The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-22
NEVADA TIE RRIToRY
DEMOCRATIC PLATFOR1r,

I. RESOLVED That the Democracy Of California
inAOyls and Te-aTfrm the principles and dOcIrines
contained In the Cincinnati Platform, and that ad.
dopt,d at the NatiORHl Con ventOn held at Baltimore
in lS6O-Ihe same bring y sound exposition Of the
ConstitutOn NJ the United States, an the right az
the several States under the same.
= RESOLVED. That We are opposed IN the employ.
nlent OF force bV the General GoVeI nment ARainat
the seeded States foT the purpose 81 coTnprlinR
obedience and submission to Federal auth Fity.
B. REsaLTED. That ne In LAVn 81 The pVesrr,
vation Of the Union upon COnStiIu onsl gsaTsbetr
which will b. acceptable tn boih sections Of the Con-
fedeVAsyS but II that desirable consuMmaiIon h.
impossible, then We are in favor OF the FeeORn,lob
NJ the Independence oC the Confederate Rtstes an6s
= treaty OF amhy and peace between them and Inc
United States G"vrrnhent a. the only alternative
which will terminate the hnrrora Of civil var, and
bring bach peace and happiness TO our distrASSRS
country.
California A. mVnih-r ~ the Union, to Weld obe.
dirnce 10 all constitutional acts Of Congress and h
all constitutional and legal acts OF the Federal Ex-
ecutive.
Stat has b-en guilty Of vinlAion Of the Constitu
tion, and usurpaon Of power, In borrowing and an.
proPriating money. raising armies aud increasing
the navy, without the authority ~ Congress. and
that such acts are dangerous to liberty. and tend Il
convert the Government into . military drxpo,ism
RE>INID, T'Ai We are opposed to thr tariR
passed nv the taSt Congress, kuuUh IS the Moryi1
Tarn and that ne h. rri,raie the doctrine Of the
-
position to any tariG which look. to the protection
NJ particular Interest at the rXp~nS Of oihe,a and
that the principle here enunciHed II more rnpnrt.
10 the people Of the Parhr States and Terrific.
rits than 10 any other portion 81 the Union.
u RE~oLVED. That the speedy cunsiruetlon n q
Pacific Railroad Il national neS-rssify; and that
thu Democracy Gatforhta earnestly uTR- The use
II the public money in aid Of such work instead Of
the prosecutions Of var for the Of the
srCtdrI States
RESnLvED. That We r~roEuipe the plan 81 srt,e.
ment PROPOSED by Hon. }. Criit-nd-n, Of K.a.
lucky III TIE Senate NJ the United Sta,rs As brnr
patriotic and just To an settinns ~ the Cnion and
1t should have b,, al pied = retirement Of he
difhcultirs existing hetW' en- the Two tons
REsnLvEn. ThAtthir C"nr, nti"n il unrquiVneAny
opposed the Buikh'ad scheme. either directly ny
indirectly. and thai Ur ~ use al honorable means
to prevent and defeat ASSURE which l. rniiIIrttlV
calculated TO ere ate = money q mon.poly ia lev
THE expense % the hest Interests ~ the many
IL. RLSILYIb, Thai trnlrI the ha nj Of cordial
welcome and rienish - tn th"-r old tried Democrats
in the EASTERN States, who rII--s Of threats NJ
meD.cra are standing unhinchingly vt their postS,
battling III defence ~ the old anglo rights o.
freedom ~ SPEECH a-,d PERSON against Executive
usurpA'ious and unauihnriS. assumptions ~ p ser
d-s,SnctV- 81 thu liberties 81 the people and SuhVsF.
sNe Of 4 fire., goveThmt bt