The mountain Democrat., 1865-10-14

Judtcial Convention, held In Sacramento
and iHvite the voters Of all parties to give
them careful reading and candid judg
msnt:
DGMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Received. That We sincerely reIOiee at the ees
SAsisa Of the var and the return Of peace through
out our Whols e0ubtry, and We trust that the
moeste0us lessoBs Of the past tOaF yeaTS will In
spiFs a@ong all eur fellow eitisens greater FeVer
eaos f6g eoRetttatisasl obligations and more friend
y 80 iSAtsrnal FelssiOas between the PEOPLE oi
the States, which srethe most solid guarantee oI
The psSpatulIy Of the UuiOu.
1ssoa{pt, T2se ekS Democracy Of California
win iA tAs fltuEe, 40 IN the past, give q cordial
SAPPsPt - the National Administration l. the dis
charge q al the COnStitutioaal fuEetions, and
most especially In times Of great national peril
that IN the face Of the manifold difneultIes and
smbaRras s0eOts resulting from the late war, the
Ds~seEaIie party will not withhold its support
fSo@ the policy Of the Administrator % far aS the
os4e SsHds secure the rights and liberties Of the
StAaes sd Of their eitiEenS.
nesolSeA, That upon every ground OF justice and
poAey V 'he white people Of the country, as we'll
a. ef AuDautty TO the negro themselves, the Dem
oeEatie party 10 indexibly opposed 70 negro suf-
ags, and It's inevitable consequence, the political
and soeial equahty Of the negro. In every toTmu
SaA especially 70 the unnatural and revolutionary
seAeRs for tbPusting universal outrage, by action
Of COHgTsss, upon the negroes Of the Southern
States.
Received, That the welfare Of California demand
impeFssiVely, that her mining interests should be
developed and fOsteTed and her people are in the
sane degree OPPoeed to any system for the sale oil
.taxAtiOa of her mines.
Received, That the whole history Of California
is tSiuasphAnt Vindieation Of her State policy Of
. guld aaA silver circulating medium; and that
aay ekzags tn this respect would be disastrous In
SAS extreme; that unWnttSn contracts for work,
lAbeT and services should BY Law, in all cases, be
enforced in gold And silver coin.
Resolved, That the Monroe Doctrine 10 an es-
Genital part Of the policy " the Democratic party
aod Of the American people.
full OpsFat0s there 10 nsthsF warrant in the Con-
stttutiOn or laws, or even \ pTeteIt in any sup
possd nseessity Of State. for trialS BY military
COuTts, OF arrests By military power. And that
bic under the prUSisiOns Al the Constitution.
The Sa'ne Convention nominated for
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of Csli(Or-
mia. Hon. II. H. HAErLEY, Of Sacramento.
For the election Of our nOminte we
earnestly appeal to the active exertiOnS ol
the Democratic party nf our State; and to
those whO are not Of our fold, bot who,
thinking as white mc0 and feeling as fre"
men. accept our faith, we extend the right
hand Of fellowship and rxhort them tO
aid us in one common effort in behalf ui
our cause aud country.
As . citizen, Judge Hartley. true to the
country, cordially aud fully endorses the
foregoing resolutions. As n Lawyer, he
commands the esteem and respect of tn
Bar and the confidence Of the Bench. As
a patriot and u friend Of Constitutional
liberty, he is Inflrxiblv opposed II the
doctrines and herrsirS preached %, SUN
ntr and the Radicals, endorsed by Chief
Justice Chase, approved by Congressman
Ashley, and spplAudvd by Congressman
tIighv, II California.
By order Of the State Central Comm l.
zee.
wM. T. COLEMAN, Pest
Tnos. n CAzxEAr, S.cy.
That the people may judge the differ
uncs between the principles of the Dem"
cratic party and the doctrines Of then
'OppunenIS. we annex
y Extracts from the speech Of Congress
man Ashley. made IN Plat,'s Hall, Sept
l6, a. per Alta California:
If President johnson should t0inorro~
issue instructions to his recently appoint
ed Provisional Governors IN the iebt
States requiring them to invite aud Srs
that all loyal black men Were not OhIN per
nitIed, but protected, 10 voting for dele
gates, and for or against accepting any
State Constitution which might he framed
bV Such Conventions, nineteen twenticths
Of al the prOfeSsed Union men in the
North, now opposing NEGRO SUFFRAGE,
would give in their adhesion to the plan,
while all the hangerSn Of the party would
al once become VUcIlrrOuS in its favor.
II Mr.. Jnhn>on should,
to-day, issue such q pr"cIanintlnn as III,
loyal suffrage IHen uf the nation have
asked him To issue. and such pr'cIa'nH
ton as hope he will yet issue Tor
hold he is not Committed against it'll Dc
not believe ten men occupying reSpcctn
BILE positions in the Union party, either a'
editors, or Senators and representative,
in Congress, could be found to Oppose
him in such . movement
I said, substantially, ":hat the anti
slavery men Of the United States had de
.ttOysd the old Wing and Democratic par
ties that al along the political coast, tn,
wrecks Of northern statesmen were lying
thicker than the blockade runnrrs iron
England that true to the principles I"
freedom and philanthropy thoroughly i'm
planted in their character, they would re
member the Ordesl through which they
had passed for more than thirty year
and be ever faithful to their convictions
that as they had, during many long, weary
years Of discOuragements and apparen
defeats Iabored with diligence that nev
er tired, and . perseverance, which Reve'
faltered, to impress their anti-SlaverJ
IDEAS upon the mind and heart Of the ma
ton, so, for the next third OF century
or longer, If necessary, they would conse
crate themselves TO the great work Of sc
curing the complete rniraRchisrment Il
the men whom their labOrs han liberated
from the thraldOm Of slavery that
statesmen and parties stood in the way u
success, such statesmen would be destroy
ed and such parties perish, aud go re
common grAYes. as The pro. slavery states
men Of the North and the old Wing anC
Democratic parties had gone before them
SPEECH OF HON. WILLIAM BIGBY.
Wm. Highly. Congressman from thu
Second District Of California, at the SAINT
kisae and place made b'iei speech, II
,wS;sh he said that President J"hn>nn ha'
made mistake in his reconstruction P0li
.cv, and will find that ii must be rrtrncIed
The PreGide0t knows and admits that tn,
Executives not the only branch Of tn
Government that has something t" >al
shout reconstruction. The Supreme COur
of the UnitedsSAALeS recognizes black ne'
as cilixeos, and has admitted one to plaC
dice. Tae JUOtQAL RRtNca may have
great deal to decide about The rights {
..hoI, .Oh lovaI mrn. The Legi<tatiV