, 1859-06-03

hend TIE anomalous condition Of the pres
ent political cheqber-bOard Of the oppOsi-
tion. &. @ ~ ~ -.
1t is needless to say TO our readers, that
with the elevation Of Mr.. PIERCE, to the
Presidency, the whig party was broken up
and disbanded as national organization ;
yet it seems that that fact was not made
apparent here at our first delegate cleo
tion, and Col. w. II. WALLACE was nomi-
mated by a convention Of its members, at
Olympia, for that position, in the fall Of
1858, against Judge LANCASTER, by whom
he was badly beaten. During the ensuing
year, parties began to take shape, in the
Atlantic States, for O conflict with the de-
mOcracy in the Presidential stuggle of 1856.
The nsas-Nebraska bill had passed into
law, and northern fanaticism, under the
specious name Of Repu6licanism, became
rampant in the organization of Shrek
ing" party to make Kansas "bleed." p
KnOw-nOthingism, too, with bigOtry and
intolerance as its watch-word, was runniog
wild career of proselytism, and which at
one lime threatened to render the order
national in its character-the former main
tanning that the elective franchise should
be degraded and extended TO the inferior
race Of negroes with which the northern
and western states abound, and the latter
it should be elevated, and virtually taken
from the Europeans who immigrated here
to enjoy our free institutions. The inau-
encc Of these parties wero speedily felt on
the shores Of the Pacific, and in the con-
test for tho delegateship in 1855, these
two parties, iu conjunction with a portion
Of what remained Of the old whig element,
consolidated against the democratic nomi-
nee; and although without avail, waged a
vigorous and desperate battle for success
we might rs well here refresh the minds
Of the democracy, that, before the terrific
rial convention Of this mougral cOmbina-
ton, Col. W. H. WALLACE was prominent
candidate for the delegate nomination, but
through the alleged treachery Of professed
friends was defeated. We mention this
fact simply to show that he has ever been
ready to receive any nomination that here
tofore might have been rendered to him,
regardless Of the principles that no may
have been called upon to carry out, no
matter how conflicting, provided always
that opposition 10 he democracy was made a
cardinal doctrine in the creed he was to
maintain. J-nols & a
The Political parties in tho delegate con
test of 1857, were the democracy and black
republicanism = know -noihingism having
two years previously retired to the shade
Of its native gIOOm-the two parties men,
toned having absorbed the members Of oil
others. At this stage Of our history "Col.
WALLACE was induced, perhaps from neces-
sity, to hang his harp upon the willows" I"
and give way to a gentleman Of equal pre-,
tensions and ability, (Hon. A. s.. ABER-
NETHY,) for whom the convention which
nominated him manufactured platform Of
principles to which all the members were
expected to give in their adhesion The
result discovered that Mr.. ABRRNErHY car
ried tIsO counties out Of strentsea.
And why is il that the enemies Of the
democracy. have made NO nomination fol
delegate in the coming elsstiOnl Why il
it that The leaders Of the republican party
now assume to eschew aud ignore all party
organization, and present no principles for
the consideration of the intelligent voters
Of the territory, other than on Independent
candidate and opposition TO The denlOc rati,
pariy2 How comes it now that
"Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and grey
the disappointed and diSafectcd Of all
former political parties, including, perhaps
Il corporaPS guard Of sore-headed political
nspirants and apostates from the democrat
ic ranks, and their retainers, are licked in
sweet embrace in the bubbling "Iadepen
deHE" chaldron? At the present, we will
assign but few reasons for this strange
party anomaly. In the FIRST place, the now
mongrel opposition hope, through the po
tent, but, as assumed in This instance, falst
and treacherous word ''iadtpeldent," to
s'Oiadis their way into power through the
aid of votes from the honest masses. The
names of Independent party "-"People's
party"-No-psrty-party,' &C., &C., are the
last resort Of broken down political dema.
gogues and disappointed aspirants, and we
honor the choice tie opposition have made
in the selection of their present standard
bearer. Whenever q party is running Ia