Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-23
1allp QatlOnal Qcmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Dem cratic party Of the State of Califor-
MIA in CJnyenton assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-aflirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, and 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
in 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-
ecutve departmants of the General Ghvernnent.
Resolved, Talt the Ad Adninistrltiou OF james
Buchanan, by its 0utrIg.s upon the rights of thc
people of X rs, its u1relening prescription o.!
tried and worthy Dsm 'crdts for the nnsnse of ad
herinp To Dem lcrltic princlpleS its Constant viz
ation Of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department aud its gross extravaganza,
mismlnagensnt aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the c)nhdelce of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the lcidc RurOld ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and State Governments by all means
in their power, aud 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 50 changed, as to in
crease the number of Judges of the Supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration of Justice.
RESOLVED, Thlt in the opinion nf this Conven-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona fie settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as Convention, repre-
sentipg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
WITH untalterng firmness. to the principles of De.
mocracy, as taught by Thomas jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED That when this Convention ad.
iourns, its members adjoum to meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that BY
our labors 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 slcred principles OF
Democracy la defiance of trcacherOus Presidents
and their Cabinets.
Resolved, That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
ritores, assumed by the Administration adher.
cnts, is gross departure from the principles oi
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudate it as the
heresy of a faction and condemn it MS 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 itimed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we CON
denim the Administration for its refusal to place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing as
to compensation. as the southern route"