. Y. Bliss. Amos Thatcher.
Evanvdle.-B. Greenwel, j. Andrews
Con Corc.-G. G. Marquis
Little hin,sieV.-L. N. Snow.
Mooretown.-J. S. Moore, Frank Brooks.
The report was adopted.
MI. Ledyard from the committee on perma-
nent organization, recommended Seneca Ever
as Chairman, and S. w. w. Coughey, Secy
Report adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton Chairman of the committee
on resolutions, reported the following:
Rs,olred, That We are in favor of all means to
restore and perpetuate the Union, without regard
10 cost or time.
Resotred, That We ever indorse the administra-
! ton of Abraham Lincoln, and We hereby instruct
cur delegates to the State Convention to support
delegates TO the National Union Convention who
are IN favor of his denomination to the Presidency
Abraham
Lincoln and Andrew johnson, are recommended as
our standard bearers.
The resolutions were adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hamilton, of Wilson's
ranch, the following gentlemen were appointed
q committee to report the pames of eleven
delegates from Butte county to the Union
State Convention, to be held at Sacramento
on the oath inst u. Hamilton, Ledyard Man
devie, Burlingame, Dodge. Marquis Rchey
The committee recommended the following
named gentleman as delegates to the State
Convention Seneca Ever, J. NJ. Clark, f. c..
Ledysrd, j. C. Vaudeville. D. C. Burliugame,
VIM. Leonard, F. NJ. Smith, G. c. Moore
E. Durham, R. Richey, ]. C. Noonan.
Report adopted and committee discharged.
Mr.. Hamilton offered the following resolu-
tion:
Re'oired, That the ORov1LLE UNION RECORD.
whether viewed as a chronicle of local events,
or as a faithful exponent Of Union principles is en-
titled to the support of the Union men of Butte
County.
After some remarks from Mr. Hamilton in
support of the resolution, it was adopted.
Mr. Ledyard, of Hamilton, introduced the
following resolutions:
Resolred, That it is the opinion of this Convcn-
tion, that the Specific Contract Law of the State
OF Cahtornla. Is not in harmony with that spirit
OF loyalty that aminates vast majority of the
people Of California.
Resolred, That our Repre.entives in the Lec,s.
lature. are requested 10 their ezertions in pro-
curing its repeal during the present session of the
Legislature.
d. W. c. Gaskill opposed their adoption
He characterized them as "frebrand" thrown
into the convention.
Mr.. Ledyard replied to Mr.. Gsskill in an
able and eloquent speech. After some further
remarks from Mr. Gaskl and Mr.. Hamilton,
the resolutions were adopted almost unani-
mousy
On motion, the Chairman was instructed to
appoint Union County Central Committee
OF nine members, and have their uames pub.
lished in the UNION RECORD within tel days
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton, the committee
were empowered TO fill any vacancy ,ha, NAV
occur at any time in their own body.
Mr.. Gaskill asked that those voting in the
affirmative have magnanimity enough to move
reconsideration Of the Specific Contract
law resolutions.
Mr.. Coughey, of Oroville, moved recon.
sideration. Carried.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that the first resolu.
ton in relation to the specific contract law be
stricken out. In mirking this motion. Mr.,
Hamilton stated that he was in favor of the
resolutions, he did not think they iupugned
the loyalty of any man. but others might give
them that construction. lie thought the Sc
cond resolution carried ont sufficiently the
views of those who like himself were in favor
OF the repeal OF the specific contract law.
The ayes and noes were demanded bv sere
raj delegates on Mr. Hamilton's motion. The
motion WAS list Ava, | = NJ a