Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-13
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The Democratic party Of the State OF Casihir
mia in Convention assembled, make ana publIsh
as their Platform and Resolutions:
! /. RESOLVED That all Just powers OF govern
ment are derived from the poople; that tins rrn'
| cinie is recnpnized aS fund dimeutal by all Amer
can Constitutions aud by the democratic party.
. RESOLVED, That the right the people e
| form and regulate their political inst tntions il
! their own wav, subject only tO the Constitution
nfthr United St'es US guaranteed to kauSI ano
Nebraska, by their organic law. belongs alike t'
he people OF oil other Territories Of the United
States.
! 8. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun.
damental Democratic principles embr ce in thu
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we eS irc Nv rene"
and re-aiiirm that principle contained IN he res
| olutiOG known as the popular Snvereig tv keS
luton declaring the true intent and me ming Z"
that resolution to be, that the people 0t STATE
or Territory are invested with the right OF ratr
tying ur rejecting at the ballot box any ConSttn
, ton that may he framed for their government
and all attempts by the Administration an Con
gress to cocrce and bribe the people into the ad p
ton of II particular Constitution, not thus ratified
hy them, are subycrSive of the principles OF pure
! Demncracv and destructive Of the equality OF the
| States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED. That the recent atton pts OF the
Executive and Congress To force upon he peop.e
| of Knnsas "a Constitution which they h. We ri 'ct
ed at legal election, is in violation of the II lc
| pies of the party which phc-d them in power,
! derogatory to the positions they occupy, aun
destructive Of our form Of government.
s. RESOLVED. That we regard with detestat on
the passage bv Congress at its last session, ot the
! bill known as the "English Bill AID look upon
it MS an attempt to bribe free people into the ln-
dprsement OF an odOuS Constitutions as ctlcna-
ted to create sectional feelings, and cause secl m
al ieilouses; as violation of tae f d raj co H.
pact; a breach of the CJn9r rmises of the CunStl-
luton, and blow ~ tle equality of the STATS,
IN that it propose "a make large donations ol
land, and al ~ Kansas into the Uniln without
reference /, tr population, if she adopts the l. =
compton Constitution which eStlblis eS slavery,
while it refuses her pebble admission until they
obtain population of ninety or one I'm ldred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other tn IN
the Lecompton Constitution.
G. Resolved That We heartily endorse the ac-
ton Ol those members of Congress VIII sustained
the "Crittenden-Mpntgomery 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 10 regul lte. in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants nfthe people, and the constant interer-
euce by those servants with the primary alftlrs of
party, whether bv menances Of dismissal from Of
lice, by forced leveS, or by the distri' ntion of
PROMISES and moneys at the polls and Is where
Incompatible with the spirit OF our C'I.titu
tons, State aud Federal subverSive ipular
liberty, and calculated to destroy thes ve'elgnty
# the States, and centraze power at the Federal
Capital
s. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction Of Il Ill
ruad To the Pdcliic is recognized tcau lie in our
party plicv, indispensable to our stfcty in war
md prosperity in pelce and we call II o. the
Administration to redeem ITS pledges aud ,vnte
ITS energies to the cOnsummBtiUn Of this great
work
o. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before CungreSa, ut its past session, known aS
tbs "llomestead Bill, which proposes to donate
each actual settler upon the public la Ids of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
%ounduess and integrity of the principles above
set forth. aud upon the justice and intelligence of
the masses, we present this platform to the pe0-
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its viudicluon and success, cor
italy inviting to full and equal communion all
those uf whatever creed VINO recognize the justice
# our cause IN the doctrines we profess and who
lesire to participate in their triumph.