Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-28
Oruuil.e Dai.g Butte RrturN.
Platform ard RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions were adopted hy
the Democratic State Convention;
Resolred, That the Democracy of tho
State of California unanimously endorse and
cordially approve, the platform of the Dem
ocraHc party, as adopted in the Cincinnati
Convention.
Resolre3, That the Democracy of the
State of California decidedly and unequivo-
caly advocate and approve the construction
Of Il Pacific railroad as measure of the
greatest Importance, not only to the State OF
California, but TO the Union at large, anl
hereby urge upon the Federal Governments
and our national repre-. .entatives of the
State at Washington, the necessity of using
their most united exertions and utmost en-
deavors to secure the construction of this
truly important work.
ReSoired, That We shall hail with pleas
ure the commencement of the Wagon Roads,
believing that they will bring within the
State a hardy, enterprsing and laborious
class of citizens, and we call upon the gov
ernment to hasten their completion by lib
eral appropriations
ReSOiUed, That the liberal and enlight-
ened policy cf cur Democratic Government,
in opening to the hardy pioneer the broad
field of our public lands, as an invitation to
his industry and enterprise, has already Sc
| cured the affection of our early settlers, and
| that we regard ar extension of that policy
| so far as to secure n homestead to every
honest settler, free Of charge, against the
| Vcissitudes Of fortune, as the wisest, most
just and reasonable coarse which the gen
| erai government can pursue, and we ear
| nestly recommend it TO the serious attention
of our representatives at Washington.
Resoired, That the Democracy of the
| State of California are in favor of guaran-
teeinG to every State and Territory the
rights and privileges secured to them by the
Consttution and laws Of the country-that
for them there is neither North, South, East
or West aud that duly regarding the i'm
portance OF the whole rs u Union, they, as
unity Of the confederacy, will jealousy
Guarantee the rights OF each individual
State.
Rcsoiocd, That we recommend the utmost
economy in the appropriation and disburse-
ment Of all public moneys; that we hold all
public officers strictly accountable for the
administration Of the public funds; that we
regard it as a cardinal principle of the De-
mocracy to preserve uuimpaired the credit
md resources Of the State, and that he who
commits the slightest dofalcation in this re-
+pect is unworthy the support and has justly
forfeited the respect and confidence OF the
Democratic party.
Resoircd, That we cordially welcome TO
the ranks Of the Democracy, and receive
into full brotherhood and communion those
OId Line Wings and members Of other par
ties, who, regarding the Democratic party
as the great conservative party of tho Union
now Join with Us in the existing struggle to
preserve the Constitution.
Rlsoioed That in the nominees Of this
Convention We recognize men worthy of our
implicit confidence, and deserving Of our un-
divided support, aud we hereby pledge them
the undivided vote Of the Democracy Of this
State.
Resoiped, That there is radical defect
in our laws regulating pre-emptions, where
by the owner Of floating Mexican grant is
enabled to prevent the settlement of q tract
of land much lrger than he claims.
ResoIred, That the rights of pre-. emptions
in this State ought to be as liberal az OBJ
tanned in other new States, and these rights
ought to be secured to settlers OH all lands
not actually segregated as private property.
Resoired, That the policy Of government
which is sought 20 be established by the
present Chief Magistrate of the United
States is eminenny entitled to our most cor
dial and hearty appreciation, as truly Dem
ocratic and calculated to secure the promo
ton of the best interests of our common
country.
Resoised, That this Convention acknowl-
edge moral obligation to liquidate the ex-
listing debt of the State of California, and
that its payment is hereby recommended.
Resolred, That political associations.
whether secret or otherwise, based upon re-
ligious intolerance, or exclusion from the
exercise of political privileges guaranteed
by the Constitution as it is, on account Of
personal rank or the accident Of birth, are
at once inconsistent with the spirit Of our
institutions, and slander upon the liberty
loving and freedom disseminating people Of
the Union.
Resolved, That we consider the present
naturalization laws Of the United States, in
accordance with our free and liberal insti-
tutions, and will resist their abrogation or
as uncalled for, illiberal and
unjust.
Res0lred, That the Democracy of Califor-
MIA will ever support the Constitution and
laws of their State and Of the United States,
and will ever use their utmost endeavors to
preserve sacred and inviolate that priceless
legacy of our fathers-the bill Of rights and
the writ of Hdbeds Corpus.
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