The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-27
Denoeratie state Convsntion-.Our
Ticket.


at Sacramento on the Esd, was one Of IN
usual strength so far as regarded the tai.
ent and political experience Of It's mem.
Der. It was justly remarked, by prom.
inent opponent OF the Democratic party,
that any man might be proud and esteem
it an honor to be permitted to participate
In its deliberations. Examine it's list OF
delegates, and upon it will be found the
names Of gentlemen pre-. eminent for char.
acter, eloquence and genius-gentlemen
Of stainless reputation and matchless
ability, who have distinguished themselves
in the political history Of our State. II
embraced more men Of the party, strong
in intellect and familiarity with public
affairs. than We have ever seen gathered
in a similar body. II was q dignitied,
earnest convention Of representatives, i'm.
pressed with the importance Of the occa.
sion, who strove, while giving utterance
to the honest sentiments Of their constit.
uents, to preserve tho harmony Of the
party. We think every intelligent and
impartial observer, must have been i'm
pressed with tho sincere and upright In.
tentions Of the Convention, and with the
conviction that its members, however
widely they differed in opinion on some
points at the outset, had no selfish or fac.
tious purposes in view, but were anxious
to place the party on such a platform as
they thought would best promote its
prosperity and the success Of true Demo.
cratic principles.
The very flower Of the late Douglas
party took partin its proceedings, indorsed
its platform, pledged their support to its
nominees, and some of them were the re-.
cirients of its favor. Major Hammond
aud Humphrey Griffith. Douglas Electors
last year, addressed the Convention in
lofty and impasSioned language and ex
pressed their approval Of the platform and
their determination to work zeaiously for
the success Of the ticket. Nugent, Ran.
dolph and Mcconnell, all able and influch.
tial Douglas men, with u number Of 9th
crS whom we could name had we the
space, heartily Endorsed the platform.
They justly look upon the platform which
the Constitutional Democracy have adopt.
ed as the only true one upon which the
Union can stand-on which the Govern.
ment can be misunderstanding il contains
the true tenets Of Democratic faith, which
have descended in oil their purity from
the days Of Jefferson and Jackson, and
have time and time again received the in
dcrsement and approval of the greatest,
wiseSt and purest statesmen Of the nation.
BY that platform they will always stand.
The differences in the Convention were
It's most interesting feature, for the rca.
son that they disclosed an earneStness Of
purpose in relation to principles, which is
seldom seen in such body, and which
elevated it above the character Of most
gatherings Of this description. The con.
Gict Of opinion was solely in reference to
the Interpretation Of the platform. Va,i.
Gus propositions with respect 10 this were
submitted BY different gentlemen. A full
discussion, distinguished for it's earnest.
ness and ability, took place, and was at.
tended With beneficial results. q The con.
iiict Of such minds as those Of Lindley,
Robinson, Thompson, Crittcnden, Hey.
dcnfelt, Terry, Bolts, Holt and others,
enabled the Convention in the end to har-
monizc with quite nm unexpected degree
Of unanimity upon the platform, which is
satisfactory to the Democracy Of the State.
Tho platform, to use the language of a
distinguished old line Democrat, lem.
braces the true tcnets Of tho Democratic
creed, as enunciated BY Thomas jefferson. :"
II is unohjcctionable to Democrats
With pride and pleasure and exultation
the Democracy Of California can point to
tho nominees Of the Convention Of the
2Sd. They are all men OF irreproachable
character, ofp,inciple, Of intellect. They
arc not needy politicians, bankrupt in
namc and fortune, but men distinguished
for their attachment to principle. Some
Of them have held Offices Of trust and 70.
sponsibility. and filled them with marked
integrity and ability. They are not new,
inexperienced, untricd men, but men
known and respected throughout the
State. 1t is the best ticket ever present.
cd to the people Of California ticket
worthy Of the esteem and entitled to the
support of every lover Of his country
a ticket crcdtablc 70 the party which
nominated it and to the State whose des.
TIMES will DO conf1dcd to its keeping-a
ticket which commands universal respect.
The issues AMI tickets are now before
the people. Ifthey deem the interests of
the Union paramount to all other inter.
csts-as &c think they do--they will act
with that party which is the embodiment
ot nationality, and that party iS the Dem.
ocratic party. Tho Democratic party is
the only one that commeudS itself to the
support Of national Union.men. But the
platform and followers Of the other par.
ties are fanatical and sectional, and this
fact 10 daily becoming more apparent to
the intelligent people Of California.
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