Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-23
9allg ylatlonaI Democrat
NationaI Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party Of the State Of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions;
RESOLVED That we re-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud 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-
ecuuve departments of the General Government
RESOLVED, That the Administration of james
buchanan, by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people OF hnsls, its unrslenhng prescription o!
tried and worthy Democrats. for the otfanse of ad
herring to Democratic principles, its coastant vic
latlon of the pledges which brought 1t into life, its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mismlua cement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the c1aiiieaca of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the Plc.ic Railroad ought to be encouraged bv
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
and increased.
RESOLVED, That our State Judiciary system
needs 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 a speedy honest and faithful
administration of justice.
RESOLVED, That ia the opinion Of this Conven.
ton. Congress should enact law to protect uctu.
al bona .fis settlers upon public lands in their
Just rights.
RESOLVED, That We as a Convention, repre-
sentlpg the true Democracy Of California adhere,
with Nnlltering tirmuess. TO the principles of De
morrlcv as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
s0n.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
,OIrns, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens
at the polls, nthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our lab lrs and our voices, we show TO the world
that the freem.n Of California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta d bv the sacred principles of
Democracy in defiance oftredcherous Presidents
aud their Cabinets
RESOLVED, rhlt the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
rit1ries, assumed BY the Administration adher-
ents is Il gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati and we repudiate it as the
heresv ola 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
R1ilroid, which pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1856 two weeks previous
10 the election in this State and that we con
denim the Administration for its refusal to place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the Southern route"