Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-12
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Eiatform Adopted by the Democratic
State Convention in sacramento ON
9th SCDtembCr.

Eiattorm Adopted by the Democratic
State Convention in sacramento on
9th September
Resolved, That the Democracy of California
in Convention assembled, relying upon the justice
aud patriotism Of the people, reitcuts their firm
determination to stand by and maintain in all
sheir integrity, the wise, inst and liberal pfinCl-
pies enunciated in the Cincinnati Platform by the
Democratic party, in 1896, aud re-adrmed BY 1t
a. Charleston and Baltimore by the National Dem
9crltic organization, to-wit
That it is the duty OF the United States to at-
s6rd ample and complete protection b. all It's citi-
zens, at home and abroad, aud whether native or
Foreign bora
That one ofthe necessities Of the age, in a
military and commercial point of view.is speedy
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, and the Democratic party pledge Them
selves 10 such constitutional enactment as will
insure the construction Of railroad 20 the Pacific
coastat the earliest practicable period
{" That the Democratic party are in favor Of the
acquisition Of the Island ofCuba, on such terms
as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to
Spain.
That the euactmcuts ofShtc Legislatures to
defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave
law are hostile m character, suovcrsNe OF the
Constitution, and revolutionary IN their cAaUc-
ter;
THAT il is in accordance with the Cincinnati
Platform that during the existence Of Territorial
governments, the measures Of restrictions, what
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tuition on the power of he Territorial Legislature
over the subject OF the domestic relations as the
same has been or shall hereafter be finally deter
mined by the Supreme Court Of The United States,
shall be respected by all good citizcns,and eniorc-
ed with promptucss and fidelity by every branch
Of the General Government.
RESOLVED That we recognize and sustain the
action Of the National Convention IN nominating
Stephen 4. Douglas of Illinois, and Herschel '.
johnson, of Georgia, for the offices OF President
and Vice President of the United States as in Gc-
eordancc with the usages and discipline of the
Democratic party; and, as such nominees they
are entitled 10 the support ofall good Democrats
and believing the platform adopted by the Con-
Vention which nominated them to be patriotic,
national and sound-being the same, in fact, a,
that upon which the great political battle OF ls5d
was fought and won by the Democracy Of the
whole nation-we will give them hearty support
ct the next November election.
RESOLVED, that the compromise measures o
1850 were intended as a full and final settlement
of the slavery question in Congress, is fully evi
deuccd by the endorsement given them in ls52
by the Wing aud Democratic National Conyen-
tions, and we dcprecatc any interference calcula-
ted to disturb that settlement, and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention of $50 which nominated
Milton $. Latham for Governor t0-wit "That
the organized Territories of the United States
although not endowed with all the attributes o
sovereignty, are yet Justly entitled TO the right o
self government and the uudisturbed regulation
oftheir domestic and local affairs, subject to tn,
Constitution Of the United States and that any
attempt by Congress or any of the States to pro
hlbit or abolish the relation of master and slay
in q Territory would be departure from tn
original doctrine of our American institutions
and that we adhere immoyaby to the doctrine @
'uOn-intcrVention' bv Congress with slavery in th
States aud Territories, as declared in the Kansas
Nebraska bill and openly disclan fellowship wit
those, whether at the South, the North the Et,
or the West who consult the abandonment, lin
ititiou or avoidance of that principle"
RESOLVED, That we repudiatc and disayow IN
action of that portion of the California deegauo
which Withdrew from the last National Conven
tion at Charleston and Baltimore excepting lron
this censure Major John Bidwell, the only on
among them who has as yet disayowed that act
aud that we never can and never will acknowl
edge the right OF a minority of the members of
Convention to break up and destroy the Demo
cratic party organization.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to all section
asm whlchwould tend in any way to disturb tht
harmony ofTho Federal Union no matter wheth
cr it comes in the shape of Northern Congrcsson
al Intervention for the prohibition Of slavery i,
the Territories or Southern Congressional inter
yenlon for the maintenance Of slavery in tn,
Territories
Resolved, That we are in favor OF Homestead
Bill, the establishment of daily Overland Mail
the building Of an Overland Telegraph and pacih
Railroad; and that there is no constitutional oh
lection TO Congress extending such aid as will in
sure the speedy construction of such road.
RESOLVED, That in the Judgment Of this Con
veutiOn the title uithe United States to the slaut
ofSan Jnan on our northwest coast is as good a
tits to the District Of Columbia that the recen
history of our territorial relations with Enelan,
in that quarter may well make us fear that tn
delays of diplomacy are full Of danger to on
rights that the man or the Administration tba
VIII allow graSping power a second time t
overTeach MS on that coast will merit and receiv
the lasting Indignation of the American people.
RESOLVED, That excessive wastefl and specia
legislation has been the bane of California and
has imposed upon the people burden Of taxation
which IS almost intvlerabe; that these evils should
be corrected and the business Of legislation re-
stored to the Democratic basis ofinhexlbe opposi-
tion to large public debt; to the granting of
special privileges to the few at the expense OF the
many to the eNtrayagaut expenditure Of the pub
he moneys; that this much needed reform cannot
be Withheld without wrong to the State and vio-
lation of the plain duty Of the representative Ia
the constituents, and Of the true policy and cardi
nal principles of the Democratic party.
RESOLVED, That it is imperatively necessary for
the true interests OF the State that The Legislature
should use all constitutional power to Increase
the Public School Fund and advance the interests
OF education, believing, as we do, that upon the
education of the people depends the advancement
and honor of the State.
RESOLVED, That we cordially indorse the Ad
ministratou of Governor John G.. Downey as EN-
iuently calculated to advance the true intrests o
California.
ResolVgD. That we heartily endorse the action
Of the Democratic State Central Committee, pre-.
sided over by Joseph Z. Uoge Esq, and recognize
their action in calling this Convention as right.
proper and Democratic.
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Platform Of the Democratic Party as