The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-30

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House-Democras ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81
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Democratic majority
No nominations were made by the democracy for mem
bes Of Congress The last Legislature passed law post
poning the election for year. that might be held
Immediately preceding the meeting of each Congress
The regular time for the election is consequently next
year. The coalition, however, made nominations and
voted for the nominees and propose to claim their legal
election The coalition united on McKbben, but on the
other member divided No proclamation issued for
an election of members of Congress, and it is presumed
that the State authorities will not recognise the election
and will refuse to grant certificates of election.
GUN FROM CALIFORNIA.
(From tho San Francisco National Sept s.l .-...
The steamer which goes East to-day bears glorious IT,
dings from the democracy of California Since the last
sailing great battle has been foughta battle of prn-
cple against factionand banner of victory
floats proudly in the breeze Never In tho history Of
party movements was met INSCRIPTIONS foe than
that whose head have just bruised Never did
corrupt conglomeraon of despcable isms meet more
signal overthrow at the hands Of the people The issue
was distinctly made tho true democracy rallied under
the flag of the administration, the hand, and the
mongrel hordes of black and Broderick republicans,
leagued in fraternal embrace the other The latter
seekers broken-down party hacksballot-box suffers,
whose occupation had gone--pocal mountebanks who
have boxed the whole compass of inconsistencies
ing demagogues who prating of the dignity of labor,
spent hour of honest toll in their livessec-
tional agitators, bummeIs and election brokers-these
Of the delectable elements that went to make
up the opposition. Of such the ragged army that
have signally routed. AHt aAs
For the large mass of those who have been deluded
and led asty from their party by designing and unprn
cpled have other feelings than those Of pity
We regard them with mercy for verify they knew not
what they did Many OF them their and already
regret their detection For those, however who have
knowingly and deliberately betrayed their party-who,
with their eyes open have eagued themselves with
sought to break down the administration, nothing
mains but to mee out to them the traitors doom Let
mark be set upon them--let them the brand of
political infamy They now in congenial company
there let them remain They where they have been
at heart all the time and where they continue
be. Even when prating most fippantly of democracy
they black republicans fu fedged ready to take
wing the first fair day. That day, as they thought,
had come; but, alas 1t was of gloomy and ominous
result for them The verdict Of the people stands regis
tered against them and in favor of reysred President
whom they have vilely traduced .Es
We said that the issue distinctly made 1t is true
that when the Presidents annual message first
ceiyed and thereafter the speech Of Judge Douglas
taking anagonistic positions the Kansas question,
many good democrats waveringly paused. No man had
warmer earnest friends In greater numbers
than had that distinguished senator in State 1t was
not surprising, therefore, that he found hackers among
us. In little while, however, the matter became
properly understood great reaction took place. The
press spoke out and stripped the subject of the disguses
which demagogues had thrown around it. Resolutions
nstructing senators and requesting our representa-
tves to sustain the Kansas policy of the President
put through The legislature by overwhelming major
y STILL many of Douglass friends adhered to him. and
threatened at one time serious schism in party.
When however of the passage of the English bill
received, with striking unanimy they fell into rank.
Like true highland warriors, they rallied to the music of
the democratic pibroeh Then the fight assumed Its
proper phase Brodeck had refused to obey instructions
Mckibben had turned unheedng to our legisla-
tive request. The former had applied to the Presi-
dent epthets of the grossest vugarty The latter had
transferred his allegiance from the party that elected
him to that arch apostate and king of ngrates the slip
perry Forney With full understanding with their black
republican allies and bolne confederates they left the
scene Of their eachery for California The programme
Of battle fully concocted First the fight to be
made the primary elections under the regular call of
the democratic State central committee Failing in this
then bolt cut themselves loose from their party, and
amalgamate with their black republican confedeates
Their first effort disgraceful failure Though
erng with zeal into the fight out of three hundred and
twenty four delegates to the State convention they
elected fotty-odd. With this miserable, beg
carly squad they organized apart from the regular
democracy made overtures to the black republicans
whose State convention met the next day, and
wound up by most cordial marriage with that
party. Although the congressional election had been
postponed by act of the legislature. true to their
higherlaw Instincts candidates for Congress nomi
mated McKibbon at whose earnest instance prior to his
descrtion the law passed. nominated by both the
black and Broderick republicans The democracy, Of
course made nomination. leaving the entire field to
this new champion of higher-lawism. As might be
pectcd he defeated himself Baldwin and Melony the
regular administration nominees for justice Of the
preme court and comptroller, have received majority
in the State him and his confederates of from six to
eight thousand votes The administration OF James
Buchanan has thus been trumphantly sustained The
course of senator and representative who noby
stood by him has been endorsed Boderck and his foul
treachery have received overwhelming rebnkc Nc
Kbben has been consigned to the silent depths OF that
''coyote hole" from which he was unpropitiously
dragged The hybrid mongrel party to which they be-
long may recognise them leaders hereafter but the
true democracy will have OF them
To the democracy Of St Louis who have so signally
rcbued that degenerate Of apostate SIRE Francis
r. Blair we send greeting To tho democracy Of Penn
sylvana whose favore wields the national helm of
State, we give words of good cheer Rally around the
standard Of your great chief Teach lesson TO faction
lists and disorganizcrs that they will not forget Say
to tho political Foycator of the Press that you have
sympathy for his vile aposacy To the Buckeye democ
rncy--the gallant soldiers Of 0hio--who though often
stricken down, always fall covered with gorywe say,
be not dsmayed. Take courage from our brilliant
victory and charge home to the heart Of the enemy In
short say 10 the democracy of the Union everywhere
be firm, be yiglan be wary Turn your faces against