The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-01
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FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YoRK, "wednesday night,)

NRw York, "wednesday nlghtD
September 20, 1858
In political circles the Of tho State election in
California the triumphant victory Of the administration
democracy and the utter defeat of the BrOderck and Nc
Kibben anti Lecomptones, furnish the principal topic of
discussion The victory is certainly of great importance
evidence of the popular feeling IN California and
complete refutaon of the confident predictions OF the
anti Lecom pton senator from the Golden State.
1t will be remembered that last SPRING while the Kan
sas bill under discussion in the United States
Senate Senator Gwin presented joint resolutions Of
the California legislature instructng him and Mr.
Boderick to support the Kansas policy of the President
The moment that Mr. Gwin had finished reading the in
structions Mr. Broderck sprung to his feet and with
that almost savage bquerie that distinguishes his gem
era conduct charged the legislature of his State with
wfl and corrupt Misrepresentation OF the popular SEN
ment defanty refused to obey the Instructions and
swaggerngy declared that he would appeal to the people
to sustain him Senator Gwin replied, announcing his
intention to obey the instructions, he convinced
that they mboded the wishes Of his constituents and bis
complete willingness to appeal to the people on the issue
presented by his colleague Mr. Gwin had always been
steady supporter of the policy on the Kansas
question: and he always confident that his course
would meet the hearty approval Of the people OF CALI
ornia The instructions, therefore, were merely an in
dorseent of his action Mr. Brodeck despsed the in
structions voted against the English BILL and in his en-
tire course during the last session of Congress, took
every occasion that offered to Willy and assa the Pres
dent to oppose and annoy the democratic party
and in company with his presumptuous colleague
cans His challenge TO his venerable colleague was
heard with joy by the republican sectionalists, and its
digniied acceptance by DR.. Gwin gave confidence to
every democrat that his estimate of the wishes Of
the people of California correct That confidence
has proved to be well founded BY an immense majority
of as large as poed at State election in
California the administration candidates have been elect
ed and in their strongholds where in former days
q Dare and '.Coyote joe used to 'rulo the roost,
they have been secuted and kicked out The peo-
pie have practically said to them, We have trust
ed you and elevated you to high position and
power, believing that you were honest democrats,
and that you would defend the democratic cause
against the black republican know nothing opposition
with mness and fidelity. We find that you have abused
your power alsfed your pledges deceived those who
supported you and betrayed the cause to its sworn and
deadly foes You have despsed the instructions Of
our legislature and have had the audacty to appeal to
to sustain your treachery and rebellion We unhes
tathgy pronounce you unworthy OF your trust~-no
longer entitled to place In the ranks Of the democracy
and we therefore drive you from among and place
you where you ought to among the blackrepublcan
enemies Of the constitution and the Union"
With the excepkon of the defeat OF p. +, Blair r, Of
Missouri there has been no such encouraging victory as
that in California The Is heavy blow and great
discourageme to the opposition who up to yesterday
affected to believe that Broderick and McKibbcn would
DO rumphantly sustained and that Douglas stock would
rise rapidly in the market Only yesterday the Phila
ephia Press contained the following statement ut is
conceded that Broderick and McKbben will be triumph
andy sustained in California. am curious to see how
the Press will bear this speedy humiliation of its conf
dent hopes and whether it will concede that Messrs
b. and Mex have been ''triumphantly'' defeated Mis-
souri, and California the teeI uphdrsn of the
Dougasites. They must feel quite dsmayed at the
news did the Assyrian monarch at the handwriting
the wall 4ttt5l a
The Postmaster General is still in town. He has been
waited on by all prominent citizens, and by not
few property owners each of whom hopes to induce him
to purchase his particular lot for post office site So
far il is said, he has not come to any decson--at
least he has not intimated any preference. The
chants are almost unanimous in favor of the present Site
and the uptown newspaper editors are clamorous for the
purchase OF the lower angle of tho Park which in the
Immediate vicinity of their Offices The Broadway Thea
tire and Appletons building also spoken Of but
hope that whatever change Is made, the post Office will
be moved to Broadway, which is already sufficiently
encountered
The money market is substantially unchanged For
very short primo paper rates Of discount very easy
and call loans be had at very low rates but for pa
per maturing In the early part of the next year the
ket is rather sitter than it has been.
Foreign exchange was tame after the sailing of the
Persia which took out s653, 1876 in specie Rates
nominaly as follows Bankers sterling, Ito ll0f !;
sight do llOA 110a Commercial signatures 1904 a
ITO. Exchange Paris, g. l3s a5.lli Antwerp, 5 is
a5125; Amsterdam, Ala a4ls Frankfort Ala All !;
Hamburg. 36i 365; Bremen, 70 79t; and Prussian
thalers 72} a734.
The stock market less active this morning than 1t
was yesterday, but the sales Of descriptions were