Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-10-27
Number 3.
From tho San Francisco National A Gun from California

he steamer which goes east to-day ba.rs glorious tdngs from the democracy of Califor. ma. Since the last sailing a great battla ha, been iought-a battle of principle against fac- tlon, and once more our banner of victory floats proudly in the breeze. Never in the history of party movements was met more unserupulou. Toe than that whose head we have just bruised. Never dld more corrupt conglomeration of despcable isms meet more signal overthrow at the hands of the people. The issue was dis tnctly made; the true democracy rallied under the flag of the administration, on the one hand. and the mongrel hordes of black and Broderick republicans, leagued in fraterna embrace, on the other. The latter was truly an inconyruous mixture Disappointed office ekers-broken down party hacks-ballot- box suffers. whose occupation had gone-political mountebapks. who have boxed the whole compass of incon- slstences-brawling Cemagogues who, pratinp ot the dignity of labor, never spent an hour of honest toll in their lives-sectiona agtators. bummers and election brokers-these were some of the delectable elements that went to make up the opposition. Of such was the ragged army that we have so sgnally routed
 For the large mass of those who have been deluded and led astray from their party by de- signing and unprincipled men, we have no other feelings than those of pity We regard them With mercy for verify, they knew not what they dld Many of them see their error and already regret their defecton. For those, however who have Knowingly and deliberately betrayed their party-who, with their eyes open, have leasued themselves with our enemies-who by misrepresentation and falsehood have sought to break down the administration, nothing remains but to mete out to them the traitors doom. Let mark be set upon them-lct them wear the brand of political infamy. They are now in congenlal company-there let them reman.- They are where they have been at heart all the tune, and where they must continue to be- Even when prating most tlippantly of democracy they were black republicans " full fledged, ready to take wing the first fair day" That day, as they thought, had come, but alas. it was one of gloom and ominous result for them The yer dict of the people stands registered against them and Tn favor of our revered President whom they have so vilely traduced.
 We said that the issue was distinctly made It Is true that when the Presd ents annual mes sage Was first received, and soon thereafter. the speech of Judge Douglas, taking antagonistic 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 dstins suished Senator in our State. It was not surprising therefore that he found packers among us. In little while, however, as the matter became properly understood, great re action took place. The press spoke out and stripped the subject of the dIs9uises which demagO 5les had thrown around 1t. Resolutions instructng our senators and re- questing our representatives to sustain the Kan sas policy of the President, were put through the legislature by an overwhelming majority. Still many of Douglas friends adhered to him. and threatened at one time serious schism in our party. When. however, news of the pas- sage of the El 5sh bill was received, with strik. ing unanimity they fell into rank. Like true highland warriors, they rallied to the music of the democratic pibroch. Then it was the fight assumed its proper phase. Broderick had re- fused to obey instructions. McKibbin had turn ed an uuheeding ear to our legislative request. The former had applied to the President elithe.s of the grossest vulgarity. The latter had trans ferred his allegiance from the party that elected him to that arch-apostate and king of iugrases. the slippery Forney. With full understan tlng with their black republican allies anl bol5ng confederates they left the scene of their treache- " for California. The programme of battle was fully concocted. First the fl ght was to be made at the primary elections under the re ,ular call of the democratic state central committee. Failing in this then to bolt, cut themselves loose from their party, and amalgamate witl their black republican confederates The first effort was a disgraceful failure. Though entering with zeal into the fight, out of three hundred and twenty-four delegates to the state conven- tion, they elected some forty odd. With this mis- erable beggarly squad, they organized from apart 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 con- preSSioDaI election had haan ,,o,tn>nod l,,- o. act of the legislature, true to their higher-law instincts, candidates for congress were nominated. Mchlbbln, at whose earnest instance prior to his desertlon the law was passed, was nominated by both the black and Frederick republicans The democracy, of course, made no nonina- ton, leaving the entire field to this new cham pon of higher lawiSm. As might be expected, he defeated himself. Baldwin and MeoDy. the regular administration nominees for justice of the supreme court and comptroller, have re- ceived majority in the State over him and his confederates of from six to eight thousand votes. The administration of James Buchanan has thus been trlumphantly sustained. The course ot our senator and representative who so nohly stood by him has been indorsed. Frederick and hs foul treachery have received an over- whelming rebuke. McKbbin has been consirn. cd to the silent depths of that coyote hole" 'to'i " 'l'Cu hO was oo dragged. The hybrid mongre party to which they bslong may recognize them as leaders hereafter. but the true democracy will have none of them
 To the democracy of St. Louis who have so signally rebuked that degenerate son of an apos- tate sire, Francis P. Blair, we send greetiug.- To the democracy of Pennsylvania, whose fa- vorlte son yields the national helm of State, we give words of good cheer Rally around the standard of your great chief. Teach a lesson to fac,ionists and dsorganzers that they will not soon forget. Say to the political Forneycator ot the Press that you have no sympathy for his vile apostacy. To the Buckeye democracy the gallant soldiers of Ohio--who though often stricken down, always fall covered with glory we say, be not dsmayel. Take new courage from our brilliant victory and charge home to the heart of the enemy. In short, we say to the democracy of the Union every where, be hrm' be vgant be wary. Turn your faces against traitors, and stand firmly by your prin- cples. It was this that won our battle here, and enables us from this outspost of the camp to give three times three for the Union, the democracy and the administration.