Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-10
Qallg 9atiunaI Qrmutrat.
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled. make aud publish
as their Plitfnrrn aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afIirm the principles SET
forth in the CincGnlu Platform. and recognize It
as an authrrative exposition of the Democratic
Creed
Resolved. That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic Institutions
IA their own way, is absolute aud complete, ana
that we are naturally opposed TO any interference
Nlth sCch right, either BY the Leg siatve or EN-
cutive departments of the General Government.
Resolved. That the Administration of James
Buchanan by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people OF Kansas its unrelenting prescription O;
tried and worthy Democrats. for the olleuse Of ad-
herring 70 Democratic principles, its constant vio-
alton Of the pledges which brought it into life its
sttelnpt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravagnnce,
nismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence of the American
people.
REsoLvIp. That the immediate construction Of
the Pacific Railroad ought TO be encouraged BY
the Federal ana State Governments by all means
IN their power, and that meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased.
Resolved That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as TO in
crease the number Of Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjushce
RESOLVED That in the opinion Of this Conven'
tion, Congress should enact a law to protect actu
al boaa dfs settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights.
RESOLVED. That we, as a Convention, repre-.
sentlpg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
With Nhialtering trmness, 60 the principles of De-
mocNcy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
on.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
iourns, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens,
ct the polls, inthe ldes ofSeptember and that by
our labors and v~r voices, we show to the world
that the freemeu of California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta by the sacred principles OF
Democracy in defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents is gross departure from the principles OF
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate it the
heresy of a faotion and condemn IL as an outrage
upon the great charter Of American Liberty.
RESOLVED, That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges to the people Of
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad wh,ol pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter OF 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con.
demn sne Administration for its refusal 10 plac,
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, AZ
to compensation, as the southern route"