Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-22
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Resolutions adopted By The Democratic
state Central Committee May s, 1851.
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WHEREAS The Dcmocrltjc party has over been
tn" party oi atty to free government aud tiut,r
nal devotion Co the rights IF the States of thl
Union, and 1T unNHveuug fidelity to the laws til,
ConSt luton, the Uuou, and the couutry-rcaa,
10 maintain them byalI proper means aud az
! every sacrifice
And whereas. The country is now defending it
self against Il war wlhout Justification, or decent
! excuse: wdEed upon it by certain Seeded State>
which Is uaultpstlv q war for The in~asion ot
| our National Capital for the overthrow If ,rr
! >"tloml Go~ernnent the oppression of The uyal
states the subjUgJti0ii Of the Union a war Ia
humble IN the dust our National flag; 10 wrench
| IRON the American people their cousiitptiJuul
rights OF determining tur themselves Their own
policy, foreign and domestic and To blo. them out
from the class of the great powers Of the wurld.
And whereas such war 50 aggressive ~ its
character, and deadly in its purposes, f rces
upon the country an lssne which cln be met but
n one way by any people having the comm, n in
sunct OF sell preservation, or worthy Of an exist
encr as Il nation;
Therefore, re Il unanimously resolved BY this
COMMITTEE
!. That At this time, when the country is resist.
ing with all lis might a war Of invasion and de-
struc;on, indifference is impossible to the patriot
and neutrality Is cowmd.ee, if not prcmedltated
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2. That ,hc people oi California in the past have
been most anxious for peace throughout the land
and will hail with joy an honorable nd ustment in
| the iGture; at the same time they are, 06ore uli
! tA'7Ss Jor TIE UNION, the Country and the Flag
| aEdIhS, an ass1idutS no matter who they are,
whence they come. mr. 2cM agRut Do1gey aJnlei
3. Ihat M this great crisis Of the American ma.
ton and name our State will alwavs, as herutu-
tle, faithfully discharge her Constitutional uGli.
CATIONS To- the Union and the Federal Govern
meut, and, as in duty bound Will earnestly sus.
tam The constituted authorities ut Washington ~
all measures necessary to defend and protect
either against LLs most unjustiuable and uu-
natural war.
4 That in tee name Of the loyal people Of Cali
fnrna, we demand Of the General Government.
by all lis power, to- protect their lives and proper.
ty on the hi4h seas, between tins coast aud the
Atlantic from the p!ratcil Gag which already
thr atens INJURY, and wOGld lu1tct destruction on
both.
5. That all former partisan differences nrc lost
in the present. overwhelming crsis and he who
WoulI seek, by revvlng them, to dstracl the Deu-
Re, - to wrest from their honest and patriotic
devotion some sordid partisan advantage, Is not
true to the country, nor worthy the name OF
American citizen.
6. Tint as Californian VIC appeal to the whole
people o! o!Cullurnia, without distinction Of party
ar reference 10 partisan lS-ues tu stand with H.
BY our c1uutrv and our Gag. that all may know
that the great Union democratic Party Of Calf
f"rnp Is the o1erpowerng majority Ot her cltl
Zeus.
T. That with these views we cordially invite an
patflotc men, VINO "a these sc tluentS. 10 meet
/ Ia Convention ut S'cr mentu, ON the Fourth day
Of July next, at II clock 10 nominate clndldates
/ % be Supported at the ensuing election and W.
recommend in the election of delegates, that the
outy test BE- approval Of thes" Resolutions aud will
| ngne,S 10 support The ndidlieS nominated.
/ g. That the people of each county he requested
to meet IN Convention IN lhelr pectve'countes,
upon the 10Th day OF June next. for the purpose
of elcctlug delegates to the Convention, IN such
manner as lhey ma. deem proper.
Q That the basis OF representation in the State
Convention be one deleg ,te for each county, aud
one delegate i1r each $50 votes. which gives the
following representation: