Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-20
SACRAMENTO CoRREsPoNDENCE.
SAonAMnNro. Feb. l8. 1861

too much absorbed in the work Of getting up
party platforms and being "buzed' on the
subject of the United States Senatorship, to
admit of much other business being done
The Senate to-day passed the bill OF Mr..
Parks providing for the election, in joint con-
vention called tgether '.for that purpose" Of
n Commissioner to act conjointly with the
Commissioner heretofore appointed by the
General Government, in Gsccrlainiug the
Eastern boundary line Of the State. | sub
nit that the Senate has thereby recognized
the continued existence of the General Gov
ernment, and has shown a disposition to con-
tinue the friendly relations between this
State and the Government at Washington
California will not "sesesh" at present.
The object in specifying in the bill, that
the Joint Convention for choosing the Colna
missioner shall be assembled expressly "for
the purpose" is probably to prevent any
collision between the Commission and the
Senatorial fights. The Indiana Senatorial
contested case rises up in the magnations of
Senatorial managers, and they will be very
careful about bringing the two Houses into
joint Convention on general principles and
without specifying the object therefor, until
the Senatorial pins are all set The contest
for Boundary Commissioner is really be-
tween ex-Congressman McKibbcn, and ex-
Collector Hammond
Blair, of Monterey, (Rcp.) made a speech
on the Union question in the Assembly to-
day. lie is a North Carolinian, and was, |
am informed, educated as a Quaker. lie was
down on secessionism, and delivered his
views with energy and in good English.
As you are doubtless aware the Senate
had pressed upon it for consideration last
week, q resolution endorsing Crittendens
Compromise propositions Of January Sd, and
endorsing Breckinridge and Douglas in re.
gard to their alleged views on the same and
on coercion. No end of amendments have
been proposed, but the idea of endorsing
men who are 5000 miles off, and who, at
last accounts, entertained widely different
views, is so ridiculous, that the matter is at
stand still The resolution is, in fact, as
good as defeated 1t is the same as the one
adopted in the House, (Which its ostcnsible
author afterwards admitted was the hand-
work Of Gen. Denver) and Lect and Logan,
(Denvers trusty friendsJ have eXcrtcd all
their powers to effect its adoption. 1t is an
admitted attempt to accomplish coalition
between the Democratic party in the Legis
lsture, and the Breckinridge boiling mem
bers. The friends of the resolution being gun-
able to nominate their favorite in the party
caucus, yearn for the company of the Brcck
inrdgc faction. They, a minority of the
party, have quite habit Of sticking foolish
impromptu resolutions into the faces of the
and intimatng that to vote against
them, is Black RcpuLlicanism. In this way
the Assembly was fooled into adopting the
Mongrel resolution referred to. Next day,
an attempt to reconsider was only lost by
one VOTE and but for the general UNIV iliing-
ness Of men to confess TO having been gulled,
he reconsideration would have been had
To-day an Anonymous printed circular
was placed on members desks. requesting all
Democratic members who favor the Criltcu-
len Compromise propositions to meet in con-
ultation Tonight. | think this is intended
o bring the Breckinridgers and the secession
in our own party together for
he purpose Of organizing a new Democratic
'arty upon Legislative caucus PLATFORM
t will be fizzle. Who made the friends of
ne Senatorial aspirant the custodian8 of par
y principles, with power to abolish or amend
he same at pleasure? jeff Davis tried this
hing of making party platforms in advance
f conventions, in the U. S. Senate last win
er, and failed. Davis had an advantage too,
yer the framer of the resolution endorsing
'rittenden Douglas and Breckiuridge, for he
new something about the work he under.
ook, whereas our California platform maker,
e he whom he may, appears to be MS inno-
en- ofany knowledge concerning the subject
70 is on, as-as-well, as the writer in the
Express, who tried to make it out
hat l had abused Stephen A. Douglas, be-
ausc | intinatcd that John c. Breckenridge
vas one of those "who talk with forked |
Ongues one word for the Union and two
IL South Carolina" The wise, "conserva-
I'VE" who originated the idea of endorsing |
amendments offered January Sd, |
nd of also endorsing Douglas and Breckin |
dge, appears to be ignorant of the fact that |
reckinridge is openly hostiet to Crittenden's |
riginal propositions, and only tolerates them |
hen burdened with the Powell amendment |
'hich amendment Douglas says will kill |
lem Breckinridge in his letter to Gov.
lagofln (the only record he has made since
c stumped for the Presidency said the Crit
enden resolutions with the Powell a mend
tent wouId hare done, but that there was no
niger hope for a Compromise. lie wrote to
lhort Kentucky to meet in sovereign con-
ention, the very thing most desired by the
cessionists, and most feared by the lovers of
lie Union at this time of rash and intemper-
c counsels. Why, what sort of friend is
c to the Crittenden propositions who writes
feverish letter to the people of his State,
ying in effect, ooh, the propositions are
ell enough, but they cannot carry Go on
I'd act by yourselves Getinlo Convention,
though every such body in the South has
us far ended its labors by secession. am
r compromise, but all chance for that is
'er" viii any man but fool or knave,
ter reading the letter of John c. Breckin-
lge, pretend that he is for the Crittcnden