Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-06
Great Democratic Victory in California.

The Democrats of the golden State have Just
achieved glorious victory over Broderick, McKib-
ben, the Dougasites who bolted from the Democrat
e State Convention, the black Republicans, and all
the OF er isms combined. Their majority in the
popular vote is not quite large as heretofore, but
it is conclusive one and pure one, for it is COM
posed of Democrats who have been tried and found
true under most discouraging circumstances Our
friends there had to contend not only against the
black Republicans and the Know Nothings, but with
macontents and traitors in their own ranks All
the venom, all the injustice, all the fasehood and
the fraud which could be conceived or put in oper-
alton against the administration of James Buchanan
was brought to bear; and the result is one of the
most signal and encouraging Democratic victories
which has been achieved since Mr.. Buchanan was
elected
The Legislature of California, by large majority
last winter instructed her representatives in Con-
gress to vote for the admission of Kansas with the
Lecompton Constitution. Messrs. Gwinn and Scott
faithfully obeyed the will of their State, but Messrs.
Broderick and McKibben refused to do so, and
joined their fortunes to those of Douglas. The ap.
peal has been made to the people of California, and
u
thirty three joint ballots majority for Lecomp-
ton and against Broderck and the dsorganizers-
The San Francisco National of September the 9th
says:
We said that the issue was distinctly made. 1t
is true that when the Presidents annual message
was first received, and soon thereafter the speech of
Judge Douglas, taking antagonistc positions on the
Kansas question, many good democrats waveringly
paused. No man had warmer or more earnest
friends, or in greater numbers than had that dstn-
gulshed senator IN State. 1t not surprising
therefore, that he found hackers among US. In .
little while, however, as the matter became properly
understood, great reaction took place. The press
spoke out and stripped the subject of the DISCUSSES
which demagogues had thrown around it, Resolu-
IONS lnstructng our senators and requesting
Presentaives to sustain the Kansas policy of the
President were. put through the legislature by an
overwhelming majority. Still, many Of Douglass
friends adhered to him, and threatened at one time
serious sclIism in our party. When, however,
news of the passage of the English b, was received,
with striking unanmity they fell into rank. Like
true highland warriors, they rallied to the music of
The democratic pibrocb. Then it was the fight as
samed its proper phase. Brodcrick had refused to
obey Instructions McKibben had turned an un.
needing ear to our legislative request. The former
mad applied to the President ephets Of the grossest
sagarity. The latter had transferred his allegiance
from the party that elected him to that arch apos-
tate and king Of ingra:es, the slippery Forney With
iu! understanding with their blackrepublican allies
and boiling conederates they left the of their
ueachery for California. The programme of battle
was fully concocted. First. the fight was to be
made at the primary elections under the regular
call OF the democratic State central committee. Fail
ing in this then to bolt, cut themselves loose from
.aer party, and amalgamate with their black repub
fean confederates. Their first effort was disgrace
.u' failure. Though entering with zeal into the
neh out of three hundred and twenty-four dele
sates to the State convention they elected some
.ury'odd With this miserable, beggarly squad they
"eanlzed apart from the regular democracy, made
oVeftures to the back-repubcans, whose State con
'ent!on met the next day, and wound up by mos
soro'a' marriage with that party. Although thu
congressional election had been postponed by an ac
te legislature. true to their higherlaw instincts
ttand'oates for Congress were nominated. McKib
at whose earnest instance prior to his desertior
M hue law was passed, was nominated by both tn,
o.ack and Broderick republicans. The democracy
el course, made DO nomination. leaving the entir
"e'a 10 this new champion of higher lavish. A
"ngnt be expected, he defeated himself. Baldwi,
anu Meony, the regular administration nominees 70
Justice OF the supreme court and comptroller, hav
c e.eved majority in the State over him and hi
TTTh"'ederates Of from six to eight thousand votes
-. administration of James Buchanan has thus bee
.ns mphantly sustained. The course of our senate
"a representative who 30 nobly stood by him. ha
b beeh endorsed. Broderick and his foul PREACHER
lave received an overwhelming rebuke. McKibbe
'"S oeen consigned to the silent depths of tbs