Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PLATFORM.

The Democratic party of the State Of Califor
mia, in Convention assembled make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
l. RESOLVED, That all Just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that tins rim
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Amerl-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
9 RESOLVED That the right of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States, as guaianteeo To Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people Of all other Territories of the United
States.
8. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damenml Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform Of 1855, we especially renew
and re-ailirm that principle contained in the res
olution known rs the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution to be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right OF rat-
fying or rtjecting at the ballot box any COnSttn-
ti0n that may he framed for their government; /;
and all attempts bv the Administration and Com
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the adop-
tion ola particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are SubvCrsive of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructIvcof the equality Of the
States under the Constitution.
+. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts Of the
Executive aud Congress to tnrce upon the people
of Kansas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election, is in violation ut the pruc
pies Of the party which placed them in power
derugaOry tu the positions they occupy, aud
destructive of our form Of government.
s. RESOLVED, That we regard with dctestation
the passage by Congress at its last session. the
bill known us the English Bill, ;" AID look upon
1t as an attempt to bride free people into the IN
dnrsement OF an OdinuS Constitution as ciculd-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al icaluuSies as u violation OF tae Federal COM
pact Il breach of the CjTpr )mlses of the CnuSt-
Iuuon, and blow at ,ne equality Of the States,
IN that it propose - make large donations of
land, and adm, Kansas into the Union without
reference t. l,r population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peobe admission until they
obtain pOpulat ton of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other thin
the Lecompton Constitution
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac
tion OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the Critcnden-Moutgomery Bill" aud who op-
posed the English Bill ut the last session ofthat
body.
Z. RESOLVED. That it is the right of the people
of the States To regulIte, in their own wIv their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants of the people, and the constant nterler-
euce 10y those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by monauces of dismissal from Of
tce by forced lcvieS, or by the distribution of
promises aud moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
) incompatible with the spirit of our Cou-ttu-
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States and ccntralize power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the instruction ot IL r III
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in wur
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
Administration To redeem It's pledges aud devote
ITS energies to the cunsummgtIUn of this great
work
Q. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Cungresa. at It's past session, known
tbs "llomcstead Bin" which proposes To donate
to each actual settler upon the pub ic 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
SOundness and integrity Of the PRINCIPLES above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence OF
the masses, we present this platform to the poo
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vindicltun aud success, cor
dially inviting to Il full and equal communion all
those If whatever creed who recognize the Justice
Of our cause IN the doctrines We profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.