Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-02
Rn-nlnrDemncrntic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Cali r
MIA in Convention assembled. make and publish
| as their Platform and Resolutions:
/. RESOLVED, That all Just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this rim
ciple is recognized as fund lmental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions aud by the Democratic party.
.. 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 Kans and
! Nebraska, by their organic law. belongs alike to
! he people OF all other Territories Of the United
States.
! 8. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform Of 1856, we especially renew
and re-ahirm that principle contained in the res
olutior known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton declaring the true intent and meining of
that resolution tn be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right of Tatl-
fyiug or rejecting at the ballot box any Consltu-
ton that may he framed for their government
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and bribe the people into the adup-
tiOn 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.
L. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
| Executive and Congress To force upon the people
Of Kansas Constitution which they have reject
I'd at legal election is in violation of the prInci
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derogatorv to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government.
| .. RESOLVED, That we regard with detcstatlon
the passage by Congress, at lis last session, of the
! bill known as the English Bill, aad look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the IN
dnrsement OF an odiuus Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
! al icalOuSes; as violation OF tie Federal COM
| pact breach Of the CJmqr )mses of the Consti-
! tuition, and blow at tAe quality OF the States,
| IN that 1t propose 20 make large donations OF
land, and admit. Kansas into Il C Union without
reference 10 ter population, if SIZE adopts the Le
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peuble admission until they
obtain population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Le,,mptun Constitution.
G. r SOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac
ton of those members of Congress who sustained
the "Critenden-Muntg0mery Bill, aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session that
body.
Z. RESOLVED. That it is the right Of the people
of the States To regulate, in their own way, their
polite affairs; that Federal office holders are
servants ofthe people, and the constant iuterer-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs ot
party whether by menances Of dismissal from Of
lice, by forced evies or by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
is incoml atible with the spirit of our COustitu
tions, st te aud Federal; subyerSive of popular
lOeflN, an CIlCudted 10 ueSliul llc sovereignty
of the States, and centrLlize power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of a Rlil-
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in our
party policy, Indispensable to our safety IN war
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
to redeem It's pledges and devote
It's energies to the cOnsummgton Of this great
work
Q. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before CJngresa at its past session, known as
tbs "llomestsad Bill" which proposes to donate
TO each act lal settler upon the pubic lands of the
United States one hundred aud sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage Of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
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 vindication aud success cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the Justice
lf our cause IN the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.