Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-02
To be Dodged.

B.F. Washington, the Great Mogul of the
Custom House party (Which party dictates
to Lecomptonism at large,) has modestly is
sued his ukase in regard to the proper course
for the Administration party of California to
pursue in their coming State Convention. j.
III. Harrason, of San Rafael, very kindly
gives him the, no doubt, much and long de-
sired opportunity of putting forth this edict
by addressing him letter, which, with the
lengthy reply to it, appears in the columns OF
the San Francisco National'of the 3lst ult.
Washingtons reply is very similar in dimen-
sions and general character to his celebrated
epistle to "that distinguished and consistent
cuss," Dan Gelwicks, of the Mountain Demo
crat, some time ago, on the Kansas question
which had the magic effect of turning the
elastic Dan wrong side outward and stand
ing him on his head instead of his feet, with
out his being aware of the change, in the
least degree imaginable.
Now, what do our readers suppose that the
Great Lecompton Dictator directs Tor, as they
will have it, adrises) in regard to the action
of the Lecompton State Convention Why
this-that they dodge the great issue between
Douglas and Brown, on the Esd of February
in the Senate of the United States entirely,
and leave the question of slave code for the
Territories wholly untouched in the Conven-
ton. "La it," he says, ignore the entire
question"
We are not surprised at this edict of the
Custom House in the least We said, some
weeks ago, that the Lecompton State Conven-
ton would not dare to meet this issue. But,
it matters little whether they meet it or not.
The Douglas Democratic Convention will
meet it fully and completely, and the fact
that the Lecompton State Convention ignore
the question will be proof positive that the
party is in fdUor of slave code for the Ter
ritories The leaders of that party have de-
clared in the Senate of the United States anG
elsewhere that slave code must and shall
be enacted for the Territories, and the whole
Lecompton party of this State are committed
to the policy, unless they specially and in Sc
many words repudiate the doctrine. Silence
won't answer, The people demand to know
how party organizations stand on this ques-
tion, and they will certainly take it fol
granted that Convention which ignores tn,
question is in favor of Slave Code, for tn,
| reason that there is no inducement to silence
except fear to avow what is obnoxious to
! the masses If the Convention were opposed
to a slave code, there would be no trouble in
the expression of the fact, but it requires
nerve to declare to the people of this State
belief in the Congressional Intervention
principles put forth by Brown and Davis and
Gwin and the rest of the Lecompton leaders
in the Senate
1t is known to the whole country that the
Douglass press has charged upon the Lecomp
ton party of this State an adherence to and
endorsement of the policy of Slave Code for
the Territories Now, let their Convention
deny it if they dare. Their silent acknowl-
edgement of the truth of the accusation is ms
good an knowledgement to us as if they
were to proclaim it from the brazen throats
of thousand trumpets.