Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-07
Daily 9lationaI Democrat.
RcguiorDemoerotie Platform.


The Dem ,cratic party OF the State Of CaliCor
hia, in Convention assembled. make and publish
rs their Platform and Resolutions:
/. RssoLvsD, That all just powers Of govern
meHt are derived from the people that this prin-
cipeis recognized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
.. RESOLVED, That the right of the people to
form and regu, ate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
OF the United States, as guaranteed 70 Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories OF the United
States.
g. RESOLVED. That while we adhere TO the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1885, we especially renew
aud re-allirm that principle contained in the res
olutior known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and melniug of
that resolution to be, that the people Of State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati-
fying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton that may be framed for their government ;
and all attempts by the Administration and Com
gress to cOerce and brlbe the people into the ad
ton 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 and Congress To force upon the people
of klnsls a Constitution which they have reject
a. ~ cSAtpi - II Nlilltlhl vi tilt lllNl-
pies of the party wnch placed them in power,
derogatory to the positions they occupy and
destructive of our form OF government
3. Resolved That we regard with deteStation
the passage by Congress- at ITS last session, OF the
bill known as the English Bill, ald look upon
it an attempt to bribe free people into the III
dOrsement of an Odious Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
al ieaousies; as violation OF tie Federal COM
pact breach of the C)nor lmses Of the Const-
tuton and blow at the equality of the States
In that it proposes TO make large donations of
land, and adm Kansas into the Union without
reference = population, if she adopts the Lee
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 LecOmptuu Constitution.
6. Resolved That we heartily endorse the ac-
tion Of those members Of Congress who sustained
the "Crittcndeu-Montg0mery Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body
Z. RESOLVED. That it is the right Of the people
ofthe States To regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal Office holders are
servants of the people, aud the constant nterier-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs Of
party, whether by menlnceS OF dislnisSil from OF
flee bv forced levies, or by the distribution OF
PROMISES and MONEYS at the polls and elsewhere,
is Incompatible with the spirit OF our CouSttu-
tons State and Federal; subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralize power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of Rail-
road to the Pacific is a recognized feature IN our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
Administration TO redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the cOnsummBtion of this great
work
Q. RESOLVED That we regard with favor the
bill before Congrosa, at its past session, known as
tbs "Homestead Bill, which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands Of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
TO- 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 peo-
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support of all in its yindiclhon and success,
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, aud who
desire to participate in their triumph.