Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-10
9ailv NationaI 5lemutrat.
NationaI Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-aifirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize 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 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 outrages upon the rights of the
people Of Kansas, its uareleniing prescription o!
tried and worthy Democrats. for the ofsuse Of ad-
herring to Democratic principles, its constant vio.
laton of the pledges which brought it into life, its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department aud 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 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 svsteu
needs thorough and complete revision, and tina
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number of Judges Of the Suprem
OourI, auu secure speedy, nOneSt aud falthtu
administration of justice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conveu
ton, Congress should enact alaw to protect actu
al bona tile settlers upon public lands in thei
Just rights.
Resolved That we, as a Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy Of California, adhere
with Nhtaltering frmness to the principles of d.
mocracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, an
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 b
our lab0rs and our voices, we show TO the wOrl
that the freemen OF California are unbought b
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Fedora
power, and will sta ID by the sacred principles q
Democracy in defiance of treacherous President
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Interventio
by Congress to establish slave code for the Tel
ritories, assumed by the Administration adhei
ents, is gross departure from the principles
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platforr
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate it tn
heresy ofa faction and condemn ii as an outrag
upon the great charter of American Liberty.
"REsoLvED, That the Chief Executive of th
Nation has broken his pledges TO the people
the State of California. in regard to the Pacit
Railroad, which pledges were announced
his ill-tmed letter of 1856, two weeks previol
to the election in this State and that we COZ
denim the Administration for its refusal to plat
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing,
to compensation, as the Southern route"