Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-31
9allp slational 9cmotrat.
Regular DemocratIc PIatrorvu.

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
ment are derived from the people that this prin-
eiple is recognized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
3 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.
5. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damenta Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-aairm that principle contained in the res
olutior known as the "Popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent aud meaning of
that resolution to be- that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right of rat-
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Coustitu-
ton that may be framed for their government /;
and all attempts bv the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the adop-
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 and Congress to force upon the people
of Kansas a Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election, is in violation Of the princi-
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 ald look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dorsement of an odious Constitution; as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al iealOusies as violation OF the Federal COM
pact: breach Of the Clnpr)mise of the Const-
luton. and a blow at the equality of the States
IN that it propose, to make large donations of
land and adm Kansas into the Union without
reference u her population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peOble admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lec0mptOn Constitution.
g. Resolved, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton 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. RssoLvED. That it is the right of the people
ofthe States to reguldte, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants of the people, and the constant interter-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs OF
party, whether by menauces Of dismissal from of
fee by forced levies or by the distribution OF
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
Is incompatible with the spirit OF our COustitu-
tons State aud Federal subversive of popular
liberty and calculated TO destroy the sovereignty
Capital
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of a Rail-
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
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the cOnsummBtlon of this great
work.
.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, anC
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
TO- RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon th
sounduess and integrity of the principles abov
set FORTH and upon the justice and intelligence o
the masses, we present this platform to the peo
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the actv,
support of all in its vindicaton and success, cor
daily inviting to a 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.