Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-03
0allg 3latlOnal Qrmutrat.
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party Of the State Of Califor-
nia, in Convenii1n assembled make and publish
rs their Pltttlrm aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, FhU we re-alirm the principles set
brth IN the Cincinnati Phtf)rm. and recognize il
as an aathorative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people Of the
rerritG'ies 70 form all their domestic institutions
n their own way, is absolute and complete, and
that We are naturally opposed o. any interference
With such right. either bv the Legislative or EN-
.cutive deplrtments Of the General Government.
RESOLVED That the Administration Of James
Buchanan, bv its 0utrages upon the rights Of the
people of Kansas its unrcleniing prescription o;
tried and worthy Democrats. f)r the ottuse 0f ad-
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vo.
alton Of the pledges which brought it into life, its
7ttenpt to render the Legislative subject tu the
Executive Department and its gross extravagance
mismanagement aud corruption. has frieited the
respect aud lost the confidence of the American
people.
RgsoLvan. That the immediate construction Of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encourarei 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 Jndic.lry system
needs thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be Sd changed, 10 IN
crease the number Of Judges Of the supreme
Court and secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustce
RESOLVED. That IN the opinion nf this C0nven.
ton, Congress should enact law % protect actu.
al bona fis settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention, repre-.
sentDg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
with uhhlterng trmness 10 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 ofSeptembcr, and that bv
our labors ana VI voices we show 10 the world
that the freemen OF California are nnbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta By the sacred principles ot
Democracy ia dedsnce 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 IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate 1t as the
heresy of a faction and condemn IL as an outrage
upon the great charter Of American Liberty.
RESOLVED. That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges 70 the people Of
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, wh,vl pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter OF 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State; and that VIC con.
demn int Administration for its refusal 60 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
tocompensauon. as the southern route"