Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-03
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, March Isl


not attempt a very minute report The tele'
graph wires have, presume, already inform
ed your readers of the overwhelming defeat
of the Weller candidates for National dele
gates. The result only shows that the La
than tactics are most peculiar and that the
main feature of them is to waste no strength
on preliminaries, for the sake of outside effect
The tendency of the apparent Weller tri-
umph of yesterday was to inspire his friends
with the idea that their fight was made and
won; and that nothing remained to be done,
but to divide the honors Meanwhile the
Latham wing found no difficulty in arrang-
ing who should be candidates for Charleston,
for the reason that the election of Weller
men seemed inevitable to the unnitiated.-
The vote received yesterday by Phil. Moore
for temporary chairman, was, as the proceed
ings of to-day Obundantly prove, made upby
good proportion of Latham men. Had the
GwinW eller faction sustained signal de-
feat at the outset, they would have become
exasperated, and, having an abundance of
good takers and parliamentarians among
them, they would have made great trouble.
They fought with less desperation after be-
ing made believe that they were in the as
tendency.
The resolutions adopted amount to moth
ing They are vague generalites. The reso-
luton declaring Daniel S. Dickinson to be
the choice of the California Democracy for
the Presidency is of no binding force upon
the delegation. The motion to amend (made
by Geiger, Federal office holder,) by instruct.
ing the delegates to rote for Dickinson, may
have been made in good faith, but it is little
singular that it was ferociousy assaulted by
several Federal officers, and finally defeated
by vote of ayes 55, noes 296 The effect
of this vote, Is, of course, to release the dele
CATION from even the implied instructions,
which the original resolution might other
wise be supposed TO intend. 1t is hardly fair
to ask intelligent men to believe that the
mover proceeded without any consultation
with his side the house (Gwin-W Weller) In
this connection, it may be suggested that, as
Mr. Buchanan is himselfa candidate for re-
election, those holding appointments under
him, did no more than it was reasonably ex-
pected by him that they would do, in frown-
ing down all attempts at labelling the dele
gates to Charleston But the vote upon the
motion to instruct was not, Of course, a test
of the strength Of any aspirant save Dickin
son. He had, then fifty five delegates in the
convention. 1t is vain for his friends TO try
and make his strength appear greater than
this, for every man will always vote for in
structiOns in favor of his first choice. The
296 other votes, it is impossible to canvass
They were divided between all the candi-
dates in the field.
VIM. NJ. Gwin is a candidate for the Vice
Presidency. The Gwin- W eller leaders prob
ably desired to send delegation for his
| especial use. If he could win, the Senatorial
field would be free from his awful presence
Had the election of Latham men to Charles
ton been anticipated, very likely the other
wing would have all voted to tie them up TO
Dickinson, in order that their opposition to
Gwin's programme (Which perhaps embraces
Buchanan for the Presidency might not be
an entirely free one. The defeat of Geger's
anti-Douglas resolution plainly shows that the
Gwinites were even more deceived with re.
gard to their strength, as against the 'Little
Giant" than in their contest with Latham.
The manly and stirring speech of Humphrey
Griffith, in defence of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
and his friends in the Northwest, and in
California, was mastery effort No other
man would have been listened to so pro-
foundly as he was He reminded the little |
pack ofpolitieians, who were trying to insult |
DOUGLAS by pronouncing him the last choice
Of California, of the need the Democratic par
ty would have of that statesman's help in the
coming contest. His clear musical voice was
heard with ease by persons outside of the
building, as he raised the thoughts of his
hearers, above the petty quarrels between
pigmies here, to an elevation from which
they could look up and see STEPHEN A. DoUG.
LAS holding the destinies of the party in his
own right hand At the close of the speech
the applause was deafening. Ills motion to
table the last kick, of our Federal officials, at
the man who is to succeed their present mas
ter, was carried BY vote of 2S5 to SO
The delegates elected to the National Con-
vention, will consult with Mr.. Latham upon
matters connected Herewith. d.