Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-27
1ailp NationaI 9lrmutrat.
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make aud publish
rs their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-affirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize it
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, ana
shat we are naturally opposed to any interiererce
With such right, either by the beg slatiVe OF EN-
.cutive departments of the General Government
REsoLvEp That the Administration OF James
Sucanan, by its outrages upon the rights Oh 'he
people Of Kansas its unreenting prosclpt"n "
tried and worthy Democrats. for the oushse Oh oh-
herring to Democratic principles, It's cOastant Vl0-
aton of the pledges which brought it into life, its
attelnpt to 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.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction OF
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and 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, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number of Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration of justice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conven-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona i3e settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentIDg the true Democracy of California, adhere,
With Nnialterng firmness, to the principles of De
mocracy, US taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
aAn.
Resolved, That when this Convention ad
iourns its members adjourn to meet as citizens
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labors ana v-r voices, we show to the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage and are unawed by Fedora
power, and will sta d by the sacred principles o
Democracy in defiance oftreacherous President:
and their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher
ents is gross departure from the principles o.
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudate 1t as the
heresy of 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 OF
the State of California. in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his ll-timed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State; and that we con-
denim the Administration for its refusal to place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the Southern route"