Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-27
Da(Ip elallOnal Nguu(rlt
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
Resolutions adopted by the mocratic
State Central Committee May s, 1861.

WHEREAS, The Democratic party has ever been
the party ut atty L, tree Z, ,Y,lnWcut Hud irJt,r
nal devotion tuthc right. rf The States f ihc
Union, aud uf monverlng fidelity tu the laws. the
Cunst tuition, the Uuon, aud the cuuniTv-rnC,
t" muuiain them by al proper metr"s I'D "t
every sloricr
Aud whereas. Thr country is now 4, ftudirg it.
set against war without ju>l.hc,tlsu, ar decent
excuse wHggd upon 1t bN c,riHu :, C d,d ~ o. -
which Is maurle>tv war tor tnr lu,.,>ou Il
our National Capital: CIR the uv,rjhruw ot uur
National Government the ,rplr>sun ,t H.. Iu,.I
States the subju-atiou of the U.lun 81 war tr
humble IN the dust our National hag; To wicnch
from the American people their constitutional
n gifts Of determining In them. elves Their own
policy. foreign and domestic, and lu blot Il cn ont
from the class ut the great powers o. the world;
And whereas sucn war, ST aggressive m lis
character, and 50 deadly IN itS purposes, rcts
upon the country an Issue winch can be met but
| III one way by any people having The comm in
stlnct OF self preservation, or worthy Of AN ex 81
cncr uHtIuu;
therefore, be 1t unanimously resolved by tins
/ Committee,
/. That at this time when the country is resist.
ing with all IT, might war Of INVASION aud de-
struciun ind tfIcrcuce is mposS Llc to tn, patriot
aud neutrality Is coward CO, if not prom, ditated
dI>lovalty.
2. That the people 4 Chlf'rna in the past have
been most anxious fer peace ibr. H. h,it the I'D
anu ~ lllil NltH JN an 'h'db JN0'ilt'i ~
the i,Iure; At the surue time they mc, oJo'' al
HiDQS foc lie UNION, the Country and the tla..
against all dSSHllilifS--uu no matter VIA lhpN are
wheucr HEY come ~ 'rW uld P'7r~i HDt"L
3. That IN th great cr SIS ui The Amer clu ua
tion aud name our State Will alwrlS. n hereto
foic faithfully discharge hrr Constitutional uJh
cations iu The L ion and the FcG.r.I Govern
mcut, and, as IN duty b"nud, viii EARNESTLY >uS.
tam the cor >ttuttd Huthurlt.rs at Washington h
all ensures necessary To dricn and prntoc'
either against ths mu>t n jusiltidbie AID un-
natural war.
4. Thlt iu The uuno nftbc loyal pooIlr Of Cal D..
tnrma we Gyhtnd If the General GuN,r urnt
by all It's power tu protect Ihcr lvoS urd lIoj &c
IL ON the hI h seas. between tins Cru~t and M,
Atlantic. from the piraicd fIg which already
tllr atems INJURY, and Would hU ct obstruction uu
both.
.. That ali former partisan diff rcucrs ,rc l,,,
/ IN the present oycrV neimlug c ls', ardh who
woull seek. hy rcvlviuL thru t. distrac, the urn
| lc, tn Vr,s iluu their honest and p,tyI"t. ,
devotion souie snriid prtsnn advantage. is mo-
true To the county, nor worthy lhe name oi
| AuerCuu c,tIZ.u.
| 6. Tn. as Calfrniaus. vrapyral =, the vlp',
| people Of Ca!tnlula, without d stu clnm ti Iuit,
or Reference 10 iUlil>tu Is-u.>. To- sttrd Vuu ~,
by our c Il try aud our llag, ttHt al may k,oN
that the great Uuiou Democratic pmiV,r I,I-
t'ratu Is TIC o,elp"NcrinI nj q tN ol her CT,
! Ac,-.
| T. That w''h these views we cord uIlv u,vifr !,'
/ patrlotic men, vino h III these - tucnt- 4, lurc
/ IN Convention at Scr mruto, uu the fuuilh d.N
Of july next, nj L. u'cluck, t, u"ui at @ It'd dptc
to he supported at the 81 ny cl-cii ,u aud ~,
r,culnmuud ia the vectjuuot dc e. at,,. O., I Tia
only test BE- az provdl Of thrs" D. -Iluth.I> aud U.h
! jng p-S to- support The c,u,id deS Ice nuoatrd.
s. That the PEE pie Of each county n q'r -ict
| 10 meet n Convention IA lheT resp. rtNc Gu tuy.
upon the l5h day oi luuc next Tor tie lurp,>,
of clcctll dele atc~ Ia The C"uyentlpu. lu >ucl
| manner as they ma deem prui,c.
That tie besis ui representation in tl,r %'at
! Convention be one delrr t. tlr each cut,tv. aud
one dc,eg tr tor each -" VOTES Vhcu gives tlu
! 20 lowing representatives.:
Alarmed, ............l san Diego...........
Amtd,r. r..............2 san Fra, cisco .......1.
| Butte ......... ..... % San Juaqu.u ........I'
| CaldVrfdS .........-.2. san l.u'N 20 NpV.....
! & lusi .............. G.Sll Mutco..........
| Contra Costa ........ santa B iblra........
| Del N"rte........... a ~rhtl III ia...--,.. j
El Dorado .3Gi santa cruz ..........
Fresno. .......... NUaNll ............... u
Ilhhbuldt '......... v. - ezra .......,... =.
hl lnlnth ............ 4 >SklNuu ......... -
I'S Angeles ........lt 'SolInO ...............
Muiln .............. 6.NInnllI ....,..... -
MdIlh'Sd OINt tulsliitlS. .......... Il
Mend, no .......... GSutter .............. !
Metctd .-........... !" irhaml ......... r
Muntcil Y....,.-..-.. NJ IrIhtI ....... ..... -
Mono .......... .... Ifuhre d liueun Visit, =
Nllm .-.-.-......... ~ iu'lullhe- ...... ~
Nevada .... ........ So .N"o.. ......---... q
Placer ..--.-.-....- 80 "ul ................b
piumaS ............ ~ l.ate ............... !
sacramento ......... 33
San Bernard no...... . Total, ........... Gas
In pursuance of the fregon rcsolntion- the
Convention will assemble at Srcrar rt :, City on
the iourrh day Of 5uiy uc1l, at y "'cL ck. N.
J p EOGE.
Chairman Dem. Stare C,ntrul Cumu lttce
JoUN a. M'NRrt, s crrturv
S.n Fy,ucl>co, MAY 2Nth, lsGl.