The Placer herald., 1868-11-28
Resolutions of the Placer County DemO.


Resolutions of the Placer County DemO.
cratic Convention.
The representatives of the Democracy of Placer
county feel that they would not do their whole
duty without making declaration of the senti-
ments of those they represent. Therefore
ResOired, That We regard the present Radical
party and its representatives in both Houses of
the Congress Of the United States, as a band Of
the most desperate fanatics and usurpers, who by
successive violations OF their most solemn pledges,
by 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 the life
| blood OF the Nation, and eXpending millions Of
treasure, under the most solemn and 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 suhjugated
prov inces and as held by the right of conquest,
and now hold ten sOvereigntics subject to control
| and military supervision and the guaranteed
dominion of an inferior race. They have def
| antly spurned the Constitution as the organic
lew 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 acQuies-
| cence. and to which the people bound in letters
and thralldom as their minions, are to submit with
out q murmur. They have, under pretcnce of
diminishing the public debt, imposed heavy
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 CON-
pete Il full conspiracy to overthrow the Govern
| mept of our fathers, they resolve to overthrow
| the President and to Install one Of the worst OF
their chief cOnspirators in his place; an act which
| the conservative lreemen of the country declare
to be without justification or plausible excuse,
and which we denounce rs an outrage without
parallel in the history of the civilized world. and
| worthy only OF its corrupt and revolutionary au-
thors.
| Resolved, End. That we believe in and will
| practice the doctrine Of " let the dead bury the
dead and therefore extend cordial invitation
| to all honest Uhite men, to join with us in our
| endcavors 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
ernment as will secure a speedy return to specie
payments and will render the Government
promises to pay equal to gold
Resolved, 5M. In furthcrance OF these views
we indorse the financial doctrine and statesman
ship OF GEORGE II. PENDLETON, of Ohio, (who is
the almost unanimous choice Of the great Cen
trail. 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 q delegation to the
National Convention, pledged to vote for GEORGE
Ii. PENDLEToN, as our first choice, as candidate
for President of the United States.
Resoired, 9th. That in His Excellency, Fl. II.
Haight Governor OF this State, we recognize the
pure and enl lghened statesman and patriot faith
iu and devoted public servant, and we most
heartily endorse his administration.
Resolued, It'll That our delegation are hereby
instructed to oppose the nomination Of Con-
gresham or Congressional elector at the present
time, from this District
Resolped Sth. That in the event of q forced
nomination at this time. Of a candidate for Con-
gress Tor this District. 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 tc him as in the interests of Railroad and
tide land monopolies and corrupt combinations
or corporations of any kind