Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-17
DAILY 3lationaI qemutrat.
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party Of the State Of Caifor-
ma. in Convention assembled, make and publish
Is their Platform and Resolutions
RESOLVED, That we re-atlirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed
RESOLVED, That the right of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic Institutions
ia their own way Is absolute and complete, and
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
With such right, either by the Leg slatve or EN'
ecutive departnents of the General Government.
RESOLVED, That the Administration of James
3uchanan. by its outrages upon the rights Of the
pe0plc Of Kansas, its unrelcuting prescription OF
tried and worthy Democrats. for the offense of ad-
herring 10 Democratic principles, its constant vio-
alton Of the pledges which brought IL into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department and its gross extravagance,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the coniideuce of the American
people.
RgsoLvsD. That the immediate construction ot
the Pacific Railroad ought 10 be encouraged by
the Federal ani State Governments BY all means
IN their power, and Understandable tho mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
REsoLvED. That our State Judiciary system
needs a thorough and complete fevision ana tnat
the Constitution should be so changed, as to IN
crease the number of judges OF the supreme
Court. and secure a speedy, honest ana faithful
administration OfJustce
RESOLVED That in the opinion Of this COnven-
tion. Congress should enact alaw TO protect actu-
al 66ad ffe settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentlug the true Democracy OF California, adhere,
with Nnfaltering tirmness TO the principles OF De-
mocraoy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
iourns, its msmbcrs adjourn 10 meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labors and vJr voices we show 20 the world
that the freemon OF California are unbought 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 20 establish slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is a gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made ut Cincinnati and we repudiate it the
heresy Of faction 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 10 the people of
theState of California in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his ltimed letter of 1886, two weeks previous
70 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
t. compensation, as the Southern route"