Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-22
RegularDemocrntIc Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Calior
MIA in Convention assembled, make and publish
us their Platform and Resolutions;
!. RESOLVED, That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that tins prIn-
cple 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 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
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform Of $50, we especially renew
and re-aiirm that principle contained in the res
oution 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-
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton that may be framed for their government f;
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the adop-
ton of particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsiye of the principles of pure
Democracy, and 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 u Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election, is in violation Of the princi
pies of the party which placed them in power,
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government.
s. RESOLVED, That we regard with dctestation
the passage by Congress- at its last session. of the
! bill known as the English Bill, aad look upon
it as an attempt to brbe Il free people into the in
dnrsement of an odious Constitution as caculu-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al ieaousies; as a violation OF the Federal COM
pact breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and Il blow at the equality of the States,
IN that il propose. - make large donations OF
land, and adml Kansas into the Union without
reference t. FER population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peoble admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lec0mpton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton of those members of Congress who sustained
the "Crittcnden-Montgomery Bill, aud who op-
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body
Z. RESOLVED That it is the right of the people
the States to regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal Office holders are
servants ofthe 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
tons State and Federal subversive of popular
liberty and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralze power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action OF
Congress in securing the construction of Rail
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in ouI
party policy, Indispensable to our safety in wal
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon thC
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the cOnsummUtIon of this grea
work
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa, at its past session, known as
tbs "llomestead Bill" which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of tht
| United States one hundred and sixty acres, anC
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
the masses, we present this platform to the peo
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vindicatlon and success cor
daily inviting to a full and equal communion al
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause IN the doctrines we profess and who
desire to participate in their triumph,