The Shasta courier., 1861-11-02
The Next Legislature.

We see that several papers in the State are
speaking already of the organization of the
next Legislature, particularly the Senatorial
branch thereof In the Assembly there will
be no particular difficulty in effecting an
early organization, for there is a working
majority of Republicans in that branch, who
will only have to agree on the nominees, and
the thing is fixed at once. In the Sen
late: however, neither the Republicans, the
Union Democrats or the Secessionists have a
majority. Hence, there is something said in
the half secession prints about the propriety
of defeating the election of Republicans at all
hazards, and suggestions made, with more or
less directness, of fusion between the seces-
sion Senators and the Union Democrats. We
take this early occasion to denounce, in ad
vance, this and all similar propositions. We
want no party afiiliation or connection with
that portion of the people. A little of them
goes deuccd long ways, and experience
teaches that if their aims and purposes are
not reasonable, they are at least not to be
tions are not the types of the highest politi-
cal integrity. The State is rid of them and
their influence, forever, and no respectable
party should in any way. seek to advance their
selfish and disreputable aims. But no organ
ization can be effected in the Senate without
fusion Of some parties. That's so. Now
what is to be done; coalition of the seces-
sionists and Union Democrats being clearly
out of the question, and not to be thought of
under any circumstances? The Republicans
and secessionists cannot meet in any very
observable harmony. What is to be done
just this: Elect good Union men irrespeet-
i've of past party differences; and if those
distractions, from any cause, are to be thrust
forward, elect good Union men any how. But
that looks like fusion with the Republicans,
...,s.,.,, -eader. Precisely. That is what
we mean. Though in many things we radi-
oally differ with the political sentiments of
that party, it is no more than justice to say
that a majority of it are sound on what, in
our opinion, is the sole question at this time
before the American people. To subserve
the purposes of speedy organization of the
Senate, the Democrats can act with the Re-
publicans without violating any principle.
The contamination of joint action with tie
secessionists is aeatt,n. Hnat exceedingly Pc
culiar party is slow to discover that their aid
is not needed for good purposes, as the ma
ton stands unmoved before the tiercest as
saults of their spite and wickedness. They
are slow to believe tie insulting declaration,
again and ag sin- thrust in their teeth by the
Union Democrats, that no association OF a
political character with them is tolerable, and
that the proposition itself is an outrage. Yet
with the coolest efrontery conceivable the
two or three hundred thousand who voted
for Breckenridge last year in the States yet
loyal, profess Christian willingness to for
give the million of true men who voted for
Douglas. Melancthon, if alive, would ap-
plaud this pious spirit of forgiveness exhibit
cd in this instance Let Gwin. and his tribe
60. California has had enougbosthem.