Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-31
Daily QatlQual Democrat.
Ratification Meeting in Los Angeles,

The San Francisco Herald publishes the
following report of the proceedings ola mas.
meeting of the Democracy of Los Angeles
held ON the evening of July 28d
Pursuant to notice. the Democracy of Lo.
Angeles county met, en- masse, in front of the
Lafayette Hotel, in the city of Los Angeles
on the evening of the 23d inst
On motion, S. f. Reynolds was elected
President Of the meeting, who briefly and
eloqaently stated the object of the same.
ON motion, j. l.. Smith, David Andersen.
E. Dunn, D. Il. Getchell and William Moore
were by acclamation chosen Vice Presidents,
ana Joseph Smith and - Duckwilder W ere
elected Secretaries
On motion, E. Dunn, c. Sims and Henry
Miller were appointed a committee to draft
resolutions indicative of the sense of the
meeting, who, after a short interval, reported
the following resolulions
The Democracy of the city and county OF
Los Angeles, convened in mass meeting to
make response to the action of the National
Democratic Convention held at Baltimore, do
hereby resolve as follows:
lst That we do cordially, unsreservedly
and heartily indorse, ratify and aft m the
nomination of Stephen a. Douglas for the
Presidency, and Herschel Y johnson for the
Vice Presidency of the United States. and
hereby pledge ourselves to use all honorable
means to secure their triumphant success and
election, and thereby promote the interests Of
the Great National Democracy.
I'd That the organization Of National De-
mocrats, by which they we're nominated. was
in truth, in fact and of right, the legitimate
regular and only National Convention of the
Democratic party of the United States and
that its action having teen strictly and clearly
in accordance with the old land marks and
established usagcs of the party is binding and
obligatory upon every member of the party
throughout the Union
3d mat the organization by which J. C.
Breckenridge and Jo Lane were nominated
can in no wise be considered Convention of
the Democratic party that on the contrary
1T was composed Off seeding minority of the
regular Convention, acting in open and direct
hostility to that party as represented in its
National Convention, and consequently its
pomnees are without any claim to Democratic
support, and should be discarded and reject
ed 10y all Democrats in the same manner as
they would reject nomination made bv any
other opponents of the Democracy.
4th That we are with one heart, and with
all our hearts, devoted to the Constitution of
the United States and the sacred Union which
exists under 1t; that our allegiance to the
democratic party springs from our conviction
mat 1t Is National party everywhere, and
always for the Constitution and the Union.
against every form of attack and every de-
scription of assailant and we stand 6v the
party now, because in addition to its other
claims upon our support, we believe it is the
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all sectionalism movements whether fomented
by the Black Republicans of the North, or
the Disunonionists and Fire Eaters of the
South.
5th. That in our deliberate Judgment the
scheme of inducing secession, of DELEGATES
from the National Democratic Convention,
and then with the help of the seceders, nomi
mating candidates in opposition o the Nation.
al Democracy, emanated from those who are
avowedly unfriendly to the Union and desire
liz dissolution, and who knew that the Ma
tional Democracy, while united, presented an
insuperable barrier to the success of their un
hailowed schemes; and it is therefore the
duty OF all Democrats, and all other patriotic
citizens, to meet and combat fearlesely this
latest and most insidious manifestation of that
spirit of dsunion which Andrew jackson met
and vanquished, and to which the Democratic
party stands in position of eternal hostility.
9th. That we believe the preservation of
the Union to depend upon the complete ces
saton of sectional controversy, at once and
forever, aud that tits the duty of all patriots
to rally to the standard of that brave and
venerable party, which has for years fearless
ly and faithfully proclaimed Mon -intcrven-
tion 10y Congress with Slavery in State and
Territory, or in The District Of Columbia"
18th. That the principles we have Just set
forth are embodied in and have been faith
fully upheld by Stephen A. Douglas; and he
is therefore entitled to the earnest support of
every man who values his countrys peace
more than party success. For him we claim
the hands and hearts of all true Democrats,
and invoke the suffrages of all other citizens
of whatever party heretofore, who believe
with us that the time has fully come to re-
buke and extinguish forever the spirit of sec
tional agitation, and to light anew the fires of
devotion to the Constitution and the Union
Which were, with great enthusiasm, adopt
el without dissenting voice.
After which, L. Dunn, j. r. Getchell and
Capt. Sherman being called for, respectively
appeared and addressed the meeting The
addresses of the several speakers were fire.
quently interrupted by bursts of applause and
cheering.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned,
with three times three cheers for Douglas and
the Union.
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