Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PLATFORM.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor
mia, in Convention assembled, make and publish
AS their Platform and Resolutions:
|. RESOLVED, That all just powers OF govern p
ment are derived from the people; that thls prln-
ciple is recognized us fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party
2. RESOLVED That the right of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States as guaranteed to Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories Of the United
States.
g. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damenta Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1885, we especially renew
and re-afiirm that principle contained in the res
olutioG known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right of Tati-
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any COnstitu-
.ton that may he framed for their government !;
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the adp-
ton of particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive 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 penple
of Kansas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election, is in violation Of the prnci-
piles of the party which placed them in power,
derogatOry to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government.
5. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress- at its last session, of the
bill known az the English Bill, " AID look upon
it an attempt To brbe free people into the in
dnrsement Of an 0dious Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al iealouses; as a violation OF tie Federal COM
pact a breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
luton, and u blow at The equality of the States,
III that it propose ~ make large donations of
land, and ADM Kansas into the Union without
reference u ,.tr population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her pebble admission until they
obtain a population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lec0mpton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
tion OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the Crittenden-Montg0mery Bill, aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session of that
body.
Z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
Of the States To regulate in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants the people, and the constant interior
euce by those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by menances of dismissal from Of
lice by forced levies, OF by the distribution of
promises aud moneys at the polls and elsewhere
10 incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu-
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 Rail-
road to the Pacific is IL recognized feature in ouI
party policy, Indispensable to our safety in wal
aud prosperity in peace, and we call upon thu
Administration to redeem Its pledges and dev0t
Its energies to the cUnsummUtion of this grea
| work
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor th,
bill before Congresa, at its past session, known a.
this Homestead Bill" which proposes to donat,
To each actual settler upon the public lands of th
United States one hundred and sixty acres, auC
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon tht
soundness and integrity Of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence o
the masses, we present this platform to the peo
pie of the State, aud earnestly invoke the acuv,
support Of all in its vindicaton and success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion al
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause IN the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.