Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-10
Regular Democratic Platform.

Inc democratic party of the State Of Califor
MIA, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
+ l. RssoLvED, Tint all Just powers Of govern.
ment are derived from the people: that this nrin.
cple is recognized as fundamental bv all Ameri.
| can Constitutions and by the Democratic partv
z. RESOLVED, That the right of the people To
form and regulate their Political institutions in
/ thelr own way, subject only to the Constitution
ot the United States, as guaranteed to Kansas aud
/ 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 Gin.
| dameutal Dem crdtic principles embraced in the
| Cincinnati Platform Of 1856, we especially renew
and re-aiiirm that principle contained in the res.
! olutob known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of n State
or Territory are invested with the right of rnti.
lying or rejecting at the ballot box anv Coustitu-
| ton that may be framed for their government .
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and bribe the people into the adop
ton OF particular Constitution not thus ratified
! by them, are subvcrsive Of the principles of pure
! Democracy and destructive of the equality Of tbe
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
| Executive and Congress to force upon the neonle
ed at a legal election is in violation of the prnci-
pies OF the party which placed them in power,
! derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive otour form of government.
5. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress, at ITS last session the
bill known as the English Bill" and look upon
It as an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dorsement OF an odiouS Constitution; as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause section
"A ag ,,Y ~. 4
pact; breach Of the Comprl lmses of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality of the States,
IN that 1t proposes 10 make large donations of
land, and ad nj Kansas into the Union without
reference u "er population, if she adopts the Ie-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while 1t refuses her peube 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 OF those members of Congress who sustained
the Crittcnden-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
OF the States To regulate, in their own way their
political affairs; that Federal office holders are
servants Ofthe people, and the constant interier-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by menances of dismissal from Of
flee, 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 subversve of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States and centraze power at the Federal
Capital.
s. RESOLVED That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of a Rail-
road to the Pacific is IL 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 cOusummBton Of this great
work.
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa, at its past session, known
this "IIomestead 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.
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 peo-
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support of all in its vndicaton and success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.