Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-14
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Observation-Disclosures
Resolutions adapted by the Democratic
State Central Committee May q, 1861.
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WuEEuts The Democratic party has ever been
the party Of atty to free government and irptrr-
nal devotion TO the rights Of the States Of TIE
Union, and Of unHayeuur fidelity to the laws, TIE
Constitution, the Union, and the country-ra3Gr
to maintain them byall proper means and at
And Whereas The country is now defending H.
| se'lagJiu-t way without Justification, or cent
I excuse; WJ-ld upon it by certain Seeded States
which is mauHe-tlY n war for the invasion Of
on" NationaI Capital: for the overthrow Of our
| Natl"uaI Government the oppression Of the luyaI
States tine ~uhu.ati,n Of lie Union a wal. tp
| humble IA the dust our National flag; to wrench
from thr American people their constitutional
rights OF determining for themselves their own
p"IcY, tpreign and domestic, and 10 blot them out
from lhe clarS ol the great powers Of the world:
And whereas such war SO aggressive ~ us
character, and so deadly in its purposes, forces
upon tHc country an Issue winch can be met bat
IN one way by any ieople having the common I'M
shnct OF iPc@oryauoa, or worthy Of an exist
cuco as nation;
Therefore, be it unanimously resolved by this
Committee,
/. That ut this time. when the country is resist
ing with all its might war of INVASION and de-
struclon indifference is impossible to- the patriot,
ana neutrality Is coWardlce, if not premvditated
| di~uvaity.
2. That the people Of Cad,ruia in tho raaf have
/ been most anxious furPcacc throughout the lnd,
/ and will hal with W an houorlb,e8diustmcnt iu
| tAe future; at the same time they are oBoll oN
/ H'pH7, tor tie UNION, the Country and the lag,
! against all aSSailauts-ro u3att-r who they are,
whence they come, or1rM tol-f Va,r,r arA,eI.
.. That n th great crisis of the American ma
| ton and name our State viii always as hrrcto-
fore, faithfully discharge hrr Constitutional obli-
cations to the Union and the Federal Govern
mcut and, ms in duty bound will earnestly yu.-
tam the constituted authorities 1T Washington IN
all measures necessary To defend and protect
either against this most urjustlab,e aud uu-
natural war.
q. That in the name Of the loyal people Of Cali
| ornia, we demand If tht General Government,
by al, its power to protect their lives and proper
tY on tine hi-h seas between tins coast and the
Atlantic, from The piratical Gag which already
thr atcns injury and would nAct destruction On
buh.
.. That all former partisan differences are lost
in the present overwhelming c.iss and o.. who
would seek, by rarivng them ~ distract the neo-
Ia, o. to wrest from their honest and patriotic
devotion some soriid partisan advantage, is not
true to the country, nor worthy the name OF
American citizen.
g. Tunt us CalGrnons. wo appeal to tn, whole
people ofCallorna, without distinction Of party
or reference to partisan ISSUES, to s'aad with us
by our c.untrv and our flag, that an uuy know
that the great Union DemQcrillc Party Of Gals
IWg Is the ovcrpowcrinS III jorty OK her cti-
ZcNs.
2. That with these views we cordially invii, all
u Convention at ; crmeuto, ON the Fourth day
Of July next, at 2o'clc6, to nominate candidates
10 be supported at the ensuing election and we
recommend in the election Of delegates, that the
only test be approval Of these resolutions aud will
ng1esS to support the ctudidaics nominated.
$. That the people Of each county he requested
to meet lu Convention m their respective counties,
upon the 18th day Of June next for the purpose
of eluctiug delegates to the Convention, IN such
manner a, they mag deem proper
.. That the basis OF representation in the state
Convention be- one delegate for each county, ard
one delegate tor each 20 votes. which gives the
tJIOWIn% representation;
Alameda ............1l san Dego........... .
AmadOr. .............2l san Francisco .......I4
Euile ...............- 20 san Joaquin ........io
Caaveras ...........2a san Lui, Obspo....
{, ,usi .............. 6 ~td NHteo........... Z
Contra Costa ....... sSluta Barbara........ p
Del Nurte........... 4 Santa Clira.........li
Ill Dorado. .,..o'I 1tltd oIu1 ''''''''''
Fresno. O............. shasta ...-.......... IL
humboldt .......... h.l0icITl ..............-1
klmuth ............ 0iekiN"u .,..... .,..-'
los Angeles ........l" .0"ianp ,............. .l3
Marin .............. t.~uuntna .........a. 20
NHrp0Sl .... .......lN ~ tihlsldus. ...........
MCudUcinJ .......... % .~niter .............. :
Mefced ........-.... II ehaiAa ............
Monterey ............ p TRINITY .............l2 l.
Mono ............... lFFulare II Buena Vista $
NHph .....-..''.'...lO iudIuilne. ..........2 .2H
Nevada ........obI I OiO.. ............. 2
racer ....-..-......'N ubl ..,............6 90
iluuaS ............. 40 Lake akc............... J
Sacramento .........3 .3G
san Bernard.no. ..... 8 Total, al,..........GiS
In pursuance Of the foregoing resolutions the
Convention Wll assemble at cmWcgtu City on
the fourth day otjuly next, at II G,,elaGE, y
Chairman Dem stare Central Committee.
JouN \. MONROE, Sccretory
San Francisco, May 25th, 1881.