Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-14
9ally aatlUaaI 4tmutrat.
National Democratic Plntform.

The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
mia, in Convention assembled, make and publish
Ias their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize il
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 interference
with such right, either by the Legislative or BX-
ecuuve departments of the General Government
REsoLvED, That the Administration of James
Buchanan, by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people OF Kansas, its unrelenting prescription o:
tried and worthy Democrats. for the offense of adj
herring to Democratic principles, its c0astan vio
atlon of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt TO render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
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 ~ 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 aud secure speedy, honest and faithful
administration Of Justice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conven.
ton, Congress should enact a law to protect actu-
al bona fde settlers upon public lands in their
Just strights.
REsoLvED, That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentlng the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with unialtering rmness, 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-
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at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labors aud our voices we show to the world
that the freemen OF California are unbOught by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, aud will staad by the sacred principles of
Democracy ia defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets
RESOLVED, That the doctrine Of Intervention
by Congress to establish a slave code for the Ter
ritores 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, aud we repudiae it as the
heresy ofa 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 il-tmed letter of 1855, 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
20 compensation, as the southern route.
State Central Committee.
San Erancisco-L. Haskell, ]. V. Watson, ].
Middleton. NJ. Flanagan.
Sacramento-P. McManus, w. Flint, A. Red
ington.
Butte-H. U. Jennings.
Napa-Edward McGerry.
Eldorado-J. n Perkins, John McDougall.
Yuba-Wm. w Presbury, Charles E. Delong
Nevada-H. w. johnson.
Shasta--Charles Simpson.
Calaveras- Charles 4. Clark.
San Joaquin-Wm. II. Lyons.
Amador-E. II. Harris.
Pacer-L. b. Arnold.
Tuolumne-E. +. White.
Sierra-B. Hall.
Committee ON ADDREss-Dr ]. +. Morse, ]. r
Ridge, John White, H. T. Huggins, II. Griffith.