The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-06
The Vote or Callfornla-The Pacific Railroa
MIR. Buchanan's Sealed Proposals.


tic letter had been brought in by the steamer IL
linois from San Francisco-that this letter was
destined for Wheatland, and that its object was
to secure from Mr.. Buchanan more acceptable
bid for the vote of California than the paltry
double dealing proceedings of the Cincinnati
Convention in reference to Pacific Railroad.
1t now appears that the Sage Of Wheatland has
swallowed the bait, for an evening contemporary
informs us, upon "good authority" that the CON-
mittee of the State Democratic Convention Of
California, writing this aforesaid letter. "are in
expectation of an answer by the steamer which
sails on Monday (to-day), to be used in California
during the seven or eight remaining days Of the
canvass but too late for its contents to reach the
Atlantic States before the election
1t is further understood that these expected
sealed proposals of Mr.. Buchanan on the Pacific
Railroad for the California vote, have been duly
posted, and will, sure enough, go out to San
Francisco by this days steamer. Desperate, in
deed, must be the sinking cause which requires
such shifts and props as this There can be no
doubt of the desperate condition of the spols de-
mocracy in California. That thrifty State is en-
phatically daughter of New York, not only in
commercial, but in political sense. 1t
was the preponderating influence of New
York politicians, and the general New York
sentiment with reference to the extension
Of slavery, that did as much, perhaps, as Ere
mont himself, in behalf of free State constitl-
ton for California. And here commenced those
intestine feuds and troubles in the democratic
camp out there, which have gone on from bad to
worse, until they have resulted in the utter
Generalization and debasement of the party in
that State.
Southern secession politicians have never for
given that outrage of the California people of
appropriating the whole of our Mexican acquisi-
tons on the Pacific coast, in their organization of
the free State of California These Southern fire.
eating democratic party schemers, according
ly, have left no stone unturned to divide, to
distract, to disorganize, and to rule or ruin the
State; but in all their schemes, thus far, they
have most signally been defeated. Their last
experiment at rule or ruin was that infamous
system of ballot stufing, Of which Yankee Sulli-
van has left us such precious confessions. The
San Francisco Vigilance Committee was nothing
more nor less than a popular revolution against
the gamblers ruilians, assassins, pugilists and
ballot suffers that had risen under the protec-
ton, and as the machinery, Of the Pierce and
JEFF. Davis democracy, to the control Of the cleo
tons and the government Of the city and the
State.
II is not very difficult, then, to suppose that at
this crisis the demoralized and degraded demo-
cracy Of California are below par. A party
whose shameless and savage atrocities have just
been put down and punished by an armed
popular revolution and provisional govern
ment, can hardly occupy any other than mis-
cradle show for the Presidential election. II, in
addition TO these facts against the disgraced de-
mocracy we place Fremont, "thc Conqueror Of
California" In the opposite scale, and his
original, consistent, devoted and laborious efforts
in behalf Of that great California enterprises
railroad TO the Mississippi-we shall have quite
enough Of circumstantial evidence to justify the
opinion that these scaled proposals Of Mr..
Buchanan for the California vote go out by the
steamer today.
But, again, the trickery and remarkable
tender-footedness OF the Cincinnati Conven-
ton on the subject Of Pacific Railroad,
in connection with the nomination Of Mr..
Buchanan, were so transparent that the Cali
fornia delegation refused to give him their
support until assured that Mr.. Buchanan does
not concur in the opposition to that MEASURE
indicated by the votes Of the Pennsylvania dele
CATION" That is to say, the Pennsylvania dele.
CATION was first used against the Pacific Railroad
to secure the Southern abstraction and secession
vote, and then private assurances we're given by
the same delegation 10 the Californians that Mr.
Buchanan was all right
The result is, most probably, those sealed pro-
posals of which we have spoken, are for exclusive
California consumption. These special California
vouchers arc not TO be seen in Virginia or South
Carolina till after the election. We know very
well. however. that the same malign anti-Cali-
foruia, secession, notification border ruffian aud
eIibustcring counsels that controlled Mr.. Blu
and shaped his platform at Cincinnati, and that
are now threatening disunion IL the people re-
Jet him. will still rule the roast should he
get to the White House, even by the vote
Of California. Whatever, therefore, Mr.. Buchanan
may send out to San Francisco to-day, in the way
of sealed proposals for the California vote, let
him be elected, and let bill be passed making
an appropriation oflands and money for Pacific
Railroad and JEFF. Davis, or Governor Wise, or
Mr.. Brooks, or Mr.. Sldell or Mr.. Toombs, win
furnish him with q pair Of constitutional specta-
cles, through which he will see clearly enough
that all such appropriations come under the exer-
else Of the veto power.
Let the people Of California and Of every other
State beware Of any eleventh hour assurances or
sealed proposals from Mr.. Buchanan, or in his
behalf. lie has publicly and deliberately identi.
fed himself with the Cincinnati platform, the De-
tend manifesto, this Pierce administration, and
iss ballot stuffing and ruflian policy OF making