Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-19
1ailg NatlOnaI 1rmutrat.
National Democratic Pia. srln.

The Democratic party Of the Sta,e Of Califor-
MA in Convention assembled, make aud publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED That we re-airm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform. and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
Resolved, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories TO form all their domestic Institutions
"a their own way is absolute aud complete, and
shat we are naturally opposed to any interference
With such right, either by the Leyi slatve or Elk.
ecutlve departments of the General Government
RESOLVED, That the Administration Of James
Suchanan, by It's outrages upon the rights Of the
people Of Kansas, its unrelenting prescription OF
tried and worthy Democrats for the offanse Of nd.
herring To Democratic principles its constant VIC.
alton of the pledges which brought it into life its
gttempt 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.
REsoLvaD. That the immediate construction oi
the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal ana State Governments by ali means
IN their power and that meanwhile the mail SER
wee by the Overland routes should be sustained
and 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, and secure n speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
tion, Congress should enact law to protect actu.
al bona fde settlers upon public lands in their
Just rights.
Resolved That we, as a Convention repre-
senting the true Democracy Of California adhere.
with unialtering tirmness TO the principles of De-
mocracy, taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
snn.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad.
fourns, its members adjourn TO meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labors and vIr voices, we show to the world
that the freemen of California are unbought bv
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will staad 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
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is gross departure from the principles of
the true Democracy laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate il as the
heresy Of faction and condemn il 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 illtimed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
20 the election in this State and that we con.
demn the Administration for its refusa, 10 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing as
70 compensation, as the Southern route"