Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-22
1lilp YlatlOnaI 1cnrutrat
National Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party Of the State of Califor-
niH, in Canyentnn assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-aflirm the principles set
forth in the Cncjrnlti Platform and recognize il
as an authprltive exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RSS pLvED. Thit the right Of the people Of the
Territiries 10 t1rm all their domestic Institutions
IN their own way, is absolute aud complete, and
that we are naturally opposed 10 any interfering,
with such right, either by the Legislative or EX
ecutive departments The General government
RESOLVED. TaIt the Administration of james
b Ichl ian. by its uutrageS upon the rights Of the
pc Ip'e of X InS Is its unrelening prescription a.
tried aud worthy D,m crats, for the ofsnse of ad
herring tn Democratic principles, its CONSTANT viu
laton of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Ex cit ve Department and lis gross cxtravaglnce.
mis- n mage neat aud eruption has firfeited the
respect a ID lost the cnideIc1 of the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
the &c tic Rulrn id ought to be encouraged bv
the Fed tral anil State Ghvernments by all means
in their power, and tht meanwhile the mlil ser
vics by the Overland routes should be sustained
aud increased.
RssoLvEp. That our State Judiciary sys EN-
needs Thorough and complete revision and tn It
the Constitution should be So changed, as to in
crease the number Of Judges of the Supreme
Court aud secure speedy, honest aud faithful
ad nn>tritinn of Justice.
RESOLVED. That in the opinion Of this Conven-
ton. Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona fle settlers upon public lands in their
Just rights.
SOLVED That we as a Convention, repre-.
sentng ths true Democracy nf California, adhere.
with II ,itlterng tirmueSS. to the principles of De
m ,cracv, as tught by Thhmls left .rSun, and
whcd guided he councils of the immortal jack
son.
RESOLVED. That when this Convention ad-
journS, its members adj ,urn to meet, as citizens,
at the polls inthe IdeS ofSeptember and that by
our lab lrS and our voices. we show to the world
thtt the freemen OF Ctlifo"nm are nnbought by
Federal patronage. and are unawed by Federal
power, aud will sta by the sacred principles OF
Democracy in defiance Of reIcherous Presidents
and their ClbuetS.
Resolved fhIt the doctrine Of Intervention
bv lngreS, II establish 81 1--we code for the Ter
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher
entS, is gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down in the Platform
made ut Cincinnati, and we repudiate it the
heresv uf fi3iian and condemn il MS outrage
ND N the great ch lrter of American Liberty.
:" RESOLVED Thlt the Chief Ex cutve Of the
Nation has broken his pledges to the people Of
the State OF C,liflrnia in regard to the Pacific
Rillrord, which pledges We're announced in
his ill-tmei letter Of 1855, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con
deml the Ad ADMINISTRATION for its refusal to place
the Central overland VI Ill on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the southern route"