The mountain Democrat., 1864-08-27

Resolved. That the Democracy of the State Of
California are IN favor OF unaterable adherence
to the Constitution Of the United States, with all
its guarantees Of civil liberty unimpaired.
Re~Olyed, That We are in favor of the restOra-
tion of the whole American Union that we reeog
nZe To its fullest extent the right and duty of the
government TO resist by constitutional mode rebel
lion or lhsurrectIOn against its law full supremacy !;
but we recognize that right solely for the purposes
Of restoring Its constitutional authority and for no
other purpose whatsoever.
Resolved, That it is the dnty Of the State Of
California, as a member of the Union, to yield
obedience to all constitutional acts of Congress and
the Federal Executive, and that any individual, Of
any party, who shall endPaVoT to incite insurrec-
tlon rebellion within her borders, or disaHectiOn
and dlscord among her people, Ia a traitor 10 her
Z be 81 inte rests. "~'-
Resolved, That the aim and ,S3ect Of the Dem
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights Of the several States unimpaired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation OF extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution
the subversIon Of the civil by the military Law In
States not in insurrection or rebelon-the arbi-
trary military arrest, imprisonment, trial and
sentence of American citi1ens in such States
where civil law exists in full force and reign
the suppression OF freedom OF speech and of the
press-the open and aNowed 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 calculated to preserve or restore 4 union Of
the several States or perpetuate q government
"drriving its just powers from the consent Of the
governed"
Resolved. That We are opposed to all secret po-
htlcal organizations and societies, as dangerous
to the liberties of the people and destructive to
our republican form of government.
Resolved, That we calm and demand as inalien-
able rights, freedom of Thought. freedom ofspeech,
and freedom of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
strict accountability to the people, and that all
errors Of such agents should be liable to the full
fnRN ,,f kv
the balot-boS.
Resolved, That we deHounce and unqualihedly
condemn the Emancip patton Proclamation of the
President OF the United States as tending to pro-
tract indefinitely civil war incte servile insurrec
tion, and inevitably close the door forever to a
toration Of the Union Of these States.
Resolved. II at we disappreve of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper currency
in CalifO' mia in place of our own metallic circua-
ting medium.
Resolved, That the spirit and meaning OF the
Democratic Platform Of this State are comprised
in the words, The Constitution as it is and the
Union as IL was"
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Conven
tiOn, the war as at present conducted by the AbO-
litiOn party, is not prosecuted in manner tn re-
siOre the Union. with any expectation that iI
will have that result. on the contrary the object Of
those in power is simply to abolish slavery AND in
the event that they succeed in this, to revolution
ize the Government, and establish a centralized
power utterly suhveTsive of the rights Of the
States under the Constitution.
That We hope and believe the National Conven-
tion will pledge the Democratic party to a restora-
tiOn of peace uPUnjust aud honorable termS.
Resolved, That the Democratic party of this
State are oppOsed to the taxation of the mines BY
the Federal Government, believing that it wiiltend
materially to repress the energy and enterprise
with which the mining population are now devel-
oPing the resources Of the countryside detrimental
To the best interests Of the State and in many in
stances will be simply an oppressive burden upon
unproductive lSber.
Resolved, That the increase Of the State tax by
the last Republican SSEiSlstuTe. aud their extrav
agant appropriation Of public money, when the
people were already overbuTthened with National
taxation, 10 conclusive evidence Of the unhtnesS Ct
that party 10 control our Stat. lCgiEIStion