Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-25
Platform adopted by the Union Dam0-
cratic state Convention of 1861.

WHERE'S The Drnocrtc party haa ever been
the party Off atty e. tree government aud ,riter.
nal devotion a. the rights Of HE States Of thc
Union, aud OF uu08Nctlug fidelity Ia the laws, the
Constitution, the Union, aud the country ready
To maintain ih,!H by all proper means and al
every sIcriGcr
And whereas, The country is u1v d, f.rdur H..
sell against % war without just iictt,u, or decent
eAcurc; w'ted upon 10 by Ir4a-1uab.c cYulup-
states cIa'mi e. have seeded from the Uu,,u
WINCH Is uatule-ilr var ti}h. invasion ui
our National Capital: for tae overthrow ,f uur
National Government +; thc ,Ipnr-slou e thrl lrd
states the subIug tlnu Of the Union % war 10
humble ln the dust our National Gag; To- wrench
iruu the American Ic Ile tbeig constitutional
rights Of determining fr themselves th.,r own
policy, hrciguUnd domestic and lf blot t4ttu Dut
tiam ihc class OF the great poWtir 1 the world:
Aud whereas such war. 50 aggressive 900 D.
! chuac,er, and sn deaa.y 10 iis purposes. Z rc.s
Upon taH uut7y an Is-ue which can he met bur
10 one Wnr tr NY people having the nm d in
suuct of aclf tr.scrr4uon, OF worthy # an exist
eHce as q nation;
lhcrefo tyt unanimously resolved by ta.z
Congouton
/ Thlt at tns tmc, when tue country is resist
ing war AZ opnr.s SION aud de-truc..on iud is,-
ence is impossible to The patriot and neutrality il
cJwardce, If not premrdittted dlsilyutv.
2. That The people of California in the past have
been most anxious fr peace throu4hou The nd
and viii hail with joy ~ honortb diustmeut iu
the t'turci a. the tGn' tlue they are nJDye an
MiaHs Tar Tie UNIoN, the Country and the tlag
against all a>salltut7-no matter who they are
whence they come. mr. tUtM mhpt po1Oer dyueL
8. That Iu tins great crisis If The American na.
ton and name our State viii Hlwtvs, as hereto.
fore, faithfully discharge her Constitutional ubii
cations tu the Union aud the Federal Govern
ment, and, as in duty bound, viii earnestly sus-
tam the constituted authorities q. Washington m
all measures necessary TO defend aud protect
either against this most urjusuhable and uu-
natural war.
a. That in the name oI;.e loyal people Of Cali
fornia we demand Of the General Government.
by all ls power, to protect their lives and proper
~ on the high seas, between this coast and the
Atlantic from the plratcll flag which already
threatens injury, and would iulIct destruction ON
both
5. That in the present overwhelming crisis be
who would seek, by reviyinE past partisan iasuos,
10 distract the Deo Ie o. 10 wrest from their hon
est and patriotic devotion some soruld partisan
advantage, is not true To the country, nor worthy
the name oian American citizen.
8. That we hold that our paramount allegiance
is due to the Federal Governments; that the right
OF State secession is dangerous heresy, ineWta-
big destructive of our torn Of Government.
Z. That obedience to the constitutional will of
maior.tcs Is the only safeguard Of Republican
Governments; that we viii uphold the copstitu-
ted authorities, under all circumstances and at All
ha4aTd.3 Ia maintaining Federal jurisdiction in its
sphere regardless VI what party may be in power.
3. That Governments are political organzl- |
tons, armed with coerciye power, without which /
they cannot exist, that L. IS not only assump- |
ton If authority upon the part Of Governments, |
but their positive duty % exercise such cOerclye /
power, in order 10 maintain themselves against |
either foreign INVASION or domestic lobcllion.
g. That we trace the causes through which the
has been accomplished 10 tue ca.
isteuce Of sectional political parties in the cuun-
try, one founded upon auti.>lavery, The other
pro slavery, both equally ant-Demnoratc and de-
structye Of the peace harmony and prosperity of
the country, that it Is the duty of the Onion Dem
ucratic arty To take a strong conservative posi-
ton m this tho hour of our couriry's trial, and
rallying around our National Flag present an
unbroken front 10 all sectional agitation.
TO- That as Cahtorniaus, we appeal TO the whole
people Of California, without distinction Of party
or reference TO partisan issues, to stand with US
by our country aud our flag, that all may know
that the great Union Democr tic party OF Cali9r- [
MA is the empowering majority ofher citizens.