Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-30
1ailp slationaI 1rmutrat.
National Democratic Platform.


The Dem pcratic party Of the State of Califor-
MA in Cnnveotion asse nbled, make and publish
As their PlItflrn aud Resolutions:
RssoLvEn, Fhat we re-aiirm the principles set
6rth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize il
a. an authoritative exposition OF the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people Of the
TerritG ies to form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way, is absolute and complete, and
that we are naturally opposed 10 any interference
With steh right either by the Legislative or Ex-
.eutive departments Of the General Government.
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of James
&lchanan, by its Outrages upon the rights OF the
people Of Kansas its unrelentng prescription o.;
tried and worthy Democrats for the oiiense 0f adj
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vio-
alton Of the pledges which brought il into life its
Nttenpt 90 render the Legislative subject tn the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mismanagement aud corruption has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people,
REsoLv.:D. That the immediate construction ot
the Pacific Railroad ought TO 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
aud increased.
Resolved, That our State Judiciary system
needs a 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 faithful
administration ofjustce.
RESOLVED That in the opinion Of this Conven'
tion, Congress should enact law 10 protect actu.
al bona NE settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights
RESOLVED, That we, as n Convention, repre-.
sentipg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
with Nnfaltering frmness, 20 the principles Of Dc.
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 lnbors and u-r voices, we show TO the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federa
power and will sta d by the sacred principles %
Democracy III defiance Of tTeacherous President
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress 20 establish slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed BY the Administration adher
ents, is gross departure from the principles .
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate II as tht
heresy Of a Eloti0n 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 TO the people Oi
the State of California in regard To the Pacific
Railroad, wh,.d pledges were announced in
his ill-tmed letter Of 1855, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con.
denim INT Administration for its refusal 10 place
the Central Overland Nal on the same footing, as
" compensation, as the southern route"