Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-27
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The Democratic party of the State Of Califor
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutons
]. RESOLVED, That all just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the people, that this prin'
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party
3. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions III
their own wav, 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-aflirm that principle contained in the res
oution known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of II 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 and bribe the people into the adop-
tion of particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive 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 tile party which placed them in power,
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government.
3. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestatiOn
the passage by Congress- at its last session, Of the
bill known as the English Bill" aId look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dorsement of an odious Constitution as Calcua-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
al ieaousies as n violation OF tie Federal com
pact breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality Of the States,
| IN that it proposes TO make large donations oil
land, and adm. Kansas into the Union without
reference t. 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.
g. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton OF those members of Congress who sustained
the "Critenden Montgomery Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill at the last session of that
body.
7. 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 of the people, and the constant interter-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs OF
party, whether by menances Of dismissal from Of
ice, by forced levies, OF by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
is Incompatible with the spirit Of our COustitu-
tlons, State ana teueral suDYerSlYe oil 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 our
party policy. indispensable to our safety in wal
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
| Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the cOnsummBtion of this grea
| work
Q. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor tn,
bill before COngresa, at IFS past session, known a
tbs "llomestead Bill" which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of th
United States one hundred and sixty acres, anC
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
TO- RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon tht
soundness and integrity of the principles abov'
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 achv
support of all in its vindicatlon and 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, and whit
desire to participate in their triumph.