Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-11
Regular Democratic Platroru,.


The Democratic party of the State of Califor.
MIA, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
!. Resolved, That all just powers of govern.
ment are derived from the people: that this prin.
ciple is recognized AS fundamental by all Ameri.
can CONSTITUTIONS and by the Democratic party.
z. kEsoLvED, That the right of the people To
form and regulate their political institutions in
thelr own way, 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
damenhl Democratic principles embraced in the
Clncinnat' Platform of S56, we especially renew
and re-atilrm that principle contained in the res
olutioh known as the Popular Sovereignty Res.
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of a State
or Territory are invested with the right Of rat-
lying or rejecting at the ballot box auv 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 adon
ton OF particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive Of the principles of pure
Democracy, aud 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 nrinc
pies of the party which placed them in bower
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive Ot 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" and look unon
1t as an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dorsement OF an odiOus Constitutions as calcula-
TED TO create sectional feelings, and cause section
a ac ovi,l -. ~
pact; breach of the Compr 1mises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality of the States
IN that 1t proposes 10 make large donations of
land, and admit Kansas into the Union without
reference TO her population, if she adopts the Le
compton Constitution which establishes slavery
while 1t refuses her pe0ble admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lecompton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the "Crlttenden-M Montgomery Bill" aud who op-
posed the English Bill at the last session of that
body.
z. 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 interfer-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by menances 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 Coustitu-
tions, State and Federal subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralize power at the Federal
Capital.
8. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of a Rail-
road to the Pacific is IA recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
Its energies to the consummBtion Of this great
work.
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa, 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
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
soundness and integrity of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence of
the Masses we present this platform to the peo-
pie of the State and earnestly invoke the active
support of all in its vindicaton and success cor
daily inviting to a full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.