Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-18
Regular Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, 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-
| ciple is recognized as fundamental bv all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
g 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-allirm that principle contained in the res
olutoh known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton. declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution To he that the people Of State
or Territory are invested with the rIgnS Of rati-
| flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton 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
ton of a particular Constitution, not thus ratified
! by them, are subvcrsve 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 Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election is in violation of the prnci-
pies of the party which placed them in power
derogat0ry to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government
3. RESOLVED That we regard with detestaton
the passage by Congress- at ITS last session. of the
bill known as the "Englsh Bill, :" aad look upon
it an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dOrsement of an odous Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
al ealousies as a violation OF the Federal COM
pact breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality Of the States,
IN that 1t proposes 10 make large donations of
land and ad MT Kansas into the Union without
reference 10 ner 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 "Crittenden-MontgOmery Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
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 interter-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs OF
party, whether by menances Of dismissal from Of
nee, Dy forced levles, 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 subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States and centralize power at the Federal
Capital.
8. RESOLVED, That the immediate action OF
Congress in securing the construction Of a Rail-
road to the Pacific is a 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 consummBton Of this great
work
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa at its past session, known as
tbs "IIomestead Bill, which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
TO- RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
soundness 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 vindicahon aud success cor
daily inviting to 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.
Democratic State Central Committee,