Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-08
4alIp NationaI 9rmutrat.
National 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-aiIirm the principles set
forth IN the Cincinnati Platform, and 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
ia 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-
seutive departments of the General Government. /.
Resolved That the Administration of james
buchanan, by its outrages upon the rights of the
people of Kansas, its unrelenling prescription O;
tried and worthy Democrats for the offense Of ad.
herring to 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 extTavapance
mlsmanagement aud corruption, has forfeited tn,
respect aud lost the confidence of the American
people.
REsoLvEp. That the immediate construction o
the Pacific Railroad ought To be encouraged by
the Federal ani State Governments by all mean.
IN their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
REsoLvgD, 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 speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustice.
Resolved That in the opinion Of this Conven-
tion, Congress should enact law 10 protect actu-
al bona file settlers upon public lands in their
ust rights
Resolved. That we, as a Convention, repre-
senhpg the true Democracy Of California adhere,
With uniatering trmness TO the principles of De-
mocracy as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
on.
REsoLvRD, That when this Convention ad-
tourns its members adjourn TO meet as citizens
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labOrs and v-r voices, we show to the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta by the sacred principles of
Democracy Ia defiance of oftreacherous 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 gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate il as the
heresy ofa faction and condemn il as an outrage
apon 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
Railroad wh,.a pledges were announced in
his ill-tmed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
70 the election in this State and that we con-
denim the Administration for its refusal 10 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, Us
70 compensation, as the Southern route"