Year: 1859

AT meeting of the editor, proprietors
and attaches of the DAILY NATIONAL DEMO
oRAr, on Tuesday, the 10th inst, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were adopted


OFFICE OF NATIONAL DEMOCRAT, A No. IL


MARYsymLE, April 18th, 1859.


WHEREAS, We have read the Resolutions passed
on the 18th INST. by the Warren Engine Company
denouncing the NATIONAL DEMOCRAT and don't
very much care for the same, therefore be it


RESOLVED, That the DENocRAT, in remarking
that certain fire company had disreputabe hang
ers-on in some manner or other connected with it,
did not name the company which was charged
with the same, and that the Warren Engine Com
pany in fitting the cap to their own heads so read
lily have shown at least as much Glacrity as judg-
ment in so doing.


RESOLVED, That if any other Company dispute
the right of the Warren Engine Company to ap-
ply the remarks of the DEMOCRAT to themselves
they signify the same by meeting and passing
resolutions to that effect


RESOLVED. That if any association or company
in this city deem themselves SO immaculate as to
be beyond the reach of all friendly advice and
counsel they be awarded leather medal ut the
expense of the municipality.


RESOLVED That if any fire company in this
CITY desire 10 have such hangers-on as the incen-
diary Bluxome, and take oflense for being advised
in a friendly manner to openly repudiate and dis
avow all such connections, they be allowed the
high privilege of suiting their own tastes and
wishes.


RESOLVED That the testimony against Blux-
ONE is in the opinion of the Democrat conclusive,
aside from his own confession that he is an in
cendary and res0lUed FURTHER that we are in
formed that the said Bluxome, although dis
charged from the said Warren Company, has
been recognized as q hanger-on, hOse-washer, ct
ceterd of that company.


RESOLVED, That, if a company, which has such
,,o1,,
extent of getting rid Of such a character, we are
at a loss to know where purgng would be neces-
sary.


RESOLVED, That it is the duty of a public jour
nal to give the news of the day; If parties ar
rested for any offense against the peace and good
order of society to let the public know who they
are, regardless of the consequences, and if they
are proven innocent to so declare; if guilty, to do
the same and Furthermore, to keep strict watch
and ward over the interests Of the community, be-
ing swayed by no influence oftear favor or aflec-
ton, and to speak tie trutb at all hazards and at
all consequences, if the safety of life or property
or any of the leading interests of society shall
seem to demand it; and reso}ged, that the DEMO
Graf will pursue this course dt1UayS.


RESOLVED, That as man named Bluxome was
proven TO be an ncendiary, and as 1t was openly
charged that he was a hanger-on of the Warren
Engine Company, il was no more than the duty of
the DEMOCRAT to call the attention of the people
to the subject and to state that a certain fire COM
pany needed purging and reSObCed farther that
great consideration was shown to the said cOmpa-
ny by the DEMOCRAT in not mentioning their
name, and also in suppressing from the confess
sion of Buxome the names of certain members
of the Warren Engine Company therein men,
toned.


RESOLVED, That it is matter for further con-
sideration whether the DEMOCRAT will publish
certain d1ildUHS with regard to parties unneces-
sary at this time to mention who may or may
not be concerned in the matter now pending.


RESOLVED, That the DEMOCRAT is supported by
the mass of the people, and that it does not send
agents around TO inquire whether its views or
sentiments will suit this or that clique, company
or association.


RESOLVED, That if the portion of the article,
headed purge your Company" wherein we say
that "the majority of the company are certainly
respectable men, "ranked among our very best
citizens, and who have no shadow of anything
disgraceful resting upon their regulations" be
what the Warrens take offense at as rejecting on
their character we are willing to make all due
apology for the same.


RESOLVED, That although the name of BENJA-
MIN FRANKLIN hollis is very distinguished
name indeed, particularly the benjamin Frank |
lin portion Of the same, we did not consider il |
so sacred, especially the Hol3is part of it, as to
exempt it from the common fate of names which |
find place in that portion of the news depart |
nent of the DEMoCRAT which is devoted to arrests |
trials and convictions or acquittals.
RESOLVED, That we publish a newspaper, and |
that we will give the news, whether it barks Iauy |
mans shins or no.
Resolved, That the california express and Spir- |
il of the Times, San Francisco, copy the above
resolutions at their own expense.


Adopted by acclamaton.