Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
Proceedings of the Democratic Union
Convention OF Suffer County.

At the Democratic Union Convention of
iSutter county, held in Yuba City, June To-
sls6l. NJ. G. Clark was elected Chairman, and
sGeorge Krkpatrc Secretary, after which
ythe following resolutions were adopted
4 Resolged, That we fnlly and cordially en-
4 .jdor-e the principles enunciated in the plat
5form adopted by the Democratic state Cen
atral Committee on the 9th day of May last.
Il ResoLped, That, while we declare our un-
iialterable hostility to the principles ol the
aRepublican party, and refuse to commit our
dselves to its future policy, yet we unequoc"iiy
4endorse the measures which the present Ad-
1mini.tration has taken TO crush an unlawful
1aud uniusthable rebellion, and to preserve
diptact the Government aud Union which our
1lathers framed and established.
4 Resotged, That in the language OF stephen
1A. Douglas we know of no mode by which
a. loyal citizen may SO well demonstrate his
I 3levotion to his country as by sustaining the
slag, the Constitution and the Union, under
Ill circumstances and under every Admins
4 ration, (rcgardIess of party politics. against
;iall assailants at home and abroad
A ResoLped, That, while we concede the right
Jof revolution against oppression and the
atyranical and unconstitutional usurpation OF
Hpower by those who may have the control
3of the Government, we emphaticalIy deny
a he right, under the Constitution. of any
II state TO Withdraw from the Union without
II he consent Of two-thrds of her sister States.
n Resokped, That the seeded States had and
3have no Just or sufficient cause to exercise
II that right Of revolution which we have re-
1cognized that every grievance of which
sJthcy have complained, could have been, and
lcan be, rederessed within the Union and un-
dder the provisions of the Constitution.
81 RcSolped, That our allegiance is due, first,
u to the Federal Government, and secondly, to
HCaifornia, our adopted State; and that in the
kl present crisis the latter, discarding all neu-
sStrality, should stand firmly and faithfully 10y
d lhe former. rendering it all the aid which II
Imay demand or require.
n ReSoiged, That we deprecate and dcnounce
Nall sectlonalism, North or South, believing
Hand declaring it to be the duty of every citi-
Ilen, native and naturalized, to encourage and
Mculliyate friendly and fraternal feeling be-
Etween the people of all the States and to use
Elevery effort to prevent dissolution of the
n Union.
81 The following gentlemen were elected del
"a egatcs to the State Convention:
VI j.. w. Humphreys, G. w. Farley, @. W. A.
u Arens, d. O'Mlahone, j. L. Smith, Phil. E.
IDrescher, j. =. Donhhue.
The following gentlemen were nominated
4 for County officers:
For County Judge, P. w, Keyser; Assem-
shly :. B. IloIlingw County Clerk, 5. B.
Warrington Sheriff, James Richards Treas
jurer, James Lawson Smith Assessor a. r.
aGray; Public Administrator, }. G. Donahue !;
County Surveyor, Phil. E. Drescher.
4 RcSoiyed That a. 5. RANDALL, of the Ma
II JrVsNilln hrunrp ,r is Tho Ersf phpipn pf tb
4 aConvention for State Printer.
d The following gentlemen were appointed
s smembers of the Central Committee for the
,ensuing year:
n NJ Boulware Phil. Z. Dreseher, E. ?. Will
dson, G. w. Smith, and NJ. c. Clark.
4 Resolred, That the proceedings of this Con
5vention be published in the Marysville Dem
aoRAT.
a Upon motion, the Convention adjourned.
n VIC CLARK, Chairman,
g GEO kIRKALp SecV