Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-02
RegulnrpemocratIc Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Calitr
MIA, in Convention assembled. make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
/. RESOLVED, That all Just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people, that this lrItl-
ciple is recognized as fundamental BY all Amerl-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party
9. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
firm and regulate their polticdl institutions IN
their way, subject only % the Constitution
IF the United States, as guaranteed t0 Kansas and
Nebraska by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people ot all other Territories of the United
States.
8. RESOLVED. That while we adhere to the fun
damental democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platf'rm of 1856, we es ecally renew
and re-afirm that principle contained in the res
nlution known the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution tu be, that the people Of State
nr Territory are invested with the right of Tnti-
tying or rejecting at the ballot box any COnsttu-
tlUn that may lie fpmed for their government
md all attempts by the Administration and Com
gress tO coerce and bribe the people into the ad p
tinn of particular Constitution, not thus ratified
10y them, are Subvcrsive of the principles Of pure
Democracy, and destructive uf the equality of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts Of the
Executive and Congress 10 force upon the people
ot Kansas "a Constitution which they have reject
I'd at legal election, is in violation of the princi
| plies of the party which placed them in power,
derugatury 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 us the English Bill" d look upon
as an attempt t. bribe free people into the
dorsement uf an odious Constitution; as calcull-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
| Il ealOusies; as a violation of Federal cuui-
pact; breach uf the CInpr 'n,ises of the Consti-
| tuition, aud blow al ,Be quality of the States,
mt ms kn ItPy ttt
land, and ad H. Kansas into the Uuiun without
reference ,r population, if she adopts the Lee
| compton Constitution, which establishes slavery
while it refuses her pe0ble admission until they
btan population Of ninety or one hundred and
| twenty thousand If they prefer any other than
| the Lecumptun Constitution.
! 6. RESOLVED, That We heartily endorse the ac
tiOn OF those members Of Congress who sustained
| the "Crittendeu-M Montgomery Bill" aud who OPP
pused the English Bill at the last session of that
| OOdy.
| Z. RESOLVED. That it is the right of the people
Of the States To regulite in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants of the people, and the constant interier
euce by hUse servants with the primary affairs ut
party, whether by menauces of dismissal from Of
ice, by fOi ced leves, or by the dIstrihntian of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
- Incompatible with the spirit of our CoustItu-
TONS, State aud Federal subversive Of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
nt the States, and centralze power at the Federal
Capital.
s. RESOLVED That the immediate action of
Congress III securing the construction of r ,il-
road tu the Pacific Is u recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
aud prosperity IN peace, and we call upon the
| Administration to redeem It's pledges and devote
is energies to the consummstlUn Of this great
work
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Cungresa, at Its past sessiun known
tbs "llunIestead BIZ, J." which proposes to donate
u each actual settler upon the pubI lands of the
| United States one hundred and sixty acres, aud
earnestly recommend the passage ut the same.
10. RESOLVED, That r,lymg implicitly upon the
Soundness aud integrity Of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence OF
the MASSES, We present this platform To the pe0-
pie OF the State, aud earnestly invoke the active
support of all IN Its vIudoatan aud success, cor
,Idlly inviting 70 u full and equal communion all
those If whatever creed who recognize the justice
# our cause IN the doctrines We profess, aud who
desire to participate IN their triumph.