Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-08
The Republican Meeting last Night.

The announcement that Messrs. Stanford,
Crocker and Zabriskie would address the peo.
pie here last evening did not draw together
as large n crowd as might have been expect
ed AT the outset not more than one hund-
red and fifty persons, we should think, were
present. Before the close of Mr.. Stanfords
remarks the number had increased to be-
tween three and four hundred. The meeting
was called to order by s. b. Milford Esq,
and II. j. Booth Esq, was called TO preside.
Mr.. Booth then introduced to the audience
Mr.. Stanford, the Republican nominee for
Governor, whereupon an enthusiastic Federal
official proposed "three cheers for the next
Governor Of California" This was respond
ed to rather family, either because the Re-
pCblicans were a small minority of the meet
ing, or they were taken by surprise, and
failed to connect as the saying goes The
speaker very sensibly remarked, in COM
mencing his speech that the cheers for the
next Governor were all very WELL but that
the question Of who the Governor should be
was yet to be settled by the people.
lie then proceeded in very quiet manner
to aliude to State matters, saying that the
several parties had made no very distinct
State issues lie soid h;s party were against
disturbing the School system, and were op-
posed to monopolies. (IIe did not tell US who
bought up all the coal oil last year, and put
up the price from 81 30 to 50 25. Was it rot
the house of Stanford Bros.O He next paid
his attention TO national affairs lie wanted
all Union men to support the Government,
through the party organization to which the
President belongs. lie said that the Douglas
and Breckenridge men all claimed to be
Union men, but were all opposed to the Ad-
minstration. AS Mr. Stanford opposed the
! Administration Of James Buchanan, he must
according to bis own showing, have beer at
that time opposed to the United States Gov
ernment lie dwet at some length upon the
question of slavery in the Territories and
contended that the whole question was a
mere pretext for agitation lie told the au-
dience that soon as tie Republican party
came into power they Immediately acted
upon the Territorial question in a practical
manner thereby showing the Southern peo-
pie that discussion of the question had been
a mere pretext This was rather a frank
admission for a Republican candidate for
Governor. His party was organized upon
this "mere prctext." The great cry Of free
labor, free soil, and free Territories was the
Republican war cry, and row VIC find there
was nothing in it, The Republicans have
built up q strong party, and elected Pres-
dent upon the sole issue Of excluding slavery
fl ON the Territories, and as soon as they win,
they tell us that they never meant to practice
what they preached; that the cry about
slavery in the Territories was ga mere pre-
text"
They pretend to have adopted the doctrine
of popular sovereignty, against whose advo-
Gates they fought last year harder than they
did against the Hisunioniss. They dare not
now promise however to permit slavery
when the people wartitin territory. They
| NOulu noC pcIlHIJ w. irltJ OaIIJ GOstdlH
from prohibtory legislation, as, the slave
coolers did from demanding a slave-code, so
long as they can have their way without
it. They will let the people rule if content
tc rule their rag, but never otherwise. Nor
dare they promise to.
Mr.. Stanford alluded quite feelngly to the
disloyal portion of the community. lie eX-
pressed sympathy for those who were OPP
posed to the Government, because their
friends and relatives were in arms against it,
He recognized the fact that Southern people
were earnest in believing that their rights
were in danger. lie was sorry they were
thus deceived by wicked leaders. We believe
we have given the substance cf Ar. Stan
ford's remarks. They were not Lengthy, nor
were they delivered with great energy
They were clear and sober, and were listened
to with respectful attention. Mr.. Crocker Of
Sacrmento, followed. and we presume that
Col. Zubrislie closed.