Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-22
NO. "a.
1allp 9(atlOnal lrmotrat.
Regular Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor
ma, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
l. NtsoLvED, That all just powers of govern
u;ent are derived from the people; that this prn-
can rvGos9'zed as fundamental by all Ameri
0"n n NponSu'utons and by the Democratic party
z kESoLvED, That the ripbt of the nednIa 10
~ ui III anu regulate their political institutions in
| tneir own way, subject only to Tho Const;tnt;o,
Ul iue Uhted states, as guaranteed TO Kansas and
tt1' asN' o{ tme'r organic law, belongs alike To
the people OF all other Territories of tbe Tfnite5
States. Ne Oulteu
3. RESOLVED, That while we adhere To thef,r-
| damental Democratic principles embraced in bo
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-allirm that principle contained in the res.
olutioG known as the popular Sovereignty Ras
luton, declaring the true intent and meaning Of
that resolution to be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right of rat
| Tying or rejecting at the ballot box any Consttu-
ton that may be framed for their government.
and all attempts by the Administration and Con.
gress 70 coerce and bribe the people into the adop
ton OF particular Constitution not thus ratified
by them, are subversive of the principles ofpure
Democracy aud destructive of the eoualitv of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
Executive and Congress to force upon the people
OF Kansas a Constitution which they have reject.
ed at legal election, is in violation of the princi.
pies OF the party which placed them in power,
derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive ofour form of government.
.. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress- at ITS last session, of the
bill known as the English Bill, ," and look upon
1t as an attempt to brbe free people into the in
dorsement ofan odious Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al JealOuses; as a violation OF the Federal COM
pact; breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality of the States.
IN mat 1t proposes % make large donations OF
ianu, ana ADM Kansas into the Union without
reference u ner population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery.
whle 1t refuses her peobe admission until thew
OBTAIN population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousa ID if they prefer any other than
the Lecomploh Constitution
y. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton OF those members of Congress who sustained
the "Crittenden-Moutgomery Bill" aud who on
posed the English Bill at the last session ofthat
body.
7. RESOLVED, That il is the right of the people
the States to regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs; that Federal office holders are
servants the people, and the constant nterfer-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs of
party, whether by menances Of dismissal from of.
nee, by forced levles, or by the distribution OF
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
Is incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu.
tons, State and Federal subversive of popular
liberty and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
Of the States, and centralize power at the Federal
| Capital.
s. RESOLVED That the immediate action OF
Congress in securing the construction of Rail-
road to the Pacific is a recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
ana prosperity IN peace and we call upon the
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
It's energies to the consummBton of this great
work
9. Resolved That we regard with favor the
hill hptOrp CnnUFpSa "a ! II knOuvn
tbs "Ilomestead Bill" which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of the
United States one hundred and sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
soundness and integrity of the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence Of
the masses, we present this platform to the peo-
pile of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support ofall in its vindicahon and success cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.