The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17
THE CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA.

We learn from our California exchanges that
the Republicans, under the leadership of Mr..
Stanly, are making an enthusiastic attempt to
revolutionize the politics of the State. What
ever may be the result of the present contest,
with energy and wisdom the State can eventu-
ally be brought to range itself by tie side of
the Republican States of the North.
In the city and county of San Francisco. the
Opposition forces have strong hopes of defeat
ing the Administration party. Says the Cali
.forniG Chronicle:
1t is true that Buchanan obtained plursl.
ity at the Presidential election; but at the
same time the vote for Fremont and Fillmore
united showed a majority against Buchanan of
thirteen hundred aud ffty-fve, and the Renub.
lican Senators and Asse blymen. and the fu.
sion local ticket were carried by very large
majorities.
The difference is greater this fall than il
was last against the Democrats No one has
gone back to them from the Republican or
Peoples party. They have gained few from
the Americans, but they have lost a much lar
ger number by the bunghng quarrel thew have
got up among themselves over their State nom
nations, and it is perfectly safe to calculate
that there is natural majority of three thou.
sand to day 40 ainst the Democrats in this CITY
and county, ard they are wholly without pohti
cal means of making it less. They are strictly
besieged, and can receive no succor
The opposition is made up of several dis
tinct, and, in some respects, antagonistic bed es
The Republicans, the Americans, the Settlers,
and that portion of the Peoples party Who
with national politics, either Republican, Amer.
lean, or Democratic, are disposed to throw aside
Ill L
| defer to what may be called the Vigilance issue,
compose the opposition.
"No one of these divisions is strong enough
to elect alone. Now, can the Demo
Gratis be beaten? They certainly can be- It
rests with few men to say whether they shall
be-"
Each party in California now upholds the
policy of paying the State debt, be it spoken
to the honor of the State The Democratic
party decries reputation, through its orators,
though nine-tenths of the original regulators
are members of that party. Mr. Weller used
the following language in a recently delivered
speech of his:
But we of the Democratic party are pledged
to stand up in favor of the public credit You
and L know that large portion of our State
debt was incurred in most rascally manner
You know that those bonds were issued by profit.
gate parties. But it was done by the men
whom we had selected as our agents. A part of
those bonds are now in the hands of innocent
holders, and justice demands that they should
be paid. | trust that the stain of reputation
will never rest on the good name of California.
We of the Democratic party stand pledged to
the country to see that these bonds are paid
and paid they shall be, to the uttermost far
thing, although the debt was contracted in
great part in violation of the Constitution of
the State
A Sacramento exchange states that the NOM
ination of Edward Stanly for Governor has
awakened deep enthusiasm in that city and
vicinity, adding:
"The niger driving Democracy may decry
him; the Chivalry wing of the Americans, play
ing second fiddle to Weller N the nomination
OF Bowie, may create their discords at him; but
Edward Stanly, with an honest name that is
above all praise, is rousing and combining the
masses of the people in a reformatory move
ment, that, in the end, will oveewhelm the apos-
tate Democracy in shameful defeat"
1t is rumored that the late Hon. Mr.. Herbert,
who distinguished himself in Washington BY
shooting an Irish waiter, is to be rewarded,
for active'service in the ranks of the party, by
an appointment to the chair of Secretary of
State, in case Mr.. Weller is elected Governor.