Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-16
1ailp Ylati0nal 9mucrat
NationaI Demoeratlc Platform.


The Democratic party Of the State Of Califor-
mia, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resoluti0ns
REsoLvED, Thatwe re-afIirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform. aud recognize it
Us an authoratiye 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 ana
that we are naturally opposed g any interference
with ssch right either by the legislative or EX'
eeutive departments of the General Government
Resolved, That the Administration OF James
Suchanan, by its Outragcs upon the rights OF the
people of Kansas, its unrelcniing prescription %
tried aad worthy Democrats. for the offsnse Of ad
herring to Democratic principles its constant vi0-
alton of the pledges which brought IL into life, its
1ttempt 10 render the Legislative subject TO the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence Of the American
people.
ResoLvap. That the immediate construction OF
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.
RrsoLvEp, That our State judiciary system
needs thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be SO changed, as to m
crease the number of judges OF the supreme
Court, aud secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration OF IuSHce.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
tiou, Congress should enact alaw to protect ac,u-
al bona fIs settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved That we, as q Convention, repre-
sentpg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
with unfaltcrng iirnness. TO the principles of De-
mocracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the eimmortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad-
iourns, its members adjourn TO meet, citizens
at the polls, inihe ldes ofSeptepber, and that by
our labors ana u.r voices, we show 20 the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will staad by the sacred principles OF
Democracy la defiance Of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That tho 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 az Cincinnati aud we repudiate It as the
heresy of a fa9ti0n 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 of
the State of California, in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, whioa pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter Of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con.
demn the Administration for its refusal 70 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
70 compensation, as the Southern route"