Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-13
lallg 9latlOnlI Qrmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party uf the State Of Caliror-
mia, in Convent N IsSe nbled. make aud publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED That we re-tiIirm the principles set
forth in the CmcGn lt PlAtf,rn, and rec rnize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
Resolved, Thlt the right of the penple Of the
Territories to t0rn al their dJnsstic institutions
IN their own way, IS abs lute aud complete and
that we are nltdrdlly uppJssd to any interference
with such right either bv the Legislative or EX-
ecutlve deplrtn alts of ths G.. lsrh Givernment.
RESOLVED, Tat ths Administration of james
Buchanan, by its uutrlIss upln the rights of the
people of msls, its ulreleniing prescription O.!
tried and worthy D,m icrlts. fir the nfsnse Of ad
herring to Democratic principles, its cllstant vio
lation of the pledges which brOu sht it into life its
attempt 10 render the Lsrisl ttive subject 10 the
Executive Department and its gross extrtvag ince
mismlnagement aud clrruptiln. has forfeited the
respect aud lost the cJuidence of the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific Rlilroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and State Governments by all means
IN their power, and thu Meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
Resolved, That our State judiciary system
needs a thorough aud cinplete revision, and that
the Constitution should BE- 50 changed as to in
crease the nunbsr OF judges Of the Supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration Of Justice.
RESOLVED, Thtt IN the opinion nf this Cnnven-
ton, Congress Sh iud enact q law to protect actu.
al bona pie settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED. Tint we, as a Convention, repre-
sentlug the true Dem lcrlcy Of California adhere,
with untaltering hrnnesS, to the principles of De.
moeracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
jOurns, its members adj mrn to meet as citizens,
at the polls inthe ldeS ofSeptember, and that by
our lab,rs and nur voices, we show to the world
that the freemen nt California are unbOught bv
Federal patronage. and are uuawed by Federal
power, and will StA d by the sacred principles nl
Democracy ia dei lnce Of treacherOus Presidents
and their Cabinets.
Resolved, Tn 1t the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to est tlbliSh slave code for the Ter.
ritoreS assumed by the Administration adher.
ents, is gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cncinn tt and we repudmte it as the
heresy Of faction and Condemn it as an outrage
upon the great ch lrter of American Liberty.
RESOLVED. Thlt the Chief Executive of the
Nation has broken his pledges 10 the people oi
the State OF C,lIt1rnia in regtrd 10 the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1850. two weeks previou.
to the election in this State and that we con
demn the Administration fJr its refusal To plac,
the Central overland Mail an the same footing as
TO compensation, as the southern route"