Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-06
1allg 0atlOnal Qrmutrat.
Nationnl Democrntic PIntLorm.

The Democratic party of the State Of Califor-
via, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-aifrm the principles set
Erth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition OF the Democratic
Greed
Resolved, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
81 their own way, is absolute and complete Anu
shat are naturally opposed to any lnteFiere@pce nc
with such right either bv the eglslatl'e OF IN
.cutive departments Of the General 6oVefhhe"''
RESOLVED That the Administration OF JlheS
Suchanan by its outrages upon the rlgu's o' 'le
people of Kansas, its uureentihg prosO'Pt'o. W
tried and worthy Democrats. nor tle olehse ol u'-
berintr 10 Democratic principles, its constant vlO-
Etion of the pledyes which brought it into life its
atteinpt 10 render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Denartinent and its gross extravaganza,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence OF the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal ani State Governments by all means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud 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 ofjustice.
RESOLVED, That ia the opinion of this Conven-
tion, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al boaa fis settlers upon public lands IN their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy of California, adhere,
WITH Nnfaltering firmness, to the principles of De
mocracy, us 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 ofSeptember, and that by
our labors and VT voices, we show to the world
that the froemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power and will sta d by the sacred principles of
Democracy in defiance Of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
REsOLvgD That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish 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 as the
heresy of faotion and condemn II MS 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, which pledges were announced in
his ill-tmed letter of 1856 two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal 20 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
" compensation, as the Southern route"