Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
General John +. Miller at OrOvtIle
Scrap OF Early Political History,


ORovuLE, October 15th.-General John F.
Miller of San Francisco delivered speech
here tonight to a very large and enthusiastic
audience. General Miller varied the ordinary
arguments of the campaign and startled his
audience by the introduction of a scrap from
the history of the Democracy of California,
dating back tn the early period IF the REBEL
ion. BE recited the transactions of the
Breckenridge Convention, held in the city of
Sacramento on June II, 1861. He said that
Judge William L. Wallace, now stumping the
State, and who recently delivered a speech
In this city was delegate in that Convention,
as was also David S. Terry. now both Presi-
dental Electors on the Hancock ticket !;
Volney E. Howard and Senator James t.
Farley, now also of the leadership in the
Democratic party of California, were dele
gates in that Convention. That Convention
adopted platform, from which General
Miller read copious extracts, the following
being the most striking and significant:
Rescued, That we are opposed to the employ
ment Of force by the General Government against
the seeding States for the purpose Of compelling
obedience and submission to Federal authority.
ResoIred, That we are in favor OF the preserva-
ton of the Union upon constitutional guarantees
which will be acceptable TO both sections of the
COnfederacy, but if that desirable contamination be
impossible, then are IN faror Of the recogni-
ton Of the independence Of the Confederate
Suites and treaty of amnesty nd peace between
them and the Uuted States Government as the
alternative which will terminate the horrors of
civil war and bring back peace and happiness to
our distracted country.
RESOLVED, That the President of the United States
has been guilty Of violation of the Constitution and
usurpatioD OF power in borrowing appropriating
moneys, and raising armies, and increasing the
navy without the authority of Congress, and that
such acts dangerous to liberty and tend 20 con-
Tert the Government into military despotism.
General Miller stated that the Hon. s. W.
SandersOn, formerly q member Of the Su-
preme bench of this State, was a member of
this Convention, and also a member
of the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions. Mr.. Sanderson dissented from
the majority report, introducing minority
report 70 the Convention, which was prompt
ly voted down, the resolutions as read being
adopted as the platform and principles of the
California Democracy. Mr.. Sanderson's res
olutions recited that the allegiance of every
citizen of the United States is due first to the
Federal Government, and second to the State
in which he resides. Mr.. Wallace, Mr.. Ter
~, Mr.. Howard and Mr.. Farley-present
leaders of the Democratic party-voted down
these declarations. Mr.. Sandersons resolu-
tions further recited that it is the duty of every
administration to uphold the Federal Consti
tuition, maintain the integrity of the Union
at all hazards, enforce the laws in every Sec
ton thereof, and that it is the duty of every
citizen in these times of impending danger to
the popular Government TO stand Loyalty and
firmly by the Constitution and laws of his
country. Mr.. Wallace, Mr.. Farley,
Mr.. Terry and Mr.. Howard voted down
these declarations. Mr. Sanderson's resolu-
tions declared that California is unalterably
attached TO the Union of the United States,
and that she repudistes and spits upon the
idea of a Pacific Republic and these
resolutions declared unslterable attachment
of California to the Union of these States,
and was voted down by Mr.. Wallace, Mr.
Terry, Mr.. Farley and Mr. Howard
The speech created a profound sensation as
recalling the events of the earlier history of
the Democratic party in California and bring
Ing strongly TO the mind a realization that if
Mir Wallace, Mr.. Farley & Co. had had their
way, the United States would have been
broken up, the liberties of the people de-
stroyed, and the State of California would
have been one Of the States in the slave
holding Confederacy which was sought to
be established BY the slaveholders' rebellion