Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-28
Flaitor" adapted By the I-nion Demo
cratic state Convention OF 1861.

WHEREAS The Democrat prly has ever been
the party oi ica'y ,o free government aud ilitcr-
ual devotion lall. rights ut the States of the
Uuiou nuj uj UuoH,cHrr fidelity tHtle liw-. tl.
C,us' .IH'tau, N.r Ut.nn. ana thc c.uallF l..d,
to tomjH.in Them hyall proper m-.n3 ~ud t
every sacrifice
And whereas. ~ country Grjtudiuejt
self a.ellu.. ".r AIlueet u-H., ji.,u. or d.s.u.
excuse; vaL.d upon it by u,a-utthla c.mh..u
/ u"u- c"ultt ta roYrg- Ut Sine loupi, ol certain
States claiming tu have s,c,d.d tom lue Ia'.u
which Is l..ai.. .-lly war iortle invasion 40
OUR Nations, Naula!: for iho ovrrrhuw 81 oul
/ tatuuai Government the oppression oi the loyal
( @a',s the sutiuI ..Du d. iAa Onion a wan 90
/ humble in ihr dust our I.,iHu.l dag; towr.ncA
from the American people their constitutional
right, Of determining ir themselves their own
policy, foreign and t,u .H.. t1 ,.l.. tleu ont
from tue class u lac gIc1' powers %, the world
Aud whereas such war; SO aggressive 40 its
CHARACTER and $50 deadly 40 ts purposes, f icc.
upon llsr ua'ry "u Issue which c.n be mc, bat
Zoo Dr. ".r Ir uuE D. lI. having tar crulH. % iu-
t'not OF ts"ii-We-rNaton. @" worthy %. au eHist-
e'r" o- "a nation
la".are, l.a aaau.Mou-iy rcso'.,dty Gd.
Convention,
f. That ot t.. tlme, when the country Is pes -.st-
ing war o.. oplr-eHu and da-iuU....Y. iudi'er-
,Hce IS impossible to tin patriot. aHl neutrality Is
coward ' l. not prmalau.d -''.u'r.
2. That tbeucnl'c o.. 'ai.!arua .u pest have
and wIis haii With joy aa honorable adjustment iu
'he future; al the same tjme they are djo,s aH
N.,9e, i'm ttl i>luN, tGe Country and tlp Flag,
again.. III Hssa,lllt, mo- Iis.e. who tiay are,
W,.ucn iae} come, of. o.t "ta' /.H..a..4. Z.
3. That ia this great cr.. soft ihn American ra.
tou and Meme Our State W.. always. as l-GetI-
Sue. faithfully discharge htr Constitutional oti-
cations o. the Union and the Federal Curerl-
meut and, as iu daty ao'nt wIH eauh.iy sl-.
tam the constituted Huihaltuys 40 Narhu.t .n "a
al measures necessary To defend aud I5.t,ct
either against this most ui.usl.Hslia AID uu-
natur.i rj".
g. That in the name Of The Iowa. people or Cali
forum, we demand of The Guueral Goyeruucut.
Ly oIl it's power to- protect the.r lives and proper
~ on the high seas, between this coast and the
Atlantic, from the Piratcai flag which already
threatens injury, and woald iuti.t destruction on
botn
3. That in lhe present overwhelming crisis. he
who would seek, bv rcyiyiug past partisan issues,
to distract the ueo le a. to wrcst FROM their hon
ost and patriotic devotion some sordid partisan
advantage, Is not truo to .Ac country, nor worthy
ihe name 0taa American cIt4ep.
q. That we h.ii tlt our paramount alsIarce
is due to The Federal Government: shat tie.G.ht
ofotte secession is dangerous h.r.sv. .aey!.a-
bly, destructive Of our u,ul Of Governments
T. That uau htUg. to tHe constitutional Will 90
maj1uues /. the only safeguard of Rcpul iic.u
Guyeumeuisi that We r'u uphold the cou~i.fu-
tet authorities, under aI circumstances. and at an
hazlil, iu maintaining Federal Jurisdiction iu ;s
sphere, regardless ~ what party may be- Iu power
a. That Government, are political orsauizl-
tous, aytuod with coeIclqe power without which
they cannot cAi,t tuat lt Is not only u1 tssuufp
ton If authority upon the part ot Governments,
but Their positive duty to exercise such cuery.ye
power, I'D order 90 maintain themselves against
either toIe Ign INVASION or domestic rebellion.
o.. That uc trace lAe causes through which the
present rebellion has lesnaccomp'ished, o. the eX-
isteucc of sectional political PARTIES iu tie co1u-
try, one founded upon anti-iaycrv, TIE other
plo slavery. J0th equally ANT Democratic ana de-
srucii,e oi tde peace, harmon, ,.d prosperity 81
the country chat lt Is ihe duty OF die Umou Dem
pcratlc artY 20 take a strong conservative pu-i-
ton iu ,h!s tine huUr of our cuuutry's tfal aud
rllyiug around cur National ta-, present an
uubUken front tl all sectional ae. tttion
TO- That a, Clblurui9us, we apictl 90 tLrwhole
people OF California, without IisuuctiaI 90 party
Or reference 60 PARTISAN l,,ues TO stand with u.s.
by cur country aud our flag, That all may know
,hAt tive gretI Union nruoartic party Of C.uiiJr-
MIA = the over ONerirR riii f.N Of A-r citizens.