New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-11
CALIFORNIA.

From Our Own Corespondent
SAN FRAScIsco, Saturday, Sept. Is, 1854.
The Election is over California will be disgraced
and wropged on the floor of Congress at the next
Session by two ultra Pro.Slsvery Democrats; and
the Northern members and friends OF Freedom may
once for all give up all hopes Of cooperation, aid or
comfort from the California Congressman elect.
The Chivalry faction Of Loco Focosm has triumphed.
Mississippi Foote is to be true prophet. He said in
that farewell and immortal Message to all Mississippi
ordered to be printed by Mississippi Legislature with
out their Endorsement that California Congressman
would be devoted toSavery interests the represen
tstives Of the Slave States and it almost appears that
he has spoken the truth. J. w. Denver the present
Secretary of State and Congressman elect, is man
Of little character and lees talent. He has never said
anything worthy of notice, and never did anything
except shoot and khl in a rife duel Ed ward Gilbert
the best and truest Anti-Slavery public man Of Cali
fornia.
PIT. Herbert, the other Congressman elect, is
strsightou. Slavery propsgandst, and will probably
find, even in Washington, few TO follow whittier he
would lead; though his leading will not be one of SUI
perior intellectually. His most prominent political
act was to move reensctment Of the California Slave
Law by which persons accused OF having been
broueh as slaves to California previous to the adms
sion Of the State into the Union, may be seized and
taken before any judicial officer under the State Gov
enment and If that Judge be satisfied, or pretend to
be sasfed that the accused wasso brought a. slave
be shall give certificate to the claimant certifying
the TACT Of ownership over the slave and suthorlzie
the TRANSPORTATION OF the accused beyond the State
The law denies to the victim the right Of trial by jury
the right TO demand an attorney, the right to demand
time 10 prepare for trial, the right Of BAIL and almost
all the rights possessed by persons accused OF high
way robbery or other felony. Mr. Herberts creed is
that man has no right to De negro. As for any
faithful labor in Committee or on the hoor OF the
House, it will not come from Denver and Herbert;
even speeches to BuncOmbe will be beyond their
range.
The defeat of the Wings, under the circumstances.
has struck that rotten rag Of party as it is in Cali
fornia almost into life with sstonishment. They
thought they had the game already bsgged; they
we're already quarrelliDg among themselves a. to who
should cit on the right hand and on the left. Here
was the Democratic party fairly split and when uni
ted and at their best they had only sbou. 5000 ma
jority. But now Frederick and the Custom House
at swords points; each saw its most bitter enemy
in the other either preferred the the Wings
10 the success Of the opposing faction. Broderick
had always had uDdsputed sway Of San Francisco
and Sacramento counties, in themselves one-fourth
Of the State and the Custom House reigned supreme
in the mountains. Yet at the election the Broderick
men poled only 5000 votes; the Anti. Broderck men
polled 30, 900 and the Wings polled pidfu 10000;
and the Wing Congressman elected to stay At
home. The pOpularvote for Governor last year was
10000 The returns are not all IN yet, but il prob
able that the entire vote this year is not than
~ ooo whereas there are at least 700 more voters
here now than there were last year.
Why were the Whgs defeated In the frst place,
the Whgp In California has sdecided Pro Slavery
tendency. II. A. Crabb, the most prominent wire:
worker In the party, and it, leading spirit decided
Slavery extensionst. He was the author Of the Slave
law before referred to- the reenactment Of which for
another year was secured BY Herbert Crsbo has
likewise been exceedingly active to have Conven-
ton called TO alter the State Consultation, and TO
effect division Of the State The Sacramento Ua,on,
recognized to be the leading Wing paper IN the State,
would be not unpopular in the latitude Of Mobile the
former place of residence Of its editor. 1Ae Uaon u
q bitter advocate of the Nebrssks BILL and favored
the passage Of the California Slave law and denounces
as "fanatcs' and "rsbid AbolItionists' all persons
Who speak about the rights Of colored men and the
evil elects Of Slavery upon white and upon trade.
The most Of the other Wing papers in the State are
little better Only two Of them have spoken plainly
seaipst the Nebraska bill. The two Wing candidates
for Governor have both been men from the Slave
Bepham and Bowie, the late Wing caadi-
dates for Congress- were well known to be friends of
the Nebrasks bill and to southern policy generally.
Under there circumstances it 10 be expected
that the northern Wings, At least half Of the party
numerically in the State shosld take much interest
In the election.