Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-25
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| The Democratic party OF the Stale OF Caiihr
! MIA in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
/. RESOLVED, That all just powers ofgovern -
nent are derived from the people; that TINS Irln-
| cple is recognized fundamental by an AhleIi-
can Constitutions aud by the democratic party.
2. RESOLVED, That the right OF the people 20
form and regulate their political institutions III
! ,bo;r own ,yev subject only 10 the Constitution
of the United States, as guaranteed 10 hahsas ana
| Nebraska by their organic law, belongs allke 10
| Tho nenIle of all other Territories of the United
| States.
2, RESOLVED That while we adhere to the fun
d,p,antnl democratic principles embraced in the
! (,incinnuti Platform Of 1885, we especially renew
and re.afirm that principle contained in the res
! ,,iutior known us the Popular Sovereignty Res
J ution declaring the true intent and meaning Of
| that resolution to be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with ths right of rati-
fvinp or tiectng at the ballot box any Consttu-
ton that may he framed for their government /;
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to cocrce and brbe the people into the ad, p
tiun of "a particular Constitution 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 aud Congress to force upon the people
OF Kansas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election is in violation of the princi-
ples of the party which placed them in power
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form Of government
5. RESOLVED That we regard with detesta ton
the passage by Congress- at its last session. of the
bill known as the "English Bill, AID look upon
It as an attempt to bribe free people into the ln-
dursemcut Of an odious Constitution as calculi-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
! al iealuusies as II violation OF Federal com
pact; breach of the CJmpr Imses of the Consti-
tutIon, and blow at .he equality of the States,
IN that it propose TO make large donations oi
| land, and adm. Kansas INTO the Union without
reference T. .,r population, if she adopts the Lee
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
| while il refuses her peOble 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
tion oi those members of Congress who sustained
the Crtteudeu-Montgomery Bill" aud who op.
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
7. RESOLVED. That it is the right Of the people
Ofthe States 10 regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders arc
servants OF the people, and the constant interier
euce by those servants with the primary affairs 0
party, whether by menances of dismissal from Of
ice by foi ced leves, or by the distribution OF
| promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
| is Incompatible with the spirit OF our Coustitu-
tions, State aud Federal; subversive of popular
liberty, ana Calculated 10 destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and ceutralize power at the Fedora
Capital.
s. RESOLVED, That the immediate action o
Congress in securing the construction of a r Ill
road to the Pacific Is Il recognized feature III GU
party pohcv, indispensable to our safety in wa
aud prosperity in peace, aud we call uDOn th
Administration to redeem ITS pledge
Is energies to the consummytlun
work
O. RESOLVED, That we regar
bill before Cungresa, at It's past
tbs Homestead Bill" which pl
10 each actual settler upon the pl
United States one hundred and
earnestly recommend the pissag
10. RESOLVED, That relying lm
souuduess and integrity of the
set forth, and upon the justice al
the masses, we present this plat
pie of the State, and earnestly
support Of all in its vIndicduon
dally inviting to full and equal
those of whatever creed who recO
Of our cause IN the doctrines we
desire to participate in their triuI