The Shasta courier., 1860-09-22
Candidates for rAssembIyfnan,

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racy Of this county is ndisputable. It is unneces.
sary for Us to state, in this connection, why thi:
is so. For all the purposes OF this argument il
is sufficient to allude to It as an indisputable
fact. We may also state that, among the half.
dozen names usually mentioned in connection
with the Senatorship, he is probably the last
choice of a majority of our people We do no,
wish to be understood as expressing cur indi-
vidual sentiments towards DR.. Gwin, but simnly
as stating what we conceive to be the position
which be at this time occupies in the affections
OF the people of Shasta county. For ourself
while acknowledging that the old Senator has
many political sins, both of omission and
commission" to answer for, and that, like Mr.
Buchanan, he has the weakness of ignoring the
friendship OF those from whom he has received
favors, by bestowing his favors upon those who
have ever been hs enenlies-while admitting
all this we yet Grow that, among all the
breckinridge boilers, he is our first choice for
United States Senator. Why? the reader will
ask. Because we believe that, intellectually, he
is among the Breckinridge clan what, PHYSICAL
ly, giant is among pigmies Because, in op-
position to Douglas, he has exhibited some de-
gree of honesty, which cannot be said of any
other Breckenridge aspirant in the State. In
1859 he denounced Judge Dougiasi Freeport
speech. Did Latham and Weller do anything
Of'the kind? No. they. r7Ts5s, one year after
tie delivery Of that Freeport speech, they pro-
nounced JGdge Douglas a spotless Democrat.
inside of the organization, and fully entitled to
all the immunties and privileges of the time
honored Democratic party. And lastly, we pre-
fer him to any other Breckenridge aspirant, be-
cause he will accomplish more for the State, in
the position of United States Senator, than a
Z" bakers dozen" of John B. Welers. and men of
that stripe of demagogues. These are our rea-
sons for prefering DR.. Gwin above all other
Breckinridge Senatorial aspirants. At the same
time, We would see any Douglas Democratic as
pirant elected rather than DR.. Gwin.
However, these are our individual views
touching man who is leading boiling faction
of the Democracy OF this State, end who, for
that reason especially, we hape to see defeated
And these views have but remote connection
with the point towards which we are seeking to
lead the mind Of the reader. That point is this:
The Democracy of this county are opposed to
the reelection of DR.. Gwin to the T. s. Senate :;
and yet, if the Breckinridge candidate for the
Assembly is elected, he will be forced TO vote for
DR.. Gwin And why? Because he will go
into caucus with the other Breckenridge legis-
lators-Dr. Gwn will have a majority of that
caucus-and he will be compelled to yield to
the voice of that majority notwithstanding both
he and DR.. Gwin ignore that rule in making
Presidential nominations. He will be compelled
to support the nominee of that caucus, who will
certainly be DR.. Gwin.
Th ere is no possible way to avoid this concu-
sion. 1t is inevitable. Mr.. Bass may, as an
individual, be opposed to the reelection of DR..
Gwin. but, if DR.. Gwin is the nominee of
caucus of the Breckinridge wing, he will be
forced to vote for him. Hence, the only sure
way to cast the vote of Shasta county against
DR.. Gwin, is to re-elect Hon. John White to the
Assembly, who is pledged to oppose him, and
who, under no conceivable circumstances, will
vote for him.
:, In fact the election of U. S. Senator is the
only thing which gives interest to the contest
for Assemblyrnan in this county. The question
is, Shall we send a vote to Sacramento in favor
of DR.. Gwiu, by electing the Breckenridge can
didate; or shall we send a vote dead against
him, by re-electing Hon. John White?
As the contest in this county is between
of those men who are going to throw away their
votes on the other candidates, to this view of
the Assemblyman question.