Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-19
RegularDemocratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor
nil, in C,nventiDn asse n)l4d, make and publ lsh
as their Platform and Resolutions:
/. RESOLVED That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prin-
cpe is recognized as fund Imental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the De nOcrate party.
2. RESOLVED, That the right of the people to
form and regulate their polltlc Al 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 10
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 1855, we eS ecally renew
and re-allirm that principle conttined in the res
oution known rs the popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and me ming of
that resolution to be, that the people of IL State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati.
fying or rejecting at the ballot box any ConSttu-
ton that may he framed for their government
and all attempts bv the Administration and Con
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the ad p-
tiou of particular Constitution not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsve of the principles of pure
Dem1cricy 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 insas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election, is in violation Of the prncl
pies Of the party which placed them in power,
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government
). RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress- at its last session. of the
bill known as the English Bill, aid look upon
it as an attempt to brbe free people into the in-
dnrsement OF an odious Constitution as calcula-
ted tn create sectional feelings and cause section
al iealousies; as Il violation OF e Federal COM
pact; breach of the ClnDr )mises of the COnsti-
luton, and a blow at tle equality Of the States,
M that it proposes - make large donations of
land, and ad Kansas into the Union without
reference /, er population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her pe0ble 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 "Crttendeu-Mo Montyomery Bill, aud who OPP
posed the English Bill at the last session of that
body
Z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
Of the states to reglllte, IN their own wlY their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants ofthe people, and the constant nterter-
euce by those servants With the primary affairs ot
party, whether by menanceS of dismissal from OF
flee by forced levies, by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
Is lncJmpduOe WIN the SPIRIT Ol our OouHIltu-
tions, State and Federal subyersiye of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
Of the States and centrlliz1 power at the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action OF
Congress in securing the construction of X III
road to the Pacific is Il recognized feature IN our
party pllicv. 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 cOnsummStlon Of this great
work,
8. RESOLVED, That regard with favor the
hill befIre ngreSa, at its past session, known as
tbs 'IIomesteId Bill which proposes to donate
To each actual settler upon the pubic lands OF the
limited States one hundred and sixty acres, aud
earnestly recllnme ID 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 vindioat0n aud success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those IF whatever creed who rec1gn ze the justice
Of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.