Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-25
Platiorsl adopted by Tie Union Demo
cratic ata.e Convention CG 1861


WHEREAS. The Dcmocra,c parts las cr7, been
the party off ally t1 tr-s oy.rnaeu' and iu,ter-
mai devotion t.tdt rights uf 'Ae States 'i ihe
Union, and uf unVaveriur fidelity o. the laws. the
Con~t tuition, the Uuou, and the country -rtadr
t, riaiaulu them by ali lrurDr mc,-5 oHd at
every sacrifice
And whereas, The country i=unv Tending f.
sci. against u V.r without jGsuh.,tju., or dec-Ht
tGcu~t: -od upon IL by reasonable cnmb.u'.
| tiIus c lmnE 70 represent TIE reop,- ot c'rtaju
Stc ties ca.lAi' g have seeded nom tAe Uuiuu
which s muu.Gsfiy war Gr tAe invasion 81
onr National Capital for the overthrow Of our
! Hutoua 90, eminent; the oppression ot the loyal
States the subiugttiou Of the Union war e.
humble in the dust oar National laE; 10 wrench
from TIE Ameucan people Their constitutional
rights Of determining tar themselves tHclr ovu
policy, foreign and domestic, and Io blot them ont
from the cuSs OF the great powers OF the world;
Aud whereas sUch war. 50 aggressive lHIts
character, md deadly ia its purposes frees
upon the couutry an issue which can be met but
IN one way BY any people having the comm, in
stitct ot self prcScrv4ton or worthy Of an exist
eucc rs ~ nation;
Therefore, be it unanimously resolved by this
CunveatJii,
/. That at this time when{hc country is resist.
ing war Of uppr. sslon and destruction, iudller-
ence is impossible 10 the patriot, and neutrai.ty IS
coward CO. if uat prcm.dtt.d d-lurutv.
2. Vhut the People rt Caifanm IN the p1st have
b-eH most "uT.uu, torpeacu th",u-hont the L.nd,
ana vIH Is 81 with Y uG Nan.fu1 & I'D luatUeu iu
the Future; az the same time they are, AZURE ell
Mi0gs, to" lie UNIoE, the Country and the iag,
agtu>; all Hssajhuts--uo matter wro thay are.
wheuc' they come ~ 1sM 7alot pnagtr tn4a}
5. That in tn great crisis Of the Americln ma
ton and name our Stale wiii ALWAYS, as huret1-
fore, faithfully dischHrg. D.~ Cuus jtutioual uLli.
CATIONS t., the Union aud the Federal Govern
ment, and, as in duty bound, viii earnestly sus-
tam the constituted authorities at Wa>h hinstIn n
h a.
either against ;his, most unlusuuabie aud uD-
natural wag.
4. That in the name of The loyal people Of Cali
iorula, We demand Of the General Governments
by uI IT'S power, to protect their lives and proper
ty on The hl-h seas, between thus coast and IT,.
Atlantic, from the pratici G,g which already
Threatens injury, aud would iulct destruction uu
bota
5. That in the present overwhelming c.iss. h.
who would seek, by reviving pnSi partisan i-~11s
to distract the peo le o. to wrcsl from thuir hem
est aud patriotic devotion some sordid partisan
advantage, is not true to the country, nor worthy
the name Oian American citizen.
G. Tint we hold lG,t oar paramount allegiance
is due 10 the Federal Government; thtt the right
ofStHte secession is Il dangerous hcrgsv, iueyitl-
bly, destructive Of Ou5 o.n Gf Government.
7. That obedience 20 Oh. constitutional viii IF
maiorites is the only s.fe.guurd If Republican
Governments; that we VIII uphold the cpustitu.
ted authorities, uudcruil circumstances, and ut al
hazards, in maintaining Federal jurisdiction u its
sphere. regardless Of what party may be IN power.
3. That Governments are political urgtniz,-
tons, armcd with cuercivc paGcr witHout which
they cannot exist that it Is not only no ussump-
ton II authority upon the part Of Governments,
but Their positive duly tu exercise such cuufclvy
power m order to maintain theMs- Ives against
either tuleign INVASION or dome,t rebellion.
9. That we trace the causes through which the
present rebeilnuhl ueen ACCOMPLISHED to the *.
istence OF sectional political parties in the cnun-
try one iunuded upon auli.-Ltverv. the other
pro-slavery, bJlh equally anti Democratic and de-
structive Ut the peace, harmony and prosperity If
the country; tLat il Is the duty Of the Onion Dem
ucritic arty to take u strong Conservative posi-
ton 10 this the hour nfour cuuntry's trial and
rllring around our National Flag, present an
unbrokcu front to all sectional ae'tition
10 That as Cuiiiuruians we app eil to the whole
people Of California without distinction OF purty
or reference to partisan isSues, to stand with Us
BY our country aud our flag, that all may know
that the great Union Denucr tic party Of Cnl.iur-
MIA is the oyrrpoweling majority Of hsr citizens.