Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-14
Still vital.


Some of the Lecomptonites imagine that,
because the Douglas party of this State failed
in the late election, it has no future Never
vas there a profounder mistake Whether it
Is to remain as a separate and self sustained
organization. or to lose its distinct identity
in some other organization, it is still living
element in the Stnte, and, if anything, more
potent than ever. 1t has always been the
predominating element of the Democratic
party of California, from the time that the
Kansas issue arose in the Senate of the United
States 1t has only lacked concentration. tc
command the entire power Of the State Gov
ernment and to fill every office within tn,
gift OF the people. 1t has unfortunately
however, lacked concentration, and has been
divided and distributed between two distinct
organic ,tions, thus neutrazing its force and
efficiency. The Douglas element prevails
largely now in the Leeompton organization
and there are men now holding office under
the Federal Government who would openly
proc i'm themselves for Douglas, did it not
involve political decapitation. Take this
powerful element in the Lecompton party
and unite it with that boder element which
dared to throw away the husk of organza-
lion for the kernel of principle. and to enun-
ciate their views at whatever cost or sacri-
flee, and where would the Simon.pure lie
compton party in this State be2 Down on
their knees. begging for quarter
Some day, sooner or later this concentra-
tion of the Douglas forces must take place
1t is an unnatural separation which keep:
the two elements, thus kindred to each other
apart. They must necessarily gravitate to
wards each other, and be one.
How this is TO be done, we are not prepar
ed to say. But, men who think alike OF
great general principles will always find 4
way, in due time, for a concert of action, and
combined movement towards the main END
in view
The election just passed is of but small i'm
portance by the side of that great battle
which is to be fought in 1860 That faction
vi 'hV i'Vth"Ni"'AN p"i'g NH.Sh hnS uVI"itSo
from the doctrine of the Kansas Nebraska
Bill and the Cincinnati Platform, can neve.
lead, in the long run, the Democi acy of thi.
Nation. They must eventually go off t,
themselves, as the Secessionists went in 1850
They must and will be resisted by all tru
Democrats as II party seeking to engraft new
tangled notions into the creed of the Old Lin
Democracy. The germs of monarchy are il
their principles, for they deny the great righ
of self-government to the people, They de
sire, on the contrary to see all power cor
centrated at the Federal center, taking ava
from the distinct political communities int
which the Territories of the Union are O
may be divided the right to regulate thei
own municipal and local affairs.
Temporarily in this State, and by an un-
wise division of the Douglas forces, we ar,
beaten. But, the people will not long abid,
this state of things. The time must com,
soon when they will vindieate their owl
rights hy the exercise of that supreme powe
which bleongs to them at the ballotbox. |
they do not, then they deserve to be the sad
jsets which the Lecompton party would max
them A sad day will it be for our countr
when the proud title of american citizen
has no better a Specification than that Of a
European subject.