The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-06-20
Resolutions of the Placer County Demo.
cratic Convention.


The representatives OF the Democracy OF Placer
county feel that they would not do their wnoie
duty without making declaration OF the sent-
ments of those they represent. therefore
Resolved, That we regard the present Radical
party and its representatives in botn houses VI
the Congress of the United States as pand OF
the most desperate fanatics and usurpers, who ny
successive violations oil their most solemn pledges,
by infractions of the organic law, and OF the pub
lie faith to encompass mere partisan ends nave
brought our people and institutions to the very
verge of ruin. They have, after tapping the lie
blood of the Nation and expanding millions OF
treasure under the most solemn and repeated
pled oes and declarations that the same was done
10 prevent the States which sought to withdraw
from the Union from doing so, themselves driven
those States out treating them as su'jugated
provinces, and as held by the right OF conquest,
and now hold ten sovereigntics subject to contrel
and military supervision and the guaranteed
dominion Of an inferior race. They have deli
antly spurned the Constitution as 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 acquies-
cence. and to which the people bound in letters
and thrall]om as their minions, are to submit with
out a 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
ont their substance. Hoping thereby to in
sure their final dominance in the pending can
vass through corruption and frauds, ana 70 COM
plete a full conspiracy to overthrow the Govern
ment 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 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. -,
Resolped 2nd. That we, believe in and will
nroc,ice the doctrine of - let the dead bury the
dead" and therefore extend cordial invitation
to ali honest ,chite men, to join with us 10 our
cudcavors 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.
Res0/ved 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, 4M. That we believe in such just
wise and economical administration OF the Gov
| eminent as will secure speedy return to specie
| payments, and will render The OoVerhmehI
promises to pay equal to gold
ResoIued, 18th. In turthemnce OF these views
we indorse the financial doctrine and statesman
ship of GEORGE H. PENDIEToN, 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-
vention, that it is our wish and desire that the
State of California send delegation to the
National Convention, pledged to vote for GEORGE
H. PENDIET0N, as our first choice, as q candidate
for President of the United States.
R.soired 9TH. That in His Excellency. II. IL.
Haight Governor OF this State, we recognize the
pure and enlightened statesman and patriot. faith
full and devoted public servant, and we most
heartily endorse his administration.
Resolved, 7M. That our delegation are hereby
instructed to oppose the nomination of Con-
gresham or Congressional elector at the present
| time, from this District.
| ResoIued, Sth. That in the event of a forced
nomination at this time, OF candidate for Con-
grcss for this District our delegation to the SIT"
| yonventinn 10 authorized TO act IN the congress
sional nomination, and is instructed to oppose
the nomination of any one for Congress whose
past record, either in or out of the Legislature
| points t. him as in the interests of Railroad and
tide land monopoes, and corrupt combinations
or corporations of any kind.