Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-09-07
,Druuil!e 1]ai.q Butte RerarN.
Platform and Resolutions.

The following resolutions were adopted by
the Democratic State Conventions:
Resoloed, That the Democracy of the
State of California unanimously endorse and
cordially approve, the platform of the DEM
ocra'ic party, as adopted in the Cincinnati
Convention.
Resolped, That the Democracy of the
State of California decidedly and unequivo-
cally advocate ana approve the construction
of a Pacific railroad rs a measure of the
erea'e~ Importance, not only to tho State OF
California. hut to the Union at large. ami
hereby urge upon the Eel raj G"vernment
and our national repre- cntatives Of the
State nj Washington, the necessity of using
their most united exertions and utmost en-
lenvors to secure the construction of this
truly important work.
Resolved That we shall hail with pleas
ire the commencement of the Wagon Roads,
believing that they will bring within the
State hardy, enterprising and iaborious
class of citizens, and we call upon the gov
ernment to hasten their completion by lib
eral appropriations.
Rssoired. That the liberal and enlight-
cncd policy of our Democratic Government,
in opening to the hardy pioneer the broad
icld If our public lands, as an invitation to
1is industry and enterprise, has already Sc
,ured the affection of our early settlers, and
| that we regard an extension of .hat policy
| 81 far as to secure n homestead to every
| zones settler, free of charge, against the
sicissitudes of fortune, as the wisest, most
! inst and reasonable course '"hich the gen.
eral government can pursue, and we ear
e.t)y recommend it to the serious attention
of our representatives at Washington.
| Resoired, That the Democracy of the
State of California are in favor OF gnaran-
eing to every State and Territory the
rights and privileges secured to them by the
Constitution and laws of the country-that
| for them there is neither North, South, East
or West, and that duly regarding the i'm
nortance of the whole as u Union, they, as
unity Of the confederacy, will jealously
Guarantee the rights of each individual
State.
Res010ed, That we recommend the utmost
economy in the appropriation and disburse
ment of all public moneys; that we hold all
cubic officers strictly accountable for the
administration of the public funds; that we
regard it rs a cardinal principle OF the De-
nocracy to preserve unimpaired the credit
nd resources of the State, and that he who
commits the slightest detalcation in this re-
| pect is unworthy the support and has justly
forfeited the respect and confidence OF the
| Democratic party.
Resolved, That we cordially welcome to
the ranks of the Democracy, and receive
| INTO full brotherhood and communion those
| Old Line Wings and members Of other par
| ties, who, regarding the Democratic party
| rs the great conservative party Of The Union
now Join with as in the existing struggle TO
preserve the Constitution.
Rcs0ired. That in the nominees Of this
Convention We recognize men worthy OF our
implicit confidence, and dcseI wing OF our un-
divided support, and we hereby pledge them
the undivided vote of the Democracy of this
State.
Resolved, That there is a radical defect
in our laws regulating prescriptions, where
by the owner of floating Mexican grant IL
enabled to prevent the settlement of tract
of land much larger than he claims.
ResOIred, That the rights of pre- emptions
! in this State ought to be as liberal as OBJ
taincd in other new States, and these rights
ought to be secured to settlers on all lands
NOT actually segregated a. private property.
ReSolped, That the policy of government
which is sought to be established by the
present Chief Magistrate of the United
States is eminently entitled to our most cor
dial and hearty appreciation, as truly Dem
ocratc and calculated to secure the promo
ton of the best interests OF our common
country.
Res0ired, That this Convention acknowl-
edge a moral obligation to lquidate the ex-
listing debt of the State Of California, and
that it's payment is hereby recommended.
Resolved, That political associations,
whether secret or otherwise, based upon re
lipious 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 q 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 cur free and liberal insti-
tutions, and will resist their abrogatiOn or
amendment, as uncalled for, iliberal and
unjust.
| ResOlved, 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 Ha6eas Corpus.