Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-09
Official Vote of the State.

With the exception Of the county Of Santa
Cruz, which poed but very light vote,
the official returns have been received Il the
office Of the Secretary of State, from every
county. The vote is much mailer thaIit was
the year prcvious,-the falling off being prin-
cipally in the mining counties For Judge Of
the Supreme Court Baldwin, the Democratic
candidate, received H. 91 votes his compel
itor, Currcy, the Brodcrick- Republican candi-
date 3d,2"o votes Majority for Baldwin,
S,301. For State Controller Mcloney, Demo
crat, ii,2So; Dawlry, Brodcrick- Republican,
27,1Gl Gum, Republican Brodcrickitc, T.
Al. Baldwin'S election is u Democratic tri.
umph of which all good Democrats are proud
Against linn, the whole power, strength and
influence Of the opposition were concentrated
Against him, all the shafts Of envy, of malice
Of baSCncss were lcvclcd. Two separate State
Conventions, to encourage tho lukcwnrin, the
laint.hrartcd, the incrcdulouS-thc same in
feeling, in principle differing only in name,
one composed exclusively of niggrr.worsllip.
crS, the other Of the hrrlings and instruments
Of Brode'ick, -nomnatod Currcy; and every
fanatic, a;tiOniSt, apostalc and disappointed
olficc.scckcr aud trading politician, hailed his
nomination with enthusiasm and zealouSly
supported him. Baldwin had rendered him.
sclfpccuiarly obnoxious to the saintly citi.
zcnS of San Francisco, by his ability and fear
lrSSncSs in sustaining the laws against mol
violence; and the prominent and influential
leaders of dcftinct sanguinary organization
heartily aud joyfuly united with the Brods
and Blacks to defeat the standnr,lhearcr of the
Democratic pnrty-thNt party which has ever
maintained that n violation of the Cons,tu.
ton involves treason against the Cnion-that
party which has vchcmcntly opposed the
higher law doctrine Of Seward, resisted the
cncroachmcntS, drSliscd the authority and
bid defiance to the power Of a potent organi.
cation, whose mandate towards feared, hated,
yet obcycd. To iniurc the man that they
could neither intmilNtc, influence, control,
nor fence, the leading members of the organ.
izaton alluded to joined the Brods and Blacks,
sent out their cmniSsarics, subsidized papers,
and laviShlv contributed their money and time
TO defeat Judge Baldwin, Every faction, ism,
traitor and spy joined tho dCspicaLlc conbina.
ton.
This formidable oppoSition-formidablc in
trickcry, trcNchcry, duplicity and unscrupu-
louSncSs-was arrayCd against tho Democratic
pOrty mud its nominees but that party was
strong in numbers, in honesty, in intelligence,
in patriotism strong in the confidence, esteem
and affections of the pcoplc-strong in the
Influence, character and intellect of its mem.
hrrs-strongcSt Of all in the unSullicd purity
Of its principles. In San Francisco, as was
anticipated and really hoped for, Curlcy got
large majority, but in the pure atmosphere Of
the mountain and agricultural districts, where
lies the moral power which cd"aOt be bought,
or sod, or awcd into submission, tho miners
and farmers, the proud, free, rejecting citi-
zcnS, came 10 the rescue, the men who love
liberty, truth, manly dealing and open tri.
ais, rallied under the Democratic flag aud
elected Joe Baldwin by a handsome majority
1t is the proudcst victory ever achieved by
political party, and what renders it truly Clio.
riouS is the fact that the judicial crminc never
FIJI upon the shoulders ofonc MORE worthy to
wcnr it thnn Joseph q. Baldwin. lie is one
of the brightest Starsin the Democratic galaxy,
a credit to the State and an honor to the Sal.
prcmc Bench.