Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-02
QajIp 9tatlOn;l 4rMotrat,
IiesnlarDemocratio Platform.


The Dem 'orltc party of the State Of Califr
nia, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
l. RESOLVED That all just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the pnoplo that this prin-
c'ple Is recognized as fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions ana bv the Democratic party.
.. RESOLVED, That the right OF the people 10
form and regulate their plllucu institutions In
their own way, subject oalY to the Constitution
OF the United states, as gulrauieta 70 Mans 'S ana
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alke 10
the people OF all other Territories 0i tAe uN''ed
States,
9. Resolved That while weaihere to the fun
d,nent,l Dem ,orltic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of $50, we especially renew
and re-alrm That principle contained IN the res
oluual 1nbWu as the Popular Sovereignty Res
hti1n % declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution t0 be, that the people Of State
or Territory ar, invested with the right Of rati-
fginr or rejecting 40 the ballot box any C0nstitu-
tion that nlly be framed for their government
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress % coerce and bride the people into the adop-
ton ofa particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are SubverSlve of the principles uf pure
Democracy. anl destructive Of the eq pality 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 ata legal election, is in violation of the princi-
Piles Of the party which placed them in power,
derOgltory to the positions they occupy, aud
destructive four brn Of government.
5. RESOLVED. That we regard with detestatou
the passage by Congress-. at It's last session, of the
bill known as the English Bill, AID look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the IN
dlrSement OF an odious Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al jealousies; rs violation OF tie Federal COM
pact; breach Of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and a blow az the equality of the States,
IN that it proposes 70 make large donations OF
land, and adm Kansas into the Union without
reference O Ter 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 Lecompton Constitution.
g. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac
ton OF those members of Congress who sustained
the "Crttcnden-Moutgomery Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
:. RESOLVED That it is the right Of the people
of the States % regul ,te, IN their own way, their
political aiflirs that Federal office holders are
servants ofthe people and the constant luerer-
euce by those servants with the primary aiturs OF
party, whether by menances of dismissal from OF
hce bv forced lcvies or by the distribution Of
is Incompatible with the spirit OF our Cou'ttu-
tons, State aud Federal subyerslve Of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centrdlize power at the Federal
Capital.
S. Resolved That the immediate action OF
Congress in securing the construction OF 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
its energies to the consummVtion of this grel
work
o. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor tn,
bill before Cungresa at its past session, known a'
this "IIomestead Bill, which proposes To donate
% each actual settler upon the public lands of The
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. aud 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 vindcahon aud success cor
daily inviting to a full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.