Year: 1860




State Convention in Sacramento on


9th September.


RESOLVED, That the Democracy Of California
IN Convention assembled, relying upon the Justice
and patriotism Of the people, reiterate their firm
determination to stand by and maintain, in all
their integrity, the wise, just and liberal prnci-
pies enuncjatcd in the Cnciuatti Platform bv the
Democratic party in 1856, and rc-a!Irmed by it
at Charleston and Baltimore by the National DEM
Ocratic organization, tO-wit:


That it is the duty Of the United States to at
ford ample and complete protection to all its citi-
zens, at home and abroad, and whether native or
foreign born.


=" That one ofthe necessities Of the age, in Il
military and commercial point Of vew,is speedy
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, and the Democratic party pledge them.
serves To such constitutional enactment as will
insure the construction Of RAILROAD to the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable period


That the Democratic party are in favor Of the
acquisition of the Island ofCuba on such terms
as shall be honorable TO ourselves and lust to
Spain.


That the enactments of State legislatures to
defeat the faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave
Law are hostile in character, subyer.ive of the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their charac-
ter


" That it is in accordance with the Cincinnati
Platform that during the existence Of Territorial
Governments, the measures Of restriction, what
ever they may 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 euorc-
cd 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 A. Douglas of Illinois, aud Herschel V.
johnson, of Georgia, for the Offices of President
and Vice President Of the United States, as in ac-
cordance with the usagcs and discipline of the
Democratic party; and, us such nominees they
are entitled to the support ofall good Democrats;
and believing the platform adopted by the Con
yention which nominated them to be patriotic
natoual and sound-being the same in fact, as
that upon which the great political battle Of 1886
was fought and won by the Democracy of the
whole nation we will give them a hearty support
at the next November election


RESOLVED, that the compromise measures of
1850 were intended as full and final settlement
OF the slavery question in Congress as is fully evil
denced by the endorsement given them in 1892
by tue Wing and Democratic National Couvcn-
tons, and we deDrecate any interference calcula-
ted to disturb that settlement and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention of 1859 which nominated
Milton S Latham for Governor, to-wt " 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
sell government and the undisturbed regulation
OF their domestic and local affairs subject to the
Constitution oi the United States; and that any
attempt by Congress or any of the States to pro-
hblt or abolish the relation of master and slave
III Territory would be Il departure from the
original doctrine Of our American Institutions
and that we adhere immovably to the doctrine OF
'non-lnterventlon by Congress with slavery in the
States and Territories, as declared in the Kansas
Nebraska bill and openly disclain fellowship with
those whether at the South the North, the East
orihe West, who consult the Abandonment, linn
itation or avoidance OF that principle"


RESOLVED, That we repudiate and disayow the
action Of that portion Of the California delegation
which withdrew from the last National Couven-
ton at Charleston and Baltimore excepting from
this censure Major John Bidwc, the only one
among them who has as yet disavowed that act)
and that we never can aud never will acknOwl-
edge the right OF a minority of the members of a
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 whcth-
er it comes i'll the shape of Northern CongressOn-
al Intervention for the prohibition Of slavery in
the Territories or Southern Congressional inter
venton for the maintenance Of slavery in the
Territories.


RESOLVED, That we are in favor of a Homestead
Bill, the establishment of daily Overland Mail,
the building Of an Overland Telegraph and Pacific
Railroad; and that there is no constitutional OBJ
lection to Congress extending such aid will in
sure the speedy construction of such road


RESOLVED, That in the Judgment Of this Con-
veution the title of the United States to the island
of San Jnan on our northwest coast is as good as
it 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
will allow grasping power second time to
ovcrreach us on that coast viii merit and receive
the lasting indignation of the American people.


RESOLVED, That excessive, waseful and special
legislation has been the bane Of California, and
has imposed upon the people burden Of taxation
which is almost intOlerable; that these evils should
be corrected and the business of legislation re-
stored to the Democratic basis ofinhexble oppos
ton to a large public debt; to the granting Of
special privileges to the few at the expense of the
many; to the eXravagant expenditure Of the pub


lie moneys; that this much needed reform cannot
be Withheld without wrong to the State and vio-
ation Of the plain duty of the representative to
the constituents, and Of the true policy and cardi
nal principles Of the Democratic party.


RESOLVED, That It's mpera lively necessary for
the true interests Of the State that the Legislature
should use all constitutional power to increase
the Public School Fund and advance the interests
OF education, believing, as we do, that upon the
education OF the people depends the Advancement
and honor Of The State.


RESOLVED, That we cordially indorse the Ad.
ministratOn of Governor j ohm G. DoWnev. as en-
nently calculated to advance the true intrests of
California


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