The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-30
THE CANVASS IN CALIFORNIA.-G0y. JOHN BIGLER
AND THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

In somewhat extended experience in politics. never
have known such recessness and violence have far
marked the progress Of the secret party The interruption
of public meetings Of the first signs of its exist
ence and from this it has proceeded from to wrong
and from SANDER SANDER until its efforts have culmi
mated in the blaze of burning dwellings, the shreks of
hunted fugitiyes and the groans Of dying How nat
uai such harvest should reward the planting Of
such oahs hearss hypocrisies and unpo
voked prescriptions The machinery and mendacy Of
the order have been transpanted to California, and
the last mails exhibit the fact that thesam weapons freely
welded in the older States resored TO there The cham
pions of the democracy Gwin Weller, Latham McDouga
and others the stump MOLLY contendng for the
democratic ticket and receiving their share the abuse OF
the knownothngs Like gallant knights however they are
found in the front of the conflict and deal back herculean
blows. Nor have there been lacking recreants to the
democratic faith other States General Foote'S pa
triotc fever against the administration after running
through all the stages of political dsaecon has finally
broken out in fit OF ianaeal cholera which fear may
end in a Donelson Clemens collapse. The Times and
Transcript under the able edorship Of Col Washington
has several powerful reviews of the Generals speeches
of which we transfer to this mornings Union. Meanwhile
the Old Governor John Biger raduced and vilifed
beyond by the know-nohings bears up man
fully advocating democratic principles with much force
and dignity From late speech of Governor Biger, de-
livered Brighton California, the 18th Of July, which
find in the Times ana Transcript, copy the follow
ing. will be that he states his relationship TO the
administration Of President Pierce with much warmth and
candor
our naturalization system wrong blame for
it. The system the work of American staesmenW ash
ngon Jefferson and other ustiious revolutionary fathers
sanctioned and approved it, We have invited the people of
other countries here and become American citizens
have impressed upon the world the peculiar benefits Of
free institutions have boosted that is land of civil
and religious freedom asylum for the oppressed where
every could enjoy the high dignity OF efgovernmcn
and the nesmabe privilege of worshpppg God agreeably
the dictates of his conscience. Thus invited,
came and effort being made by secret organiza
override the constitution and disregard the pghted
fathers. No such act of injustice and political
wrong should be permitted to tarnsh the fair fame of
| America.
Prescription and intolerance heretofore have been
the of the people, and am 10th to
believe that with all the appliances of pos seek
ing demagogue of concayes and secret bands the
American degenerate from the free, liberal
tolerant Christian principles Of their to pro-
scribe their either because of foreign birth or
religious belief.
To escape such toleanceto make for themselves home
in land of liberty, where could enjoy his civil
and political rights and worship God in his wayour
fathers two centuries ago fled to this continent.
gaint such persecution and tyranny the of 76 I'M
urled the banner freedom and established institutions
which have made land at the greatest the eest
and most liberal nation the globe. But the order
seek deprive their fellow citizens OF the rights guar
anted BY the constitution to repeal laws sanctioned by the
founders of the republic ard build high wall OF proscrp
ton shut out those who not to the manor born The
d6crinescontrary they the teachings Of
dictionary fathers adverse the express letter OF the cons
tuition repugnant the whole tenor and spirit OF our
free receive the counenance and
port Of the American party Prescription and intolerance
should find here, where freedom and equality
the pride great NOBLE and enlightened people, whose
proud has justly been that here the Goddess OF
Liberty planted her standard and smiles nation of
I freemen.
In direct gonsm to the doctrines of the know moth
ngs democracy Of the nation united in State
confederacy They have taken bold and decided
against the order regarding as hostile to the
great principles which have been cherished and sustain
ed by this party and which first promulgated by Jeer
son and his republican compeers.
The President and cabinet at Washington, rejoice to
know united in their opposition TO secret political organ
zaons having for their object the overthrow of the princ
pies of the great party of progress. say my fellowct
zens am grated to know that the national administration
cordially cooperatcs with the democracy of the several
States in combating prescription and intolerance for the
that it will harmony in ranks and unite the
party in the great national struggle which to take
place.
And here permit me to make brief explanation. am
that have by some, their purposes
been charged with hostility to President Pierce and his ad
This charge unounded unless indeed the fact
having questioned the policy of of the acts
ures the administration evidence of hostility
In with many other democrats throughout the
Union doubted the policy of of the acts and meas
by the national administration, and if had
been proper for to interfere would have certainly
advised against them. But do not regard honest differ
opinion to the policy propriey of an act or
the administration evidence of host
ty. democrat have been willing cordially to CO
operate with democracy of the nation in sustaining the
policy and measures democratic President elected upon
the principles the patrachs of the party and announced
| in the platform of 1852.
alt be true that portion of the democracy OF this
times of great excitement, when party spirit ran
high when under peculiar circumstances, the party it.
self in twain have entertained and expressed I'M
kind reproachful feelings and words 1t be true
say when these peculiar circumstances and the excited
action partisans friends seemed to array the partcu
lar immediate friends of the national and State admins
trations against each other elimination and recmnaon
abounded great extent; but the State admnsra
be held responsible for newspaper articles
in times of excitement, which it have control
than executive be held accountable for the
excited language of its friends in this State These times
however, happily passed away, and the democracy of the
nation, Maine California, firmly united on
the principles OF fathers against the Vaccinations and
anti republican doctrines of our common foe'
HON. j. v. WRIGHT.
The election Of this young and eloquent champion of
democratic principles the seventh congressional district
of Tennessee hailed with the vees demonstrations of