Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-18
Regular Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor.
MIA, Convention assembled make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions;
!. RESOLVED, That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prn-
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Amer-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
.. RESOLVED, That the right of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
of 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 1856, we especially renew
and re-alirm that principle contained in the res
olution known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of a State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati-
fying or rejecting at the ballot box any Consttu-
ton that may be framed for their government
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to and bribe the people into the adop-
tion of particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive Of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the equality Of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED That the recent attempts of the
| Executive and Congress to force upon the people
/ OF Kansas CONSTITUTION WhlCh tuCy nave reject
ed at legal election, is in violation Of the prlnc-
pies of the party which placed them in power,
derogatory 10 the positions they occupy and
destructive Of our form Of government.
5. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress, at its last session. of the
bill known as the "Englsh Bill )" aud look upon
it as an attempt to brlbe free people into the na
dOrsement of an odious Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al ipalpuspg a q Viplatipu of ho Eadaral
pact; breach Of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and a blow az the equality of the States,
IN that it proposes TO make large donations of
land, and adm.t Kansas into the Union without
reference 10 Ter population, If she adopts the Le-
compton Constituhou which establishes slavery,
while it 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,
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ao-
ton OF those members Of Congress who sustained
the Observation-Disclosures 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 to regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants otthe people, and the constant lnterier-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs OF
party, whether by menances Of dismissal from OF,
/ tice by forced cvies, or by the distribution Of
| promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere,
| is incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu-
tions, State and Federal; subyersiye of popular
liberty and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States and centralize power at the Federal
| Capital,
8. RESOLVED, That the immediate action OF
| Congress in securing the construction of Rail
road to the Pacific is a recognized feature in our
| party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
! Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the consummVaon of this great
/ work.
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa, at its past session, known as
| tbs "lIomestead Bill,' which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of the
| United States one hundred and sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
soundness and 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, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vindicahon and success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.