Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-06
Qaltp YlatlOnaI Democrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Dem 1crdtic party of the State of Califor-
nii, in Clnrention assembled, make and publish
their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re.afirm the principles set
forth IN the Cincinnati Platform and recognize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right Of the people of the
Territories 70 form all their domestic institutions
in their own way, is absolute aud complete. and
that We are naturally opposed to any interference
with such right either by the Leg slative or Ex-
ecutive departments of the General Government
RESOLVED That the Administration of james
BdchAnan, by is outrages upon the rights of the
people Of lnSls, its unrelening prescription o.
tried and worthy Dsm icrats. for the ofense of ad
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vio
htlon OF the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
mlsm lnlgenent and corruption has forfeited the
respectaad lost the confidence of the American
people
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific Rlilroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal aud State Governments bv all means
IN their power and that meanwhile the mail ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased
RgsoLvEp, That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough aud 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 aud faithful
administration of justice.
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Conveu
tion, Congress should enact a law to protect actu
al boad fie settlers upon public lands in theii
Just rights.
Resolved. That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentpg the true Democracy of California adhere
with Nnialtering iirmnesS. to the principles of De
mocracy, taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad
journs, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens
at the polls, inthe Ides OfSeptembcr, and that by
our lablrs and our voices, we show to the world
that the freemen 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 treicherOus Presidents
aud their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
rtories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is a gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudate it as the
heresy Of a hotiOn and condemn it as an outrage
upon the great charter of American Liberty.
"REsoLvED, That the Chief Executive of the
Nation has brokea his pledges 70 the people of
the State of California IN regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his ill-tiiHcd letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State; and that we con.
demn the Administration for its refusal To place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing as
TO compensation. as the Southern route"