Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-05
9ailp 9atiOnal 4tnrutrat.
Nationnl nemoeratIc PIatform.


The Democratic party Of the State Of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
rs their Platform aud Resolutions
RESOLVED, That we re-aitirm the principles set
brth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize ii
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way. is absolute and complete, ana
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
With such right, either by the Legislative or hN-
scutive departments Of the General Government
REsOLvEn. That the Administration OF james
Suchanan by its outrages upon the rights OF the
people of Kansas its unreleniing prescription %
tried and worthy Democrats for the oitense OF ad
herring q Democratic principles, its constant vio
alton Of the pledges which brought II into life its
1ttenpt % r6nder the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
acknowledgement aud corruption has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence Of the American
people.
RssoLviD. That the immediate construction OF
The Pacific Railroad ought 10 be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments by all means
In their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased
RESOLVED, That our State judiciary system
needs thorough and complete revision. and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number Of Judges Of the Supreme
Court and secure a speedy, honest and faithtui
administration ofjustce.
RESOLVED That in the opinion Of this Conven
tion, Congress should enact law 10 protect actu-
al bona tie settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as u Convention, repre-
sentipg the true Democracy of California, adhere.
With Nhfaltering irmness, TO the principles of De-
mocracy, 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 ofSeptember, and that BY
our labors and v-r voices we show TO the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power aud viii stald by the sacred principles OF
Democracy ia defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress TO establish a slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed BY the Administration adher-
ents, is gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy as laid down m the Platform
made at Cincinnati and we repudate il the
heresy Of faction and condemn il as outrage
upon the great charter Of American Liberty.
"REsoLvEp, That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges TO the people of
the State Of California. in regard 10 the Pacific
Railroad, wh,va pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1885, two weeks previous
10 the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal 10 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, us
W compensation, as the Southern route"