Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-02
1ailg ylattopal 1enlUtrat.
National Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party Of the State of Califor-
nta, IN Convention assembled make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-affirm the PRINCIPLES set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform and recornizc II
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 interfere
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 unrelentng prescription o.!
tried aud worthy Democrats. for the Offense 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 extravagance.
msmlnagement 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 bv
the Federal and State Governments by all means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
wee by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud 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 speedy, honest and faithful
administration of Justice.
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Conveu-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu.
al bona file settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention. repre-
senting tho true Democracy of California adhere.
with uniaiering hrmnesS to the principles of De-
mOcracy, AS taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED. That when this Convention ad-
journs, its mombers adjourn to meet, as citizens
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our abors aud our voices, we show to the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta by the sacred principles of
Democracy in defiance Of treacherous 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 a gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati and we repudiate il as the
heresy Of a faction and condemn it as an outrage
upon the great charter ofAmerican 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 ilLtmed letter of 1886, 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"