Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-10
Regu,,rDemocrot,c Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Calitor
MIA in Convention assembled, make ana puollsh
as their Platform aud Resolutions
!. RESOLVED, That all Just powers OF govern
ment are derived from the people, that this prin-
ciplp is recoonized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
2. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
| form aud regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States, us 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
ulutior known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution to be, that the people of State
| or Territory are invested with the right of rat-
fying 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 particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive of the principles OF pure
Demncracv and destructive of the equality of the
States under the Constitution.
t. 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,
derOgatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive Of our form of government.
! s. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress, at ITS last session. of the
bill known as the "Enghsh Bill, aad look upon
it AS AN attempt to bribe free people into the IN
dnrsement of an odous Constitution; as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
| al iealuusies as violation OF tie Federal COM
pact; breach of the CImpr 1mses of the Consti-
tuition, and blow AT tle equality OF the states,
! La dana Fffa~n Ai
land, and ad NJ Kansas into the Union without
reference a. er population if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while il refuses her peobe admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the LecOmptOn Constitution.
8. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the &C
ton OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the ndeu-MnntgOmery Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
fthe States to regulate, in their own way their
political aiflirs that Federal Office holders are
servants oithe people, and the constant intertcr-
by those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by menances Of dismissal from Of
ice, BY forced evieS, or by the distribution Of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
is Incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu-
tons, State and Federal subversve of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralizo power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of IA r lil- |
road to the Pacific is Il recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our snfety in war
aud prosperity in peace, and we call upon the |
Administration to redeem It's pledges and devote
It's energies to the consummBtion of this great
work
o. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Cungresa, at its past session. known as
tbs Homestead Bill, which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres, and
recommend the passage Of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
'ounduess and integrity of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence Of
he masses, we present this platform to the peo-
pie Of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vindicaton aud success, cor
daily inviting 10 a full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
Of our cause III the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph