Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-23

WHEREAS, The Democratic party has ever been
the party OF tlutY TO free government and frater.
nal devotion to the rights Of the States Of the
Union, ami oi unwaverng fidelity to the Law :. the
Constitution, the Union, aud the country ready
to maintain them by all proper means and At
! every sacrifice
And whereas, The country is now defending It.
self against war without justification or decent
excuse: waged upon it by reasonable combina
tons claiming 10 represent the people of certain
State. claiming tp have seeded from the Enion
which is maniGsstly war for r.he invasion Of
our National Capital fox the overthror Of our
National Government The oppression of the loyal
States the sabingation Of the Union a war to
humble in the dust OR Rational Gag; to wrench
from the : mer;can people their constitutional
rights Of determining for Themselves ther own
policy foreign and domestic, ard 10 blot them out
/ from the class OF the great powers Of the world
And whereas such war, so aggressive in its
character, and so deadly in its purposes, forces
upon the country an issue which can be met but
! in one way hy any people having the common in
stnct OF selfpreserFatiGn, or worthy OF aa exist
ence as Il nation
Therefore, lie Is unanimously ycsclvel BY this
Convention,
#l That at this time when the country is resist.
ing war of oppression and destruction, iudiifer-
ence is impossible to the patriot, and neutrality is
cowardcc, i not premcdtated dlSlOyatv.
o. 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 QLOge all
Hinq8, TAR the UNION, the CU-ntry and the FLAG,
against ali assaants--nO matter who they are
whence they come. or HiM 3gh0t p91cer atp3ed.
g. That in this great crisis Of the American ma.
tlon and name oCr State will always, as hereto.
fore, faithfully discharge her Constitutional obi.
cations to the Union and the federal Govern
ment, and as in duty bound, viii earnestly sus-
tain the constituted authorities at Washington IN
all measures necessary to defend and protect
either against this most unjustifable and an
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
" on the high seas, between this coast and the
Atlantic, from the pratical Gag which already
threatens injury, and would ufict destruction on
both
5. That in the present overwhelming crisis, he
who would seek, by reyiving past partisan issues
to distract the people, o. to wrest from their hon,
est and patriotic devotion some sordid partisan
advantage, is not true 10 the country, nor worthy
The name ofan American citizen.
6. That we hold that OR paramotnt ancgi lance
is due to the Federal Gorernment; that the right
Of State secession is dangerous heVesv ;reyita-
bly, destructive Of our form of Government
7. That obedience to the conEtlte:ional will of
naloriues is the only safeguard of Republican
Governments; that we will uphold the constitn.
ted authorities, under all circumstances end at all
"iuai III H4'tihthlllUE SeueIdl jurisdiction IN It's
spherc, regardless OF what party may be in power
8. That Governments are political organiza.
ions, armed witA coercive power without which
-acy cannot exist that it is not only no assump.
tlon oi authority upon the part of Governments,
but their positive duty to exercise such coercive
power IN order to maintain themselves against
either foreign invasion or domestic rebellion.
p That we trace the causes through which the
present rebellion has been accomplished, to the ex-
stence of sectional political parties in the coun.
Try, one founded upon anti-slavery, the other
proslavery, both equally anti-Democratc and de-
structive of the peace, harmony aud prosperity of
the country; that it Is the duty of the Union Dem.
ocratic arty to take strong conservative posi-
ton in this the hour ofour coGntry's trial, and |
rallyng around ovr National Flag, present an
unbroken front te all sectional agitation.
10. Ibat as Calornians, 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 Gag, that all may know
that the great Union Democratic party Of Califor-
MA is the oyerpowering majority Of her citizens.