Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-03
Platform adopted b, The Union Demo
cratic STATE Convention OF 1867

WHrarAo, The Democratic has ever been
the party of leal'y t. free government and fater-
nal devotion 1.-The rights Of the States of the
Union, AND OF UuNa.eriug fidelity 10 the laws, the
Cou-t tuition, the Uuiuu, and the cyrptry--ready
90 mituuia them by alt proper means and of
every aacrhcc
Aid vhercaa. The country jsnov defending il
self agl'i 81 War UthJut Justification, or decent
eNen.. VHltd upon 1t BY reasonable combine
tous claiming 10 represent the people of certain
State, claiming to have seeded from the Union
which is nInl't~tlv war for the invasion Of
/ ctr National Capital: tur the overthrow Uf our
National Government; She oppression of the loyal
states the suhiuE it.a rt lAe Union a war %
/ humal. i4 tiie dust our %4runol Hrg; 10 wrench
/ huH TIE AWyrc.H ra.,.e tl.'r constitutional
rights ot deicrudui0. fir themselves their own
policy, trc'Euard d urstc e-d 10 blot them on;
from 'hc class of the gr-e 1nwers az the world;
AHt "A-r r.la -u-H Utr so gcgr' ssiye IN it5
, character. rG- 10 rs0air in is purposes, Grces
/ utoa te cHutry an ;s-uo shch can be met bu:
, Dos 'le say uy ans Pc c'pie having The cOnnt ir-
su,t Of sl: -Geserv1 alton, tc worthy Of ~ exist
I e,ra as nation;
Therefore, b. it unanimously resolved by this
! top,,u;.o4,
i. qba.el ibis time, vhon tlc country Is resist.
inc ar %. o2,r,s 'rn ani e,tru~ non. iudjGci
( enca is lwFls5.Uir tu the patriot, and neutrality s
/ CuWard'cl. If uat lr.W0 0diu.trd dIslUyaltv
e That the people # California in the past have
been no-t anxious iar peace throughout the hud
u'd "Il hii Wth jay an honorable adj justGlent in
lh1 future; ut thr sane time they are. o50re all
t,f r7, 10" ~ JNioE, the Country and the Flag
uEl. oH g.sal!4uts--u0 matter who they arc,
Nirnc they come, o. 9,th Ut1 baecsr armed.
9. That u I'd greet crisis Of the American ra-
'un AND nane our Stl's will always as hereto,
lutc, faithfully discharge der Constitutional obli-
gltuag {, the Union Hud The Federal Govern
ucni and, as in duty bound, viii earnestly sus-
tam The constituted urtdorit .es at Washington II
aiI measures necessary t. Ge.end and protect
either against this rost ujastidable aud un.
natural wa"
b. Tia: in the name oF ,he !c-al people of Cali
iuglia Ue demand Of the General Government
Ly all ITS power Ia protect heir lives and proper
" ou t5e hi.h seas, 6etHeen thi. coast and the
Atlantic, from the pilatical fag which already
thr atc-= injury, and would iut.ct destruction on
both
.. That in ne present oyerwhclroinz crisis he
who WnulI seek, ty reviving past plrtisln issues
to distract the pco le o- to wrcst from their hon
est and patriotic devotion some sordid partisan
advantage, i5 not true 10 the country, nor worthy
! the name otgn American cllizan.
8. Ih't we hold that orr paramount allegiance
i9 due to the Federal G r1rnment; that the right
ii G'nte secession IS dangerous hartsy, insvita-
big destructive Of our 'or,l of Guveruuipnt
Z. That obedience To the constitutional will Of
nnlorluos 's the only safeguard Of Republican
Guycrnments; that we viii uphold the constitu-
ted authorities CC1~. an CiIcunStancas and at all
sphere regardless Of what party may be in power.
.. That Governments arc poll'lcai organza:
tons, armed with coc.4.ve power, without which
they cannot exist that il IS not Only no hssump-
tlou u authority upon the part of Cnvcrn,nents
but Their y sttre dU'v t. exercsu such coerclve
power. in order to maintain themselves against
either foreign INVASION or douest rebellion.
g. That we trace the Ctuses through which the
present rebeIiioubas cen occompshed, to the ex.
l-teuce Of sectional political parties in the c0un-
try, one iouaded upon anti slavery the other
prJs'artrv, both tuu tir anti Democratic and de-
-tr1ctye ut the peace. harmony and prosperity Of
the country thai il Is the duty Of The Union DEM
cratic arts ~ take ,tr1pg Conservative posi-.
uan DO JH.s BE aeur ~ our couuiry's trial aud
ruiymg around our National Flag, present an
uubruErn front 10 .il sectional agitation.
ll Ilttas .atta.atans, We appeal 10 the whole
people Ut California. without distinction of party
or reference To PARTISAN issues TO stand with US
by our country and our Bug that all may know
hat tine great Union Democr TIC rHrty ut Cafur
MIA is the overnswestac majority of h,r citizens.