Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-27
TIE following are the appointments q Mgssrs B. c
Platform adopted by tire Union Dpgn D.
cTasic state Convention OF IS {.

WHEREAS The Democratic party las ever bcot
the party ui { ally t. tree Z, vrrumvnt aud fratrr
nal Devotion To- the rights of the State, # IT,,
Unlou, and ut uu"EverIng fidelity tu the ldw4. Ia,
Const tuition the UWon, aud h'c country read,
tr mlintain thcIn hy all proper ineaus aud ~
every sicu!cc
And whereas, The country is now /, offending it
sell against war without iUstfcl iuu ur d.rrn,
excuse waRsd upon il by fY.i-"nahi, c"mhns
C1hS Claiming 10 represent the people Ut c,rtiiu
States claiming t. have seeded from the Union
which IL man festlv war for the invasion ui
our National Capital: Tor the overthrow of uur
Natohal Government the 'ppressiun Of ihr luvul
states the subiugntiUu If the Union; q war :,
humble IN the dust our Nutuutl Hug; 10 wrench
| from the American people Ner couattJi Ina
rQ'!s Of determining tuT themselves Jhcir own
policy, iafeign and dunestc, aud To hl,t them uut
! from the class ~ the grca; powers # the world;
And whereas such war, so Aggressive m IL.
| character, and SO deadly IN ita udrpuses, ,ce,
| upon the country an Issue which can be met bu'
| IN one way by any people having the comm, n in
'hnct oi sei'preservatI"n, or worthy Of an exist
ence ~ nation;
Therefore, ii. unanimously resolved By tbi,
Convention,
!. That at this time. when the country Ia resiet
ing war OF oppression and destruction. ind ler.
ence IS impossible e. the patriot and neutrality is
cowaIdice. Il not premeditated dlsuvaitv
2. That the people q! Caliiorula in the past have
been most ANXIOUS for peace throug hout the liud
and VIII haii with joy an hOnura adjustment IN
the titnre; at TIE same time they are, abote al
things, Jar TIE UNION the Country and the Flag
against al. assailants-- no matter who thev are
wheucr they come. ar 1ciM WAh Doi0tr ayt.eI.
3. That IN IL great crisis Of the American ma.
ton aud name our State will always. es .egeto.
fore, faithfully discharge her Constitutional ubl
cations to the Union aud the Fede-i Govern
ment, and, as in duty bound, viii earnestly sus.
tam the constituted authorities at Wnshngtpn n
all II pDs T., .,.J
either against this uost Grjusttablc aud uu-
natural war.
4, That in the name Of the loyal people Of Cali.
iurnla, we demand Of the General Government
by all its power, to protect their lives and proper
ty on the high seas between thls coast and the
Atlantic, from the pratical flag which already
threatens injury, aud would iuflct destruction On
both.
s. That in the present overwhelming crisis. he
who would seek, by revving pas partisan issuys
70 distract the peoi le to wrcst from their hon
est and patriotic devotion some sordid partisan
advantage, Is not true 10 the country, nor worthy
the name oiaH American citizen.
8. That we hold that uur paramount allegiance
~ due to The Federal Government that the right
Of State secession is Il dangerous hrresv, iaevita-
bly, destructive Of our TORN Of Government
Z. That obedience 70 the constitutional will of
mNnYtas is the only safeguard Of Republican
Governments; that we viii uphold the cnnstltu
ted authorities, under ali circumstances, and 1T all
hazards, m maintaining Federal jurisdiction in it,.
sphere, regardless Of what party may be in power
4 Ihat Huvefnmeuts are pulItlcaI UrguElLi-
tons, armed with cucrcive power, without which
theY cannot exist that u rs not only no Hs>ump-
ton nt authority upuu the part of Governneuts,
but their positive duty to exercise such cn,rc VI
power ~ order 10 tHaintiln themselves against
either foreign INVASION ar domest rebellion
.. That We trace the clu,e- through which the
present rebellion has ecu accomplished, tu tine ex
IN'ehce of sectional political parties ia the cluu-
try one i"nuded upon anti slavery. the other
pr'"slavery, bath ,qniy t-DemucrItic and de
~trnctlve "i the peace, harmony aud prosperity o
The country; thar ii Is the duty oi the Union Dem.
ocrilic Inriy To take a strong Conservative posi-
u"n ~ this the hour of cou rvs trial AND
rdIiNuR al"und our National Flag, present al
unbroken front to all sectional ag INN.
10. That aS Caltur inns we apl e i tn the who'll
peopl ~ 'HlIt rnla. without dist ct"u ni part,
"r reference ln part san l~sUes. to stand wIlh Il
by onr country aud our Hag. thar all my know
,hAt the greai Clinn d. m or TIC p nv uf Cal FIR
MA Is the nvrrP"werlng m jority Of her citizens.