The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-24
THE pEnr,lcRArIf, pI.ang

THE D1MsScfsaTIC PI.ATFOR.r
The Democratic party OF the State Of calisrn;a-
vention assembled, aksaud publish as tbs;r y Von
and Resolutions A'iorn
derived ro% the pso people, BGTsr. Of
as FUNDAMENTAL by all American CONSTITUTIONS a lsd
Democratic party. aAe By the,
regulate their political nst5tations in theSl 80 70 icr and
ject only to the Constitutions of the United SUBJ
aneed TO Kansas and Nebraska, by their ors as guar
longs alike to the people Of an other Territories ot
8. Resolved That while we adhere to.ttsr g, q
Democratic principles embraced IN the
Of 1856 we especially and re- aiiors
contained u the resolution known as ,,the p gFheips
reignty Resolution" declaring the true Intent 3 Sore
ing of that resolution to be- that the people Of mean
Territory are invested with the right % 'a'e or
ectng at the ballot box any Constftntien sb or
framed for their government: and ay a4t... may be-
Administration and Congress to cOerce aBd Brk u, The
pie into the adoption OF particular C,ysfF,ae ne peo
thus ratified by them, subversive of M. not
pure Democracy. and destructive of the e Of
States under the Constitution. f"~"V q the
4. ReSICed. That the -ecent attempts of ,h
and Congress to force upon the people of Kanss
tuition which they have rejected at legal 1oest
violation Of the principles Of the party which n
in power derogaory to the positions tbey @ then
destructive Of our form Of government uPy, and
5. Resolred, That we regard with detestat;oD a.
sage by Congress- at its last session of fha h e pas
the English BILL and look upon n as -. .oWh as
brbn free people into the Endorsement az an s; 70
stitution calculated to create sectional eeln .on
cause sectl0Oal JealOuseS as violation
compact breach Of the Compromises of the
and blow at the equality Of the States in that n '
to make large donations OF land. and admit ~
into the Union State without reference to her ,o,
ton if she adopts the IecOmpton Constitution In
establishes lavery while it refuses her people adri
until they obtain population Of ninety one huDarss,
and twenty thousand il they prefer any other than ~
LecOmpton Constitution. nv
6. Rssoleed, That heartily indorse the action ,
those members of Congress who sustained 1.-THE CT,,.
den Montgomery Bill " and who opposed the Enplh mn.
at the last session Of that body.
T. Resclued That IL is the right nf the peon. NJ Al,
States TO regulate. in their way their Doleal
that Federal Oceholders are servants of the peope "a
the constant interference by those servants with ~ E
mary affairs of party whether by menaces Of din;, @
from Office. by forced eves. by the dsribn,ion ~ ~
,es and moneys at the polls and elsewhere Is incou.
BILE with the spirit OF our Constitutions State and rsds,
subversive Of popular liberty and calculated to ds,
the sovereignty of the states and cenrazc mower AZ ~
Federal Capital. NV
S. Resolrei That the immediate action oF coru.. :,
securing the construction Of Raroa TO the Pacigc !;
recognized feature in party policy indispen,ab,. y,
safety in and prosperity in peace and We an
upon the Administration to redeem its pledges and A.
vote its energies to the contamination Of this great ot
8. ResoIced. That regard with favor the bill bes
Congress at its past session, known the "omese,S
Bill - which proposes to donate to each actual settler
pom the public lands Of the United States one hndrd
and sixty es and earnestly recommend the pass,v,
the same.
TO- Resolved That relying implicitly upon the sourA
and integrity of the principles above set forth ,rd
upon the justice and intelligence of the masses we pren,
this platform to the people of the state and earnestly m
woke the active support of all in its vindicatOn and e
cess cordially inviting to full and equal communion an
in the doctrines profess and who desire TO par
cip in thnir triu