Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12

to repudiate national true Democratic doc
trines. 1t is those hirelings who have ac-
ceded to the will of the master, who actually
deserted the Democratic platform, who are
seeking to steal the name of Democracy. and
swear chat we have deserted the marty
Laughter and cheers was no officehold-
er. l was not laekey, under the nod of an
unscrupulous appointing power was the
representative Of great and independent
State--l was free man. TCheers | stood
by the principles and platform of nv patty.
and opposed the Preside in his suicidal
policy LCheers. ] knew that the people of
California would never give their cons, mt
to the enslavement of a free people, and
exercised every power | could command to
prevent the preparation of this foul wrong
upon the people of Kansas Cheers
NoIcE-"Bueno." Laughter After the Le-
compton Constitution had passed from the
Senate and been killed in the House. or
while the English Bill was under discussion.
received instructions from the Legislature
of this State to give the Lecompton eonstitu-
ton my support. If had been inclined TO
obey those instructions, | could not have done
So for the vote on the bill had been taken
twenty Two days prior to their reception
Laughter But | would not have obeved
]
ton Bill, and | could not be instructed to
violate my oath and my conscience. TCheers.
felt contempt for the servile men who in
dorsed that Constitution without ever having
readit and who in so doing, acted in humble
crawling obedience to the dictates of the
paid minions of Federal power TGreat cheer
ing. That Legislature indorsed Constitu-
tion which it had never read and | here
make the assertion that at the time those
resolutions of instruction passed the Legisla
ture there was not single copy of the Le-
compton Constitution in the State of Califor-
MA Great laughter and cheering A VOICE
-"Irue as Gospel :" another voice-"They
went 1t blind, like hogs on ice'l And vet
the members of the last Legislature request
ed me to resign because | did not obey in
structions in regard to a vote which was
given twenty-five days prior to the reception
of the instructions. Renewed laughter I
confess ! have some charity for the members
of the Legislature who instructed me to vote
for the Lecompton Constitution, for while no
member of that body ever read the docu-
ment in question, or never read it until after
he had given his vote on the instructions.
while all, at the time, were ignorant of its
provisions, many representatives may have
supposed it was right because the President
indorsed it but | have only loathng and
contempt for the members of the last Legis-
lature who requested me to -esign because |
did not obey instructions which reached me
twenty-five days after the vote complained
OF was given. Great cheering.
1t has been my effort in the Senate to re-
duce the fees and salaries of officeholders
because believed that there was an un-
righteous disparity or disproportion between
them and the wages of farmers, lniners, me-
chanics, and men engaged in other branches
of business and labor never opposed any
appropriation for the benefit of California.
though have opposed and defeated many
claims and appropriations which were origi-
mated and designed for the pecunary benefit
and aggrandizement of ofliceholders GCheersl
asserted that the price of living and of la
Dor had fallen greatly; l asserted that the
salaries of laborers were not now more than
half as much as they were during the carly
days of California-during the flush times.
and that everything else had been reduced
in proportion. l knew that the expenses of
our Government were exceeding 100000
900 millions annually, and | thought we
could afford to economic in California by
reducing the salaries of Government officers |
so that they should correspond, in Just ratio,
with the reduced price of labor and cost of
living. In this effort | partially succeeded, |
and, if not before. | have now, and thus |
earned the unrelenting hostility of every |
Custom House official and Postmaster, and |
every expectaut of Federal patronage in this
State. Great laughter.
The history of James Buchanan's trenche-
ry to the people of the State of California.
of Lis petty track of writing letter to us to
catch votes-sent here at too late dav to
return and be published in the Southern
States before eleetion-of his unwearying and
systematic opposition of his supporters in tn
Senate to Pacific Railroad, except Pnci-
tic Railroad for the benefit of Guaymas, in
Mexico, would occupy, in DETAIL too much
time. and pass i by for the present.
If a majority of the citizens of Territory
are opposed to the establishment of slavery |
among them, there can be no safety for this |
species Of pre- perty unless the General Gov
ernment sends United States solder with |
every negro. Laughter If this species of |
property is to receive special protection from
the General Government, all other property |
should have the same protection. If the own
er of a negro worth $500 is entitled to one U |
5. soldier to prevent his negro from running |
away, the owner of a horse worth $500 is |
entitled to the same right for the same object |
Laughter
When the Supreme Court goes out of its
judicial arena to interfere with legislative af- |
fairs, to influence action upon political ques-
tions, it becomes the people to question, if |
not the right, at least the policy Of such ac-
ton. [Applause. A VoIcE.-"Good."
1t was intended by the trainers of our Gov
ernment that the three Departments-the
Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary
should be independent Based upon the |
idea of the intelligence of the people, the
trainers of the Constitution supposed that
men of intelligence and honesty would be
elected to construct the laws. 1t was made
the duty of The supreme Court to interpret
those laws, while the Executive Department
was provided to carry out those laws and see
that they were obeyed On this theory, fel-
low citizeus, rose our whole form of Govern
meht While it is proper that the Supreme
Court should have such absolute power, it is |
only the more dangerous for evil, if it were
controlled or influenced by political feeling, |
or sectional prejudices, or Executive dcta- |
tion. Great applause I
have, fellow citizens, consumed too much |
of your time, too long detained you from
hearing other gentlemen who desire to ad-
dress you. | shall close by urging upon you
TO give Your votes for the ticket headed by |
John Curry VoIcEs-"Wel do it"] That
is the best means of proving to the people