Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-20
DAILY UatiouaI Democrat
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-atfirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform and recognize if
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed
RESOLVED, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic Institutions
IN their own way, is absolute aud complete, and
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
with such right, either by the Legislative or Ex-
ecutIve departments of the General Government
RESOLVED, That the Administration OF James
Buchanan, by its outrages upon the rights of the
pc eIple uf K lnslS, its unrelentlng prescription o.
tried and worthy Dem lcrats for the offense Of ad
herring u Democratic principles, its constant vio
latiOn of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mism lna2emsnt aud corruption has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence of the American
people.
Resolved That the immediate construction of
the Picfc Rlilroid ought TO be encouraged by
the Federal and State governments by all means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
Resolved. That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough and complete revision, and tha
the Constitution should be SO changed, as to in
crease tho number of Judges of the Suprem,
Court aud secure speedy, honest and faithful
administration of Justice.
RESOLVED, That IN the opinion of this C0nven
tion, Congress should enact law 10 protect actu
al bona fds settlers upon public lands in theil
just rights.
RssoLvED. That we, as n Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy of California, adhere
with untaltering hrmness to the principles of De
mocrlcy. as t,ught by Thomas Jefferson, anC
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention nd
journs. its members adjourn to meet, citizens,
at the polls, lnthe ldes nfSeptember, and that by
our lab lrs and our voices, show to the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta d by the sacred prnciples OF
Democracy la defiance Of trelcherOus Presidents
and ther Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress To establish 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
mlde at Cincinnati, and we repudiate 1t as the
heresv Of fi1ti1n and condemn II rs an outrage
upon the great charter of American Liberty.
"REsoLvED. That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges to the people ot
the State of California. in regard TO the Pacific
RiilrOtd, which pledges were announced in
his l-timed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
10 the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal To place
the Central Overland Mail ON the same footing, as
TO compensation, as the southern route"