Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-10-12
Glorious Democratic Victories in Georgia, Mis-
sissinpi. and California. - = -

Glorious Democratic Victories in Georgia, Mis-.
sissippi, and California.
We have the pleasuse of recording complete Dem
ocratic victories in all these States.
Georgia has reelected Gov. Brown, Democrat,
by some fifteen thousand majority, and all the DEM
ocratic members of Congress but one.
Mississippi has elected all Democrats to Congress
and Democratic Governor by large majority
California has, if possible, eclipsed the glory of
Georgia and Mississippi The last Washington
Constitution says "Prvate letters received in this
City from California written before complete returns
Of the election published announce confidently
that in every county in the State with the possible
exception Of San Francisco the national democracy
have overwhelmingly defeated the combined opposi-
ton of Broderickites and black Republicans. Even
in San Francisco there is good to hope that
the democracy have triumphed. The opposition
have not even succeeded in electing one member of
the legislature. The entire body is composed of
sound national democrats It is calculated that the
majority Of the Administration democrats over all
will be fully 10000 Never in California, and seldom
in any State, have the democrats achieved a more
signal victory"
In Mississippi and Georgia the current was with
the Democracy, owing to their soundness on the
question of Southern rights and the fact that the
Democratic organization is national one but the
Democrats of California had to contend with unusual
difficulties Their victory is undert the circumstances
most gratifying They have triumphed, on sound
Constitutional principles over their black Republican
opponents and over domestic traitors. Broderick,
who opposed the admission of Kansas with her Lee
compton Constitution, and who poured out in the
Senate his vile abuse on James Buchanan has been
repudated by the Democracy of California; and
that chvalrous and sterling Democrat, Dr. Gwinn,
has been sustained.
Democracy possess vitality, spirit of conference
| which nothing can destroy. Stricken down in one
place. it rises in another, and gathers from the very
circumstances of its defeats new elements of vgor
and success. The reason of this is, it is national
Constitutional party and its members always think
| more of principles than of men. Founded on the
Constitution it enters the contest with doctrines
which are of the essence of TRUTH and which never
fail to commend themselves, in the end, to the &C
ceptance and approval of the people.
In addition to these brilliant victories in two
slavcholding and non-saveholding State, we arr
happy to say to Democratic readers that the in
dcations in New York and in other Northern State
are highly encouraging. The Democracy in tina
quarter are harmonizing and preparing in earnes
for the great struggle of 1860. We do not We
despair of the Republic. The contest is CONSTANT,
narrowing down between national Democrat ant
William H. Seward; and We trust that that issue
and that alone will be presented in 1860 If cnoug
of the non-slavehoding States are black Republican
to elect Seward, let us know it, if not, let anothe
| pledge of continued concord on Constitutional prn
ciples be given, by the election as in 1856, of
sound national Democrat