The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-15
The american Party in california.

A private letter from friend in California
to the editor of this paper says:
''The 'Phalanxes,' as the Democracy are call
ed here, look very blue. / do not think there
is question of the success of the whole Amer
lean ticket. Many of the most prominent DEM
ocrats themselves refuse to support the Demo- +
cratic nominee. Everything, indeed, looks I
cheering Bigler is their standard bearer, and
hsis deservedIy odious. A great political rev
olution is inevitable in California. People are
getting tired Of this spoizs party"
We have received full files of California pa
pers The nomination of Col. j. Nicely John
son by the American Convention, appears to
have been received with great enthusiasm all
over the State. AS our correspondent says,
there does not seem to be question of the sue
cess of the American party. We make few
extracts from the Sacramento Tribute for the
benefit of Col Johnson's friends in this city:
CHEERING.-The nominations of the Ameri-
can party, are received throughout this city and
county, with the utmost enthusiasm, and we
have yet to find the American who does not
cordially and enthusiastically endorse them to
the fullest extent. Our leader, Col johnson,
has ever been an universal fayorite with the
people of Sacramento, and upon the three occa-
sions they have had to endorse him, did so with
large majorities. In 1850, hewas elected over
Judge Monsoon, City Attorney, by over 100
majority; in 1851, he was reelected by 252
majority, while most of the city ticket chosen
was composed of Democrats. In 1852 he was
elected to the assembly from this county by
about $50 majority, leading the ticket greatly,
and in 1855 our word for it, he will receive
majority of 700 in old Sacramento, the home
of John Bigler. The people are tired Of mis-
rule, and want man whom they know to be
honest and capable, just such man as j. Nee
ly johnson.
The Tribune, in noticing the candidates of
the American party, thus speaks of Col. john
! son:
With a number of the candidates we have
had an intimate and tried acquaintanceship-
Colonel johnson, who heads the list, has proven
himself man of the most substantial calibre.
He does not obtain the honorable position to
which he has been elevated, because he is unfit
for any other business, as has been too frequent
lily illustrated by previous official incumbents
in the State. He has received it on the con-
trary, because he has proven himself compe-
tent to achieve distinction and success in all
other occupations of usefulness and industry
, to witch he has turned his talents and attention.
! He has been most emphatcally working
man, promoter of those interests which are
required in society, and which can only be
procured at the hands of industry. And while
Col. johnson has been so actively engaged in
the work of benefiting society and his family
by his labors and industry, he has established
the most unequivocal claims of nfexib I1teg
: rity, unsullied honor, and made for himself a
name that CLEANS with benevolence and neigh
! borly kindness.
In feeling, in interests and in Objects he is
most emphaticallv Californian, and in the
short space of six years he has made for him
self a reputation which can be proudly pointed
| to as a demonstration of what a young man
n can accomplish by the aid of energy, industry
:, integrity and good neighborhood. We have
not thought that there is probable, we had
n like to have said possible prospect of defeat
/ He must and will be elected.
When the nomination of Mr. johnson was
made, those who opposed him were the first tt
g offer him their congratulations, and seemed tC
: forget their own temporary defeat in his sue
cess.
S The Tribune thus speaks of Col. Us. speech
p before big Convention:
} At the conclusion of the Hon. gentleman's
re remarks, Col. j. Nicely johnson responded t.
n the vociferous call of the meeting. Col John
son having been introduced by the President
as Governor of California, was received will
three loud and hearty cheers. In speech o
y half on hour in length he eloquently alluded
OF to his position before the people-his relation
70 to the citizens of Sacramento, and the debt o
re gratitude due them, for the many remarks o
!, distinction and partiality which they had con
u of11o 70 which ha haf
Just been nominated, he regarded as the high
:. est gift of the free people of the State and it
l. attainment as worthy of the loftiest ambition
If elected, he trusted that at the close of hi
official career the friends who had supported
him would not feel that he had been unworthy
Is of their confidence, of the principles which
70 have governed his past life. After the close o
,e the Governors remarks, of which we can give
only an abstract he retired amid the enthusi
- astic outburst of six hearty cheers.
At or The Rockford Herald says that the Ii
N quor law has never yet been violated in thai
,r place, so far as can be ascertained, and it dee
anybody and everybody out of Quakerdom t.
show a more peaceable or quiet town thai
Id Rockford has been since the advent Of Prohibi
" tion.''
M o. A few days since Mr.. John Robinson
Y, of North Huntingdon township, Westmorelan,
county, Pennsylvania, thrashed three hundrec
as and twenty dozen of oats, which yielded 81
S bushels.
as
nc 81 The first days proceedings of the M.
!, Conference, now being held at Vincennes, wi
be found on the outside, as reported for tn