Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-28
1ailp 9(atlonaI Qrmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State Of Caliiur-
MA. in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their PItfirm aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afifrm the principles set
k)rth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RgsoLvEp. That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way, is absolute and complete, ana
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
With such right either by the Leg slatlve OF EN-
.cutive departments Of the General GnVeruT'en''
RESOLVED, That the Administration OF JculcS
Suchanan. bv its outrages upon tho rights oi tue
paonle of K,ns1s. its unreIenting prescription o;
tried and worthy Democrats. for the ohenSe oi al
herinr In Democratic principles, ITS constant vlo
lnton of the pledges which brought 1t into life, its
atteinpt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
inismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence ot the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction oil
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments by all 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 thorough and complete revision, ana tnai
4he Constitution should be so changed, as 70 IN
crease the number of Judges ot the supreme,
Court, and secure speedy, honest and ldthiui
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect ac'u-
al bona tile settlers upon public lands IN their
Just rights.
RESOLVED. That we, as Convention, repre-
sentrng the true Democracy of California, adhere,
WITH uhtlltering frmnesS. to the principles OF De.
mocracy rs taught by Thomts jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
aNn,
REsoLvEn. That when this Convention ad
iourns, its memhers adjourn to meet, as citizens
at the polls, inthe ldes ofSeptember, and that by
our lab1rs and u>F voices, we show To the worlc
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawcd by Fedora
power, and will sta by the sacred principles %
- 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 o
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati and we repudate 1t as thC
heresv of a faction and condemn il 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 oi
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced IN
his ill-timei letter of 1886, two weeks previous
to the election in this Stlte and that we con-
denim the Ad nnstratiOn fur its refusal to place
the Central Overland Mil on the same footing, rs
to compensation, as the southern route