The Placer herald., 1863-08-08

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously and they stand
| as the creed Of the United Democracy of Cali
fornia:-
Resoired. That the Democracy of the State Of
California are in favor of an unaltcrable adher-
| ence to the Constitution of the United States,
with oil its guarantees of civil liberty unim-
paired.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the restora-
| tion and preservation of the whole American
| Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
| the right and duty of the Government to resist
| by every Constitutional mode rebellion or lnsur-
recton against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognize that right solely for the purpose of restor
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
| purpose whatsoever.
| Resolued, That it is the duty Of the State of
| California as q member Of the Union, to yield
obedience 10 all constitutional acts of Congress
| and the Federal Executive, and that any indivi
| dual of any party who shall endeavor to incte
| nsurrecton or rebellion within her borders or
dsaffection and discord among her people, is
| traitor to her best interests.
Resoired, That the aim and object of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the several States unmpnired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation Of extraordinary and
| dangerous powers not granted by the Constltu-
| tion-the subversOn of the civil by the military
| law in States not in insurrection or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment trial
| and sentence of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress
sion of freedom of speech and Of the press-the
| open and avowed disregard of State rights-the
| fanatical attempt to place the negro on social
and political equality with the white race-and
| the employment Of unusual test oaths-as calcu-
| lated to preserve restore union of the several
| States or perpetuate a government deriving its
| Just powers from the consent of the governed"
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to all secret
| political organizations and societies, as danger
GUS to the liberties of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government.
| Resoiped, That we claim and demand rs inal-
ienabe rights, freedom of thought freedom of
ypeech and of the press, and further declare that
| government agents should at all times be held to
strict accountability to TIE people. and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
| free discussion for the purpose OF correction by
the ballot-box.
| Resolved. That we denounce and unqualfedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
! President of the United States rs tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incite servie in
surrection. aud inevitably close the door forever
| to 4 restoration of the union of these States.
Resolved That we disapprove of all Congress
| sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
CIV in California in place of our own metallic cir
cuating medium.
Resolved, That the spirit and meaning Of the
| Democrat Platform OF this State compro-
missed in the words. THE Constitution it is
and the Union as it was.'