New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-14
POLITICS IN CALIFORNIA.
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EsyttsPendtbee OF The NJ l.
-SAN.FRANCIsCO Dec. Ia, 1856.
In California, as you are aware, the
csuse OF Freedom hss met with a reverse. Taking
into consideration, however, the late period at
which the Republican party became organized, the
great difficulty Of thoroughly canyassng the State,
and the peculiar character Of our population the re-
suit indicates q rapid advancement We have this
sat.sfsction-that in parts of the State where the
population is known to be most moral, aud where
the int lhgence OF the people could be reached we
have either majority or near approach to one.
. Santa Clara County, where Fremont is best known
Of any part Of the-6tste, gave him majority Of
. poue $50. In Alameda, adjoining Santa Clara,
Buchanan CARVED. The county by emily votes over
Fremont, while TilSaore ran far behind.
InsSan Francisco City and County, with large
Irish German and Southern population, Buchanan
bed Fremont BY about 300 votes, while Fillmore
poled.about an eighth of the entire vote, which was
J2,5OO The Republican, Legislative ticket, how
ever, was elected and had it not been for the pres
enee OF a large numbs, Of persons from the infe-
ror en- Soute for the East by the steamers the day
succeeding the election, q I'D who generally voted for
Buchanan. Fremont wo,,!d have carried the county,
Che vote for electors bens 500 greater than that for
Che county ticket. How many Of yOur Eastern
cities did ss well as San Francisco One or two.
slsO, ofthe counties people by native Caiornians
gave a Fremont majority.
In the interior, howevar, and particularly the
portions mOst inaccessible. we ran far behind both
slaveArying parties having wed with each ether IN
disseminating fasehOod in gard to our principles
and cadidate, and in hostiu,y the cry Ut Abolition
from end 10 end Of the mnistt regions The result
Il, that Buchanan has 1.arr led the State being
largely aided in 80 doing ny Gouthern FmOreites,
who managed TO keep their Northern duPes in the
harness till election day, then quietly deposited
their Own ballots for Bueha shs Leaving their dough
faced friends to cast theirs fs< Fillmore thus ef-
ectuslly defeating Fremont ssd saving buchanan.
Our Legislature has, in Sth Houses, Demo
cratic maiority-in the Senate. j. and in the House,
very large. Two United State Senators are to be
elected this Winter is, if the dominant party
harmonixes sufficiently 10 do so, Wnch 10 not GER
tsnty, bnt probable. There ue, say, dozen
sspirants. At present writing, ue Indications are
that David e.. Broderick, late of Ismmsny Hall,
and Milton S. Latham Collector Of San Francisco,
will be the successful candidates, Though II Is not
impossible tina. DIR. Gwin. the gre'M rival oil the
former may by dint Of sharp mai 'agement, OUT
general Broderick. AS far. however, as the cause
Of Freedom IL concerned, 4 ia probably not mat
ter of very great mpOrtanse which WINS, stnougn
Frederick has the credit of sotue North in his com
position which his friends claim is the cause OF the
hostility which exists betwseil him and G~n.
The latter is bigA toned b the la 81 degree SO mat
on tbe whole Republicans presar Broderick. Al
the same time, should have little nope oil MS dong
anything in the Senate other than to support bis
party in every measure which they might present
We think We hare now a hr stas 8 Tor another
campaign. Know nottingham being dead, the
Northern men Of that party viii have 10 come 10
nh We win, therefore. rely upon the Justice OF
our esuse, and hope yet to redeem Caliia ,ia from
The imputation Of being little better thas Slave
State, and place her among those honGred sisters
whose moral sense, whose intelligence, whoss hu-
manity, have been 90 siguslly manifested IN me
struggle lust past. PROGRESS.