The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
EVADA TERRITopv
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

]. RF~ItvIb, That The DrmorrarV cf c,u,,
lhhnr'e ahI Te'ilnrm THE principles and tor,,""
contained In tie Cincinnati Platform AMI H., "s w,
dOp''d nj the National Convention held a, AZ ""'
IN lS61-tht same being sound rxno.,,n,, ' wv.
Constitution of the United States AMI m. ~ we
the ~ rrral states under the saIne ''H"'' I"
= NSstrNHD, That We are opposed tn the .u.,io,-
inent 81 t"TCe by the General Govetnment s-Irty.
the srcedrd States fnV the purpose oI ,,,,Vu
obedience and submission 10 Federal auth, ill., "s
y. kr-LvEn. That We are In favor NJ the ,,...
Walton Of the Un"n upon Constitutional eu,Ssn,s..
which will he acceptable To both srctIot, az H. ~,
frderaey; hut II that desirable consummsV.sS V ~
impossible, then Wr are In favor of the IseoCn,sS
OF the Independence of the Confederate ataiss ~.
aiIeaiy 81 amIly and peace between them ana u.
United States Government, As the only Al,rvO.,,.
which viii terminate the horrors Of civil wsr ~
bring back peace and Happiness to our diStrac,rS
country. .'e
=: REsoLv'D, That II Is the duty Of the a,.,. =,
California, a. . m~nbrr ~ the Futon 10 lila - VI
dience 10 all constitutional acts ~ CnnRr.s, 49,
all constitutional and legal acts Of the Federal r.,
eCuilvr. -"
3 RE"nvEn, That the President NJ IN. Init.
states has been guilty. ~ violation 81 the Co,.,,,,'
h"n. aud usufpAiion II power, Ia burrnuinS "a ~
pr"PFihtnS money. raising armies and inrye..,r.
the navy, uttl"ut the authority II CouRrrs, 80
'hAt '"rh Ar. are dangerous I" liberty. aud tend Ia
convert The i"v' rtmrnt into . nitAT: ,lr.,o,I.r,
6 RI~h'Ib, That We are oppo.cd Ia N. ,'.,0
rI.s.L Nv tie last Congress, knuWn ~ The N,,,a
TATn Hnd that We here Tet,Fa the doct,ine ~ H.
parry IN IANnF al Tree trade. nd In an,
ITs'tlOn I" any thrin which looka 10 the n,r,rc,,
~ PARTICULAR interests At the rNI,-na- ~ otL. ,n~
that the prn, ir here enunciattd is ~ more ip,,,
sue" :" the people 81 the Pacific States and Tr,,,
Tirs than :" any other purii"n ~ the Union
.. RI~Ltkh, That thr speedy ronstruciion NJ
Fac me Railroad IL national necessity aud th,t
the Democracy oi California carnt s,ly 1tvr m. ne
~ thu public money IN all ~ such WotL instead -,
'hc prosecution a. UnT for the sulguRaiinn Of ,hr
sr",d- Sin',. WV
RI-hVIr That "" recognize ~. rlnt ~ ,.,,,..
m"nt Pr"l"'s'd by Hon. J. J Critt-nh-u. a. Ken.
fu"ky ~ The Shat- ~ the United Sfatr. n, L,i,,
Ia'r"'ir ard just I" all s"rt"us ~ tlr union ard
~ should have h'tn al pied ~ .riti-n-tt Of ILr
din'"ultits tNisiInE h-iu'en the two SECTIONS
REs"iNIr. That this Convention IL ubraujvoc,uv
opposed {" the hnkh'nd scheme. either ditr,lv n,
indirectly and that ~ III US all IunnrA,l, mean.
&" prev ut and defeat Which I. ruip,utv
calculated :" create 'nunry,d r1"n"p,iV Enr f-I
NJ the -Nptts" ~ TIE beet Interests 81 he mAnv
J." R'%hN|b, Tlst ~ tender the baud " cordial
wt'c"m, Hnh hirnl.hpio th"s- Oh iri,d n-r,o-r.,,
IN the hAsi"Tn states. uho. r.Rar~,s ~ thr,As g,
r"hNr"s, AZ" Standing Ghf'uthiney At their t,.,.
hSi'ne IN lc''ncr ~ the oil Anglo Saxon rRi;s ~
freedom ~ .I'-cch AID larson against Executive
us1rPa'"ns and nnauth"rrI-d assumptions ~ l.sr,
d-''rn'IiV" :" IA" rites ~ the i-. pie and
snr Of Tree I"'rThm, ut.