Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-19
4adp sIatlonh 4rmotrat.
Rlatform Adopted by the Democratic
state Convention in Sacramento on
Rfh Senfsmber.


RIatform Adopted by the Democratic
9th September.
RrsoLvgp. Tint the Democracy Of California
in Convention assembled, relying upon the justice
and patriotism of the people, rciterats their firm
determination to stand by and maintain, IN all
their integrity the wise Just and liberal princl-
pies Enumerated in the Cincinatti Platform by the
Democratic party, in 1856, and rc-atlirned bv II
ut Charleston aud Baltimore by the National Dem-
ocratic organization, to-wit;
THAT il is the duty Of the United States TO al
ford ample aud complete protection to all its citi-
zens, at home aud abroad, and whether native or
foreign born.
" That one ofthe necessities Of the age, in a
military aud commercial point of Viewis speedy
communication between the Atlantic aud Pacific
States, and the Democratic party pledge them,
selves 10 such a constitutional enactment as VIII
insure the construction Of railroad to the Pacific
coast at the earliest practicable period.
THAT the Democratic party are in favor OF the
acquisition of the Island Of Cuba, ON such terms
as shall be honorable TO ourselves aud just to
Spain.
THAT the enactments of State Legislatures to
defeat the faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave
Law are hostile in character, subverslve of the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their charac-
ter
"That it is in accordance with the Cincinnati
Platform that during the existence OF Territorial
Governments, the measures of restriction, what
ever they may be, imposed by the Federal ConstI-
tuition on the power Of the 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 cltizens,and enforc
ed with promptness and fidelity by every branch
of the General Government
, RESOLVED That we recognize and sustain the
action of the National Convention in nominating
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, and Herschel Y.
johnson, Of Georgia, for the Offices OF President
and Vice President Of the United States, as in nc
eordance with the usages and discipline Of the
Democratic party; and, as such nominees they
are entitled to the support ofall good Democrats;
and believing the platform adopted by the Con
vention which nominated them to be patriotic,
national aud sound being the same in fact, rs
that upon which the great political battle Of 1856
was fought and won by the Democracy of the
whole nation-we will give them hearty support
at the next November election.
RESOLVED, that the compromise measures Of
1850 were intended full aud final settlement
of the slavery question in Congress- IS fully evi
denced bv the endorsement given them in 1852
by the Wing aud Democratic National Conven-
tiuns, and we deDrecate anv interference calcull-
ted to disturb that settlement, and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention Of 1859, which nominated
Milton ). Latham for Governor, to-wit "That
the organized Territories of the United States
although not endowed with all the attributes of
sovereignty, are yet justly entitled to the right of
self government and the undsturbed regulation
ofiher domestic and local affairs, subject to the
Constitution of the United States and that any
attempt BY Congress or any of the States to pro
hiblt or abolish the relation Of master and slav
in a Territory would be a departure from h
original doctrine OF our American institutions :;
and that we adhere immovably to the doctrine OF
'non-lntervention by Congress with slavery in the
States and Territories as declared in the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and openly disclain fellowship with
those, whether at the South, the North the East
or the West who consult the Abandonment, lin
itation or avoidance of that principle"
RESOLVED, That we repudiac aud disayow the
action of that portion of the California delegation
which withdrew from the last National Conyen-
tion at Charleston and Baltimore (exceptinp from
this censure Major John Bdwell the only one
among them who has as yet dsavowed that act
nnd that we never can and never will acknowl-
edge the right OF a minority of the members of a
Convention to break up and destroy the Demo-
cratic party organization.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed TO all section
alism whchwould tend in any way to disturb the
harmony ofThe Federal Union, no matter wleth-
er it comes in the shape of Northern Congrcssion-
al intervention for the prohibition Of slavery in
the Territories or Southern Congressional inter
venion for the maintenance Of slavery in the
Territories.
RESOLVED That we are in favor Of a Homestead
Bill, the establishment of daily Overland Mail
the building of an Overland Telegraph and Pacific
k-iilroad; and that there is no constitutional OBJ
jection TO Congress extending such aid as will in.
sure the speedy construction of such road
RESOLVED That in the judgment of this Con-
vention the title ofthe United States to the island
OF San Jnan on our northwest coast is as good as
it is to the District of Columbia; that the recent
history OF our territorial relations with England
IN that quarter may well make us fear that the
delays OF diplomacy are full of danger TO our
rights; that the man or the Administration that
Will allow graSping power a second time to
overreach us on that coast will merit and receive
the lasting indignation of the American people.
RESOLVED, That excessive wasteful aud special
legislation has been the bane of California, and
has imposed upon the people burden Of taxation |
which Is almost intolerable that these evils should
be corrected and the business of legislation re-
stored to the Democratic basis ofnAexIble opposi-
tion 10 large public debt; to the granting of |
special privileges to the few at the expense of the
,, 9ny to the eXtravagant expenditure of the pub
i- , Hneys; that this much needed reform cannot
Ss "a, hGld without wrong to the State and yio-
Iotia, -, the plain duty of the representative to
a. nansh 'ueuts, and of the true policy and cardi
raI rnI nrincin, IS Of the Democratic party.
RpsoIyrn That is impera lively necessary for
tbe true ntre IS of the State that the Legislature
should use III e Institutional power to increase
the Public school Fund and advance the interests
OF education believ4 'g, as wedo, that upon the
education of the peopt oepehus lhe advancement
and honor of the State.
RrsoIvyp That we Co ~dially indorse the Ad.
ministration of Governor ohm G. Downey as en-
inently calculated to advance the true inrests Of
California.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the action
Of the Democratic State Central Committee, pre-
sided over by Joseph F. Hoge ESD, and recognize
their action in calling this Convention as right |
proper aud Democratic.