Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-02
lallp YlationaI Democrat.
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the State of Calfor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutons
Resolved That we re-afrm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed
RESOLVED. That the right Of the people of the
Territories 10 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 lnsas, its unrelenting prescription o!
tried and worthy Democrats, for the otfensc Of ad-
herring to Democratic PRINCIPLES its constant vio.
latiOn of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross eXtravapance
mismlnagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respectand 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
aud increased.
RESOLVED, That our State Judiciary system
needs a thorough aud complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to in
crease the number of Judges of the Supreme
Court and secure speedy, honest and fdithfn
administration ofiustce.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conven
tion, Congress should enact law to protect actu
al bona tile settlers upon public lands in theil
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as n Convention, repre-
sentiug the true Democracy of California adhere
With nnialtering frmness to the principles of De
mocracy, as taught BY Thomas Jefferson, anC
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad
ourns, its members adjourn TO meet, citizens
at the polls, inthe ides ofSeptember and that by
our labOrs and our voices, we show to the world
that the freemeu OF California are unbOught by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will stand by the sacred principles OF
Democracy ia defiance Of ftreacherous 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 gross departure from the principles o
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate it as the
heresy of faction and condemn it 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 o.
the State of California, in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced il
his ill-timed letter of 1886, two weeks previou.
to the election in this State and that we con
demn the Administration for its refusal to plac,
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, a.
to compensation, as the Southern route"