Year: 1863

The Democratic Platform of California.


The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously, and they stand
as the creed OF the United Democracy of Cali
formal


Resolved. That the Democracy of the State of
California ore in favor of an unaltcrable adher-
ence to the Constitution Of the United States
with all its guarantees of civil liberty unm
paired.


Resolved, That we are in favor of the restora-
ton and preservation of the whole American
Union; that recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or nsur-
recton against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognze that ght solely for the purpose of restor
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose wha soever


Resolred, That it is the duty of the State of
California. as 4 member of the Union. to yiell
obedience TO all constitutional acts of Congress
and the Federal Executive. and that any indiv-
dual. OF any party, who shall endeavor to incite
insurrccton or rebellion within her borders. or
disafection and dscord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests


Resolved. That the aim and object OF the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the ri ghts of the several States unimpared; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation OF extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitu-
tion-the subverson of the civil by the military
law in States not in insurrection or rebelion-
the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment. trial
and sentence Of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign--the suppress
sion of freedom of speech and of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State rights the
fanatical attempt to place the negro on a social
and political equality with the white race-and
the employment OF unusual test oat5s-as calcu-
lated to preserve restore union of the several
States or perpetuate government "deriving its
just powers from the consent of the governel.'


Resolved. That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies. rs danger
to the liberties of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government


Resolved. That we claim and demand as inal-
ienable rights, freedom of thought, freedom of
speech and of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
a strict accountability to the people, and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballot-box.


Resolued, That we denounce and unqualifiedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President OF the United States tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incite servile in
surrecton aud inevitably close the door forever
to restoration of the union of these States.


Resolved, That we disapprove of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
culating medium.


Resoired, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform of this State are compro-
missed in the words. "The Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was"