Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-31
RezularDemocratIo Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Califor
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 rim
cple is recunnized Hs fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party
9. REsoLvrD, That the right of the people to
form and regulate their pulitcal institutions in
their own wav, subject only t0 the Constitution
| If the United States, as guaranteed to Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organc law, belongs alike To
The people Ot all other Territories of the United
States.
Q. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Dem principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platf run Of 1855, we es ecially renew
md re-uffirm that principle contained in the res
,luti0I known aS the Popular Sovereignty Res
lulun, declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution to be, that the people nf State
nr TerIiuiry are invested with the right of rat :
tying ur r. jecling at the ballot buX any ConstitlI-
tiOn that may he framed thr their government; (;
md all attempts by the Administration and COn-
gress % coerce and bribe the people into the ad p
tiun of "a 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 aud Congress tO force upon the people
Of msas Constitution which they have ject.
at legal election, is in violation of the prnci-
ierogatoTy tn the positions they occupy, aud
destructive Of our form OF government
5. RESOLVED. That we regard with dtteStltiOn
the passage by Congress, at ITS last session, of the
bill known AS the English Bill" d look upon
It as an attempt 10 b,lbe free people into the IN
dnrsement of an odouS Constitution as calcul,-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause sectun-
Il iealuusies as violation of { Federal COM
pact brea, h of the CJEpr 'mises nf the COnst!-
| tutlon, aud blow al ne quality Of the States,
That it propuSe ~ make large donations of
land, and ad II. X lnsas INTO the Uniuu without
reference ,rpnpulLton, If she adopts the Lee
compton Constitutiuu which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peObe admission until they
btaln a population Of ninety or one hundred aud
twenty thousand il they prefer any other tn IN
the Lrcumptun Constitution.
8. RESOLVED, That We heartily endorse the ac-
ton oI those members Of Congress who sustained
the "Criltendeu-M1ut Bill, aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, ut the last Session of that
1ody.
z. RESOLVED. That it is the right Of the people
# the States Ia regul tie, in their own way their
l,uhicdl affIirs that Federal office holders are
servants ui the people, and the Constant interior
euce by ihOse servants with the prm Try an Ts nt
party, whether by menances Of dismissal from Of
lice, by To- ced leves, or by the distribution of
.IromiSes and moneys ut the pulls and elsewher
. Incompatible with the spirit Of our Cou>ttu-
tons, State aud Federal subverSive of popular
liberty, and calculated To destroy the sovereignty
h the States, aud centrAlize power at the Federal
Capital.
s. RESOLVED. That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the Construction Of Il Il ill
ruad 10 the Pacific Is recognized feature in our
party policy. Indispensable To our safety IN war
aud prosperity IN peace, and We call upon the
Administration to redeem It's pledges aud devote
Is energies to the cOnSummVtlun Ut this great
| work
g. RESOLVED That we regard with favor the
bill before CungreSa, ut It's past session. known a.
tbs "llumestsad Blli, which proposes Ia donate
20 each actual settler upon the pubic lands of The
! United States one hundred aud sixty acres, aud
earnestly recommend the p plssdge uf the same.
10. RESOLVED, That r lying Implicitly upon the
Soundness aud Integrity Of the principles above
set forth. aud upon the justice aud intelligence VI
the masSes, We present tins platform to the pen
pie OF the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all III It's vludcatlun aud success, Cur.
ndlly inviting u ID full aud equh communion all
lhoss If whatever creed who r,c gnize the justice
/ our CAUSE IN tue ducirnes we profess, and who
iesre to participate III their triumph.