Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-24
CALL FOR A STATE CONVENTION.
Resolutions adopted by the Democratic
State Central COMMITTEES May 8, 1861.

WHEREAS, The Democratic party has ever been
the party offealty to free government and frater-
nal devotion to the rights of the States Of the
Union, and OF unwavering fidelity to the laws, the
! Constitution the Union, and the country-ready
to maintain them by all proper means and at
every sacratce
And whereas, The country is now defending it.
self against a war without justification, or decent
excuse waged upon it by certain Seeded States
which is manifestly a war for the invasion of
our National Capital: for the overthrow Of our
National Government the oppression of the 10y al
States the subjugaton of the Union war to
humble in the dust our National flag to wrench
from the American people their constitutional
rights OF determining for themselves their own
policy, foreign and domestic, and 10 blot them out
from the class the great powers of the world;
And whereas such war; so aggressive in its
character, and 80 deadly in its purposes forces
upon the country issue which can be met but
in one way by any people having the common in
stnct of set-preseryation, or worthy of an exist
ence as a nation
Therefore, be IL unanimously resolved by this
Committee
l. That at this time, when the country is resist
ing with all its might of invasion and de-
struction indifference is impossible to the patriot
and neutrality is cowardce, if not premeditated
| disoyalty.
., That the people of California in the past have
| been most anxious FOR peace throughout the land,
and will hail with joy an honorable adjustment in
the future; at the same time they are, dboge ali
Things, for tie UNION, the Country and the Flag
against all assaan.s-no matter who they are,
whence they come or aoiM tpAat poacer dynaeI.
3. That IN this great crisis of the American ma
ton and name our State viii always, as hereto
fore, faithfully discharge her Constitutional ob.
cations to the Union and the Federal Govern
meut and, as in duty bound will earnestly sus-
tain the constituted authorities at Washington in
all measures necessary to defend and protect
either against this most unjustifatlc aud un-
| natural war.
4. That in the name of the loyal people OF Cali
| fOrnia, we demand of the General Government
by all its power, to protect their lives and proper
| ty on the high seas, between this coast and the
Atlantic, from the piratcal ilag which already
| threatene injury and would lnfct destruction on
| both.
5. That ali former partisan differences are lost
in the present overwhelming crisis and he who
would seek, by revving them, to distract the peo-
! pie, or to wrest from their honest and patriotic
devotion some sordid partisan advantage, is not
true to the country, nor worthy Of the name of
American citizen,
6. That as Californ ans we appeal to the whole
people of California, without distinction of party
or reference to partisan issues, to stand with us
by our country and our flag, that all may know
that the great Union Democratic Party of Cali-
fornlU is the overpowering majority of her citi-
zenS.
z. That with these views we cordially invite all
patriotic men, who hold these sentiments. to meet
in Convention at Sacramento, on the Fourth day
vi JulN ueAt, at y cloth to nominate candluateS
to be supported at the ensuing election and we
recommend in the election of delegates that tho
only test be approval of these resolutions and will
ngness to support the candidates nominated.
s. That the people of each county he requested
to meet in Convention IN their respective counties,
upon the 10Th day of June next, for the purpose
Of electing delegates to the Convention, in such
manner they may deem proper.
0. That the basis of representation in the State
Convention be one delegate for each county, and
one delegate for each $50 votes. which gives the
following representation: