Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-21
lailp SlationaI Qrmutrat
No,ionol Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State OF Calitor-
MIA, in Convention assembled make aud publish
as their PlIttnrm and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-iihrm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform and recognize 1t
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed
ResoLvEp. That the right of the people Of the
Territ,ries 10 form all their domestic Institutions
in their own wlv is absolute ahd comp'e'e' anu
that we are naturally opposed to any lnterle'erce
With such right, either bY the Leg slauVe "t EN-
.cutive departments ot the General u'Ne'h,neh''
REsoLvED. ThIt the Ad ninistr1ton OF james
buchanan. bv its outrages upon the rights oil the
Daople of tnsls, its uareleniing proScpton O'
tried and worthy Dem eratS. flr the oifsnse ot ad
herring ta Democratic principles, its CONSTANT vlO
latiun of the pied yes which brought it into life its
4ttenpt to render the Legislative subject To the
Executive Department and its gross extrdvaginc
mismlnagement and corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence of the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific K ulropd ought tn be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments by all means
in their power, and thIt Meanwhile the mlll ser,
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased
RESOLVED, That our State Judc,lry svsiem
needs a thorough and complete revision, ana that
the Constitution should be so chlnset, as to IN
crease the number Of Judges OF the supreme
Court, and secure speedy, hoheSI auu l1l'"'''
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED. That in the opinion ot this Conven'
tion. Congress should enact law to protect aoIu'
al bona lie settlers upon public lands IN their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That We as Convention, repre-
sentipr the true Democracy Of California, adhere
With Nhtllterinr irmness. to the principles OF De
morracy. AS taught by Thomas jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
sNn.
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 ana v.-r voices, we show to the word
that the freemen ot California are unoought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power and will sta d by the sacred principles ot
Democracy in defiance Of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine OF Intervention
by Congress to 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 at Cincinnati, and we repudhte 1t as the
heresv ola faction and condemn 1t 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 ot
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad which pledges were announced in
his illumed letter of 1886, two weeks previous
TO the election in this Sttte and that we cnn-
demn the Administration for its refusal To place
the Central Overland Null On the same footing, as
70 compensation, as the southern route