Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-03
lallg 0attOnal Democrat
National Democratic platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Calfor-
MIA, IN Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-aflirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform and recoynize II
as an authorative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right of the people of the
Territories to torm 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-
ecntlve departments Of the General Government.
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of james
Buchanan, by its Outrages upon the rights of the
people of lnsas, its unreentlng prescription o!
tried and worthy Democrats for the offense of ad-
herring 10 Democratic principles, its constant vio-
lation Of the pledges which brought it into lie its
attempt 10 render the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department and its gross extravagance
mjsm Inagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence OF the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
the Plchc Riilroad ought to 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
aud increased.
Resolved, That our State Judiciary system
needs u thorough and complete revision and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number Ot Judges Of the Snpreme
Court, aud secure a speedy, honest aud faithful
ad nihiStratiOn of justice.
Rss1LvsD, That in the opinion nf this COuven-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu.
al bona Il L settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved That we, as a Convention, repre-.
senting the true Democracy of California adhere
with uIfllterng irmueSs to the principles of De
m ,crIcy, as ttught by Thomas Jefferson, aud
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack.
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad
journs. its members adj urn to meet, as citizens,
at the polls lathe Lies of september, and that bv
our lab irs and our v1icaS, we show To the world
that the freemel ut California are unbnught by
Federal patrJhage. and are uhawed by Federal
power aud will sta by the sIcred principles of
Democracy in defiance of treacherOus Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED rhlt the doctrine of Intervention
bv lngres to establish a slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed BY the Administration adher-
ents is gross departure from the principles of
the true DenOc ncy rs laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati and we repudiate it as the
htresy ola hotiDn and condemn il rs 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
Rlrold, 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"