Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-08-13

aly has presented itself in the last local eectio
throughout Kentucky. In very few instance
j, have the Democrats run one of their number i
any county where the majority was againi
4 them, but great many independent America
and Wing candidates have been in the field i
all the American strongholds The Democrat
have already commenced claiming the foremo
candidates. whether Wing or American, and
is very well that they should have crumb
comfort as in November there will not be
orease.spot left of them. The American orde
has been charged with introducing party polite
i into the judicial elections. The recent eectio
shows this to be false. In several of the jud
cial districts, in which there is beyond doubt
large American majority, the American part
declined to nominate candidates for judicial O
fees, and the Americans have cast their vote
in the election without any reference whateve
to parties.
Whilst such has been the course of the Amer
lean party,the Democrats have invariably vote
in solid columns for one of their own number
This has been most evident in the contest be
tween Duvall and Marshall. The American
had no nominee in the field The Democrats t
man have voted for Duvall, and the American:
having no nomination to bind them, have no
only in part voted for Duyall, but prominen
member of our party, from personal considera
tions, has eectioneered for him throughout tn
district. Consequently, in district which las
year gave Morehead 1000 majority, Judge Du
vail is doubtless elected, and the Democrat
have the imprudence to claim this as grea
falling off from the American party. We cal
assure our friends everywhere that such is no
the case the Democrats have polled their en-
tire strength, whilst our party not considering
| it party contest, have divided their votes be-
tween the candidates, and thousands have not
voted at all-LOuiscille Journal.
The CALIFORNIA Observation-Disclosures OF
THE PREsIDENT.-Th President on Wednesday
last communicated to the Senate reply to the
resolution of that body calling for information
relative to the state of affairs in San Francisco
together with the correspondence on the subject
A letter from the Governor of California asks
the President for three thousand stand of mus.
kets or rifles, fifty rounds of ammunition, two
mortars, three hundred shells, and two guns OF
large calibre, with their ammunition and appli-
ances, promising that they shall be paid for or
returned. He likewise asks the use of the mill
tary and naval forces to suppress the insurrec-
ton The President, conceiving that there were
insuperable obstacles to the action now demand
ed.referred the subject to the Attorney General,
whose decision he approves.
Mr. Gushing argues that there is no evidence
in the Governors statement or other authentic
information, that in what has occurred at San
Francisco, there was committed or threatened
any act of resistance or obstruction to the con-
stitution, laws or official authority of the United
States. The President is only to be moved to
action by the Legislature of the State in which
the instruction exists, or by the Executive Of
such State, when such Legislature cannot be con-
vened, and when imminent and extreme public
disaster can be averted only by such interference
of the Federal Government. He says that the
whole constitutional power of California has not
been exerted, and it does not appear that the
Governor took any steps to convene the Legis-
lature, although that remedy might have been
adopted and had its efectual application to the
evils, long before any such remedy could be de-
manded from the President.
. THE ELEcrIoN-THE REsULT,-The Hon. D.
D. Barnard, of New York, one of the most dis
tinguished Wings in the country, at the close of
an able letter in favor Of the election of Fill
more, says:
SLOW this election is to terminate, God knows.
/ enter into no calculations about the chances of
Mr.. Fillmore's success. see plain path of
duty before me, and walk in it. In this / do
but follow your own excellent example. l hope,
and have pretty strong faith that the right
will prevail The issue seems to depend on the
action of those who usually think of the whole
matter very much as you do and do. fall, or
any where near all, in this broad American land,
who are convinced in their hearts and con-
sciences that, take the case exactly as it stands,
Mr.. Fillmore is the safest man in the country
will give their support, content to forego all con-
siderations Of less magnitude and all interests Of
merely passing moment, and to look to Provi-
dence for the best results, from the best action,
taken with the best motives, believe his cleo
ton, instead of being doubtful, is as certain as
the sun will be certain to rise on the day which
is to decide the contest But if, in case SO
plain as this, the enlightened and sober sense Of
the American people shall fail to come to the
rescue of the country then am free to confess
that can SEQ little in the prospect beyond to
cheer any thinking mans hopes for the cause Of
Constitutional Liberty under free and popular
forms of government"