Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-20
lailp slatlOnaI Democrat
x.,,ono, Democratic Platform.


n. ham. ,er,,tic party Of the State Of Caliior-
ala in Convention assembled. make anu p"o'S"
AZ their Plltflrm and Resolutions;
REsoLvEp. That we re-altirm the principles SET
6,rth in the Cincinnati PhtE,rm, and recognize II
as an authoritative exposition OF the Democratic
Greed.
REsoLvEp, That the right of the people ot the
Territories TO fnrn all their domestic lhS'lt"''o'S
Ia their own way il absolute aud c1nple'e' A""
that we are naturally opposed to any lntrfieIeMcc M
with such right, either by the Legi'a'N' ., .A
eutive departmcnts Of the General 1''ei ","e'''
REsoLvED. That the Administration oI james
buchanan by its outrages upon the r'EnlS W ''e
peOple Of Kansas, its unrelenIlhg PF"cO'p'" y
triad ana worthy Democrats. for the ntense "i al
hsring N Democratic principles, ITS cnasiant vln'
st;on of the nedges which brought it into life ITS
,,tsnnt to render the Legislative subject 10 the
Executive Department and its gruss extrivagince,
Encouragement and corruption, has ihrielted the
respect and lost the confidence OF the American
people.
RKsotvsD. Th1t the immediate construction Of
the Pacific Railroad onght to be encouraged by
the Federal an1 State Governments by all means
IN their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser.
vice bv the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased.
RESoLygp. That our State Judc:lry svs'em
needs thorrugh and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should he AZ changed, as to IN
crease the number uf Judges Of the Supreme
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Court, and secure speedy, honest ana taitIWI
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED That in the opinion " this Cnnyen
tOn. Congress should enact Il law 10 protect aciu'
al boaq fle settlers upon public lands IN their
ust rights.
RKsoLvEp That we as a Convention, repre-
sentinR the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with Nhtatering frnnesS. 10 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 ofSeptembcr, and that by
our labnrs ana -. voices, we show 10 the world
that the freemen Of California are nnbought by
Federal pairunage and are unawed by Federal
power. and will sta by the sacred principles ni
Democracy ia defiance Of treacheruus Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress % establish slave code for the Ter
ritories assumed by the Administration adher
ents, is gross departure from the principles 81
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate il as the
heresv Of "a faction and condemn II 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 81
the State Of California in regard 10 the Pacific
RaiIruad, which pledges were announced IL
his illtimed letter of 1855. two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con
denim %, ADMINISTRATION fnr its refusal tn pac
the Central overland Nal ON the same footing. Il
" compensation, as the southern route"