Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-19
Qain 9latj0naI democrat
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party Of the State of Califor-
sa, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their PllttOru aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we rc-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize 10
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Creed
RESoLvgD, 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 sCch right, either by the lcgi slative or EN-
ecutive departments OF the General Government.
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of James
Suchanan, by It's outrages upon the rights Of the
people of Kansas, its unrelenung prescription O;
tried ald worthy Democrats for the ulftuse Of ad-
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vio
alton of the pledges which brought IL intnlife its
sttempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza.
mismanagement and corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence OF the American
people.
REsoLvaD That the immediate construction oi
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments by an means
IN their power, and that meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased.
REsoLveD, That our State Judiciary system
needs thornugh and complete retisi0u and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number Of Judges Of the supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honcst ana laltL'ui
administration Of justice.
Resolved That in the opinion Of this Conven.
ton, Congress should enact law TO protect actu-
al bona fie settlers upon public lands in their
Just rights.
RESOLVED, That we. as a Convention, repre-
sentiug the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
With nnialtering trmness, TO the principles Of De
mocracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
son.
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 u,T voices, we show TO the world
that the freemen of California are unbought b,
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Fedora
power. and will sta d by the sacred principles %
Democracy 10 defiance of treacherous President:
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 repudIate II the
heresT ofa flotiou and condemn it as an outrage
upon the great charter of fAmerican Liberty.
" "REsoLvED, That the Chief Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges to the people Of
the State Of California. in rcgnrd 70 the Pacific
Railroad, wh,vd pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
TO the election in this State and that we con.
denim tne Administration for its refusal to place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing. as
10 ocompensahou, as the southern route"