Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-09-16
Democratic Platform.

'N PuDloit to-udS tuc duultcS dhOI'NN
by the Democratic State Convention. Tie
resolutions viii appear Tomorrow Both
the Address and the resolutions were adop-
ted with great unanimity, and will be read
with interest 10y every Democrat, They set
forth in plain and unmistAkable language,
the position Of the Democracy Of California,
Unlike the Know Nothing State Convention,
the Democracy were not afraid to decllre
themselves in favor OF the immediate con-
s,ruction Of an Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road. The Fillmore party in California
dare not pledge themselves in favor Of this
measure Their National Convention, from
which a minority Of the states withdrew,
did not DO it. They dare not take action as
party upon this measure, because they are
opposed to it, and it is left for their Speak
crs and stumpcrs to humbug the people into
the belief that their party favors this great
national work if they can. Ii, as many Of
their Speakers assert, are really in favor Of
the measure, why do they not say 50 as
Il studied silence upon the question as a
party, and permit their orators to declare
in favor of ii, If they do not intend to de-
ceiye the people, and make the questio
merely one upon which to ride into power,
and then say that its construction was not
made an issue in the Canvass Should they
succeed in the present contest, they would,
indeed, be enabled to say that the people
had declared against an Atlantic and Pacihc
Railroad, because the Democracy, who had
declared in favor Of Railroad, woulG have
been beaten by "a party who had said moth
ing about il. this is the position o. the
Fillmore party upon this question, no. only
in their national convention, but also in
their State Conventions throu ghout the Tn
ion, and should they triumph now. they can
make it the hobby Of innumcrabe oam-
D inns. And this, We verify believe to lie
their object, in thus maintaining their 81
lence, asa party upon this important and
national question.
The day for making ia hobby with Which
to carry elections, ha, passed, and, We trust,
forever. by the action Of the Democratic
party in authorizing the necessary surveys,
the construction Of the road is found % be
practicable The Democratic party Of the
Union, and of tho States individually,
stand pledged to its construction. The X
n Fillmore party are AOt. Should they
triumph in the present contest, the road.
even should they conclude to favor Us n.
struction, its commencement would ne re-
tarlcl for a term Of years sufficient FOR lis
compile ion
The people of California should ponder
well these facts before dcpositing their bal
lots against the Democracy. They must re-
member that a defeat Of the Democracy is
equivalent to a declaration against the con
struction Of the road They stand pledged
to its construction not only in words, but in
deeds. They have caused surveys to be
made in orGer 70 determine the most prac-
ticabIe route They have appropriated
lands for the construction Of railroads else
where in the Union, and they viii arpropri-
ate lands for this great National Railroad,
i! the people 10 not declare against it, by
the elevation ofthe Fillmore party to power.
in whose declaration Of principles the word
"Railroad' does not occur