New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-14
CALIFORNIA.
c,,,roRNIA POLITICS.

p..,hlcaa State Central Committee has
ga Wednesday, 9Th July, for The meeting
sss..,.mento City, Of the Convention for sno
.oa,iustion Of State Officers. This 10 '"o "eeA'
.a,her than the time set for tho meeting U, ''0
ns,nocrstic Convention. The Repuoneans h"''
s.,ermined 70 pursue Straightforward unco"'P'0-
Using course in regard TO the pan Oh tne c""
oalgn. Having principle 10 sustain a"o ".'
more impor,ant than the mere securing u o'''V,
a.. ;n.noa % adhere to that prlncipe' ~ M
-. honce the calling of the Convention az an
-. D.. tson the Democratic, while certain
lily might have dictated the propriety OF
,,p.;,;uo the result of the strife now pre'aIhsin
.,o ems Of the opposition, as It may be developed
- ,,s;y Convention, in the hope Of gaining at the
.,nen,e Of more or less of concession, aceessons
Of strength from the dsaiectcd of their opponents
Repubrcanism holds up standard under whose
folds all who love their country and freedom--al
who acknowledge the rights OF humanity and re-
ioico 10 progressing civilization, are ;avited to
enlist, but that standard cannot be- ,overet-even
for moment-at the demap4 Of supposed expe-
diency, and for what Nay Sem to promise even a
present advantage. SuC. a is to day, the position
OF the party III Gam Jrnia. In the mean time. the
Democratic erre progresses finely; hard names
erlmuauo. and recrminatOns are banded as freely
py y" papers in the interest OF the opposing fac
uons, as if such were bestowed upon - Black Repub
leans instead OF brethren Of the great indvisbe
Democracy. II is, OfcOurse, matter OF much spec
ulation as to which wing will prevail--whether
Cbiralry will show itself alpOweriul, and rule the
party here with like rod of iron which it uses in
every other State where the opportunity is afforded
or whether the Broderick forces shall triumph,
preserving to some extent the idea that there is still
a North. will however, state my conviction that
Mr. Broderick, having political influence in Wash
inpton az q Democrat, and consequently no Offices
% dispense will at the assembling of the COnven-
tiOn ind himself small and beautifully less" and
that the representative of Buchananism and Slavery
already put forward and who daily receives the
lAudations of the Chyalry portion of the Democratic
press will be the regular nominee of the party for
tbe GoyernOrship; | aude to his scottish eX Sena-
torsbip John B. Weller Whether Mr.. BrOderck
and bis friends will continue i'll the degrading posi-
ton in which they will find themselves, remains to
be seen, and is question OF interest to Republicans.
NV own opinion is that now they will continue to
act with their party, at least during this year. and
until realization of their position shall drive them to
where they profess really to beong-the ranks of
Republicanism.
The so.called Peoples Party do not appear to
he moving in reference to the campaign. Some
months since efforts were made to galyanze into
life the dying remnants of Know othingsm under
the specous of its being peoples mooement, the
principal operators processing to ALLURE all political
distinctions and doctrines, and promising any amount
Of reform. The real object however, was, on the
one hand, to infict an injury upon RepubGcanism,
aSd on the other to secure for themselves Il number
r. Ill =.
where the vigilance question happened to harmonic
with the movement, or rather was taken advantage
Of by the leaders, it has proved utter failure and
we now rarely hear of the Peoples party At one
time the position of this party involved more of real
danger to Republicanism than that of our standing
enemy. This lay in the constant efforts to
Keep in the back ground and lessen the im.
vew-a sort of hold yOur-tongue policy, al
WAYS injurious if DOT destructive to liberty.
political party without politics AS well might we
coh fer life without breath. If you are at heart
las i know many of these PeOple's-party men
are) compromising PrO-Slaveryist, unite at
once with tho slave-driving, Remembering
Democracy, and let us know it; but DO
not under the cloak of nO-partyism and peoples
reformsm, cOpceal dagger with which TO stab
Liberty in her own temple, into which your falr
face has gained you an entrance. IL, OH the other
hand YOU abhor Slavery, desire its nOnextensiOn to
wish to see the Constitution in its simplicity the real
source of the laws of the land show your hand
exer. your influence where it may have an effect III
bringing back the Government OF our country to
recognition of those eternal principles of right which
We know actuated its founders. Do not frltter
awaysyOur strength in fraternlzing effort with Pro-
Sayeryists to slile discussion and haa-dozen
Offices, without having in view higher or nOber
object.
The fillibuster Journals continue to pour forth
columns of wrath in regard TO the fate OF the Crabb
expedition, with the most stirring appeals for the
taking of active measures to intllct summary VEN
geance upon those who committed the crime Of de-
tending their land and fresides and beating back
the unprovOked invader. Further than these ed.
itorials but little is heard OF flbustering opera
tons. In the city, it is said that the excitement on
the subject is intense in the interior, while, pre-
sumo it il there as positively stated that San Fran
cisco is all alive in the matter, which may be so,
but il not very apparent Marauding and fllbus-
tering have, i think, received a decided check,
even in California.
Much interest has been excited within few days
past by rumOrs of defalcatOn to d large amount in
the Melting and Refining Department Of the United
States Branch Mint in San Francisco. But little is
certainly known Of the matter by the public, except
that the fact existing appears to be admitted
and believed by general consent-the amount stated
high as from three to four hundred thousand dollars
Several Of the papers, from information derived at
the Mint itself have attempted to account for the
loss by the escape of the gold when n very fine
state from the chimneys and hues Of the establish
ment, asserting that the loss in this way known
10 be large BY the officers long snce and had formed
subject Of correspondence with the Department at
Washington, but that it could not be correctly
tanned until general settlement made, which is
now being done Ii is stated that large quantities OF
gold have been gathered from the roofs OF adjacent