Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-19
pog,,,rDemocrotic Platform.

The Democratic party Oi the Stale OF CaIliuT
mia, in 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 thls lrln-
cpe is recognized as fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party
Q. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions III
their own wav subject only 10 the Constitution
nf thu. limited States as guaranteed to Kansas aud
N.braska. by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all oiher Ierrl'ories oi the ohlteu
Rrsolvrp, That while we adhere to the fun
domental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-ailrm that principle contained in the res
olution known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution tu be, that the people of a State
ar Territory are invested with the right of rat-
fying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constu-
ton that may be framed for their government !;
and all attempts bv the Administration and Com
gress to cueTce and brbe the people into the adop-
ton Of "a 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.
L. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
| Executive and Congress to force upon the people
! ui Kansas a Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election is in violation of the prlnci-
! pies 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 as the English Bill, aid look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the IN
dnrsement of an odiOus Constitution; as calcull-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
| al iealuuses; as a violation of t.c Federal COM
pact a breach Of the CJmpr jmses of the C0nsti-
/ a ,, .r,,f Staf.
| IN that it propose - make large donations OF
| land, and adm. Kansas into the Union without
reference t ..,r population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her pe0be admission until they
obtain population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lecompton Constitution.
| 6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the &C.
tion OF those members of Congress who sustained
| the "Crittenden Montgomery Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
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 oiihe people, and the constant interier-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs Of
party, whether by menances of dismissal from Of
ice, by forced levies, or by the distribution oi
promises aud moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
is Incompatible with the spirit of our Cou,titu-
tons, State and Federal; subversve of popular
liberty and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and ccntraze power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
| Congress in securing the construction of a Rail-
road To the Pacific is a recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in wal
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
Administration to redeem ITS pledges and devote
It's energies to the consummBton of this grea
| work
Q. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor thu
bill before Cungresa at its past session, known a.
tbs Homestead Bill" which proposes to donate
To each actual settler upon the pubic lands Of th,
| United States one hundred and sixty acres, anC
earnestly recommend the passage 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 o
the masses, we present this platform to the peo
pie Of the State, aud earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vndlcauOn aud success, cor
daily inviting to full aud equal communion al
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justice
Of our cause IN the doctrines profess, and WHIT
desire to participate in their triumph.