Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-17
1allp 9latlmal Qrmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party nC the State of Califar-
mia, in Contention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform Fld Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-thrm the principles SCI
forth in the Cincirnti Platform, and rec'slze ~ y
as an authoritative exposition of the De''oO''''
Greed.
RESOLVED, That The right ofthe people OF me
Terrific sies to form all their dOmesuc ln,l'ut'onS
Ia their own way, Is absolute "hu
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
with a. "a riybf either bv the Legislative or In
ecntive denirtnlants of the General Government
Prsorvsp That the Administration of James
Snchanan by its nuirageS upon the rights of the
people of Kansas, its unrelenung prescription o;
tried and worthy Democrats. for the nttnse Of ad-
herring tn Democratic principles its cllstlnt viu-
alton Of the pledges which brought il into life, its
sttempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gruss extravaganza,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
REsoLvgn That the immediate construction OF
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal an1 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 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 speedy, honest and faithful
administration Of justice.
REsoLvED. That in the opinion nf this Conven.
ton. Congress should enact law 10 protect actu-
al bona fie settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
REsoLvEp, That we, as n Convention, repre-
sentipg the true Democracy Of California. adhere,
With Wialterng trnness. 20 the principles of De-
mOrracy as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
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 ana ,-r voices, we show 10 the world
that the freemen ot California are nnbought by
Federal patronage. aud are unawed by Federal
power. and will sta d by the sacred principles oi
Democracy Ia defiance of treacherOus Presidents
and their Cabinets.
Resolved That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slIve code for the Ter
ritorieS, assumed by the Administration adher
ents, is gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, aud we repudiate it the
heresy ofa h9tiOn and condemn IL as an outrage
upon the great charter 5fAmercan Liberty.
"REsoLvED, That the Chief Executive of the
Nation has broken his pledges 10 the people of
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, wh.sd pledges were announced in
his ill-tmed letter of 1886, two weeks previous
10 the election in this State and that we con.
demn ut ADMINISTRATION for its refusal 10 pmce
the Central Overland Nal on the same footing, as
70 compensation, the southern route.'