Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-22
Qallp slatlonaI Qrmutrat.
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party of the Stue of Califur-
MIA, in c invention assembled, make aud publish
rs their Pl ttthr n and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, Tn we alIirm the principles set
2rth in the Cincunlt Platform, and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED. That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
IN their own wav, is absolute aud complete, ana
shat we are naturally opposed 70 any interference
with such right either bv the legtsltilve or bN-
Icutive den 4rtncnts Of the General government
REsoLvEp That the Administration Of james
buchanan bv its ourages upon the rights Of the
neonle of K4ns4s its unreleniing prescription o,
tried and worthy Democrats for the nlfense of adj
herring tn Democratic principles. its cnastant viu
alton of the pledges which brought it into life its
qttenpt to render the Legislative subject 10 the
Executive Department and its grnSs extraragance,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction Of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged bv
the Federal ani 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 Jndcilry system
needs thorough and complete revision and that
the Constitution should be changed, ms to in
crease the number of Judges Of the Supreme
Court aud secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofiustce.
RESOLVED Tint in the opinion Of this COnven.
tiOn, Congress should enact ahw to protect acin-
al hoaa fls settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights
RESOLVED, That we, as q Convention, repre-
seHtlpg the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with Nhiatering frmnesS. TO the principles of De-
mOcracv as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
on.
Resolved, That when this Convention ad.
iourns. its members adjourn To meet, as citizens,
at the polls, ntho ldes of September, and that by
our lnb0rs anu u~s voices, we show 10 the world
that the freemen Ot California are unbought by
Federal patronage and are unawcd by Federal
power, and will sta d by the sacred principles OF
Democracy in defiance Of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
bv Congress TO establish Slave code for the Ter
ritOries, 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 repudute it as the
heresv of faction and cOudemn il as outrage
upon the great charter Of American Liberty.
Resolved, That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges TO the people of
the State of California in regard to the Pacific
Ruiroad, wh.vd pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1856. two weeks previous
TO the election in this State; and thnt we con-
demn n, administration for its refusal to place
the Central overland NAL on the same footing as
70 compensation, as the southern route"