Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-23
The Exodus of William NJ. GwIn.

fate which awaited their conirere, Austin T..
smith, and give Fort Lafayette wide berth,
by leaving the loyal Federal company in
which they now are, on their arrival at As
pinwall.
The Bulletin of the same date says.
In the above list, DIR. Gwin's name does
not appear; yet we are assured that he was
on board, and that in the recesses of his state
room was also Calhoun Benham. Where
they 90, and when we shall see them again.
does not yet appear.
A dispatch to the Sacramento Union says:
Senator Gwin got on the steamer at an
early hour, and remained in his state-room
Benham put himself out of sight, and only
made his appearance when the ship was pass
ing the Heads.
There seems no reason to doubt that this
near relative of the Prince of Darkness has
actually taken his final leave of us. From
the commencement of the rebel conspiracy
he has been high in all its counsels. During
the past eleven years he has labored inces
sanity to saturate the Democracy Of Califor.
MIA with the most violent cotton-sate preu-
dices. II was one of the chief managers in
the dismemberment of the Democratic party.
To his evil influences, and his untiring ener
gies, are the Davis rebels indebted for much
of the sympathy manifested for them at the
late election lie has worked stealthily, but
with great power and without scruples, to
build up a Pacific Republic party on this
coast lie is as black hearted traitor to the
a 6 -, =.
min, of Louisiana lie was the master spirit
of the Breckinrdge faction last year. This
year, he has, out of considerations for his own
personal safety, perhaps, remained apparent
ly quietly: but it is well enough known that
the McConnellites were, in the late campaign,
guided mainly by his counses. They relied
upon him as their great leader, and SO long
as he had hope, they perseyered in their un-
righteous cause But even Gwin, wise, bold
and cunning as he was, found at last that he
had mistaken the character of our people.
lie thought that because the cry of Irregular
organization in 1859, procured at their hands
partial endorsement of james Buchanan's
corrupt administration, they would be will
ling to follow the traitors, who managed that
wretched old man. into the gulf of treason
and disuuion. Last fail taught him that the
10000 Lccomptonites Of the previous year,
did not all look to him or his satellites, for
Democratic teachings. But he did not dcs-
pair. He was hopeful, after the Presidential
election was over, and rebellion had been in
augurated that the cry Of Peace, from the
lips of men like those, whose hands, red with
the blood Of Broderck and Ferguson, would
re-unlte the "two wings of the Democracy
against the Government, and plunge CalifoT-
MIA into the abyss of di5loyalty. The most
superhuman exertions were made, and cart
loads Of REASONABLE documents ere sent into
every town in the State to influence voters
We know Of one firm in San Francisco that
printed more than halfa million of these pes
! tilent things. There can be no doubt that
Gwin contributed largely, in money, to-
wards providing all this clectionecliug ma
chnery. He knew that if the vote was h eavy
against rebellion, it would amount to an
edct of banishment to hin; ; hence his pres
ence among us during the past few months.
But he failed. The people thought for them
selves. When they saw traitors applying
the torch to the National temple, they did
not care to know from Gwin or his friends
whether it was Democratic or not.
The anathemas of ire-eating fanatics had lost
all terrors. Loyal men no longer desired the
good opinion Of such disturbers of the public
peace. And So in September, they thundered
into the ears of Gwin and his band of fol-
lowers, the decision at which they had ar
rived. They declared their attachment tc
the Union, and their detestation of its ene-
mics. The old Badger" wisely concluded
that lie was no longer wanted here. 1t is
probably true that the State is relieved Of his
vile presence. lie will no doubt, by the aid
Of such talents as most rogues are well sup
piled with, find his way to the land of Dixie.
His public career is ended. lie has been
useful to the rebel chiefs but they can use
him no longer. We shall not be likely to
thing hard concerning him, at this time, for
the sole reason that we cannot do the subject
justice. We will merely say that, in common
with the great body of the people of this
State, we believe Wm. NJ. Gwin to be one of
the very worst public men ever known in
any age or any civilized land. May Caifor-
MA never stagger under another such load
IT is indeed strange that the people shoeld
rest secure when the dearest rights they pos
sess are rudely assailed,-Eapress.
Yes, dear lover of your Union; but the
people DO not rest secure when the dearest
rights they possess are rudely assailed. Have
you not heard of the hundred thousands al.
ready marshalled under Mcclellan, Dix,
Wool, Banks, Rosencranz and Fremont, to
drive back the rude assailants?
They (he people, witness with compla-
cency the oyerturning Of the constitution
and the invasion of individual rights, but
those who are not the immediate sufferers do
not seem to realize that they are also ieop-
ardized. -EJpreSs.
Wrong again. The people are by no means
complacent, while efforts are being made by
rebel miscreants to overturn the constitu-
ton and invade their rights. So thoroughly
aroused are they, that in many localities tory
newspapers which recommended the com
placence of which you speak were forced to