The mountain Democrat., 1864-08-06
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

Resolved, That the Democracy of the State OF
California are In favor of an unalterabe adherence
to the Constitution Of the United States, with all
its guarantees of civil liberty unimpaired.
Resolved, That we arc in favor of the restora-
tion of the hole American Union that We recOg
nize to its fullest extent the right aud duty Of the
government to resist by constitutional mode rebel.
lion inSurrectIon againet its law full supremacy
but recognize that right solely for the pur poses
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
to all ional of Congress and
the Federal Executive, and that any individual Of
any party, Who shall endeavor to incite insurrec-
tion rebellion within her borders, disafection
and discord among her people, lie trsitOr to her
be st interests.
Resolved, That the aim and object of the Dem
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
tha iyhis- 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 rebellion-the arbi
trary military arrest, Imprisonment, trial and
sentence Of American citizens 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 4 social and political equality with the white
race-and the employment Of unusual test oaths
AS calculated to preserve or 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 po-
lltical organizations and societies. as dangerous
TO the liberties of the people and destructive to
our republican form of fgovernment.
| Resolved, That We claim and demand as inalien-
able rights freedom of thought, freedom of speech,
and freedom of the press aud further declare that
govenHment agents should at all times be held to a
Itret account ability to the people, and that all
errors Of such agents should be liable to the full
and free discussion for the purpose Of BY
/. the balot-box.
Resolved, That we deAouuce and unqualiHedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President Of the United States as tending to pro-
tract indefinitely civil war incite servie insnrrec
ton, and inevitably close the door forever to res
toration Of the Union of these States.
Resolved, tt at disappreve Of all Congress
sional laws tending 10 substitute paper currency
in Califo' mia in place of our own metallic circula-
ting medium.
Democratic Platform Of this State comprised
in the words, I" The Constitution as it iS aud the
/ Union as IL was."
Resolved, That, in the opinion Of this Conyen
ton, the war as at present conducted by the3Abo-
lition party, is not prosecuted in manner to re-
store the Union, nor with any expectation that IL
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 centralized
DOwer utterly subveTsive Of the rights of the
States under the Constitution.
That Ve hope and believe the National Convcn-
ton viii pledge the Democratic party TO a restora-
tion Of peace upon just aud honorable terms.
Resolved, That the Democratic party Of this
State are opposed to the taYation Of the mines by
the Federal Government, believing that it will tend
materially to rePress the energy aud enterprise
with which the mining population are now deve,
oping the resources of the countryside detrimental
to tine btst interests of the State and in many in
stances will be simply an oppressive burden upon
unproductive lAber.
| Resolved, That the increase of the State iax by
the last Republican Legislature, and their extrav
agant appropriation Of public money, when the
people were already oveTburthened with National
aton is conclusive evidence of the un6tpesS Of
that party to control our State legislation.