Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-11
Shasta Courier on Douglas.

The Shasta Courier of last week. holds the
following forcible language in reference 70
the chances of Douglas in the Charleston
Convention
we hoPe-almost against hope-that the
Southern Democracy will at Charleston find
thelr eyes freed from the scales of unjust nre-
Judlce, placed thereon by Southern dema-
gogues, and be able to see their error ore thnv
reject 'the lion of the tribe of Judeo - W.
trust that Southern delegates will not crafty
the Black Republicans so much as to sacri6ce
the great Illinois Senator-whom of olI men
they fear and hate the most-to annease The
names of dead and rotten Lecomptonism w q
trust Southern Democrats will never Tins
erect living monument of criminal folly
and base lngratitude, to which the Republi-
cars may sneeringly point the young and as
pirlng Democrat of the free States, with the
admonition, Behold, young Democrat, a
monument of Southern gratitude See the
reward which you may hope for at the hands
OF southern Democrats Look A Douglas
sialn-aiter years Of service and leadership. II
douglas slain, and with a Southern blade 7"
we VIII not believe Southern Democrats ca
'"ule OF such lngratitude, until We can no
longer refuse to believe. Already Virginia.
standing every fool in this State is in the
iiaoif oi sneering at her-Virginia. through
one OF her leading Democratic napers saws
while her Delegates prefer a Southern man
for the Presidency, they will yet be ready to
centre upon Douglas as second choice A
large delegation of pominent Democrats from
eastern Maryland heretofore supposed to be
especially hostile to Douglas, waited upnn
HIM after his reply to Seward, and frankly
informed him that he was the first choice of
the Democracy OF that section. Col. Joseph
=. Bradley, of Alabama, delegate to the
charleston Convention from the district of
senator Clay-who recently said he would
not vote Tor Douglas if he were the Charles
ton nomlEee-has declared for Douglas. The
Georgia Columbus Corner Stone, also has
raised the Douglas flag. SO too has the gal
liant Forsyth, recent Minister to Mexico
Listen to this eloquent son of the South in
vindlcation Of his support of the great Hi
nos Senator:
II thank God that while be has borne upon
his back the Southern cross on Northern
ground, and borne it bravey through ordeals
OF tire and persecution, that | this dav. in
bearing his cross on Southern ground can
vindicate the claim of outhern magnanimitv
to equality with that of the North. He has
fought the good fight for me and mine in the
North; will do battle for him in the south.
though it lead me to political Calvary"
We trust these are evidences of n sober
second thought" that will result in the nomi-
nation Of Douglas at Charleston.
LEGIsLATIvE-The Senate vest erdav au-
thorized the Supervisors of Sacramento to
levy special tax to pay for the ground Sc
lected for the Capitol. The Colorado Terri
tory discussion will come up to day. The
Assembly bill which prohibits, under heavy
penalties, the sale ofliquors which have been
adulternted, passed. An amendment to the
Civil Practice Act, and an amendment to the
Probate Act, were also passed. The Consti-
tutional Convention comes up on Thursday
In the Assembly, the Act to abolish the
office of Quartermaster General was lost, by
very large majority. The Assembly seem
inclined now to let the present incumt ent
serve his time out. The Aiarysville State Re
form School bill was passed 1t appropriates
$4,000 to commence the work. MIR Fair
child introd ced resolution to provide
new flag for the State House. He wishes all
of the stars to which we are entitled put in
the flag. The bill to prohibit logrolling and
lobbying was unceremoniously thrown over
board The bill to create Marshall county
out of Ell Dorado was ordered engrossed.-
The bill to enforce the collection of Chinese
mining licenses was ordered engrossed, and
will probably pass.-Staad1rd, ZneSday