Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-02
Qailg NatitnaI democrat
National Democratic rlallor,n.

The Dem 'crltc party of the State of Califor-
MIA, In Convention assembled. make and publish
DIS their Pltf1rm and Resolutions:
% RESOLVED, That we re-afiirm the PRINCIPLES SET
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed.
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 interference
Sith such right, either by the Legislative or EX-
.cutive departments of the General government.
RESOLVED. That the Ad ninistrItion of James
buchanan, by its outrlges upon the rights OF the
people of X tnsls, its u1relentlng proSclptinn o:
tried and worthy Democrats Tor the odsnse ot adj
herring tn Democratic principles, its c1lstant vlo-
lation of the pledges which brought It into life, its
attennt 10 render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
filismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
RssoLvED. That the immediate construction of
The Pacific lilroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and State Governments by all means
liz 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 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 aud secure speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofinstce
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
ton, Congress should enact law TO protect actn-
al bona tile settlers upon public lands In their
just rights.
Resolved That we, as Convention, repre-
senting the true Democracy of California adhere,
With Nntaltering firmneSS to the principles of De-
mocracv. rs ttught 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 Of ofSeptember, and that by
our hblrs and our voices, we show to the world
that the freemen ot California are unbOught by
Federal patronage, and are unawed Dy 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
rit0ries, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents is gross departure from the principles OF
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate Il as the
heresv 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 OF
the State of California in regard to the Pacific
Railroad, which pledges were announced in
his itimed letter of 1853, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal to place
the Central Uverllnd NJ Ill ON the same footing, as
to compensation, as the Southern route"