Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-29
1ailp YlatlOnal Qrmutrat.
National pemoeratic Platform.


The Democratic party of the State Of Califor-
mia, in Convention assembled, make audpublisl
Rs their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-allirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize il
as an authoratlve exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
REsoLvgD, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way is absolute aud complete ana
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
With such right, either bT the Legislative or IN
ecutive deDartmepts Of the General Guvcrnmeut.
Rrso1.vEp. That the Administration of james
buchanan by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people Of Kansas, its unreleutng prescription o.;
tried a1d worthy Democrats for the olteuse Of at-
herring 20 Democratic principles its constant vio
alton Of the pledges which brought it into life its
Sttempt 10 render the Legislative subject 10 the
Executive Department aud its gross extravagAuce,
mismanagement and corruption, has forfeited the
respectand lost the confidence Of the American
people.
REsoLvgD. That the immediate construction Of
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments bv all means
In their power, and tina; meanwhile the mail SER
vice by the Overland routes should DC sustained
and increased.
RESOLVED, That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough aud complete revision, aud that
the Constitution should be SO changed, as 10 m
crease the number Of Judges OF the supreme
Court, and secure q speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion OF this COnven
tion, Congress should enact law 70 protect acu.
al bona fie settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved. That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentDg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
with Nntalterin9 irmness 10 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-
iourns its members adjourn TO meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labors and OF voices, we show 10 the world
that the freemcn OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will sta ID by tho sacred principles o
Democracy IN defiance Of treacherous Presidents
aud their Cabinets
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress 20 establish slave code for the Ter
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is gross departure from the principles OF
the true Democracy as laid dowa N the Platform
made of Cincinnati, aud we repudiate IL as the
heresy of a fa0tiOn and condemn IL as an outrage
upon the great charter Of American Liberty.
"REsOLvED, That the Chef Executive Of the
Nation has broken his pledges to the people of
the State of California, in regard TO the Pacific
Railroad, wh,vl pledges were announced in
his illtimed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
denim the Administration for its refusal 60 place
the Central Overland NAL on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the Southern route"