Year: 1860

state Convention in Sacramento on
9th September.


Resolved, That the Democracy of California
10 Convention assembled, relying upon the Justice
and patriotism of the people, reiterate their firm
determination to stand by and maintain, in all
sheir integrity, the wise, just and liberal princi-
ples enuuciated in the Cincinatti Platform by the
Democratic party, in 1885, aud re-alirmed by il
at Charleston and Baltimore by the National Dem
ocratc organization, to-wit:


" That it is the duty Of the United States TO at
6rd ample and complete protection to all its citi-
zeus, at home and abroad, and whether native or
Areign born


" That one ofthe necessities Of the age, in n
military and commercial point of view,ls speedy
communication between the Atlantic and Pacihc
States, and the Democratic party pledge them
selves 10 such a constitutional enactment as VIII
insure the construction ola railroad to the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable period.


"That the Democratic party are in favor OF the
ACQUISITION of the Island of Cuba, on such terms
as shall be honorable to ourselves and Just TO
Spain.


"That the enactments of State Legislatures to
defeat the faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave
Law are hostile in character, subversive Of the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their eharac-
ter;
Platform that, during the existence OF Territorial
Governments the measures of restriction, what
ever they NAV be imposed by the Federal Consti-
tuition on the power Of the Territorial Legislature
over the subject of the domestic relations, as the
same has been or shall hereafter be finally deter
mined by the Supreme Court of the United States
shall be respected by all good citizens,and enforc-
ed with promptness and fidelity by every branch
of the General Government.


RESOLVED, That we recognize and sustain the
action of the National Convention in nominating
Stephen 4. Douglas of Illinois, and Herschel V.
johnson, Of Georgia, for the offices Of President
and Vice President Of the United States, as in ac-
cordance with the usages and discipline of the
Democratic party; and, as such nominees they
are entitled to the support ofa good Democrats;
and believing the platform adopted by the Con
vention which nominated them to be patriotic,
natioual and sound-being the same, in fact, as
that upon which the great political battle Of 1896
was fought aud won by the Democracy Of the
whole naton-we will give them hearty support
at the next November election.


RESOLVED, that the compromise measures of
1850 were intended as Il full and final settlement
of the slavery question in Congress, as is fully ev
denced by the endorsement given them in 1852
BY the Wing and Democratic National Conveu-
tions, and we deprecate any interference calcutta
ted TO disturb that settlement, and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention of $50 which nominated
Milton $. Latham for Governor, to-wit: "That
the organized Territories of the United States,
although not endowed with all the attributes OF
sovereignty are yet Justly entitled to the right OF





oftheir domestic aud local affairs, subject to the
Constitution of the United States; and that any
attempt by Congress or any of the States to pro
hibit or abolish the relation of master and slav
in n Territory would be a departure from |
original doctrine OF our American Institutions
and that we adhere immovably to the doctrine o
'non-interventon by Congress with slavery in the
States aud Territories, as declared in the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and openly disclain fellowship with
those, whether at the South the North the East
he " CDDsuIf fba aha
itation or avoidance of that principle"


RESOLVED, That we repudiate and disavow the
action of that portion of the California delegation
which withdrew from the last National Conven-
ti0n at Charleston and Baltimore excepting from
this censure Major John Bdwell, the only one
among them who has as yet disavowed that act)
and that we never can and never will acknowl-
edge the right OF a minority of the members of
Convention to break up and destroy the Demo-
cratic party organization.


RESOLVED, That we are opposed TO all section
alism whichwould tend in any way to disturb the
harmony ofThe Federal Union, no matter wheth-
er it comes in the shape of Northern Congression-
al intervention for the prohibition of slavery in
the Territories or Southern Congressional inter
vention for the maintenance of slavery in the
Territories.


RESOLVED That we are in favor of Homestead
Bill, the establishment of a daily Overland Mail,
the building of an Overland Telegraph and Pacific
Railroad; and that there is no constitutional OBJ





sure the speedy construction of such road.


RESOLVED, That in the judgment of this Con-
vention the title OF the United States to the island
ofSan Jnan on our northwest coast is as good as
1t is to the District of Columbia; that the recent
history of our territorial relations with England
in that quarter may well make us fear that the
delays Of diplomacy are full of danger to our
rights; that the man or the Administration that
VIII allow grasping power a second time to
overreach us on that coast will merit and receive
the lasting indignation of the American penple.


RESOLVED, That excessive wasteful and special
egislaton has been the baue of California. and
has imposed upon the people burden of taxation
which is almost inoerable that these evils should
be corrected and the business Of legislation re-
stored to the Democratic basis ofinaexible opposi-
ton to large public debt; to the granting of
special privileges to the few at the expense of the
many; TO the extravagant expenditure of the pub
lie moneys that this much needed reform cannot
be Withheld without wrong to the State AID vio-
tation OF the plain duty Of the representative to
tie constituents, and of the true policy and cardi.
nal principles of the Democratic marty.


RESOLVED, That 1t is imperatively necessary for
the true interests OF the State that the Legislature
should hse all constitutional power to increase
the Public School Fund and advance the interests
OF educat'ct, believing, we do, that upon the
edueaton OF the people depends the advancement
and honor of the State.


RESOLVED, That we cordially indorse the Ad.
mnstration of Governor John G.. Downey, as en-
lnently calculated TO advance the true ntrests Of
California.


RESOLVED That we heartily endorse the action
OF the Democratic State Central Committee, pre-
sided over by Joseph p. Hoge Esq, and recognize
their action in calling this Convention as right,
proper and Democratic.