Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-09
Qallp 9lati0Aal Democrat.
National Democratic Platform.

The Dem nlorttc party of the State of Califor-
MIA. in Convention assembled. make aud publish
as their Plttoru and Resolutions;
RESOLVED, That we re-atlirm the principles set
forth N the CinciGnati Platform. aud recognize it
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED. That the right Of the people of the
Terrific 'ies % form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way, is absolute and complete, aud
that we are naturally opposed 10 any interference
With Stch right, either bv the Legislative or Ex-
cntlve departments Of the General Government.
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of James
Suchanan. by IFS ontrages upnn the rights Of the
people of Kansas, its unreleniinr prescription @,
tried and worthy Democrats. for the ofense Of ad.
herring TO Democratic principles. It's eaastant vin
alton 0i the pledges winch brought it intn life its
Ntempt to render the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department and its gross extravapanee
mismanagement and corruption, has forfeited the
reSpeetand lostthe confidence of the American
people.
Resolv&n. That the immediate construction ot
the Paciiic Railroad ought 10 be encouraged bv
the Federal ana State Governments hv all means
IN their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
wee oy the Overlandr0utes should be sustained
and increased
REsoLvep, That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be 50 changed, to in
crease the number of Judges OF the supreme
Court, and secure q speedy, honest aud faithful
administration of justice.
RESOLVED That IN the opinion of this Conven.
tion, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al boaa ffe settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights.
Resolved That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentng the true Democracy of California adhere
with uuialtering frmness. 20 the principles of De-
morracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
on.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
iourns, its members adjourn to meet as citizens,
at the polls, inthe ldes Of September, and that by
our labors ana VI voices, we show TO the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage and are unawed by Federal
power, and win sta BY the sacred principles ol
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
ritores, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is gross departure fiom the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down m the Platform
made at Cincinnati and we rcpudiate il as the
heresy ola fioton and condemn it as an Outrage
upon the great charter If American Liberty.
"REsoLvED, That the Chief Executive of the
Nation has broken his pledges to the people at
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, who'd pledges were announced in
his ilLtimed letter OF 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con.
demn .Ie Administration for its refusal to plac,
the Central Overland Mall on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the southern route"