Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-29
QalIp ylatlonaI 1rmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Caliror-
nii IN Convention assembled. make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform. aud reco rpizs il
~ an, authardtire exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED. That the right Of the people of tbe
Territories 70 f)rn ell their domestic Institutions
In thsir own way, i absolute aud complete, and
thlt We are naturally opposed to any interference
with such right, either by the Legs or Ex-
ecntlve departments Of the General Government
RESOLVED, Th1t the Administration Of james
Is lchl lan by its oatrIgcs upon the rights of the
pe'plo nt tnsls its uurelentiug prescription o:
tried aud worthy Dim crats fir the otlsnse of ad-
hsring tp Dem >crltc principles its cnstant vio-
lttIOn of the pledges which brought t into life It's
attempt u render the Legislative subject 10 th,
Exec Ity9 Department and its gross extravaganza
msn tnlstpsnt and corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the clnhleoce of the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction Of
tie RIcihc Rlllroid ought 10 be encouraged by
ths Federal ami State Governments hy all means
in har power. and that Meanwhile the mail ser.
vic9 by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
RESOLVED, That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough aud complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be 50 changed as u in.
crease tho number OF Judges Of the Supreme
Court and secure speedy, honest aud faithful
ad niuistrItlOn of Justice
R1'oLvEo, That in the opinion Of this Convpn.
ton, Congress should enact law to protec. actu
al boaI fts settlers upon public lands in their
Just rights.
RESOLVED. That we, as 4 Convention. renre
senting the true Democracy Of California adhere
with ulhltering tirmness, to the PRINCIPLES of De-
IN )crlcy rs taught by Thomas jefferson. and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
ResoLvsD, That when this Convention cd
lourns' us members adj iurn 10 meet, as citizens
at tbs polls, inthe ldcs ofSeptember, and that by
our lao rs and our voices. we show to the world
that the treemen OF California are unbougtt by
Federal patronage and are unawed by Federal
plwer, and will sta d by the slcred principles Of
DemlcrGcv in defiance oftreachcrous Presidents
and their Cabinets
ResoLveD, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by CDngre5s to establish slivo code for the Ter
ritOreS assumed by the Administration adhei-
ents, is gross departure from the principles OF
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudate it as the
heresv OF a t1tiun and condemn it an outrage
upon the great charter ofAmerican Liberty.
RESOLVED That the Chief Executive Of the
Nstion has broken his pledges to the people of
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
RlIlrold, which pledges were announced in
his ill-tmed letter Of 1885, two weeks previous
TO the election in this State and that we con.
deInn the Administration for its refusal to place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
~ compensation, as the Southern route"