Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-25
Daily 9atlonai 9emutrat.
National Democratic Pla, .srm.


The Democratic party Of the State,of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
Rss)LvsD, Thatwe re-alfirm the principies set
forth in the Cincipnat Platform, and recognize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RssoLvED, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
ia their own way, absolute and complete, aud
that we are naturally opposed TO any interference
With such right, either by the Legislative or Elk
ecutive departments Of the Gcnerd Government.
REsoLvED, That the Administrations OF james
buchanan, BY its outrages upon the rights OF the
people Of Kansas, its uhrelenting prosciption. %
tried aud worthy Democrats. for the ohense OF ad-
herring u Democratic principles its cOastan vio-
alton Of the pledges which brought Il into lfe its
4tteufpt to render the Legislative subject 70 the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respectan lost the Confidence of the American
REsoLvgD. That the Immediate construction OF
the Pacific Railroad ought 90 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
and 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 speedy, honest aud iAlth'ul
administration Of justice.
RESOLVED. That in the opinion Of this Conven-
tion, Congress should enact law TO protect actu-
al bona fds settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved. That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentipg the trueDemocracy Of California, adhere
With Nhialtering tirmness. 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-
iourns, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens,
at the polls inthe Ides OfSeptember and that by
our labors and vJI voices we show TO the world
that the freemen OF California are unbough by
Federal patronage. and are unawed by Federal
power, and will stand by the sacred principles Of
Democracy in defiance Of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress 60 establish q 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 repudate IL as the
heresy Of o faction and condemn IL as an outrage
upon the great charter of American Liberty.
"REsoLyED, 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, whtOa pledges were announced ip
his itmed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
TO the election in this State and that we con-
demn tne Administration for its refusal TO place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
10 compensation, as the Southern route"