Year: 1860

Platform Adopted by the Democratic
State Convention in Sacramento on
9th September.


RssoLvsD, That the Democracy of Califo rnia
IN Convention assembled, relying upon the justice
and patriotism OF the people, reiterate their firm
determination to stand by aud maintain, in all
their integrity, the wise. itst and liberal psinci-
Piles enunciated in the Cinciuatti Platform by the
Democratic party in $50, aud re-atirmed by il
at Charleston aud Baltimore by the National Dem
Ocratic organization, t0-wit:


THAT il is the duty of the United States to a +
ford ample and complete protection tp all its citi-
gems, at home and abroad, and whether native or
foreign born.


That one ofthe necessities Of the age, in a
military and commercial point of view,is speedy
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, aud the Democratic party pledge them.
selves TO 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 iavor OF the
acquisition of the Island ofCuba, on such terms
as shall be honorable to ourselves ana Just to
Spain.


defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave
law are hostile in character, subverslve Of the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their charac-
Ter;


Platform that, during the existence OF Territorial
Governments, the measures of restriction, what
ever they may be, imposed by the Federal Const
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 citizens, and entorc
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 V.
johnson, of Georgia, for the offices of President
and Vice President of the United States as in ac-
eordance with the usages and discipline of the
Democratic party; and, such nominees they
are entitled TO the support Of all good Democrats;
and believing the platform adopted by the Con-
vention which nominated them 20 be patriotic,
natioual and sound-being the same, in fact, as
that upon which the great political battle Of 1856
was fought and won by the Democracy of the
whole uation-we will give them q hearty support
at the next November election


RESOLVED that the compromise measures OF
1850 were intended full and final settlement
of the slavery question in Congress- as is fully evil
denced By the endorsement given them in 1852
by the Whig and Democratic National Conven-
tions, aud we deprecate any interference eacula-
ted to disturb that settlement and we repeat with
renewed energy the following resolution adopted
by the State Convention of 1855, which nominated
Milton s. 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 aud the undsturbed regulation
oftheir domestic and local AFFAIRS subiec! TO the
Constitution of the United States; and that any
attempt by Congress or any of the States to pro
hibit or abolish the relation of master and slav
In Territory would be departure from h
original doctrine of our American institutions
and that we adhere immovably TO the doctrine OF
'non-intervention' by Congress with slavery in the
States and Territories, as declared in the Kansas
Nebraska BILL and openly discain fellowship with
those, whether at the South, the North the East
or the West, who consult the abandonment, lin
ttation OF avoidance of that principle"


RESOLVED, That we repudiate and disavOw the
otion of that portion Of the California delegation
which withdrew from the last National Conven-
zion at Charleston and Baltimore excepting from
his censure Major John Bidwell, the only one
among them who has as yet disayowed that act
and that we never can aud never will acknowl-
edge the right of minority of the members of n
Convention to break up and destroy the Demo-
cratic party organization.


RESOLVED, That we are opposed to all section
nlism whiehwould tend in any way to disturb the
harmony ofThe Federal Union no matter wheth-
er ii comes in the shape of Northern Congestion
al Intervention for the prohibition of slavery in
the Territories or Southern Congressional inter
yention for the maintenance Of slavery in the
Territories.


RESOLVED. That we are in favor of Homestead
Bill, the establishment of daily Overland Mail,
the building of an Overland Telegraph and Pacific
Railroad; and that there is no constitutional OBJ
lection 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 off the United States TO the island
ofSan 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 graspng 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 and special
egislation 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 of inlexlbe oppOs-
tion TO large public debt; to the granting of
special privileges to the few at the expense of the
many; to the extravagant expenditure Of the pub
lio moneys; that this much needed reform cannot
be Withheld without wrong to the State and vio-
laton of the plain duty of the representative to
the constituents and of the true policy and cardi.
nal principles of the Democratic party,


RESOLVED, That tits imperatively necessary for
the true interests Of the State that the Legislature
should use all constitutional power to Increase
the Public School Fund and advance the interests
OF education, believing, as we do, that upon the
education of the people depends the advancement
and honor of the State.


RESOLVED, That we cordially indorse the Ad.
ministration of Governor John G.. Downey, as en-
lnenty calculated to advance the true intrests of
California.


RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the action
of the Democratic State Central Committee pre-
sided over by Joseph p. Hoge Esq, and recognize
their action in calling this Convention as right,
proper and Democratic