Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-16
Qulp 9lltloNaI QrmuCrat
Natlonnl Damocfatic PIatform.


rns Ds 'crttic party IT the State of Cilliur-
ma. in C,nyeltiln tSSe nhl -l. make and publish
as their Pitthrn aud ReSuluions
RssDLveD. Thu We rel ttirn the principles set
firth in the Cncnniti Plttf1rm. and rec glize u
"a A dutharItive exposition OF the Democratic
Greed.
RsslLvgp. Tint the right Of the people Of the
Tsrit,ries t. firn al their domestic iis'if'llon1
in their own wty, is absolute and complete anu
that we are naturally opposed 10 anr lnI T'e'e,oe
with such right either by the i,fg 'latV' OF EN-
ecutve departments of the Gtlsru " U"s''We"" !"
Resolved, Tnat the AlnnStru ulnh OF JtmeS
Bichanan by its autrIsss up1n the rights ut the
mamie nf X ,nsls. is ulrelenIlny prescription %!
tried and worthy Dem 'crats. lr the uh3nse nt ad-
bsrin to D.m icrltic principles, its CONSTANT vlu
Iation Of the pledges which brought it ntn life, It's
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross eXtravag lnce,
mism tnasem snt aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the conidelc5 Of the American
people.
RssoLvED. That the immediate construction Of
the Ptchc Il Rulrotl on ght to be encouraged BY
the Fed sral and State Governments by all means
in their p1w,r, lnd tn tt meanwhile the null ser
vic. bv the 0serland routes should be sustained
aud iucre Used.
RssoLveD, That our St,te Judiciary system
needs a thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution sh luld BE- 81 chlngel, rs to in
crease the nunbsr of judges of the supreme
Court, and secure speedy, honest ana idltuIui
ad ninistrdtnn ofjuStce.
resolved. Thit ia the opinion nf this Clnven'
ton Congress sh luld en- ict law to protect actu-
al bona ke settlers upon public lands IN their
just rights.
ResoLvsD. That we, as Convention, repre-
sentipy the true Democracy Of California, adhere
with antlltering tirmneSS. to the principles of De
mncracy, as taught by Thnmls Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED. That when this Convention ad
iourus. its members adj iurn to meet, as citizens
at the polls inthe Ides ufSepttmber and that by
our lab rs aud our voices, we show to the world
that the freemen ot California are unbnught b,
Federal patronage, and are uNawed by Fedora
pnwer. and will sta bv the sacred principles o
Democracy in deIirnce Of ftreacherous Presidents
aud their Cabinets.
RESOLVED. rhlt the doctrine Of Intervention
by @ lnrresS tu establish 81 I've code TOR the Ter
ritories. assumed by the Administration adher
ents is gross departure from the principles o
the true Democracy as laid down m the Platform
m tde at Cincinniti, and we repudate It as The
heresv Of faction and condemn Il us an Outrag,
upon the great charter of American Liberty.
"REsoLvED, That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges TO the people o
the State of Cilif0rna. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his ill.timed letter of $50. two weeks prevou;
to the election in this State and that we con
denim the Administration for its refusal TO place
the Central overland Mil on the same footing, a
to compensation, the southern route"