Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-30
1alp YlattOnal 1rmutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Dem 'cratic party Of the State of Califor-
nil, in Convention assembled. make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED. That we re.afirm the principles SET
forth in tle CncCnat Platform, and reco rnize il
as n auth'rAtive exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
resolved. That the right of the people Of the
Territories To f'rm all their domestic Institutions
IN Their own way, Is absolute aud complete, and
that we are naturally opposed "a any interference
with such right either by the Legi ,lative or EX-
ecauve deplrtn antS Of the General Government.
Rs'1LvGO. TItt the Ad ninistrltou of ,meS
Bnch lan, by its outrlgeS upon the rights OF the
pelple Of X tnsts, its unrelenting prescription o..
tried and worthy D1m lcrlts for the oif.nse of ad.
herilg h Dem Icritc principles, its CONSTANT viO.
litiln Of the pledges which brought it into lifo its
attempt 10 render the Legislative subject to the
Ex itiye d ipartmont and its gross extrayagunce,
mism ,nlseinent and corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost tle conddelcs OF the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the z ictc Rriiroid ought 10 be encouraged by
the Fed ral and State Governments by ali means
IN their power, and that meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud mere lsed.
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
NIHI' anu SECURE u SPECIFY honest ana talthtul
admnStr tti0n of Justice.
RESOLVED. Thlt in the opinion Of this Conveu-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu.
alb'qtft settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved. That we, as a Convention. repre-
sentlng tn true Democracy Of California, adhere
with ultltering tirmneSs. to the principles of De-
m lcrIcv. aS tiu5ht by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack.
son.
Resolved That when this Convention ad-
iaurnS, ITS m inbsrs adj urn To meet, citizens,
at jhs polls, lnthe Iles ofSeptembcr and that bv
our lab rS tnd our v1csS, We show TO the world
tht the freen.1 ot Ctliiu"niH are nnbOught by
Fslerh ptr rrlr'. and are u1awed by Federal
prycr and VII ~tl Il bv the sacred principles nf
ID IN icrlcv iu dalnce Of reIchtrous Presidents
aud their CIbjuets.
RSoLvsD, rht the doctrine Of Intervention
bv Cllgt.s. t. establish "A 81 ave code for the Ter
ritlries, tSs'tnsl by the Administration adher-
entS is gross departure from the principles of
the true DsnJc aey as laid down m the Platform
mldt It Cme mutt, and we repuimte il as tho
h resy ofa ft0iin aud Condemn it AS an outrage
upn the great chtrter of America Liberty.
RESOLVED, Tint the Chief Ex xcutive Of the
NItinn has brIkel his pledges 20 the people of
the State OF Ctlinrnia. IN regIrd 10 the Pacific
RtroId, which 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 tn place
the Central overland Mail on the same footing, as
~ eOmpenSation as the Southern route"