Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-30
Qailg 9latlOAal Democrat
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party Of the State of Calfor-
MA, in Convention assembled. make and publish
Is their Phtinr n and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-alirm the principles set
Forth in the Cincinnati Platform aud recognize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
IA their own way, Is absolute aud complete and
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
WITH such right, either by the Legislative or Ex-
.cutive departments of the General Government
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of JmeS
Suchanan, by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people Ot Kansas, its uurglenung prescription o.
tried and worthy Democrats for the oilcnse nf ad-
nerlng to Democratic principles its constant viu
latiOu of the pledges which brought it into life its
attennt 10 render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross eXtravapance
mlsmAnagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific RUroad ought to be encouraoed nv
the Federal ana State Governments bv all means
In Their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser.
vice oy 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 and faithful
administration ofjustce
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven.
tlon, Congress should enact law to protect actu.
al boaa pie settlers upon public lands in their
just rights
RESOLVED That we, as n Convention repre-
sentipg the true Democracy of California adhere.
With Nhaltering firmuess to the principles of De.
mocracy, us taught by Thomas jefferson. and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
RNn.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad
lourns, ITS members adjourn To meet, as citizens
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that b,
our laborS ana v-r voices, we show to the worlC
that the freemen OF California are nubought b,
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Feder.
power. and will sta d by the sacred principles -
Democracy In defiance of treacheruus President
and their Cabinets
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
BY Congress to establish slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher
ents, Is gross departure from the principles @
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate il as tn,
heresv OF II td0tiOn and condemn IL as an outraU,
upon the great charter Of American Liberty.
" RESOLVED That the Chief Executive of til,
Nation has broken his pledges TO the people o
the State Of California, in regard to the Pacific
Raiirnld, which pledges were announced in
his ill-timet letter of 1856, two weeks prevou.
to the election in this State and that we con
denim the Administration for its refusal 10 plac,
the Central Overland Mail IN the same footing. ~
% compensation, as the Southern route"