Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
A Division OF the Union Sentiment.

We hear much said about "a division Of the
UNION Sentiment of California" hy the teep
ing up of two Organizations the memoirs Of
Whiol are on the side of the National Gov
ernment in the present war. The Repubf
cans are all exceedia sly sorry that such a
state Of things should exist They deplore
the existence Of any party but their own, on
our side of Bulls Run. Why, they ask,
should more than one set OF opinions be en-
tertained among those who are true to the
American cause2 Now it is sheer hypocrisy
in any Republican to talk such nonsense.
Have there not always been two or more
political parties in the United States2 For
what sball ballot boxes be opened in the
loyal States If there ought to be no other
than the Republican Administration party
Why not let Republican party Conventions
make final decisions for the people, as to who
shall hold public stations 1t is new and
clumsy idea that the Republican stump ora
tors and editors have advanced, that there
must be but two political organizations in the
counry-the Republican Administration par
ty, North of Bulls Run, and the Davis
BeauregArd-treason party South of it. Now
for all purposes connected with the war, there
should he but the two parties just named
But when the people Of Boston come TO
choose Mayor, what folly to tell them that
unless the entire vote is given the Republican
nominee, the Union sentiment is divided -
None know better than these same Republi
can managers that the election Of a County
Clerk or of ii Coroner has noting whatever
to do with the supporting of the Govern
ment SO long AS no man is placed in public
station who is not wholly and undoubtedly
sound to the core on the Union question.
We want some Republican to inform US If
the defeat of the Republican ticket here
would drive Republicans away from the Gov
srnment cause. 1.-two different Union men
happen to ask the people to elect them to an
office, is the Union sentiment thereby divi-
ded win the defeated man turn traitor
Those who think they could control it,
may feel very sorry that the whole Union
| sentiment Oh lHc NJhte IL HOG uHIled Iof punt
ical, as well as for patriotic purposes But
| for our part we see no connection between
fighting for the country, and voting for can
didates for Office In saying this we wish to
be understood as leaving the Secessionists
among us entirely out Of the question. They
ought to be driven from every public office.
! Keys to safes, records and iails should be ta-
ken out Of their hands ut the next election
Wherever there seems any possibility of
their success, Union men Of all parties should
not hesitate to act for themselves and to cast
| their votes in the direction their Judgment
tells them will be most likely to accomplish
the desired result.
If Leland Stanford is chosen Governor, we
do not imagine that any Union Democrat will
turn against the American Flag. If he is not
elected John Conness will be and we sim
ccrely trust that "as an act of especial loyalty
to the present administration" the Republic
cans will, in such a case, stand firmly 10y the
Union as they do now. SO the Union senti-
is not divided so far as the Union question i:
concerned, although it is divided as to Va.
rieus other matters If the Republicans
really think. however, that the country vii
be endangered unless all Union men vot,
alike, let them all vote the ticket headed b,
John Conness.