Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-19
San Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRANolsco, Aug. 18th. 1853

NH' NNANNiSSOB mug. lOtli, 1905.
EDITOR NATIONAL DEMOCRAT The advent
of your truly Democratic paper attracts no
little attention in this city, and the hearts of
all true Democrats beat responsive to the
sentiments it advocates. 1t is indeed a vel
come messenger to us here from the Democ-
racy of the interior, and gives the utmost
satisfaction to all who read it. The little fac.
tion of SOi diSdnt Democrats who filled the
Federal offices of this State, and the few
Others who are controlled in their principles
by the promises and pap so literally dis.
pensed by these officials, are alone hostile to
the Democratic doctrines promulgated in
your paper, while the masses of the Democ
racy of the State-the "Mudsills"-feel graf
iied at your triumph over the faction that
vainly endeavored to frown you down. The
"rule or ruin" policy of the Federal offici Is
of California is rapidly developing itself,
and they will shortly stand unnlasked in
their hypocritical pretentions of Democracy
because of their support of a recreant Ad.
ministration-the source of the otfice-givine
power-which they worship and acknowl
edge as their only Democracy.
As the ides of September approach. the
Lecompton Administration faction become
more and more frightened each day. Indeed.
they have become desperate, well knowing
that they are destined to an ignoble defeat
at the hands of the Democracy of California.
They are now appealing to t Douglas Dem
ocrats to stand by an Administration that
has prostituted itself and disgraced the name
OF Democracy 10y its sectional and proscrip-
tive acts. Vain appeal Democracy has
no fellowship with traitors to its principles.
The Custom House organ of this city-the
Daily GIo6e-has changed its name az well
as its proprietors and editCrs, in order to de-
ceive the Democracy of the State. IL is now
called the NationaL, and the names of G.
w. Guthrie Deputy Surveyo~ of this Port.
as proprietor and Geo Pen Johnston, U. S.
Commissioner, as editor, are announced in its
columns. But it can no more deceive or in.
fiuence the Democracy under its present
name and management, than it could under
its former name and control. Its columns
are now devoted to the abuse of prominent
Democrats the laudation of Senator Gwin
and sickning puffs of James Buchanan This
paper is laughing stock to the democracy
of this city. They refused to recognize it as a
Democratic paper or to advertise or support
it otherwise, while it was known as the
Globe, and it will fare no better under its
present name. 1t is thought by Democrats
and others that Messrs. Guthrie and johnson
should attend to the duties of their respec
tive offices, rather than be engag in black
guarding and misrepresenting better Demo
Gratis than themselves. or praising the hand
that gave them the fat offices they hold But
they have their labor in vain-no one minds
the sheet, under whatever name it appears
more than to laugh it to scorn.
The Anti Lecompton Democracy of this
city and county gave the Custom House LIE
compton Administration faction a Waterloo
defeat at the primary elections on Saturday
last, for dele gates to the Legislative and
County Nominating Conventions The Lee
comptonites fought hard for their lives, bu
not having the immense amount Of funds t.
carry the elections as they did for delegate:
to the State Convention, in consequence Of
the late reduction of the salaries of the Gus
tom House officials, they were defeated bad
ly-hardly a grease spo left of them. The
result is as follows: