Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-06
Nailp slatimtaI Democrat,
RoSulnrDomocrntic Plutrorm.

The Dem ,cratic party of the State Of Califor
mia, in Convention assembled, make and publish
rs their Platform aud Resolutions:
/. Resolved, That all Just powers Of govern
mont are derived from the people that this prn-
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Amer-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
.. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
fsrm 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.
5. RESOLVED, That while we alhere to the fun
da mental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1886, we especially renew
ID re-ailrm that principle contained in the res
olutioE known as the popular Sovereignty Res-
luton, declaring the true intent and me ming of
that resolution to be, that the people Of a State
or Territory are invested with the rrht of rati-
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
tion that may be framed for their government
and all attempts BY the Administration aud Con-
gress to coerce and bribe the peope into the nd M
tion 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 aud Congress to force upon the people
of kHnsas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election is in violation of the princ-
pies ot the party which 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, and look upon
IL attempt to bribe free people into the in-
dOrsement of an odouS Constitution as cllcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al iealousies as a violation of the Federal COM
pact; breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
sutton, and blow at the equality Of the States,
IN that it propose 10 make large donations of
land, and adm Kansas into the Union without
reference u her 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 Lecompton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
tiOn of those members of Congress who sustained
the Observation-Disclosures Bill" aud who op-
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
Z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
OF the States to regulate, in their Own wav, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants the people, and the constant interer-
euce by those servants with the primlry affairs of
party, whether bv menances Of dismissal from Of
flee, By forced eFies, or by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
is incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu-
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centralize power ut the Federal
Capital.
s. RESOLVED, That the immediate action OF
Congress in securing the construction Of a 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 Congresa, at its past session, known as
this Homestead Bill" which proposes to donate
20 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
sounduess 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 vindication 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.