Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-07

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state Convention in Sacramento on
9Th September.
Res,tvcp Tblt the Democracy of Calito rRia
m Convention assembled, relying upou the justice
and patriotism Of the people, reiterate their firm
determin lton to stand by and maintain, in all
sheir integrity, the wise, Just and liberal pfinei-
Dles enunomsed in the Cinenatti Platform by the
Democratic party. in 1855, aud rc-aiirmed by it
at Charleston and Baltimore by the National DEM
Ocratic organization, to-wit:
That il is the duty of the United States to aE
ford ample aud complete protection to all its eiti.
-ens at home and abroad and whether native OF
breign born.
{" That one ofthc necessities of the age. in
military and commercial point of View,is speedy
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
states, and the Democratic party pledge them
selves to such constitutional enactment as will
insure the construction ola railroad to the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable period
" That the Democratic party are in favor Of the
acquisition of the Island of Cuba, on such terms
as shall be honorable TO ourselves and just to
Spain.
THAT the enactments Of State Legislatures to
defeat the faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave
Law are hostile in character, subyer;lyc OF the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their charac
ter;
" That it is in accordance with the Cincinnati
Platform that during the existence Of Territorial
Governments, the measures of restriction, what
sver they may be, imposed by the Federal Cousti-
tuition on the power of the Territorial Legislature
ever the subject Of the domestic relations, as the
same has been or shall hereafter be finally deter
mined by the supreme Court of the United states,
shall be respected by all good citzeus,and enforc-
ell with promptncss and fidelity by every branch
Of the General Government.
RESOLVED That we recognize and sustain the
action of the National Convention IN nominating
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, and Ilerschel "
johnson, of Georgia for the offices of President
and Vice President Of the United States as in ac-
cnrdance with the usages and discipline Of the
Democratic party; aud, as such nominees they
are entitled to the support ofall good Democrats;
and believing the platform adopted by the Con-
vention which nominated them to be patriotic,
national and sound-bcng the same in fact, as
that upon which the great political battle of 1886
was fought aud won by the Democracy of the
whole natiou-we viii give them a hearty support
ut the next November election.
RESOLVED, that the compromise measures o
1850 were intended as full aud final settlement
OF the slavery question in Congress, as is fully cv
denced by the endorsement given them in 1852
BY the Whig and Democratic National Convcn-
tions, and we deprecate any interference caicua-
ted 10 disturb that settlement, and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention of 1855, which nominated
Milton $. Latham for Governor, to-wit: "That
she organized Territories of the United States,
although not endowed with all the attributes OF
Sovereignty are yet Justly entitled to the right 0t
oftheF domestic and local affairs, subject to the
Constitution of the United States; and that any
attempt by Congress or any of the States TO pro
hbt or abolish the relation of master and slav
IN a Territory wo1ld be a departure from tn
original doctrine of our American institutions
and that we adhere immovably to the doctrine o
@nOn-intervention' by Congress with slavery in tht
States and Territories as declared in the Kansas
Nebraska BILL and openly disclain fellowship will
those, whether at the South, the North, the Eas
h. nh,
itation or avoidance of that principle"
RESOLVED, That we rcpudiate and disavow th
action Of that portion Of the California delegation
which withdrew from the last National Conven
ton at Charleston and Baltimore excepting fron
this censuTe Major John BidwelL the only on
among them who has as yet disavowed that act
and that we never can and never will acknowl
edge The right OF a minority of the members Of
Convention to break IN and destroy the HHenlo
cratic party organization,
RESOLVED, That we ase opposed 10 all section
n'iSIh "hlehMoa!d tend IN any way to disturb the
tu'pny o' lne He9eral Union. no matter wheth
er u comes IN the shape of Northern Compression
81 intervention tor the prohibition of slavery in
tle territories or Southern Congressional inter
neh'ioh lor the maintenance of slavery in the
Territories " '''
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of a Homestead
Biii, The establishment ofa daily Overland Mail
the building of an Overland Telegraph and Pacific
Railroad; and that there is no constitutional OBJ
Jecnol 10 Congress extending such aid as will in
sure the speedy construction of such road
RESOLVED, That in the judgment of this Con
venton the title the United States to the isant
OF san Juan on our northwest coast is as rood NJ
1t is to the District of Columbia; that the recen
history of our territorial relations with Englan,
IN that quarter may well make us fear that n
delays OF diplomacy are full Of Danger to ON
rights; that the man or the Administration tba
VIII allow graeping power second time
ofeIreaeh us on that coast will merit and receiv
inc lasting indignation of t,ae American neople.
,9iI' 'SsoLrAp' Iat esssve, wasteful and specia
i rs oee.I the bane of California, AM
,h;n, sed .,pon the people burden of taxation
Il is almost intolerable that these evils shoulC
c corrected and the business of legislation re
stored to the Democratic basis Ofinhexlble opposi
tion TO a large public debt; to the granting 0
special privileges to the few at the expense OF h
many; to the extravagaut expenditure of the pub
lie moneys; that this much needed reform canno
be Withheld without wrong to the State and vic
lation of the plain duty Of the representative +
the constituents, and of the true policy and card
nal principles of the Democratic party.
RESOLVED, That it is impera lively necessary 70
the true interests of the State that the Legislator
should use all constitutional power to increas
the Public School Fund and advance the interest
of education, believing, as we do, that upon th
education of the people depends the advancement
and honor of the State.
RESOLVED, That we cordially indorse the AC
ministration of Governor John G. Downey, as en-
lnently calculated to advance the true intrests
California.
RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the acto
of the Democratic State Central Committee, pr
sided over by Joseph p. Hoge Esq, and recogni7
their action in calling this Convention as righ
proper and Democratic.