Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-30
1allg 9lational Democrat
Regular Democratic Platform.

The Dampc pcritic party of the State Of CaliGr
mia, in Convention assembled. make aud publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
/. RESOLVED, That all just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prin-
eiple Is recognized as fundamental by aIl Amerl-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
.. RESOLVED, That the right OF the people 10
form and regulate their political Institutions IN
their own way, subject only % the Constitution
of the United States, as guaranteed 20 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 Demncratic principles embraced iu the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-alirm that principle contained in the res.
outior known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
lutiou,' declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution 10 be, that the people of "a State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Consttu
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 adnp
ton of "a particular Constitution, not thus ratified
By them, are subversye of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the eednality OF the
States under the Constitution.
A. RESOLVED. That the recent attempts Of the
Executive and Congress to force upon the people
of Kansas n Constitution winch they have reject.
ed at legal election, is in violation OF the prlncr
pies Of the party which placed them in power
derogdtnrv 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 "Enslish Bill. aad look upon
it as an attempt % bride free people into the IN
dorsement OF an OdiOus Constitution; as cdlcull
ted 10 create sectional feelings aud cause section
al ieaouses; as a violation OF toe Federal com
pact a breach of the Compromises Of the COnst
tuition, and a blow az the cquahty0f the States
In that 1t proposes 70 make large donations O
land, and adj Kansas into the Uuion without
reference q uer population, If she adopts the lie
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery
obtain population of ninety or one hundred an,
twenty thousand II they prefer any other THAI
the Lecompton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the &c
tiOn OF those members of Congress who SUSTAINED
the Observation-Disclosures Bill" aud who up
posed the Euglish Bill, at the last session OF tina
body.
Z. RESOLVED That it is tue right of the peopl,
of the States to reyIl te, in their own way then
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants ofthe people, aud the constant iuterter'
euce by those servants with the primlry affairs n
party, whether by menances of dismissal from of
tice, by forced leyles, or by the distribution o
promises aud moneys at the polls and elsewhere
is Incompatible with the spirit of our Cuust,tu
tons, State and Federal subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated To destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralze powcrat the Fedora
Capital.
s. RESOLVED, That the immediate action o
Congress in securing the construction of a Rlil
road to the Pacific is arecognized feature III on
party policy, indispensable To our satety in WA
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon tn
Administration to redeem It's pledges and devot
its energies to the consumn3tion Of this grea
work.
RESOLVED, That we regard with favor tn
bill before Cougresa, at its past session, known
tbs Homestead Bill, which proposes to donat
to each actual settler upon the public lands of I'll
United States one hundred and sixty acres, an
earnestly recommend the passage uf the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon th
soundness and integrity Of the principles ab0v
set forth, and upon the justice and Intelligence c
the masses, we present this platform to the pee
Pile of the State, aud earnestly invoke the actlv
support of all in its yindcatlon aud success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion al
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, ana whit
desire to participate in their triumph.