Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-06
1ailp slationaI Qrmutrat.
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Califor-
MIA. in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-liiirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize it
as an authoritative exposition OF the Democratic
Creed
Resolved, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
ia their own way is absolute aud complete, a Aau
that we are naturally opposed 10 any lnteTie ~ -
With such right, either by the Legl sa v.
cutive departments Of the General CIV ",'e"'' M
RESOLVED, That the Administrator y. 80 ~,
buchanan. by its outrages upon the llRutS oi '"1
naonle of Kansas its unrelenlng PROSECUTION o'
tried and worthy Democrats. for the ouense oI al
her;nc II Democratic principles, IT'S Constant Vlo-
aton of the pledges which brought 1t INTO life, Its
atton,nt 10 render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravagance,
Encouragement and corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments by all means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mall ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased.
REsoLvEp That our State judiciary system
needs a thorough aud complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed as to m
crease the number of Judges OF the Supreme
Court and secure a speedy, honest and fdithluI
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED. That in the opinion Of this Conven-
ton. Congress should enact a law to protect actu-
Il bona tide settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as Convention, repre-
sentipo the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with nnfaltering frmness to the principles OF De.
mocracy. as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils OF the immortal Jack
san.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
iourns its members adjourn to meet, as citizens,
AT the polls inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labors and our voices, we show to the world
that the freemeu OF California are unoought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Fedora
power and will sta d by the sacred principles o
Democracy ia defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine OF Intervention
bv Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
rftories. assumed by the Administration adher
ents, is gross departure from the principles o
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we Tepudmte 1t as th'
heresv of faction and condemn II as an outrage
upon the great charter of American Liberty.
RESOLVED That the Chief Executive of the
Nation has broken his pledges 10 the people d
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced it
his ill-timed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State aud that we con
denim the Administration for its refusal to plac
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, a
70 compensation, as the Southern route