The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-22
THE DEMocRATIC PIATroD,.

The Democratic party of the State Of California 4;
and Resolutions iiauornT
l. Resolced That all Just powers of oovernno-.
derived from the people; that this prncpIe ;s are
as fundamental by all American Constitutions and E
Democratic party. anu "y tii'
q Resolved That the right of the peorls s. 80
regulate their political institutions in their own @ a
iect only to the Constitution of the United STATE sub
anteed to Kansas and Nebraska by their oroani guar
longs alike to the people of all other Territories of tb oe
ted States. iie I'M.
g. Resolred That while we adhere to The fund.u,..
Democratic principles embraced in the Cincinnati
OF 1886 we especially and re-afrm that 49,.
contained iu the resolution known s'the Ponua PIE
regnty Resolution" declaring the true intent AMI sove-
ing Of that resolution TO be- that the people ~
Territory invested with the right of or
ecting at the ballot box any Constitution that VI re-
framed for their government; and all attempt. bv Pc
Administration and Congress to coerce and brbo ~, The
pie into the adoption of particular Const,ti peo-
thus ratified by them are subversive of the pncin no.
pure Democracy and destructive of the equality Of s
4. Resolred That the recent attempts of the Fxo.,
and Congress to force upon the people of Kansas C
tuition which they have rejected at legal ,oo.;
violation Of the principles of the party which placsd I'm
in power, derogatory to the positions tbev dcc "en
destructive of our form of government '''Oi!' AMI
5. ResOlred, That we regard with defes.a,o. a, a..
sage by Congress- at its last session. of tbe h pas
the "English Bill" and look upon II as an tt As
bribe free people into the Endorsement of an TO
stitution calculated to create sectional fclings
cause sectional eaOusies; a violation of the 1 =
compact; breach of the Compromises of the
ana DOW at Ine IN that
ses to make large donations of land, and admit Kap
into the Union State without reference to her n
ton if she adopts the Lecompton Constitution in
establishes slavery, while it refuses her people adi.
until they obtain population of ninety one hundr
and twenty thousand if they prefer any other than M
Lecompton Constitution.
g. RSsolued That we heartily indOrse the ae,;.D =,
those members of Congress who sustained 1.-THE Cri
den Montgomery Bill and who opposed the English R,
at the last session of that body.
7. Resolved That it is the right of the people Of b
States to regulate in their way their political ara
that Federal office holders of the peope a.,
the constant interference by those servants with be I
mary affairs of party, whether by mcnaces of dsn,r
from Office by forced eves, by the distribution of nro
ses and moneys at the polls and elsewhere il
BILE with the spirit of Constitutions State and Feder.
subverve Of popular liberty and calculated TO Ses,o,
the sovereignty of the States and cenraze poyer nj ~
Federal Capital.
S. Resolved That the immediate action of Con0ress In
securing the construction of Railroad to the Pacific ia
recognized feature in party policy Indispensable IL
our safety in war and prosperity in peace and We cali
upon the Administration to redeem its pledges and 40
vote its energies to the consummaton of this great wo
9. ResOIUed, That regard with favor the bill befrs
Congress at its past session, known the Homesead
Bill" which proposes to donate to each actual settler nm
pom the public lands of the United States one hundred
and sixty acres and earnestly recommend the passage 81
the same.
TO- Resolved That relying implicitly upon the sound
and integrity of the principles above set forth and
upon the justice and intelligence Of the we present
this platform to the people of the State and earnestly ,n
woke the active support Of all in its yndcaton and sue
cess cordially inviting to full and equal communon an
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice Of Our
in the doctrines profess and who desire to part
| cipate in their triumph