Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-04-04
Proceedings Of the State Convention.

space VIII not allow full report of the pro-
ceedings. and we lay before our readers this
much, which we deem the most important
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Mr.. Gaskell of San Francisco. from the
Committee on Permanent Organization and
Order of Business, presented the following
report:
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton and Order of Business met pursuant to
instruction, and report as follows:
For President-Frank VI. Pixley, of San
Francisco.
Vice Presidents-First District: w. E.
Loyett of Monterey, WIN. Sherman of San
Francisco, J. P. Dyer of Mariposa. Secon d
District: l.. IL. Foote of Sacramento, G. W.
Swan Of Ell Dorado, Ii. 6. Rollins of Ne
vada. Third Dlstrict Charles Westmore-
land CT Humboldt, Horace Beach of Yuba,
+ J. A. Hutton of Yolo.
! Secretary-Alarcus d. Boruck.
! Assistant Secretaries-S. H. Roberts. S.
Simms, A. zimmerman, II. B. Livingston.
/ Sergeant ntat-arms-Wm. at G. Quincy, Tom
Rogers.
On Order of Business they report as fol-
lows:
First-The election of permanent officers.
| Second-The adoption of resolutions.
Third-That we recommend the election
of ten delegates to the National Convention,
as follows: l. Four delegates from the State
at large. 2. Two delegates from each Con-
gresslonal District, commencing with the
First District, and then in the Second, and
Third District last. 8. And the election of
ten alternates in the same order.
Fourth-We also recommend the election
of State Central Committee, to consist of
one member from each county.
Fifth-Also an Executive Committee. con-
sisting of nine members, six to be chosen
from San Francisco, one from Sacramento,
one from Alameda, and one from Santa
Clara; the Executive Committee to be nam
ed by the counties from which they come !;
also, that each member from the county be
named by the delegation.
The report was adopted, and the officers
named therein were declared the permanent
officers of the Convention.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Brockway, on behalf Of the Commit
tee On Resolutions, reported as the result of
lowing resolutions:
The Secretary read as follows:
Resolved That the Loyal masses of Cali
fornia are unalterably attached to the imper-
| ishable principles of the Union Republican
party, that Its history is the history of prog
ress, of the advancement Of civil, individual
and national liberty, of the war against re-
| bellion. of the preservation of the Union, of
| the delivery of four millions of people from
! bondage, and that its great mission will never
end until the union of all the States shall be
established on a foundation of Justice and
! right, never again to be shaken, either by
traitors at home or BY their allies abroad.
! ReSolUed That the Constitution devolvcs
upon the Executive the duty to see that the
laws are faithfully executed and that when
eny law is enacted in conformity with the
prescribed constitutional forms, the Exccu-
tive Is bound to execute the same.
ReSolcea that th- House of Representa-
| tives of the United States is entitled to the
gratitude and thanks of the nation fer its
action i'll preferrng articles of impeachment
against Andrew Johnson; that his fragrant
disregard of positive enactment Of Congress,
in the removal Of the Secretary of War in
direct violation Of an express provision for
bidding such act, was Of itself high crime.
and which added to the long series of his
| gross misdemeanors, would if suffered to go
unrebuked, subordinate all the other powers
of Government to the despotic will of the
Executive, and would end in the subvcrsion
| of the Constitution and the final destruction
| Of representative government.
/ ReSOtCe9, That the loyal masses of Cali
fornia, with one voice, approve of and pledge
/ themselves to sustain all the reconstruction
measures of Congress TIA: in carrying out
! the principles involved in those measures,
| Congress is only executing that provision Of
| the Constitution which deyolves upon the
| United States the obligation to guarantee to
every State in the Union republican form
of Government.
Resolred, That We have the most implicit
confidence in the Senate of the United States,
/ before which august tribunal the highest
! officer known to the Constitution and laws
is now arraigned and on his trial, that they
will fairly and ;mpartially discharge the SOL
emn duty imposed upon then according to
the lew and evidence, and they will, by their
decision and Judgment. maintain and vim
dlcate the Constitution and laws of their
country, uniniuenced by either political or
personal considerations.
ReSotred, That We are in favor of the
strlctest economy in the administration of
our National. State and county affairs of
reducing public taxation at once to the low
est limit allowable by the requirements of
our public obligations.
ReSotred, That the payment of the public
debt, and in "hlch is involved the national
honor, Is cardinal point in our political
faith; that reputation would be an aban-
donment of the principles upon which the
war for the Union was fought; a concession
that the Union was not worth defending; a
breach of the public faith a violation of
plighted honor, and a crime against the loyal
dead, who gave their lives on the battle field
in defense of the great cause for whichit was
incurred.
ReSo're9, That it is the bounden duty of
the National Government, under all circum-
stances and at all hazards, SO to use the ma
tlonal power in its fullest extent, without
hesitation and without delay, that the rights
OF every American citizen, native born and
naturalized, shall be fully protected at home
and abroad; and especially that no foreign
nation should be permitted to arrest and
punish any American citizen for any ofense
committed upon our own soil.
Resolred That in Ulysses S. Grant-the
hero, the patriot and the statesman-we rec
ognize the representative man Of the times,
one in whose keeping the destiny and honor
of the nation will ever be safe, and therefore
we name him as our unanimous choice for
President of the United States.
The following named gentlemen were
elected delegates to the Chicago National
Convention, four for the State at large and
two from each Congressional District: Gen
eral P. E. Cornor, Colonel James Coey, J. J.
Green, Major Stratman, W. II. Sears, w.
Lovett, c. B. Highly, J. N. Days, Thomas
Spencer and J S. Rogers.