Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-17
RegularDemoeratIe Platc,rn,.

The Democratic party of the State Of Caifor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions
/. RESOLVED, That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this rrin.
ciple is recognized fund ,mental by all Aneri.
can Constitutions and by the democratic party
! 2. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
ut the United States, as guaranteed to Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic liW. belongs alike tu
the people Of all other Territories Of the United
States.
g. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Dem cratic principles embraced in the
| Cincinnati Platfirm Of !Sj6, we eS ccallv renew
and re-aiirm that principle contained in the res
| uluton known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and nleI ming uf
that resolution to be- that the people of a State
or Territory are invested with the right of rat,-
fyng or ri citing at the ballot box any Coustitt-
| ton that may lie framed for their government ;
| md all attempts bv the Administration and Con-
gress to and brbe the people into the ad D.
tion Of particular Cunstitu ION not thus ratified
by them, are Subvcrsive of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the equality of the
States under the Constitution.
L. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
Executive and Congress to force upon the people
of K lnsas Constitution which they have reject
ed at a legal election is in violation of the princi.
I,
derog ltory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive OF uur form of government.
s. RESOLVED. TIA 1t we regard with detesta ton
the passage by Congress- at its last session. Of the
bill known as the "English Bill, d look upon
it an attempt to bribe free people into the In-
dnrsement uf an OdiuuS Constitution as cacula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
ii jcaluusieS; as n violation OF ..e Federal COM
pact; breach of the CJm9r ,mlseE of the COnsti-
tuition, aud blow az .ne equality Of the States,
IN that it propus9 10 make large donations Of
land, and I'D n. KinSas INTO the Union without
reference tr population, If she adopts the Lee
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peobe admission until they
obtan population Of ninety or one hundred aud
twenty thousand if they prefer any other tn IN
the Lecnmpton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That We heartily endorse the &C.
ton Ut those members of Congress who sustained
the Observation-Disclosures Bill" aud who op-
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
oody.
Z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
Of the States 10 re- Iu ,te, in their own wIv their
political affurs that Federal office holders are
servants OF the people, and the Constant interior
euce by those servants with the primary affilrs ut
party, whether by menauces of dismissal from Of
ice, by forced levies or by the distribution Of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
IS Incompatible with the spirit Of our CuuStItu.
tons, State and Federal subversive of popular
liberty, aud calculated To destroy the sovereignty
Of the States, and centrdze power at the Federal
Capital.
:. RESOLVED. That the immediate action Of
Congress in securing the construction Of til-
road to the Pacific Is ii recognized feature in our
party policy, Indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, aud we call upon the
Administration to redeem ITS pledges aud devote
is energies to the cJnsumm1ton Of this great
work
8. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before CongrcSa, AT It's past session, known IL,
tbs "llomestaad Bill, which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the publ lands of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres, aud
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
sOunduess and Integrity of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice aud intelligence Of
the masses, we present this platform to the peo-
pie of the State, aud earnestly invoke the active
supp rrt Of all in its vindicatlon aud success cor
dlally inviting to fall aud equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
IF our cause the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.
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