Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-06
9allp 0ational Qrmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party Of the State of Califor-
MA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirm the principles set
forth IN the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize 10
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people Of the
Territories 10 form MI their domestic INSTITUTIONS
Ia their own way, is absolute aud complete, ana
that we are naturally opposed % any interference
With sLch right either br the Legislative OF In
.cutive departments Of the General UoVernmenI
Resolved That the Administration OF James
Suchanan by its outrages upon the rights OF the
people Of Kansas its unrelenilug prescription %
tried aad worthy Democrats. for the uilcnsc Of ud-
herring 90 Democratic principles, its constant viO-
alton of the pledges which brought it into life its
qttempt to render the Legislative subject 10 the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction Of
the Pacihc Railroad ought to be encouraged BY
the Federal AMI 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 a thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be changed aS 10 in
crease the number of Judges Of the supreme
Court and secure n speedy, honest and faithful
administration OF justice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven.
tion, Congress should enact law to protect actu.
al bona file settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention, repre-.
sentiDg the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with Nnialtering trmuess to the principles of De
mocracy, 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,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSoptember and that by
our labors and v.r Voices we show 10 the world
that the freemen of California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are uuawed by Federal
power, and will sta d by the sacred principles of
Democracy in defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress 20 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 il as the
heresy Of ii fiotion and condemn it as an outrage
upon the great charter af 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, whiva pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter Of 1885, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
denim the Administration for its refusal 10 place
the Central Overland NAL on the same footing as
- compensation, as the Southern route"