Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-23
1ailp National 1rututrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Cali6r-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutons
RESoLvED. That we re-affirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform. and recognize it
as an authrrAtive 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-
ecutive departments Of the General Government
RESOLVED, That the Administration OF james
Buchanan, by its outr1ges upon the rights OF the
people of kansls its unreleniing prescription o.
tried and worthy Dem lcratS, for the ohcnse OF al
herring 10 Democratic principles, ITS constant vlo
latiun of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
mism lnlgenent aud corruption has forfeited the
respect lad lost the conideuc, of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the P,efc Rulrold ought To be encouraged by
the Fed ara and State Governments by ali means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud 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 speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustioe.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conveu-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona fde settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with uniatering trmness. to the principles of De.
mocracy, taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED. That when this Convention ad-
journs, its members adjourn to meet as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember and that by
our labors and our voices, we show to the world
that the freemen ot California are unbOught by
Federal patronage, and are unawcd by Federal
power, aud will sta bv the sacred principles of
Democracy in defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish slave code for the Ter
rtories, 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 rcpudiatc it as the
heresv ofa idotion 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
RIilroId, which pledges were announced in
his lltimed letter of 1886, two weeks previous
TO the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal to place
the Central overland Mail on the same footing, us
to compensation, as the Snuthern route"