Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-10
1alIp 3(ational Democrat,


The Democratic party of the State of Califor.
mia, Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
/. RESOLVED, That all just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the people; that this prn-
ciple is recognized as fundamental by all Amer-
can Constitutions and BY the Democratic party.
p RESOLVED, That the right Of the people to
form aul regulate thalr 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 ot all other Territories Of the United
States.
s. Resolved, That while we adhere to the fun
damautll Dem lerltic principles embraced in the
Cincinnati Platform Of 1850, we especially renew
aud re-lairm that principle contained in the res
olutOu 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 rati-
fyug or rejecting at the ballot box any Constitu-
ton that may be framed for their government
aud all attempts by the Administration and Con-
gress TO c0erce and bride the people into the adop-
ton of a particular Constitution, not thus ratified
by them are subvcrSjye 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 prlnc-
pies Of the party which placed them in power,
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. ofthe
bill known as the English Bill and look upon
it as an attempt 20 bride free people into the in
dorsement of an odious Constitution; as calcula-
ted to create sectional feelings and cause section
al ealOusies; as a violation Of the Federal com
pact breach of the Compromises of the ConSti-
tuition, and a blow at the equality of the States,
IN that it proposes 10 make large donations of
land, and ad Kansas into the Union without
reference 81 Ter population If she adopts the Lee
compton Constitution, which establishes slavery
while it refuses her peOble admission until they
obtain population of ninety or one hundred and
twenty thousand if they prefer any other than
the Lecompton Constitution.
6. RESOLVED. That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton of those members of Congress who sustained
the "Crittenden-Mnntgnmery Bill, aud who op-
posed the English Bill at the last session ofthat
body.
T. RESOLVED. Thatt is the right of the people
of the States to re guata, in their own way, their
political Affairs that Federal Office holders are
servants ofthe people, and the constant interior
euce by those servants with the primary affairs OF
party, whether by menances of dismissal from Of
flee by forced levies or by the distribution G
promises and moneys at the polls and elsewhere
IS incompatible with the spirit of our Coustitu
tions, State and Federal; subversive of popular
liberty, and calculated to destroy the sovereignty
of the States, and centrllize poweratth the Federal
Capital.
S. RESOLVED, That the immediate action o.
Congress in securing the construction Of a Rail
road to the Pacific is recognized feature in oui
party policy, indispensable to our safety in wal
and prosperity in peace, and we call upon The
Administration TO redeem its pledges and devot
its energies to the coAsumm3tion Of this grea
work
9. RESOLVED, That we regard with favor tn
bill before COngresa, at its past session, known
tbs "Homestead Bill, which proposes to dOnat
to each actual settler upon the public lands of thu
United States one hundred and sixty acres, anC
earnestly recommend the passage Of the same.
10. RESOLVED That relying implicitly upon the
soundness aud integrity OF the principles above
set forth, and upon the justice and intelligence o
the masses, we present this platform to the peo
pie of the State and earnestly invoke the active
support of all in its yindicahon and success, cor
daily inviting TO a full and equal communion al
those of whatever creed who recognize the justice
of our cause in the doctrines we profess, and who
desire to participate in their triumph.