Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-05
lailp 9latiOaal Qrmutrat.
National Democratic Pla..srm.

The Democratic party Of the Stne Of Califor-
MI, in Convention assembled, make and p ublish
as their Plntform and Resolutions
ResoLvEn, That we re-ailirm the principles set
Firth in the Cincinnati Platform, and recognize it
as an authoritative exposition of the Democratic
Creed.
Resolved, That the right Of the people of the
Territafies 10 form all their domestic institutions
Ia their own way, is absolute and complete, and
that we are naturally opposed 20 any interference
With such right either bv the Legislative or Elk.
ecutive departments of the General Government
RESOLVED. That the Administration Of James
Suchanan, by its outrages upon the rights Of the
people Of Kansas, its uurelenting prescription o!
tried and worthy Democrats, for the offsnse Of ad
herring n Democratic principles, its constant vio-
alton Of the pledges which brought 1t into life its
Rttenpt to render the Legislative subject to the
Executive Department and its gross extravaganza,
msmanagement aud corruption, has forfeited the
respect and lost the confidence of the American
people.
REsoLvrp. That the immediate construction Of
the Pacific 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
and increased.
Resolved, That our State judiciary system
needs a thorough aud complete revision, and that
the Constitution should be so changed, as to IN
crease the number Of Judges OF the supreme
Court, and secure a speedy, honest and faithful
administration ofjustice.
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Conven-
sion. Congress should enact law to protect actu-
al bona fis settlers upon public lands in their
just rights.
REsoLvED, That we, as a Convention, repre-
sentlpg the true Democracy Of California, adhere,
with Nhfaltering firmness. to the principles of De-
mocracy, as taught by Thomas Jefferson, and
which guided the councils of tue immortal Jack
son.
RESOLVED That when this Convention ad-
iourns, its members adjourn TO meet, as citizens,
vt the polls inthe Ides ofSeptember, and that by
our Iabors and or voices, we show TO the world
that the freemen OF California 0re 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
ritories, assumed by the Administration adher-
ents, is a gross departure from the principles Of
the true Democracy as laid down IN the Platform
made at Cincinnati, and we repudiate It as the
heresy of a 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, whiUA pledges were announced in
his ill-timed letter of 1885, two weeks previous
to the election in this State; and that we con-
demn tho Administration for its refusal 20 place
the Central Overland Mail on the same footing, as
~ compensation as the Southern route"