Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-10
9ajIg SEationaI 9emutrat.
National Democratic Pia, .srm.

The Democratic party of the state of Calfor-
MIA in Convention assembled, make and publish
as their Platform and Resolutions:
RESOLVED, Tint we re-afiirm the principles set
forth IN the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize Il
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Greed.
RESOLVED, That the right Of the people Of the
Territories to form all their domestic INSTITUTIONS
IA their own way, is absolute and complete, ana
that we are naturally opposed 70 any in'eriererce
With such right either BY the Legl slatlve or TX
ecutive dem artments of the General Government
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of James
3uchanan by its outrages upon the rights OF the
peOpe Of Kansas, its unrelenting prescription OF
tried and worthy Democrats. for the offense Of ad
boring 10 Democratic principles, its cOastant yo-
alton Of the pledges which brought II into life, its
qttempt t. render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza
mismanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect aud lost the confidence OF the American
people.
RESOLVED. That the immediate construction of
the Paciic 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
aud increased
RESOLVED, That our State Judiciary system
needs a thorough and complete revision ana that
the Constitution should be SO changed, as to IN
crease the number of Judges OF the supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honest ana ialthlhi
administration of justice.
Resolved That in the opinion of this Conven-
tion, Congress should enact law TO protect actu-
al 55aa fis settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
RESOLVED, That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentlDg the true Democracy of California, adhere,
with Nnfaltering frmness. to the principles of De-
mocracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of the immortal Jack
son.
Resolved, ThSt when this Convention ad
iourns, its members adjourn TO meet, as citizens,
at the polls, inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our labOrs and vlr voices we show to the world
that the freemen OF California unbought by
Federal patronage, and are unawed by Federal
power, and will staad by the sacred principles OF
Democracy in defiance of treacherous Presidents
aud 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 repudate 1t as the
herCsy Of faotiOn and condemn II 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, which pledges were announced in
his timed letter Of 1856, two weeks previous
to the election in this State and that We con-
demn the Administration for its refusa, 10 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
to compensation, as the Southern route"