Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-25
The Alta, the Bulletin and the Bulk
Head.

The San Francis Herald hits the virtuous
Alta and Bulletin the following heavy blow:
The Alta bears a somewhat better reputa-
ton than the Bulletin, though it has no great
influence or circulation among the people.
Both of these papers predicate their attacks
upon Mr.. Conness, ostensibly as guardians of
the public interests, in the matter of that
gentleman's support of the Bulkhead meas
ure, when they, as well as any well-informed
man, know that the Bulkhead is dead
lion," never to be revived again, except as
the people of this city and the State may
generally, by decided majorities, demand.
AS pretext, however it is a good thing for
the Bulletin and Alta to use 4; thereby they
can vent their malice against Mr.. Conness,
and at the same time fulfill their obligations
to Others. The cry. they think, is popular,
and they make the most of it. Let them do
so. Let them redouble their opposition to
Mr. Conness and the Union Democratic ticket.
We court it, and pledge them " no quarter"
if they are defeated, and they are sure to be.
The Bulkhead cry can only have the effect
to injure their supporters, as it ia already in
uring the city of San Francisco. The mer-
cenary hirelings of interested parties who,
under the cry of "stop. thief! az wolf!
wolff" wish to divert the public attention
from themselves, while they plumber the
people and secure n Bulkhead scheme of
their own choosing, can have but little re-
spect, ultimately at the hands of the public.
AusTRALrA.-By the bark Otto, which ar
rived at San Francisco on Monday, we have
the following news from Australia to April
goth:
IL l.
driving out the inhabitants, and cansing
some of them to tree. Great damage to
property resulted, but no lives lost
Alexander Mclean, of Windsor, Victoria,
recently murdered his wife, He was famous
as swordsman and used the weapon on the
person of his wife as he had been accustomed
to exhibit his "cuts" in public Mclean
was formerly in the army, and was present
in the Balaclava charge.
The German bark Rembrandt, on the 10th
of April, on h-r voyage from Newcastle,
New South Wales, to Melbourne, foundered
at sea, during q terrific westerly gale with
the loss of ten of the crew and q lady pas
senger.
A gold nugget, weighing 1872 ounces, was
found at Ballarat on April 18th.
VRTUorsLY INDIGNANT.-Th Stockton Re
publican is virtuousy indignant because
Government will not acknowledge the inde-
pendence Of the Southern Confederacy and
positively furious because the Governmen,
will not carry letters of Secessioniss fol
nothing. The same paper has also expressed
its Indignation because Davis is not allowed
to take Washington.- Morning CaH
REMARRs OF Coz. STEVENSON AT THE SAN
FRANCISCO Mass Meeting, July 2O-Col. j.
d. Stevenson, who presided over the Union
Democratic Mass Meeting at San Francisco
on Saturday evening last, made the follow
ing eloquent remarks upon taking the chair
Ny Feliow- Citizens Nearly twelve years
ago had the honor to preside over the first
Democratic assemblage upon the shores of
the Pacific Applause. At that time were
inaugurated with the Democrats of Califor-
nia the principles we brought with US from
our old homes. Since that time new issues
have been made; and but once in that lapse
of twelve years have the Democrats been to.
totally defeated. Those issues were not upon
principle, but mere issues of expedency.-
The principles of the Democratic party under
which we were organized we still adhere to !;
and they are the same now that they were
then, and the same that we brought with us
from our homes en- the Atlantic side of the
continent. Appiauhe.
At this time the mightiest issue ever pre-
sented to the American people is before them.
The question is, Have wea Government? If
we have is it to be maintained? The present
Chief Magistrate Of the United States was
constitutionally elected by the constitutional
vote of a free people. Applause.l lie was
not your choice or mine, bnt he was the
President Of the United States. [Applause.
He swore to support the Constitution and
the laws. And when our deluded brethren
of the South wageA war upon him and his
Administration, they fcolishly thought that
the Democratic party would give him at least
but lukewarm, if any, support. Under
that delusion they fired upon our flag they
seized the property of the nation; they shed
the blood of our citizens. Tell me where
there is Democrut who loves his country
and her institutions who is not now found as
ready to jeopardize life and fortune to sus-
tain the war policy of Abraham Lincoln as
the widest Republican. tGreat applause
And I, for one, am proud to say that the
Democracy in this issue are where they have
been ever stree the formation of our Govern
men-the first to resent an insult offered to
the flag, whether by foreign or domestic
foe. They are ready, as of old, to enter the
Breach and peril life and limb to sustain the
Flag and the Constitution under which we
have known so much happiness and prosperi-