Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-06
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DEMOCRATICS DIFFERENTIATION
Resolutions adopted by The Democratic
State Central Committee May 3, 1861.

WHEREAS The Democraticparty has ever been
the party oi hUltv to free government and frater-
ual de'ouou to the rights of the States Of the
Union, and Of uuvHycuuE fidelity to the laws, the
Cons tlutun, the Union, and Tie cuuuty-ready
to mllntain them 10y all proper means ard at
every sacrifice;
Aud whereas. The country is now defending it.
sell against war without Justification, or decent
excuse waged upon il by certain Seeded States
which is maniicsiIv "a war for the invasion Of
our National Capital: ior Tie overthrow Of our
! Nniondi Government the oppression of the loyal
States the suliuCatior Of tie Union a war to
humble in the dust our National Aag TO wrench
from the AmlUcun people their constitutional
rights Of determining f r themselves Their own
policy foreign and umestic and 10 blot them out
from The class Of the great pow,rs Of the world;
Aud whereas such war, so aggressive IN its
! character, and 50 deadly in its purposes, frees
| upon the country an Issue which can be met but
in one way by any people having the common in
slinct OF seIiprescrvauou, or worthy Of an exist
euCc as a nation
Therefore, be it unanimously resolved by this
Committee,
]. That at this time, when the country is resist.
ing with all lis might war Of INVASION and de-
suuc,"n, Indifference is impossible To the patriot
ana neutrality is c1"ard.ce, if not prlmeditatcd
/ GslovWty.
/ .. That the people of California in the past have
been most anNiou, turpeacc throughout the hand,
and VIII hail with joy an honorable justmeut in
the future; at the same time they are ob0ge all
hi"9<, far The uNIJN, the Country and the lag,
against all assaiiauts--no matter who they are,
whence they come. or 1ctH Wl9t U1lceF d37ueI
3. That in this great crisis Of The American ma.
! ton and name our State will always, as hereto
/ lore, faithfully discharge her Constitutional ob.
cations to the Uuion and the Federal Govern.
/ ment and, as IN duty bound, will earnestly sus.
/ tam the constituted authorities at Washington in
/ all measures necessary to defend aud protect
either against this most unjustifable aud uu.
natural war.
f. That in the name Of the loyal people of Cali
/ fJruia we demand If the General Government.
by all its power to protect their lives and proper
/ ty on the hilh seas, between this coast and the
Atlantic, from the pratica flag which already
thr atens injury and would luhct destruction on
both.
.. That all former partisan differences are lost
! IN the present Overwhelming crisis and he who
would seek, by rcviviug them, to distract the peo.
Ie, o. To Wrcst from their honest and patriotic
devotion some sOrdid partisan advantage, is not
| true 10 the country, nor worthy the name Of
American citizen.
6. Tint tas Calflrnians, we appeal to the whole
people O otCuliurnla, without distinction Of party
or reference TO partisan issues, to stand with us
/ by our uutrv and our Tag, that all NAV know
/ that the great Union Democratic Party Of Cali
| iornin is the oyerpowering majority Of her cti-
/ zeus.
T. That with these views we cordially invite all
/ patriotic men, who b. III these sediments. TO meet
/ M Convention at S.Cr mcnto, on the Fourth day
OF july next, at II o. CLOCK, u nominate CdHuualeS
/ to be supported at the ensuing election and we
/ recommend i'm the election Of delegates, that the
only test be approval Of these resolutions and will
ngne-s to support the candidates nominated.
| s. That The people Of each county he requested
to meet in Convention IN their respective counties
upon the 18th day Of June next, for the purpose
Of electiug delegates 10 the Convention, in such
manner "a, they mag deem proper
9. That the basis OF representation in the State
Convention be one delegate for each county, and
one delegate tor each Zj0 votes which gives tho
following representation:
Alameda ............1lS San Diego. o...........
AmadOr. .......... p san Francisco .......74
Butte ......... ...... % San Joaquin ........lS
Calaveras ........... % san Luis Obispo. ... 1
C'lusl .............. 6.Sad Mateo. ..........
Contra Costa ........ S.Sdnta Barbara ....... s
Del Norte. ........... santa Clara. ........l7
W Dorado. ........... .oo santa Cruz .........
Fresno. ........... shasta ..............l IL
Humboldt .......... ti>elrl ..............2o
klamath ............ = >kliou ...-.....-.' ~
lls Angeles ........lo lNuhno ............. 10
Marin ....s......... 6~1uuma ..-....-.. ~
Mar ipuSl.. .......4I 4I - ills'd' s'-'s''''+''
Mend emo .....-..-. oAileF ..'.' '''''''''
Mciccd ..........+..- II NUiin' .'-- ''-sf
Monterey ...........- FL in'9 '''A-
Mono ........--t p "e'N" pNSAiA ''S'@ .
Napd .........-.. At '''u'c' - ''''-S
l Nevada -9' t','' '..'.''s''
Placer ..............ou 80 uba ..............26
plumaS ............ 1" l-1Ae' .+-..s.....
Sacramento .........9fi
San Bernard no.. ., Total, ,............64 .64S
In pursuance of the foregoing resolutions the
Convention W i'll assemble at Sacrau- u-eutu City on
the fourth day of July next atl2 o'clock, N.
J =. HOGE,
Chaiman Dem. State Ceutral COMMITTEE.
J0HN \. MoNRuE, s. Sycretury
San Francisco, May 2sth 1851.