Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-04
MARYsvILLE, CAL FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH ~ 1859
Regular Demoerntie platform.

The Democratic party Of the State Of Caifor.
MIA, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
!. RESOLVED, That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prin-
| c'ple is recognized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
2. RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
| their own way, subject only to the Constitution
| of the United States as guaranteed TO Kansas and
| Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people of all other Territories Of the United
States
3. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damenta Democratic principles embraced in the
! Cincinnati Platform of 1885, we especially renew
and re-allirm that principle contained in the res
olution known as the popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning of
| that resolution to be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right of rati-
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton that may be framed for their government;
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and bribe the people into the adop-
ton of IA particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive Of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the equality of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
| Executive and Congress to force upon the people
of Kansas Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election, is in violation of the princi-
! Piles OF the party which placed them in power,
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive of our form of government
g. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestatiOn
the passage by Congress, at tIts last session. ofhe
bill known as the "English Bill )" ald look upon
1t as an attempt to brbe free people into the in
d0rsement Of an odious Constitution as calcua-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
! al icalOusics; as "A violation OF tie Federal COM
pact; a breach of the O. npr)mises of the Cousti-
tuition, and blow AZ ,Ae equality Of the States,
III that 1t proposes 10 make large donations Of
land, and nd II Kansas into the Union without
reference u Gtr population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery,
while it refuses her peoble admission until they
obtain population Of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thou2 d if they prefer any other than
the LccompIoh Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That We heartily endorse The ac-
tion OF those members of Congress who sustained
the "Crttendeu-Montgomery Bill" aud who op-
posed the English Bill at the last session ofthat
body.
T. RESOLVED, That It's the right of the people
ofthe States to regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal Office holders are
| servants ofthe people, and the constant intericr
euce by those servants with the primary affairs Of
party, whether by menauces Of dismissal from Of
lce, by forced levies, or by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhlre
Is Incompatible with the spirit Of our Coustitu.
tons, State and Federal; subyersiye of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
OF the States, and centraIzepower ut the Federal
! Capital.
5. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction Of Il Rail
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon the
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the cOnsummBtion Of this great
work
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
! bill before CongreSa, at its past session, known as
this "llomestead Bill, which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands Of the
| United States one hundred and sixty acres and
earnestly recommend the passage Of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
soundness and integrity OF the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence of
the masses, we present this platform to the peo-
Pile of the State and earnestly invoke the active
support of all in its vindicatIon and success cor
daily inviting to Il full and equal communion all
those Of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.
Democratic state Central Committee.
b. B. Bedding, William 5. Manlove, G. w.
Colby, John f. Morse, Josiah Johnson, W. w.
Presbury, G.. W. Boor, +. McGaTy, Edmund