The Van Buren press., 1860-10-05
California.

We feel every confidence that this State
will cast its electoral vote for Douglas. A
majority Of the Democratic newspapers.
embracing the ablest and most generally
disseminated, espouse his cause, and, for .
wonder, following instead Of attemp-
ting to lead, public sentiment. are mostly
arrayed on his side-leaving tho Disunion
or Brsckinridge movement to bo defended
by the Senators Latham and Gwin, who
sold out some time since to the Admins
tration. Our latest exchanges give ac-
counts Of meeting at Sacramento. at
which Senator Latham spoke to about
]. 500 people, majority of whom were
against Breckinridge and the papers arc
full of similar indications Of tho way the
popular current is going. The San Fran
cisco Herald (Goyernment organl Of Au-
gust II, mas q long article, aimed to be Sc
we're on Gov. Denver, and other prominent
men. who go for Douglas as the regular
nominee of their party, in which the editor
says:
Here, in California, we find gentlemen,
not only Of respcctability but of talent and
ambition, openly declaring that they sup
port Douglas. while disagreeing with him
on the fundamental principles of Govern
ment and the only vital issue Of the pres
ent day.
The Herald of course means " Squatter
Sovereignty" though we deny that that, or
the abstraction which the term refers to, is,
in any sense, vital issue. We give tho
language, however in order that our read
ers may be possessed of the information it
conveys.
The contest in California is evidently be-
tween Douglas and Bell, and good sign
that such is the case is found in the fact
that the Bell papers, with the view to ma
king something near an equal division of
tho Democratic party, encourage the
Breckinridge men, just as they do here in
Missouri. There is Demos majority
in the State Of $4,000 or $4,000, and we
think it extremely doubtful that Breckin-
ridge will take off anything approaching
that number Of votes. California is safe
fer Douglas.-Repubticon-
He IS /" A DOUGLAS MAN."-lt might
offend some Of the :" leaders Of the people"
to intimate that there are any Douglas men
residing in the State Immediately north OF
the Savannah river. However that may be
it shall not prevent us from relating an oc-
currence which recently took place at tho
North, and, we believe. at Philadelphia. A
gentleman from South Carolina. in hurried
Iy leaving a coach or hack, handed the dri-
yer was in the act of getting out his change
for the piece. the Carolinian moved off and
continued on his course. AS soon as the
driver noticed that the gentleman was go
ing off he knew there was some mistake
about the money paid him, and he immc-
diately went in pursuit.
i At the end of block or square the dri-
vcr who nv the vay was an Irishman
met met up With him. and said :" SIR. You ala
not stop for your change: you gave me a
ten dollar gold piece. and you must have
thought j: fifty cent piece. Here is your
CHANGE
"My good SIR said the Carolinian, "you
prise NE was not aware that gave You
more than your regular fare, and thank
you for your honorable dealing with me-"
"It's right" said Patrick, :. that you
should have your rights. You paid me
like gentleman, and, bedad, you shall be
rightly treated"
The few moments which interviewed dur
ing this conversation served to collect to-
gether several persons, and the Carolinian
: said:
"Thank Heaven, / can return to tho
South, and say that found one honest
man in the free States. who proved honest
under temptation, when there was no
chance for exposure. How will and my
Southern friends be able to account for
this 90
.Tell them, said Patrick, " that you had
dealings with Douglas man, and they
never humbug anybody"
! Three chesrs were instantly given for
Douglas by the entire crowd-the Irishman
was highly complimented and what af-
forded him great pleasure. was the an
nouncement that the South Carolinian was
also an out-and out Stephen n. Douglas
man.-Auyusta Ga.) Constisutionalist.
Sept. Is.
~ The Supreme Court decides tho
Missouri Compromise to be unconstitution-
al, because that restriction prevented the
people Of the Territories from regulating
their own domestic institutions. Is that
{ decision correct ? If the same court -
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