Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-25
4allg 9latlOual 1cmutrat
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party of the State of Caliror
ma, IN Convention assembled, make and publish
Rs their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afIirm the principles set
forth IN the Cincinnati Platform, and recon ize 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 and 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
buohanan, by its outrages upon the rights of the
people of Kansas its unFelentng prescription OF
tried and worthy Democrats. for the oftnse of ad-
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vio-
latiOn of the pledges which brought il into lte its
attempt 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
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and State Governments bv all 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 Suprem,
NouL' Uuu SEIZURE SPECIFY, honest ana Ialtniu
administration of Justice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Cunven
tion, Congress should enact a law to protect actu
al bona tde settlers upon public lands in the
Just rights.
RESOLVED That we, ms a Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy of California, adhere
with unhltering firmness to the principles of De
mocracy, taught by Thomas Jefferson, an,
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad
iourns, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens
Mt the polls, inthc ldes ofSeptember, and that b,
our lablrs and our voices, we show to the worlt
that the ireemen of California are unbuught b,
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Fedora
power, and will sta by the sacred principles o
Democracy in defiance Of trelchcrous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress to establish shve code for the Ter
ritOries, assumed by the Administration adher
cnts, is gross departure from the principles O
the true Democracy as lad down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudidte it as the
heresy of a faotion and coHdemn it as an outragt
upon the great charter of Amcricaa Liberty
RESOLVED, That the Chief Executive Of tn,
Nation has broken bis pledges 10 the people o
the State of California a. IN regwd to the Pacii,
Railroad, which pledges were announced il
his illtimed letter OF 1906, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con
demn the Administration for its refusal to plac
the Central Overland Mail ON the same footing u
to compensation, as the Southern route"