Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-21
Repu,nrDemocrntio Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Calitor
nia in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
|. RESOLVED, That all just powers OF govern
meut are derived from the people; that TINS prln-
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions and 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 Kansas and
Nebraska by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories of the United
States.
3. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-aiiirm that principle contained in the res
olutoh known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of a State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati-
flying OF rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
tion that may be framed for their government
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to cOerce and bribe the people into the adop-
tion of particular Constitution not thus ratified
by them, are subversve 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 aud 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, aad look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dorsement of an odious Constitution as cacula-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
al iealousies; as violation of the Federal COM
pact breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality Of the States,
| IN that it proposes 10 make large donations OF
land, and admit Kansas into the Union without
reference 10 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 Lecompton Constitution
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton of those members of Congress who sustained
the Observation-Disclosures Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session of that
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 ofthe people, and the constant uterfer-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs OF
party, whether by menances of dismissal from Of
lice, bv forced leyies or by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
is incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu-
tions, State and Federal subversve Of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralze 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 recognized feature in oul
party policy, Indispensable to our safety in wal
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon tn
Administration to redeem its pledges and devot
its energies to the consummvtion Of this grea
work
8. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor tn
bill before Congresa at its past session. known a
tbs "IIomestead Bill" which proposes to donat
to each actual settler upon the public lands of tn
United States one hundred and sixty acres, ant
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
TO- RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon tn,
soundness and integrity of the principles abovt
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 ACTIVE
support of all in its vindicahon and success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion al
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justic,
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and wht
desire to participate in their triumph.