Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-30
Qallg 9latlOnal Democrat
National 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.afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, and reeoyniEe il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right Of the pcople Of the
Territories to form all their domestic Institutions
II their own way, Is absolute and complete and
hat we are naturally opp1scd t0 anv interference
with such right, either By the Legislative or Ex
ecutive departments Of the General Government.
RESOLVED, Thlt the Al ninistrlton Of Jlmcs
Buchanan, by its outrag.s upon the rights Of the
people Of KlnSlS, its ulrelenting prescription o.
tried and worthy D IN crtts Cor the olfsnsc Of ad-
herring ~ Dem lcrltic principles, its caStant vio'
latOn of the pei SSs which brOu ght it into life its
attempt to rem Ter the Legislative subject to the
Executive Dspartni ,1t and its gross extravaganza
mism Inlgemeat and corruption. has forfeited the
respect and lost the c)aldencs of the American
people
ResoLvEb, That the immediate construction Of
che p lcic Z ''lroad ought to be encouraged bv
the Fed1fA >. 4 State Governments bv ali means
III their power, and that melnwhe the mail SER
vice hy the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
'SssoLvED, That our State Judic:lry 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 ofjustice.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this C0nven-
tion, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona. file settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
Resolved, That we, as Convention, repre-
sentiDg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
with Hnfatering firmness, to the principles of De-
morracy 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 fdes of September, and that by
nur lab,rs and our voices, we show to the world
that the freehen OF California are unbOught bv
Federal patronage. and are unawed by Federal
power and will sta by the sacred principles of
Democracy la defiance of treacherous Presidents
aud their Cabinets.
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
ny Congress to establish slave code for the Ter
.itorics, assumed by the Administration adher-
,nts, is gross departure from the principles of
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.
"RzsoLvED, 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 ill-tmed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal to place
OcHtidl pNCiiHhu VI III WI bhS SaHle huouuPb Us
to compensation, as the Southern route"
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State Central Committee.
San EranciSco-L Haskell, j. V. Watson, J..
Middleton. NJ. Flanagan.
Slcrlmento-P. McManus, w. Flint, A. Red
ington.
Butte-n. U. Jennings.
Napa-Edward McGerry.
EIdorado j. N. Perkins, John McDougall.
Yuba-Wm. w. Presbury, Charles E. Delong.
Nevada-H. w. johnson.
Shasta-Charles Simpson.
Calaveras Charles A. Clark.
San Joaquin-Wm. ii. Lyons.
Amadnr-E II. Harris.
Placer Il. B. Arnold.
Tuoumne-E. z. White.
Sierra-B. Hall.
Committee on ADDRESS ss-Dr. J. +. Morse. J. r.
n;L..o I.,hn whit, Ii Z unnnins IL Griffith