Daily national Democrat., 1859-10-22
Down on Weller.

| met with some sAu uis"lPV''N " ~
hands. and takes revenge upon him 10y mag
,ifring one or two very innocent actions Of
is into vast political crimes and misde-
meanorS
Governor Weller. it appears, has appointed
! n. A. H. Ball, of Sacramento. Commission
er to select site for State Reform School,
nr something Of the sort, and Mr.. Ball is not
Leeomptonitel The Governor appointed
Mr. Ball. doubtless because he knew he was
competent and very fit man for the posi-
tion. Competency and fitness are not the
qua iications necessary in such cases in the
eyes Of the Express, but the sole qualification
is Lecomptonism. We confess We ARE some
what surprised to see Governor Weller so FIR
cut loose from Lecomptonism as to regard
personal fitness as superior TO mere partisan
claims, but since he has really done so, why
we mnst in simple justice to the degree of in-
dependence displayed, applaud the act.
But the Express has other complaints. on
the same score, to make against its late beau
ideal Of great political leader and states
man We shall be excused for quoting it in
full on the subject. 1t Gays:
1--WE ARE also informed that Governor Weller
has appointed gentleman of this city. Mr.. Chas.
NJ. GGrham, "a Notary Public Tor this county. This
Is very astonishing indeed Mr.. Gurham has
been, ever since the Kansas difficulty, bitter and
most unc1mprumising enemy OF the Lec0DlptOn
purity and nf the Administration Last spring he
was the Opposition candidIie fir City Clerk and
worked very hard to deeIt The Democracy, aud
he is vet bitter enemy of the party. What reu-
ders this appointment mure surprising is that
gond Democrats who worked hard for tie party
in season and out Ut seaSun, were also applicants
and were thrown overheard to make way for Mr.
Gurham. 1t cannot be possible that any Demo.
c, at ui this county recommended him IN prefer
ence To members Of the party. The Democracy
hereabouls do not feel greatly camplimeuted, as
thus is equivalent t. saying they haven't cnmpe-
tent persons enough IN their ranks 10 fill these
small uiiiceS
I'VE do not see why the Standard should at
tempt t0 apnLgise for the GOverhur, he Is fol-
lOwug m the footsteps of tn paper. Mr.. Geo.
c. Gorham whn was the Opposition candidate in
tins county for Recorder at the IT cent election,
aud whu was one of the bitterest and most uascru-
pu0us partlSans in the county, sc freely knew
officially that he was defeated before he was ns-
slstant editor Of the Delnocratc Standard, the
great central Democratic organ of the State 1t
u TttHtT unpdldAhUlt W tue lyCtllNCTdCy uI LhlS
county to have Ia accept Mr. Glrham AS an ex.
pnuent of Democratic principles, when they re-
member his bitter I'm lck rel catching" arf cles III
the DENucRAT, and his persistent elf ,rts on al
occasions ti break down the party. THIS may all
be right, but our uuSOphlsticAted people do not
understand IT."
| Now. in reference to Chas. NJ. Gorham, it
is true that he was nm 'enemy ofthe Lecomp
ton party"-righty named for once 10y the
Express, s,-but, that he worked hard to de
feat the Democracy" is untrue On the con-
trary, he labored for the regular Democratic
ticket Of the State and county with his ut
most ability, and it is considerable In ap-
pointing Mr. GOrham, Gov. Weller knows
well that he has appointed n sound National
Democrat, and one who has never been any
thing else than II Democla at all his life We
than Chas. NJ. Gorham. If the Express can
maine better one, We shall be pleased to
make his acquaintance.
But, the Express is not satisfied with at
tacking Gov. Weller. on Chas. NJ. Gorham'.
account, it must make an onslaught upon the
Democratic standard for daring TO employ IL
Douglas Democrat upon its columns One
Of the liveliest and most pointed political
writers in the State is George c. GOrIam
brother of Chas. NJ. The Standard knew it.
and. having prOfessed no hostility to honest
and sincere Douglas Democrats availed itself
of his S, rvices But the Express is SO ex-
ceedingly hostile to Douglas men,-since the
election. mind you-that it cannot bear tn
see one of them get along in the world at ALL
1t splits its venom at every Douglas man who
has any prominence in the State or county
tries to keep every rising Douglas man down,
and makes itself obnoxious TO every right
thinking man in the country.
Aside from all this, the Express ought to
know very well that Chas. I Bolts is the re.
sponsible editor of the Sacramento Standard,
and the political sentiments of the paper are
his. No matter what corps of writers he may
employ they are under his supervision and
he is responsible for what they say. unless
they choose, at any time, to assume volun
tarily personal responsibility of their own.
But. we lay no particular stress upon this.
The Standard pretends to be Democratic
paper. Very well, one Of the very best evi
dences that it is Democratic paper is that
it has man like Geo. c. Gorham employed
upon its coumns-as true a Democrat as car
be found within the limits Of this State.
II the Express is going to follow up in this
manner all the Douglas men in this State who
may chance to hold office or WELD the pen of
public writer, all we have to say is that it
will find itself pretty busy. The Douglas
men count themselves StGunch and true Dem.
ocrdts and nothing else, and they will cause
the Express and every other Anti.Douglas
paper in the State of California to feel it, too,
i'll the very marrow of their bones.
GRAND TELEGRAPH PRoJEor.-A Washing
ton letter writer says that to Mr. Collins, U
), Commercial Agent at the Amoor river
more than any other. is due the credit of
originating the plan for connecting Europe
with America by telegraph. 10y any Of the
Russian aud American settlements in the
Northern Pacific. lie has laid his plans be
| tore the Government ut WASHINGTON with n