Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-04
9ailu NationaI 9tmtutrat.
National Democratic Plas .srm.

The Democratic psrty Of the State of Oalifor-
MA. in Convention assembled. make and publish
rs their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we re-afiirm the principles set
forth in the Cincinnati Platform, aud recognize IL
as an authoritative exposition Of the Democratic
Greed.
Resolved, That the right of the people Of the
Territories 20 form all their domestic institutions
ia their own way, is absolute and complete, and
that we are naturally opposed 60 any interference
With such right either by the Legi gislative or Ex
ecutive departments Of the General Government l..
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 offense Of ad-
hering to Democratic principles its constant viO-
atOn Of the pledges which brought Il into life, its
attempt 70 render the Legislative subject 20 the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited this
respect and lost the confidence Of the American
people.
REsoLSaD- That The immediate construction o
the Pacific Railroad ought 20 be encOuraged b.
the Federal and State Governments by all mean
in their power, and that meanwhile the mail ser
vice by the Overland routes should be sustained
and increased.
REsoLvED, Thet our State judiciary system
Reedsa thorough and complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to IN
Grease the number Of Judges OF the Supreme
Court and secure speedy, honest and faithful
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Conven.
tion Congress should enact a law to protect actu.
al bona fds settlers upon public lands in their
just rights
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentlng the true Democracy Of California adhere
with unfalterng frmnesS TO tAe principles of Dc
mocracy as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
san-
RESOLVED, That when this Convention ad
iourns, its members adjourn to meet as citizens
at the polls, inthe Ides cfSeptember, and that BY
our labors and v5r voices, we show 60 the world
that the freemen OF California are unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed By Fedora
rover, and will stand by the sacred principles o
Democracy in defiance Of treacherous PRESIDENT
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 o gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, ncd we repudiate ii as the
heresy ofs faction and condemn il as an outrage
upon the great charter of ofAmerican Liberty.
"REs0LvED,. That the Chtef 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 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that we con-
demn the Administration for its refusal TO place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing as
- compensation, as the Southern route"