Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-03
National Democratic PIa. .srm.

The Democratic party of che State of Califor-
ma, IN Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions
RESOLVED, That we re-affirm the principles set
iorth In the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize it
as an authorative exposition of the Democratic
Creed.
RESOLVED, That The right Of the people of the
Territories TO form all their domestic institutions
10 their own way, is absolute and complete and
that we are naturally opposed to any interference
WITH such right, either by the Legislative or Ex-
ecutive departments of the General Government
RESOLVED, That the Administration Of James
Suchanan, by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people OF Kansas, its unreentin0 PROSECUTION Of
tried and worthy Democrats for the offense of ad-
herring to Democratic principles its constant vio-
alton OF the pledges which brought II into life, its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
| Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
| mlsmanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
! the Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged bv
the Federal and State Governments by all means
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser.
vice 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 speedy, honest and faithful
ADMINISTRATION OF JuSuce
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conven-
ton, Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona PIE settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED That we as a Convention, repre.
sentlDg the true Democracy of California adhere,
With untaltering irmness, TO the principles of De-
| moeracy, as taught by Thomas jefferson and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
! son.
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad.
iourns, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe 1des ofSeptember, and that by
our labors and U~F voices, we show to the world
that the freemeu OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage and are unawed by Federal
! power, and will staud by the sacred principles of
| Democracy in defiance of treaeherous Presidents
| and their Cabinets.
| RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
| by Congress to establish a slave 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 at Cincinnati, and we repudiate it as the
heresy OF 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, whiOh pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1856 two weeks previous
to 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
| to compensation, as the Southern route"
RESOLVED, That the recent accommodation of
James Buchanan of his Federal heresies demands
from us that we should renew our adherence to
our old principles believing as we do that upon
those principles only can our Government be
safely conducted and the union of these States
preserved.
RESOLVED, That we re-aiTirm the Cincinnati
Platform and the great principles contained there
in; and that we declare our nnalterabe adher-
ence to the great doctrine of Popular Sovereign.
ty, as understood aud expounded in 1856.
) RESOLVED, That we deem it inexpedeut to re.
commend the election of delegates to the Charles
ton Convention, but that it is of the greatest i'm
portance to cherish the principles Of our party
and desire our friends in the different counties
TO sustain them at all times and under all circum-
stances, as their wisdom may best suggest.
RESOLVED, That we adjourn, subject to the call
of the Chairman.
A. REDINGTON, Chm.
Marcus d. BoRUcE, Sec'y.