Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-02
LIE CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 2 1859
Regular Democratic PlatforuI.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, Convention assembled, make and publish
us their Platform and Resolutions:
|. RESOLVED, That all Just powers of govern
nent are derived from the people that this prin-
cple is recognized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
2. RESOLVED, That the right of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
ot the United States, as guaranteed to Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories of the United
States.
3. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of $50, we especially renew
and re-afrm that principle contained in the res
olutior known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
luuon, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution t0 be, that the people of "a State
or Territory are invested with tbs right of rati.
tying or rejecting ut the ballot box any Consttu-
ton that may he framed for their government ;
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the ad D.
tion OF particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsve of the principles Of pure
Democracy, aud destructive Of the equality of the
States uuder the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts Of the
Executive and Congress 60 force upon the people
OF Kansas Constitution which they have reject.
ed at legal election, is in violation of the prInci-
Piles ct the party which placed them in power.
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive OF our form of government
8. RESOLVED, That we regard with dctestation
the passage by Congress- at It's last session of the
bill known as the English Bill" "aid look upon
It as an attempt to brbe free people into the IN
dorsement of AN odious Constitution as calcult-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al lealOuSies; as a violation OF tie Federal COM
pact; breach of the CJnpr )mises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow al ,ae equality of the States,
IN that it propose - make large donations of
land, and ad a Kansas into the Union without
reference population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery
while 1t refuses her peOble admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty Thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lecompton Constitution.
s. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the "Crittendeu-Montgomery Bill, aud who OPP
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
Z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
OF the States 10 regulate, III their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants OF the people, and the constant iuterter
euce by those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by menauces of dismissal from OF
hce, by foic ced evies, or by the distribution Z
promises and moneys at the polls aud elsewhere
Is Incompatible with the spirit of our CoustItu.
tl1ns State aud Federal subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
ot the States, aud centrIize power at the Federal
Capital.
s. RESOLVED, That the immediate action Of
Congress IN securing the construction Of Rail-
road To the Pacific Is u recognized feature IN our
party policy, Indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, and We call upon the
Administration to redeem It's pledges aud devote
Its energies to the cUnsummUtIOn of this great
work
8. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bl before COngresa, at IFS past session, known as
this "llumestead Bill, which proposes To donate
To each actual settler upon the pubic lands of the
United States one hundred aud sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage Of the same.
10. Resolved, That relying implicitly upon the
aud integrity of the principles above
set FORTH and upon the justice and Intelligence Of
the masses, we present this platform to the peo-
pie of the State, aud earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vndicatlon aud success cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause IN the dOctrlues we profess. aud who
desire to participate in their triumph.