Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08
4allg 9ationaI 9emutrat.
National Democratic Pla. srm.

The Democratic party Of the STATE of Califor-
Ma, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform aud Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afirn the priucipIes set
brth 10 the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize il
as an authcrltive exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
ResoLvED, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way, is absolute and complete, and
that We are naturally opposed to any interference
With such right, either by the Leg slative or Elk.
ecutve departments Of the General Government
Resolved, That the Administration of James
Suchanan, by its outrages upon the rights of. the
people of Kansas, its unreenting prescription oe
tried AID worthy Democrats. for the ofTeuse Of ad-
herring tO Democratic principles its constant vio.
alton of the pledges which brought it into life its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
mlsmana2ement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect ctand lost the confidence Of the American
people.
Resolved. That the immediate construction of
She Pacific Railroad ought to be encouraged by
the Federal and State Governments by all means
IN Their power, and that meanwhile the mail SER
wee oy the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased
Resolved That our State Judiciary system
needs thorough aud complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as 10 in
crease the number of Judges of the Supreme
Court and secure speedy, honest and faithful
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
tion, Congress should enact law 10 protect actu-
al bona fas settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED. That we, as Convention repre-
sentiDg the true Democracy Of California adhere
With Nbfaltering trmnesS to the principles of De-
mocracy, rs 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 Ides ofSeptembcr, and that by
our lab0rs and V-r 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 as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate il as the
heresy of a 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 ill-timed letter of 1886, two weeks previous
20 the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its relusa to place
The Central Overland Mail ON the same footing. as
- compensation, as the southern route"