Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-20
1allp ylatlunaI Qemutrat.
National Democratic Platform.

The Dem 1cratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize il
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
people of lnsas its uarelentIng prescription o!
tried aud worthy Democrats for the ofense OF ad-
herring to Democratic principles, ITS constant viO
atiou of the pledges which brought it into liie its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
misminagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and State Governments by all means
in their power, aud that meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
Resolved, That our State Judiciary system
needs a thorough aud complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number of Judges of the Supreme
Court and secure speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conven-
ton, Congress should enact a law to protect actu
al bona ffe settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as q Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy of California, adhere,
With Nniatering hrmness, to the principles of De-
mocracy, as taught by Thomas jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
journs, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens
at the polls, nthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our ab0rs and our voices, we show to the world
that the freemen of California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, aud will sta d by the sacred principles of
Democracy in defiance of treacherOus Presidents
and their 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 IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate it as the
heresy of faction and condemn it 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 of
the State Of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to 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"