Year: 1860

state Convention ia, Sacramento on
9th September.


Rss,IyTp That the Democracy of Califo rnia
IN Convention assembled relying upon the Justice
sudpatriotism of the people. reiterate their hrm
determination to stand by and maintain, in all
sher integrity, the wise, Just and liberal primer
Piles enunciated in the Cmcinatt Platform by the
ben,ocratic party in 1856, aud re-aiirmed by 1t
~ Charleston and Baltimore by the National Dem
ecratic organization, to-wit


THAT tits the duty Of the United States to at
fbrd ample and complete protection to all its cit-
zens, at home and abroad, and whether native or
foreign born


That one ofthe necessities of the age, in a
military aud commercial point of view,s speedy
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, aud the Democratic party pledge them
selves 70 such constitutional enactment will
assure the construction of railroad to the Pacific
sOast at the earliest practicable period


THAT the Democratic party are in favor OF the
HcQuisition of the Island of Cuba on such terms
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, subverslve of the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their charac-
ter;


- That ii 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 citizeus,aud enforc-
ed with prumptness 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, and Herschel "
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 of good Democrats;
and believing the platform adopted by the Con-
Veution which nominated them to be patriotic,
national and sound-bcing the same, in fact, as
that upon which the great political battle of 1856
was fought and won by the Democracy of the
whole natlOu-we will give them hearty support
at the next November election.


RESOLVED, that the compromise measures OF
1850 were intended full and final settlement
of the slavery question in Congress, is fully evil
denced by the endorsement given them in 1852
by the Wing and Democratic National Conven-
tiOns, and we deprecate any interference calcula-
ted 10 disturb that settlement, and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention of 1889, which nominated
Milton 5. 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
self government and the undisturbed regulation
ofthcir domestic and 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 h
original doctrine of our American institutions
and that we adhere immovably to the doctrine o
'non-lnterventon' by Congress with slavery in tn,
States aud Territories, declared in the kansas
Nebraska bill and openly dscain fellowship will
those, whether at the South, the North, the Eas
or the West, who consult the abandonment, linn
itation or avoidance of that principle"


RESOLVED, That we repudiate and disavow tht
action of that portion Of the California delegation
which withdrew from the last National Conven-
tion at Charleston and Baltimore (exceptinp from
this censure Major John Bidwell 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 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 OF The Federal Union, no matter wheth-
er 1t comes IN the shape of Northern Conrressiou-
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 as will in
sure the speedy construction of such road


RESOLVED, That in the Judgment of this Con
vention the title ofthe United States to the island
ofSan Jnan on our northwest coast is as good as
IT is to the District of Columbia; that the recen
history of our territorial relations with Englant
in that quarter may well make us fear that tn,
delays of diplomacy are full Of danger to oul
rights; that the man or the Administration thai
VIII allow grasplng power second time tC
overreach us on that coast will merit and receive
the lasting indignation of the American penple.


RESOLVED, That excessive wasteful and special
legislation has been ths baue 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 ofinhexlble oppos:-
ton TO large public debt; to the granting of
special privileges to the few at the expense OF the
many; to the extravagaut expenditure of the pub.
lie moneys; that this much needed reform cannot
be Withheld without wrong to the State and a vo-
lation 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 il is imperatively 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 we do, that upon the
education ofthe people depends the advancement
and honor of the State


RESOLVED That we cordially iudorse the Ad.
mnstraton of Governor John G. Downev. as EN-.
lnenty calculated to advance the true intrests of
California


DISSOLVED That we heartily endorse the action
o. tie Democratic State Central Committee prp-
sided over by Joseph p Hoge Esq, and recognize
their action III calling this Convention as right,
proper and Democratic.