Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-04
National Democratic Plas .,rm,

The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-affirm the principles set
forth In the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed
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 sCch 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 unrelenting prescription OF
tried and worthy Democrats for the ohense 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 extTavapance
mismanagement and 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 by
the Federal ana 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 a 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 justice.
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-
sentIpg the true Democracy of California adhere,
WITH uhfalering firmness, to the principles of De-
mocracy, as taught by Thomas jefferson, and
which guided the councils Of the immortal Jack
son.
DpcO hot tpba 4
iourns, its members adjourn to meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember and that by
our labors ana u,r voices, we show to the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will staLd 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 it as the
heresy of a 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, whiOd pledges were announced in
/ his ll-timed letter Of 1885, two weeks previous
/ to the election in this State and that we con-
demn tne Administration for its refusa. TO place
| the Central Overland Nal on the same footing, as
TO compensation, 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-airm the Cincinnati
Platform and the great principles contained there
in; and that we declare our nnalterable adher
ence to the great doctrine of Popular Sovereign
ty, as understood and eXpounded in 1856.
RESOLVED That we deem it ineXpedient to re-
commend the election of delegates to the Charles
ton Convention, but that 1t is OF the greatest i'm
portance to cherish the principles of our party
and we desire our friends III 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 cal
of the Chairman.
A.. REDINGT0N, Chm.
MARCUS d. BoRUcK, Sec'y.