The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-05
THF ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA.

The people of California win be called upon 10 vote for
governor Lieutenant governor and other State officers
the 10Th Of September The democrats have placed
their ticket in nomination and have announced their plat
form Of principles taking the unequiVocal ground
every issue aud unanimously rearmng the repeated dec
arations Of doctrines by the national conventions Of the
party The opposition have usual taken shelter under
new name and this time they have adopted the
appellaon Of aknow-nothngism hide the hopes for
Office the hatreds from disappointment and the old whig
animosities against the progress OF the country and the
aseeudeney OF the democratic parya OF which elements
are now fused into crusade for paceaud looking
for success as if success would not heretofore explode
them into thousand fragments. Some additional
interest has been excited By the in Calfor
MIA as in most other States, by the detection Of a
few men, intoxicated with their self-importance
or msled by the low purpose Of wounding their
old party to crafty their dislike Of Individuals but
we have not doubt that these examples Of treaehery
viii be more than made up b. the acoesons of honest
wings and by the enthusiasm and indignation that viii
be infused into the rank and file Of the democratic party,
by the fact that noisy deserers always insult the
By assuming to make their venal individual motives the
guide and the rule by which misleaa the people Moth
ing has distinguished the brief prosperity of the know
the democrats have lost many good men, Who when their
deuson became apparent returned to The arms Of their
old friends there ers others whose loss gain not
only because it lifting aweight and burden from
broad breast Of noble party b because has done
forever. Never so-cAlled @leaderr-one who has
reaped honors and rewards from his partyone who has
gone the rounds Of station and of dsnctonnever can
such man. whether his name he Donelson Burke,
or Fooe or Marshall live down live out the stain,
and the sin, and the shame Of having catered TO
influence or Of having yielded to a prescription
which is so scaudalous and ungrateful that the fu
ture historian viii rank ii among the events that
done disgrace and degenerate the Of
republieans And if this is in the old States what
viii be ia that fair and far-oH region which, within
few years has risen like Minerva from the brain Of
Jove and has advanced greatness and glory alone
through those godlike instincts which animated
fathers in the eary days Of the republic and which stir
the heart and inspire the emulation Of all those who lore
the example of the past who strive to bless and
brighten The future whether they dwell in this hemisphere
or toll under the weight ofhe crumbng despoms of the
olden world
The democracy Of California haze however not only
enuncated sound and established prncples-haye not
only marched up the issues that make the isms Of the
day trenbe with terror-5a hare placed n0uzina-
tioR Gcla that srory Of united and actiss support
We sufficiently well acquainted with all the nomi
upon the democratic ticket speak Of them length
but we hope that there democrat who will withhold
his energetic support from John Bgler the democratic
candidate for governor He deserves this support He
deserves it for many He is himself noble illus
raon Of that force Of character which has made Cslfo
MIA what she is Like his State, be from the poo
pie to his present enrabe distinction He came among
the earliest share the burdens and the prvAtons Of
her primal preparatory political and social condition
and be has been tried and has trumphed in condition Of
society where superficial merit loses its glare and
where substantial integrity and truth alone ouiast the
storms and changes Of population. lie is demo
craft and has proved himself to be as Rre the gold
which passes through the fire times heated undi
ninished and pure lie has been faithful servant too
for California lie has stood by her best interests like
hero-has met all the perils Of his statonand has de-
serted principle Besides he Is the regular, fairly
chosen democratic candidate and for this If all the
were not as true is be should be sustained with
hearts and strong hands against any preference Of the
cret party The doctrines Of that party he trams upon
with scorn refuses all with factions of any sort
We hope he win be fairly and fully sustained by
democratic friends in California and himself alone
bur all his colleagues on the democratic ticket and if they
are sustained California will rival Oregon in scourgng the
foul pesence Of religious intolerance aud political pro-
scpon forever from the borders OF the American Union
on the Pacific shores
DEATH OF DIR. j. c. CALHOUN
We regret to learn says the Columbia Times that Dr.
John c Calhoun third son Of the late Hon J. Calhoun