Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-30
4aiIg 3latloNal Democrat.
RcgularDemocratic Platform.


The Democratic party of the State of Califor.
MIA, Convention assembled make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
l. RESOLVED That all Just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this priu-
clpie Is recognized as fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions and bv the Democratic party.
.. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
form and regulate their political Institutions IN
their own way, subject only 90 the Constitution
OF the United States, US guaranteed 10 Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people Of all other Territories of the United
States.
3. RESOLVED, That while we adhere 20 the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-alirm that principle contained in the res
olutoE known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of a State
or Territory are invested with the right o rati-
lying or rejecting at the ballot box any COuStitu-
ton that may be framed for their government ;
and an attempts bv the Administration and Com
gress 10 cOerce and brbe the people into the ad1p.
tion ola particular Constitution not thus ratified
by them, are subycrSive of the principles Of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the equality Of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts OF the
Executive aud Congress to force upon the people
OF Kansas a Constitution which they have reject
ed ut legal election, is in violation of the pruc
Piles of the party which placed them in power,
derogatory TO the positions they occupy, and
destructive ofO form of government.
5. RESOLVED That we regard with detestatiou
the passage bv Congress, at It's last session ofthe
bill known as the English Bill, ald look upon
it as an attempt to brbe free people into the in
dorsement of odious Constitution; as cilcuu-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
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pact; a breach of the Compromises of the Cousti-
tllon, and blow az ,Ie equality Of the States,
Ia that 1t proposes 70 make large donations of
land and adm Kansas into the Union without
reference Q er population, If she adopts the Lee
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her pcoble admission until they
obtain population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the LecOmptJn Constitution.
g. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
tion of those members Of Congress who sustained
the Observation-Disclosures Bill" aud who op-
posed the English Bill at the last session ofthat
body.
:. RESOLVED That it is the right Of the people
otthe States to regullta in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants ofthe people and the constant interier-
euce by those servants with the primary atitrs Of
party whether by menances of dismissal from Of
flee, by forced leveS or by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
Is Incompatible with the spirit of our Cousttu-
tons, State and Federal; subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
Of the States, and centralize power at the Federal
Capital.
s. RESOLVED That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of Ril-
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in our
party policy. indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, aud we call upon the
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the cOnsummVtion Of this great
work
Q. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa at ITS past session known n
tbs Homestead Bill which proposes 10 donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of th,
United States one hundred and sixty acres aud
earnestly recommend the USAGE of the same.
10. RESOLVED That relying implicitly upon the
soundness and integrity Of the principles above
set FORTH and upon the justice and intelligence OF
the masses, we present this platform TO the peo-
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vindicauon and success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines We profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.