The Placer herald., 1864-05-21
The Democratic Platform and its Opposers.

S.
Every Administration paper in the State
that we have seen since the Democratic Con.
vention, condemn the platform adopted by
that Convention both in style and sentiment u.
The Sacramento Union, which Processes to
be fair reflex of the political views of all
parties, does not publish the resolutions, but
says of them:
''There is not single resolution in the plat
foam that jeff. Davis, Gen. Bragg. Judge Terry
Vallandigham, or any other traitor would not
cheerlully endorse.
Now the Union either deliberately lies
about these resolutions or there is no obsta
Gle to the return of the seeded States to the
Union and the restoration Of harmony and
good will between the Confederate and Fed
eral States, but such as is offered by the Adj
ministration party, and therefore the profess
sions of Union sentiments by that party are
false and hypocritca Whether jeff Davis
and his compeers endorse these resolutions
or not the Union and its party are fully
committed against every "single resolution
in the platform"
First, they uuqualiiedly conlemn and de-
nounce trGiorous, the first resolution,
which pledges the democracy "to an una
terabe adherence to the Constitution of the
United States, with all its guarantees of civil
liberty unimpaired."
Second they condemn the resolution
which declares sin favor of the restoration
and preservation of the whole American
Union" and recognizes "to its fullest extent.
the right aud duty of the government to rel
sist by every constitutional mode rebellion
or instruction against its lawful supremacy
Third, they condemn "the aim and object
of the democratic party to preserve the Fed
eral Union and the rights of the several
States unimpaired," and approve "Adminis-
tratlve usurpatlons Of extraordinary aud dan
gerous powers not granted by the ConsCiu-
tion-the subversion of civil by military law
10 States not in Instruction or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, Imprisonment,
trial, and sentence of American citizens in
such States where civil law exists in full force
and vigor--the suppression of freedom Of
speech and of the press--the open and avow,
ed disregard of State rights--tbe fanatical
ATTEMPT to place the negro on social and
political equality with the white race" &c.
Fourth, they disclaim and deny "lhe ina
llenable rights of freedom of thought, free
dom of speech, and freedom of the press"
and that Government agents should at all
times be held to a strict accountability to
the people, and that all agents should be IL
able to the fall and free exercise of untram-
melled popular discussion for the purpose of
correction at the ballot box
And finally, they declare against 'lhe
Constitution as it is and the Union as it
was" and against "peace on honorable
terms"
The sentences above indicated by quota
ton marks, contain every distinctive features
of the Democratic PLATFORM That platform
declares simply and solely for the the mains
tenance Of the Government as our fathers esl
tab!ished 1.-THE supremacy Of law, and the
guarantee of civil liberty. Our opponents
take issue with us, distinctly An specifically
upon these propositions. They declare en-
pbatlcally against the Union against the
Constitution, against the supremacy of civil
law against civil liberty, and denounce AS
reasonable all opposition to military despot-
ism. The Union declares. in terms which
admit of no other construction, that Jeff.
Davis, Gen. Bragg, Judge Terry and VaIlan-
dlgham are traitors, because and only be-
cause they are fighting in defence OF consti
tutional rights and constitutional liberty:
and the administration is fighting them be
cause they endorse every single resolution
of the Democratic PLATFORM The position
of the Democratic party is fairly stated--t
adheres with fidelity to the principles which
maintained the peace and prosperity Of The
Union for seventy years, and made this 1.-THE
best Government on the face of the EARTH"
the opposition joins issue with US distinctly
upon these grounds, and dec ares for revou'
ton and central despotism. There is TO OPP
portunity left for or mistake, since every or
gan OF the administration has declared
against our platform of principles as against
the personnel of the party.-Demovatic Press.