Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-26
National Democratic Plat .srni.,

The Democratic party of the State of Califor-
MIA, in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afiirm the principles set
forth In the Cincinnati Platform and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
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 Governnent.'
REsoLyED. That the Administration of James
Suchanan, by Its outrages upon the rights OF the
people of Kansas, its unreenting prescription Of
tried and worthy Democrats for the offense Of ad-
herring to Democratic principles, its coastan / vio-
alton of the pledges which brought il into ife its
attempt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
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 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 ofjustice.
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Conven-
tion Congress should enact law to protect actri-
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 unialtering firmness, to the principles of De-
mocracy, 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, nthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
| our labors and v~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 stand by the sacred principles Of
| Democracy in defiance of treacherous Presidents
and their Cabinets
RESOLVED, That the doctrine of Intervention
by Congress TO establish a slave code for the Ter
rtories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate il as the
heresy of 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, whiUA pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
denim tne Administration for its refusal 20 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the southern route"