Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-04
1lltp slationaI Democrat.
ReguiorOsmocratIo Platrorm.


The Democratic purity of tue State of Califor
MIA, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
|. RssoLvsD, Tlu all just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prin-
ciple IS recognized rs fund ,menal by all Ameri-
can Constitutions all by the Democratic party.
2. Resolved, rhit the right of the people to
fr anl rsgIllte u 'lr prluct institutions IN
their own way. subject "nlY u the Constitution
of the Uutei Stlte>, as guWtnteea To Hans - and
Nebraska bv their orgInlc law. belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories OF the Uuited
States.
8. resolved That while we adhere to the fun
dInsnll Dc crltc principles embraced in tn.
Cincinnati Plat irn of 1883. we eS ecjally renew
and rs-i.lirn that principle contained in the res
oluti1G known as the "Pnpullr Sovereignty Res
luu)l,' decl ring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution t. be- that the people of a State
or Perrit nv are invested with the right Of rati.
flying or rtisctiag At the tlot box any Constitu-
ton tast nay he framed for their government
and all ttte nDts bv the uiniStrItinn AMI Com
gress tn cperce and bribe the people into the al p
tuu ofa particular Constitution. not thus ratified
BY them, Ire Subvcrsve of the principles of pure
Dsn 'cricy, AMI destructive nf the equality of the
States uuder the Constitution.
T. Resolved, Thlt the recent attempts Of the
Executive Iul Chlgrass to force upln the peopir
OF Ktasls Constitution which they have reject
ell at legd election, Is in vilIti0n oi the prnc
pies of the plrty which pltc'l them IN power,
derly yttlry T. the pisit0ns they occupy, aud
destructive of oLr fr n Ot Ilverl n.at.
3. Rzs1LvEn. That we regtrd with detestaton
the plsSige bv Con grtSs at tS lust session, of the
bill knowi ls the AZ slish Bll," ID look upon
IL asnn nttenDt tn brbe free people into the IN
d,rsen,n cd an oiiuuS Constitution; AS ctlcult-
tel t1 crelte section Il feelings, and cmSe section
nj ieIl1uSies; rs Il vinl ition ut Z Federal con-
plct; brs trh Of the Con- VI uises If the Cnnst-
tuition, and Il blow az The eqmtyuf the States,
IN that it propose - make lirge donations of
Land, and ad n X ktnS'ls INTO the Uuun with iut
reference rpnpul ttinn, If she adopts the Le-
c,npmn Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her pe1ble admission until they
O5ttla plpalltlpl nt ninety or one hnndre ! aud
twenty tn .ad # thev prefer any other tn "a
the L.clmptln Constitution.
6. Resolved, Thlt We hetrtily endorse the &C
ton ~ tlhSe ne ularS II Con IreNS VIII sustained
the "Crittenlen-Nintg IN :rv Bill" aui who OPP
p'se the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
7. RESOLVED That it is the right Of the people
oftha st titeS tirssti,t.. ~ their avn Wv, their
polite Il alflirs that Federal ullice holders are
serv tits 1T Il. ptiple al the cIl'ts It itttrier
bv IN ,>e s,rv thts with the primlry affairs o
party, whether by mentuctS nf dismiss Il from Of
tic., bv t. c. levleS, or by the distribution o
promises a I'd moneys at the polls and elsewhere
Is inc inpt ttlb with The SpIr,t ot our Cou>tltu
tons, State and Federal; subversive of popular
liberty, aud calculated To destroy the soverelgut,
ot the States, and c1utrAliz. power at the Federal
Ctptd.
s. Resolved. That the immediate action Of
c. greSS II securing the .rlctlnn vi X Ill
ruld IA the Picic is rec - lizcd f.,ture III oul
pry lhcv. Iliispe Is tble t. our tetv IN wir
all prosperity IN pstc1, aud W. clll uron tn
Administration Ia redeem ITS pledges aud devnt,
its elergies 10 the cIasunmjtlun Of tins greAl
work
O. Resolved. That we regard with favor tn,
bl befire & greS 1, at Ms plNt seSSlun, known
tbs I'll NEST. .id Bu!,' winch proposes 10 d1naf'
toe lch tctn Il settler npln the pubic lands at th
Umt.I st ties alc n hlh ircl dad sixty acres, aud
earnestly rec nme ,d the p tss Ige IF the same.
TO- RESOLVED That relying Implicu,y uppn the
soundiess and Ihtcyriy ot the principles abov,
set firth. and upon the justice and intelligence o'
the m lSseS, we present tins platform tu the pe"-
pleuf the State, nid earnestly invoke the acuv,
supp rt of all IN It's vlndictuon aud success, cor
dmly inviting tO Il lul aud equal communion al
those If Whttevcr creed who rec igu ze the juStIc
of unr cluSc IN the dpctrlueS we profess, aud VIII"
desire to participate IN their triumph.