Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-04
lallp YlatlOnal Democrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Calilor
mia, in Convention assembled make and publish
their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform aud recognize it
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED That the right of the people Of the
Territories 10 form all their domestic institutions
in their own way, is absolute and complete and
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
with such right, either by the Legislative 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 unrelentlng prescription Of
tried and worthy Democrats, for the otfense of adj
herring to Democratic principles, its constant VIC
lation of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
mismlnagement 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 by
the Federal and 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 thorough and complete revision and that
the Constitution should be so changed. as to in
crease the number of Judges of the Supreme
Court aud secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration of Justice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu
al bona file settlers upon public lands in theiI
just rights.
Resolved. That we, as a Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy Of California, adhere
with Nntaltering tirmnesS, to the principles of De
mocracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, anC
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED That when this Convention ad
journs, its members adjourn to meet as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labnrs 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 in defiance Of treacherOus Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
ritories assumed by the Administration adher-
ents is a gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate it as the
heresy of faction and condemn it us an 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
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his iltimed 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"