Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-28
The Governors Position in the Crisis.

An interview with hi. EAcellency, Cover
nor Dowucy, on Friday convinced ~ that a
sound Union man was at the head OF our
state Government aud our State militia lie
always has been sound on the question, but
in these evil days we are better satisfied when
We have conyersed with len upon the suit
iect. since the reception Of the news that
armed rebellion is to be met BY armed force
on The part Of the Government. Governor
Eowtey stands where all true patriots
should ,tand, upon the broad platform Of
obedience to the supreme law OF the nation.
lie docs not believe that he is at the head of
an independent sovereign state government
II. will stand shoulder to shoulder with the
Union men Of California in the coming con-
test that is to decide whether mouth friends
of the Union can impose themselves upon
the masses Of the people, only TO betray them
when they have obtained power. The Gov
crnor has warm friends in this county who
rely on him to exert bis whole influence
aeinst any coquelting by our friends with
sGai aiiciou- men, or yer-iooted party Com
miltces We have no doubt whatever, that
the course he viii pursue will be wise and
firm
as we have, in a rreyiou number, made
mention Of the Governors name in connee-
tion with the Montgomery amendments to
the school law, we may very properly close
thi. mention Of him by s1ying that wc have
the very highest authority for stating that
hc has never expressed himselfin favor the
biil in question, nor has he ever Authorized
any other person whatever TO do it for him.
Senator McDousali on the Crisis.
Our new Senator, in private letter to
resident of this city, says: "The called ses-
sion will require my departure as carly as
the 1T of June shall go there with the
fixed determination TO do all in my power to
demonstrate that the great experiment of our
fathers is not a miserable failure; that this is
in fact Government with sufficient power TO
crush out rebellion and maintain itself intact
in all its parts.
These are noble sentiments, and the loyal
people Of California may well be proud that
at last a California Legislature has had the
power and the disposition, and has been true
enough to the people who created it, to Dis
place VIM. N. GVn, the the enemy of our
State and Nation, and to choose for United
States Senator, man who will he true to
10th. The friends of the cause throughout
the Union may we'll congratulate each other
upon the re-cntrance into public life OF Gen.
McDougall, for not only is his heart in the
right place, but he Is one of the clearcst and
most powerful intellects in the country, and
will be prominent among those paliiotic
statesmen to whose counscls the people Of
this Government look for its preservation.
Mn LlNcoLN told the country he earnestly
desired to avoid " bloodshei and violence,
but at the same time did that which hekuew
and which his friends declared would bring
about that precise result. The collision
therefore, was inevitable, and was courj,d by
the Administration, since it adopted means
which must certainly bring it about. Had
Mr.. Lincoln earnestly desired peace, he would
have ordered Fort sumter evacuHted, oud
thus prevented a collision.-ErPrses.
y rutan in san Francisco recently sp.t ii
the face Of a lady, who passed 10y him in the
company Of gentleman. The lady woull
doubtles have gladly avoided the " collision.
She might have done 50, by refrainins from
passing near the offender. According to tie
logic Of the Express the collision was corrt
ed by her, since she adopted means whicl
must certainly bring it about The gentle
man Who accompanied the lady gave tn,
scoundrel sound beating. Would if not
have been better for him to have remained
neutral ?" Would our cotemporary have
advised him to keep cool and let moderation
prevail T. The Government merely refused
to give up Fort Sumter, which was Federal
property, into the bands Of the Die. Tur-
pins Of the Cotton States. The bold high
waymen took, 10y force, what they could not
get by threats Who is the offender sencr-
ally believed tobe? The rotber or the rob-
bed? If the latter, then the gentleman who
went down to Jericho and was stripped Of his
ruiment, was to be blamed for the tran+ac-
ton, viii h has generally, 10y the consent Of
Christendom, been laid at the door Of the
thieves among whom he fell
Ir Is no usr-The organs of the Secession
stripe which strive to make it appear that the
fight before us is betwe. the North and the
South, will find they are attempting an up
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