The Placer herald., 1871-06-03
ed corporations and leagued plunderers and

ed corporations and leagued plunderers and
their paid lobbyists;
Second. That the doctrine recently an
nounced by the Supreme Court, that the
Legislature is the sole judge of what are pub
lie improvements, and clothed with power to
take, by taxation, one mans property and
give it to another, or TO authorize one man
to vote the proceeds of another's labor into
the pockets OF private individuals or corpor-
itlons is a violation ofevery principe of JUS
tice, human and divine, and licenses and le-
galizes the Wholesale robbery Of The masses
by the confederated monoposts and leagued
public plunderers of the State;
Third. That this monstrous doctrine not
only threatens the present property and labor
of the producing classes with being swallow
ed up by these greedy, cormorant corpora
tions, but it looks to and provides for tht
mortgaging of the future property and labo,
of the State during the existence OF this and
the rising generation.
F5ufh That the last barrier to this rob
berry of the masses by the corrupt few. and
the last shield to protect the property and
labor Of the producer from tie greedy NAV
of this leagued, corrupt crew, is to be found
only in honest, able and ncorruptable eff
cials,
FyM. That in this emergency. when the leg
isature and Judiciary have f,ile in the past, !,
there is yet one man who can se neither
driven nor bought to sacrifice or abandon the
rights of the honest people, and that man
is HENRY II. HAIGHT, and to him and his
mir ati fort ,nN ~ to Stata
this day pledge our unanimous and hearty
support.
Sirth. That the delegates TO be elected to
the State Convention, here, to-day, are here
by instructed to cast their united votes fol
HENRY II. HMGHT for Governor as long a.
his name is before the Convention, and to
use every honorable means TO secure his
nomination.
Sereath. That our delegates are also in
structed to vote for no man for Judge of the
Supreme Court who is not solemnlv pledged
against the Constitutionality of subsidies, in
whatever form they may be presented and
against all other aspiranls for State nomina-
tons who are not equally pledged against
he monstrous anti Democratic doctrine OF
robbing the many for the benefit of the few
in whatever guise it may appear.
Eighth. That our Delegates are Instruct
ed to cast the vote OF the Comfy, on al.
questions in harmony with the above prin
:iples and as a majority present may direct
Ninth. That we present the name of Gen
eral 10 Hamilton to the Democratic State
Convention as our unanimous choice for At
torney General, and urge our delegation to
use all llohorable means to secure his nom-
nation.
TnM. That we view with feelings of sor-
row and resentment, the action of the Sai
francisco Committee in usurp.ng the power
that only belongs TO the great voting IN ,sse,
of our party, and appointing the delegates
to the State Convention, and in the name o.
Democracy and every principle of justc,
recognized between people and their rep
resentatives, we ask that the Committee re
,cind its action and allow the Democrat.
'oters of San Francisco o elect their dele
sltcs to the State Convention.
EerenH. That the delegates elected b,
! this Convention are hereby authorized t.
represent this county in The Congressiona.
CONVENTION for this District should said Con
vcniion be held before our County Demo
cratic nominating Convention conveues.
For deleg' 'te at Large, Joseph Walkul
+ WAS elected bv acclAmmition.
From District No l, H. H. johnson an6
Peter Singer were elected deeg .tes by ac-
| :anm ltion.
From District No. g Robert Kennedy
md b. +. Moore were elected without OPP
position.
From District No. 3, w. II. Davis and
L. S. Mo!lit, on the first ballot were electeo
delegates. Ga motion the Convention in
'tructed the Central Committee to apportol
.wo delegates to the new precinct of Penryi
It The next County Convention. The bu-
.iness for which the Convention convened
having all been transacted, on motion it ad
joumed sine die.
JONATHAN MARINER, Pres'dt.
B. F, 1 Moonr' Secretaries.