The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-08-08
Resolutions Of the Placer County Demo.
cratic Convention.

Resolutions Of the Placer County Demo
cratic Convention.
The representatives vi the Democracy of Place
county teel that they would not do their who'll
duty without making declaration OF the senti
ments OF those they represent. Therefore
MsOiUed, That we regard the present Radica
party and It's representatives in both Houses O.
the Congress OF the United States, as IL band o.
the most desperate fanatics and usurpers who by
successive violations oil their most solemn pledges
Ivy infractiOns OF the organic law. and OF the pub
lie faith, TO encompass mere partisan ends. have
brought our people and institutions to the very
verge OF ruin. They have, after tapping he life
blood Of the Nation and expanding millions Of
treasure. under the most sole mn ana repeated
pledges and declarations that the same was done
| to prevent the States which sought to Withdraw
| from the Union from doing so, themselves driven
those States out treating them as su'jugated
ovinces, and az held by the right of conquest,
and now hold ten sovcregntics subject to contrt |
and military supervision, and the guaranteed
dominion Of an inferior race. They have def
antly spurned the Constitution rs the organic
law of the land. and issued their DEGREES and
erected their will as the higher law to which
co. ordinate branches OF the Government, the
Judiciary and Executive are to yield acGuies.
cence and TO which the people bound in letters
and thralom as their minions, are to submit with.
out n murmur. They have, under pretcnce of
diminishing the public debt, imposed heavy
tribute upon every citizen, saving always those
who have riches, and making the poor. poorer.
They have invented the most oppressive systems
Of taxation to take from labor the hope OF re-
ward and they have filled the land with swarms
of officials who harrass the people and eat
out their substance. Hoping thereby to in
sure their final dominance in the pending can
vass through corruption and frauds and to COM
plee full conspiracy to overthrow the Govern
ment of our fathers. they resolve to overthrow
a., IN fail n he " g n
their chief conspiraors in his place; an act which
the conservative lrcemcn of the country declare
to he without justification or plausible excuse.
and which we denOunce as an outrage without
parallel in the history OF the civilized world. and
worthy only OF its corrupt and revolutionary au-
thors.
Pesoired, End. That we believe in and will
practice the doctrine of g let the dead bury the
Dead and therefore extend a cordial invitation
to all honest tckie men, to join with us in our
cndcavors to redeem and reinstate our beloved
country and Government to the happy and pros
porous condition Of the days when Democracy
and Democratic ideas honesty and craftsmanship
held control.
Resolved. 3rd That as honest men and the
representatives OF honest men. we believe that
the Government should pay every just dollar that
she owes, and in the same money, according to
contract as citizen pays citizen.
Resolved, 4th. That we believe in such just,
wise and economical administration OF the Gov
eminent as will secure a speedy return to specie
payments and will render the Government
pi omises to pay equal to gold.
Resolved, 5th. In turherance Of these views
we indorse the financial doctrine and statesman
ship Of GEORGE II. PENDEToN, of Ohio, (who is
the almost unanimous choice Of the great Cen
trial. Western, and North western States,) and
hereby instruct our delegation to the State Con-
venton. that it is our wish and desire that the
State of California send a delegation to the
National Convention. pledged to vote for GEonGE
Ii. PkNDIEroN, as our first choice, as n candidate
for President of the United States.
RI s0iued 6H. That in His EXccllrncy. II. II.
llaight Governor OF this State, we recognize the
pure and enii nhtened statesman and patriot. faith
lu and devoted public servant, and we most
heartily endorse his administration.
Resoiued 7M. That our delegation are hereby
instructed to oppose the nomination of "a Con-
gresham or Congressional clector at the present
time, from this District.
Resolved, Sth. That in the event Of forced
nomination at this time. of n candidate for Con-
gress tor this District our delegation to the State
Convention is authorized to act in the Congress.
sional nomination, and is instructed TO oppose
the nomination OF any one Tor Congress whose
past record. either in or out Of the Legislature
points t, him as in the interests OF Railroad and
tide land monopolies. and corrupt combinations
or corporations OF any kind.