Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-11

Regular Democratic Platform.


The Democratic party Of the State of Califor.
MIA, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
!. RESOLVED, That all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prin-
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Ameri-
can Constitutions and by the Democratic party.
2. RESOLVED, That the right of the people to
form and regulate their political institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States, as guaranteed to Kansas and
Nebraska, by their organic law, belongs alike to
the people OF all other Territories of the United
States.
3. RESOLVED, That while we adhere to the fun
damental Democratic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, we especially renew
and re-allirm that principle contained in the res
olution known as the Popular Sovereignty Res
luton" declaring the true intent and meaning of
that resolution to be, that the people of State
or Territory are invested with the right of rat-
flying or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton that may be framed for their government :;
and all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress to coerce and brbe the people into the adop
tion of particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them, are subvcrsive of the principles of pure
Democracy, and destructive of the equality of the
States under the Constitution.
4. RESOLVED, That the recent attempts of the
Executive and Congress to force upon the people
of Kansas a Constitution which they have reject
ed at legal election is in violation of the princi-
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derogatory to the positions they occupy, and
destructive Of our form Of government.
5. RESOLVED, That we regard with detestation
the passage by Congress, at Its last session. of the
bill known as the "Engsh Bill" aad look upon
it as an attempt to bribe free people into the in
dOrsement of an odious Constitution as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al jealouses; as a violation OF the Federal COM
pact breach of the Compromises of the Consti-
tuition, and blow at the equality of the States,
IN that 1t proposes 20 make large donations of
land, and adm Kansas into the Union without
reference u population, if she adopts the Le-
compton Constitution which establishes slavery,
while 1t refuses her pcoble admission until they
obtain population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thous. ID if they prefer any other than
the Lecomptoh Constitution.
6. RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton OF those members of Congress who sustained
the Crittenden-Iontgomery Bill, aud who op-
posed the English Bill, at the last session ofthat
body.
Z. RESOLVED, That it is the right of the people
fthe States to regulate, in their own way, their
political affairs that Federal office holders are
servants ofthe people, and the constant nterter-
euce by those servants with the primary affairs Of
party, whether by menances of dismissal from o f
| flee, by forced levies, or by the distribution of
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
Is incompatible with the spirit of our Coustiuu.
tions, State and Federal; subyersive of popular
lDeIly, ana c2lCuldleu 10 destroy tne sovereignty
of the States, and centralze power at the Federal
Capital.
8. RESOLVED, That the immediate action of
Congress in securing the construction of Rail
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in our
party policy, indispensable to our safety in war
and prosperity in peace and we call upon the
Administration to redeem its pledges and devote
its energies to the consummBtion of this great
work.
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor the
bill before Congresa, at its past session, known as
this Homestead Bill, +" which proposes to donate
to each actual settler upon the public lands of the
United States one hundred ana sixty acres, and
earnestly recommend the passage of the same.
10. RESOLVED, That relying implicitly upon the
sounduess and integrity of the principles above
set FORTH and upon the justice and intelligence of
the masses, we present this platform to the peo-
pie of the State, and earnestly invoke the active
support Of all in its vindicahon and success, cor
daily inviting to full and equal communion all
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.