Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-28
1ailg 3latiunaI Democrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize it
authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people of the
Territories to 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 Legi slative or Ex-
ecutive departments of the General Government
RESOLVED, That the Administration of James
Buchanan, by its outrages upon the rights of the
people of Kansas its uurelenting prescription Of
tried aud worthy Democrats. for the offense of ad.
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vio
aton Of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department 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 and State Governments bv all means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and 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 speedy, honest aud faithful
administration of justice.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Cnnven
ton, Congress should enact law TO protect actu
al bona fde settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved That we, as n Convention, repre-
sentipg the true Democracy of California adhere
With Nnialtering firmness, 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-
jourus, its members ad urn To meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe IleS nfSeptember and that by
our lab IRIS 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 by the sacred principles of
Democracy ia defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish slave code for the Ter
ritoreS 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 il as the
heresv ofa faction and condemn it as an outrage
upon the great ch lrer Of American Liberty.
RESOLVED. Thlt the Chief Executive of the
Nation has broken his pledges 10 the people nt
the State of California in regtrd to the Pacific
Rlilroad, which pledges We're announced in
his ill-timed 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"