Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-26
Regular Democratic Platforms.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor
MA Convention assembled make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
|. RESOLVED That all Just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prin-
cpe is recognized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions aud by the Democratic party
=. RESOLVED, That the right of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
ol the United States, as guaranteed TO Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories of the United
States.
8. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-allirm shat principle contained in the res
olutioG known the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of a State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati-
tying orrejccting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton that may be framed for their government
and all attempts by the Administration and Com
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the adop-
ton ofa particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them are subvcrsve Of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the equality Of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
Executive and Congress TO force upon the peOple
OF Kansas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election is in violation of the princi-
pies OF the party which placed them in power
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive OF our form of government
.. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress- at its last session. of the
bill known as the English Bill, and look upon
IT as an attempt to brlbe free people into the in
dorsement of an odious Constitution as calcuIa-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al lcaOusles; as IA violation OF tie Federal COM
pact breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tutlon and blow at the equality Of the States.
/ In that IL pTOpOSAS make lnrua donations of
land, and admit Kansas into the Union without
reference to her population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
whllelt refuses her peoble admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thous1 d if they prefer any other than
the Lecomptoh Constitution
g. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
/ ton OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the Observation-Disclosures Bill" aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
Of the States to regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are.
servants Oithe people, and the constant interter-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs of
party whether by mcnances Of dismissal from of
flee, by forced levies, or by the distribution OF
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
is Incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu.
tions, State and Federal subversive of popular
liberty and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
o. tne states, and eentraIze power at the Federal
Capital
s. RESOLVED, That the immediate action Of
Congress IN securing the construction of a Rail-
road to the Pacific Is recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace and we call upon the
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
IT'S energies to the cUnsummUtion of this great
work.
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Cungresa, at its past session, known as
tbs "lomestead Bill which proposes TO donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
sounduess and integrity of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence of
the masses, we present this platform to the peo-
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vndicahon and success, cor
daily inviting TO full and equal communion all
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justice
Of our cause in the doctrines we profess. and who
desire to participate in their triumph.