Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-24
Americani m in California,

commonwealth:
On the 9TH utimo, the American or Know
Nothing State Convention assembled IN saera-
mento. Nearly four hundred delegates
present. representing every county in the STATE.
and both the old political parties. james W.
Coffroth tDem.) was elected President Of the
Convention. brief, comprehensive and traly
national platform adopted mem dis. 1t en-
bodies the substance Of the Philadelphia resolu
tom: disayows the agitation of all sectional
questions, al union of church and State; and in
sist- upon universal religious liberation.
The following are the nominations for State
officers: Governor, J. Nicely Johnson; Lieut.,
Governor Rokt. NJ. Anderson: Judges Superior
Court, Hugh c. Murray and David 5. Terry;
Comptroller. Geo. w. Whitman; Treasurer,
Attorney General, John A. Binster; State
Printer, Gen. James Allen; State Prison
Inspectors, Alex. Bell, T. S, Mckenzie aud Eze-
kiel Wilson
The Union" which supports the ticket, says
the candidate for Cover nor, is young man of
talent, integrity and great popularity, and the
ticket Ms whole, is greatly superior to the Dem
oeratic icket-iudeed is the best by good deal
fany hitherto presented to the people of Califor-
min.
\ number Of large aad enthusiastic meetings
of the American Party were held in Sacramento
during the sitting Of the State Convention which
were addressed by distinguished champions Of
the principles espoused ny the organization.
TALKING OuT.-The Charleston Mercury,
whch is desei vedly esteemed for frankness and
feuressness in the enumeration Of its opinions, no
matter how antagons,c they may be thought TO
the general good, does not hesitate, Gays the
Mobile Advertiser TO acknowledge the full scope
of the " Soft" resolutions, adopted in New \ ork,
and to declare its conviction of the enthe UNI
soundness of the Democratic party at the North.
When il is remembered that the Mercury took
the part of the Administration in its bitter war;
fnre against the New York lIards, its present nd
mission of the treachery and rottenness of the
"Softs" in that State will appear more significant
and important. The Mercury publishing the
resolutions of the recent Soft convention thus
epitomizes them:
The result of the whole matter is to place the
Softs, the controlling portion of the Democratic
party in New York, side by side with the Fusion
ists and to leave, for the support of the South,
the PROSTATE aud helpless minority of the lizards.
Nor should it be forgotten that the Softs have
been, since 1853, the party OF the Administration
and have enjoyed its patronage. Yet, so strongls
the pressure of Abolition sentiment, that while
endorsing its conduct upon minor matters, it
condemns it upon its leading measure-the Ne
broska bill.
But the Mercury does not stop here Looking
forward to the National Democratic Conventions
to be held next summer at Cincincnnai, it says
that the whole representation from New FORK will
be Freesoil his statement it is but just to say is
based upon an erroneous idea that the IIards did
not appoint delegates whereas they did choose
of the ablest men in the State to represent them
some in the National Convention-but then the
Softs as Administration Democrats would of
course beadmitted; so that the Mercury's error is
lmmaterial to its argument,) and adds:
Is this an assembly into which the South, and
above all, South Carolina, should be found E! Do
Southern Democrats desire the repetition of the
scenes at Philadelphia! In 1913. when first
abolition severed the Democratic party in New
York, divided egation-the friends and foes
ofthe South--represen:ed that State In 1852,
trends and foes, Softs and IIards. united in the
nomination and election of President Pierce
Now, how chan4 ed In the Convention of 1856.
broken, dspirtod, overwhelmed, the friends of
the South will not be found and Southern dele
gates if they enter its doors, become the willing
allies OF Ahonlionsts, Inc Harllsals Oh tilelf az
gressors and revcrs Fit companionship for the
selfish and corrupt worshppers of party-the be-
trayers of the South! The next National Conven-
ton will be, to great extent, nothing but an
Abolition Conventce.
1t will be seen from the foregoing that the
Mercury entertains widely different views respec.
ting the duty of the South from those advanced so
confidently by the Sage of Only" Which lead
er will our Secession friends follow, the old or
the new Under which King Benzonian.s
TRAGEDY AT FORT CALHoUN.-A correspon.