Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-04
The New Custom House Party makes "a
Beginning.

Judging from the account given by the
Sacramento Union, the primary elections Of
the Republican party at Sacramento on Sat-
urday. we're not characterized by that lofty
devotion-to country, and Indifference to Of
/ flee, which might have been expected to pre-
vail among those who have had SO much to
say against party trickery and fraud aud
who have for some years so bitterly de-
nounced interference by Federal officials
with local elections. 1t has never been our
lot to act with Custom House faction. The
! tyranny and corruption Of James Buchanan's
administration was never more apparent than
| during the three months which preceded our
state elections The Collector Of Customs,
acting under orders from Gwn-who was one
of dozen in whom all there ever was OF Hu-
chanan seemed merged-gaye forth, through
the columns Of his sycophantc organs, who
and what should be supported by all who de-
sired to be deemed worthy of the confidence
of the administration leaders. Promises OF
place were held out to hating delegates in
party conventions; good men were turned
pennies into the street TO make way for
me fellows who must be paid their brides
money to the extent, perhaps, of a quarter Of
the salaries Of Federal attaches, was taken
from them for the purpose of paying men to
carry out the plans of our masters at Wash F.
! ington; and all that fraud, force, falsehood 4,
and low cunning could do, was done, to make
the Custom House power in the land. The
Republicans saw all this; affected to scken
at it denounced all who were engaged in
it raved at the administrator which toer-
ated it, and held the Presieent directly re.
sponsiblc for it all They said that he must
approve the conduct Of his appointees, or he
would remove them. 1t was hard to answer
such reasoning. Well, we have now Re-
publican Administration. The usual pilgrim
age to Washington for offices has been made,
by one fourth of those who voted for the new
| President. The rush was eager. The maws
| Of the Wde-A wakes were rayenous. The en-
dorsements of State and County Committees
were paraded Rival applicants tore each
others regulations in shreds, in order to en-
compass each others defeat The President
was besieged in his own house, and could
neither eat, drink, nor sleep, much less give
thought to jeff Davis, while the fierce
stroggle for office continued. Appointments
in great numbers were made The Gins" re-
ioicee-the "outs' suked. The California
pilgrims returned Stanford had not been
appointed Collector, but he had been satisf-
ed. The Governorship wa generously dealt
out to him as his share in the party triumph.
The party here in California did not exactly
say so, but everybody understood very well
that he had got out of somebody's way, or
had helped sundry persons in, and that the
new Federal officials would go for him. Sen
ator Phelps is urged by many Of his party as
a candidate for gubernatorial honors. They
think he served the party as faithfully as any.
The primary elections are to decide between
the two. The contest has opened. At Sac.
ramcno on Saturday. the filthy pool Of poll
ties was uncovered. The following from the
| Union will give an idea of the first battle be-
tween the two wings of the Republicans
The Republican primary election in this
city on Saturday resulted in the choice of
delegates favorable to the nomination of L..
stanford for Governor. In the county, so far
as heard from. the friends of Phelps are in
the ascendency. 1t is long since a local eloc
ton was held in this city at which party feel
ing ran SO high as at the polls on Saturday.
The better class of Republicans complain
,.f i,I l.-tl
sons in the pay Of the San Francisco Federal
Offices to compass their ends and a considera-
/ bic number of our respectable citizens, who
| have been Jealous Republicans hitherto, Were
so disgusted with the trickery and corruption
/ practiced that they abstaned from voting,
or taking any part in the election. 1t is
charged that money was freely used, and that
double voting was carried on openly; also,
that mixed crowds of Seccssionists and Breck
inridge Democrats controlled the result In
one or two Wards. There is a report that
the opponents Of the Stanford wing intend to
contest the election. 1t is not much TO the
credit Of the new Collector in San Francisco
if the charges against him and his party in
connection with the means employed on Sat
urdny are true. They will prove heavy
load for the Republican party TO carry in the
State election next fall.
And while these scenes are being enacted
our nation is being shaken to its very founda-
tions, and a rebel chieftain is leading a hun
dred thousand armed men to depose the
President elected by the Republican party.
We shall know by and by whether the Presi-
dent is pleased or indignant with the use
made of Federal positions in California.
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