Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-09

from the Washington Union.l
4LTFORNIA AND The ADMINISTRATION

from the Washington Unionl
ALlFORNIA AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS
We announce to-day one Of the most gratifying /
suits it has been fortune for long time to re-
,rd, in the triumphant success Of the Democracy in
,e elections Just held in California. The contest
as between the Democratic party proper support
the administration Of Mr.. Buchanan and especial
endorsing his Kansas policy Of the last session of
oneress and . combined opposition composed Of
,e black republican party, the Douglas bolteEsfrom
e democracy, the know.nothing order, the part. |
ms of the vigilance committees, and some other
Ids aud ends Of isms, which it is needless to emu
crate. The result Of this contest Of the democracy
th al the factions. is large aggregate popular
ajority in the State and the carrying of eighteen
material districts out Of twenty five, twenty mine
,nnties out of forty, and twenty-five senators to
irteen, and fifty one assembly men to twenty mine
the opposition.
In word, the elections for State officers in Cali
.rnia have resulted in q most signal triumph of the
,pporters of the administration over the combined
.rces of Seward, Douglas and the dark lantern, by
ON six to ten thousand majority. Thus California
as added her verdict to those of North Carolina,
entucky, Missouri, and Arkansas, that have been
ronounced during the summer upon Mr.. Buchan-
MS policy. Maine made gallant effort to throw
+ the shacklss of fanaticsm and sectionalism, but
My succeeded in achieving heavy gain upon her
winning nominal victory over her gallant dem
,rscy, of the sort which Pyrrhus gained over the
:omans at Tarentum, of which he exclaimed in ri.
ing over the field of battle "another such victory
nd am undone."
With the single exception of Maine, every State
hat has spoken at the polls since the adjournment
fCongress has spoken in the same decided and EN-.
hattie tones with which the sturdy and glorious
I'D North State led off in the contest. 1t is true,
:e have not the same overwhelming majority in CAL
sorna that we had in Missouri Kentucky, and other
'tates; but this has been altogether owing to the
efnc If fho cfiO uph no
me of the band, denominates as the "Douglasites"-
who, not content with seeding from their par.
and opposing it on their own grounds, have
marched over, horse foot, and Dragons. into the
nemy's lines, and combined with them to make
,loody and vindctive upon the democracy
We need hardly alude to the fact that the returns
or the cong ressional election in California show
vote at all for democratic candidates. We explained
on Tuesday that the attempt Of the republicans in
California to elect members of Congress, in spite OF
express law Of the last legislature postponing the
election of representatives until next year. lille.
it, factous and fraudulent. They pretend that the
law Of the legislature postponing the election is I'M
constitutional upon grounds that have not trans
PRED; but their real design is to contest. with the
two men whom they have just illegally voted for, the
seats of the democratic members who will be elected
at the time fixed by law; their movement being
based upon the expectation that the next House Of
Representatives will be composed Of a majority of
black republicans and "Douglasites combined,
who, they are sure, will prove themselves capable of
perpetraing the outrage Of ousting majority candi
dates elected according to law with minority candi
dates elected in violation and contempt of law.
The gratifying majority which has been given to
the supporters Of the Administrations very large
one, when We consider that it was won by the dem
ocracy in the face of detection and in spite Of
formidable conspiracy within its ranks to be.
tray tsu6ciently indicates the temper of the PEG.
pie of California in regard to this deliberate outrage
who will show, in the regular election for their rep
resentatves in Congress, majority against the coal
ion which has attempted to practice it upon them,
which will very fully test the sincerity Of its Wanted
respect for the will Of the people, exhibited in the
Lecompton controversy.
We cannot but express our admiration at the man.
ner in which this great democratic State Of the Pa.
cifc thus continually rebukes the apostates from
principle who rush off TO her after great and Impair
donabe delinquencies here seeking to repair the pc.
ltical fortunes which they have hopelessly ruined
on this side of the continent. 1t was thus that she
treated the fugitive, Foote, from Mississippi, who
berated the democratic administration and organiza
ton SO furiously the other day in Memphis on his
return from dreary and improbable exile. He
failed to find any comfort consolation in his apos
tacy from the stern and indomitab!e democracy of
California. 1t was thus that she treated the Hon.
Edward Stany, who emigrated from North. Carolina,
where his popularity was Frustrated, in the hope of
finding the people of California less upon men
who forsake the principles of their fathers and desert
southern man. the sectional candidate Of the north
ern party, he had the modification to discover that
the people Of California not insensib'e to the
dictates Of generous and genuine patriotism, or
tolerant to men who despised them, as he had sup
posed. In these and several other similar cases,
California has indignantly refused to allow herself
to be made pententiary. Botany Bay for the re-
form and probation Of political exies and oucasts
from the East. And now We have the verdict Of
California upon the conduct Of Mr.. Broderick and
Mr.. McKibben, who, generously elected by her de-
mocracy to represent their sentiments, far away At
the national capitalize support their principles, to
fight their enemies, and to defend aid counsel with
their friends-signalized the first session Of their
public service by unblushing coalition with their
enemies in whole sessions opposition to democrat
ic principles. measures, and men, We have not
known retribution more scorchng and severe
within our recollection of political occurrences than
this prompt and crushing rebuke of the people Of CAL
fornia to these two betrayers of her confidence and
| abusers of her high trusts.
| A NEGRO Boy TAKEN FROM his MASTER IN CANADA.