New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-02


Received by Peny Express, aud dated
San FRAScIsco, Sept. Q, 1851.
TIE election is over, and this Pony will bring you
news of a glorious victory. But the excitement has
been intense. twas no mere question of party TIT
umph, but searching test of the loyalty of the
State. The people, thoroughly outraged with the
enormity and impudence Of Southern Disunion legis.
lation, and the sneaking sympathies Of that
drel Downey, were ripe for civil war. Home guards
were drilling night and day. Uniformed companies
took the oath Of allegiance, and ordered to
semble at their aImores at given signal from Gen.
eral Sumner. There was Union Defense Commit
tee composed of tie principal loyal men Of the city.
Every preparation for an outbreak was made aud il
needed bat the election of Claiborne Jackson, in
the form Of candidate Of the Peace-Seccsion party
to have renewed the late history of Missouri upon
our own SOIL andthe Pony going eastward might have
carried our share of war news.
But the danger is over. We have loyal man in
the Executive chair, and Governor Downey can't
steal anything, thanks to General Sumner, who put
thirty thousand muskets out of his reach, and just
within ours. I'm afraid that my peaceful literary
instincts changing, for rather hoped we would
have row. Grasping the stock of musket has
spoiled my fingers for the pen. l rather like that
sincerity Of rhetoric which sends one.half ounce
ball to represent a principle, and stops argument
But do think it's good thing to be permitted to
take part, however humble, in the present struggle
In the funess of my enthusiasm / pity the people
who died last year. They have lost the experience
of the last six months, and the opportunity Of turn
ing rather common place accident to good account.
Don't you think sol
First and foremost in the struggle was your friend
Mr.. King. To his exeytions the Republican party
owe half their victory When he had done all he
could in the pulpit and lecture-room, he met the
people face TO face. He did not compromise his dig
nifty nor his profession but he moved nearer their
hearts than he could have done in ten years paro-
chial labor. His speech on "Peace and what we
must pay for it," originally lecture, but now deliv-
cred grauossy to the largest audience ever assem-
bled in San Francisco, was the utter and complete
demolition of the feeble aacies of the Peace party
On its first delivery l sat on the platform of Music
Hall, Just behind him. OF course, | lost his ek-
preston and gestures but it was most wonderful to
watch the excited upturned faces, and zee his look
mirrored there Did you ever notice. at Black Point,
the shifting light and shadow on the water, of
breezy afternoon. 1t was like that more than any
thing else can think Of
have sent you his speech by Overland Mail, but,
in the mean time, feel that must give you a few
points which have cut out Of my own copy.
In speaking Of tie atrocity OF the rebellion he
ead:
The election was peaceful II snEulsily free from
umult riots attempts Of fraud The ballots fell all
the land quietly the falls when there Is wind
over the Of Northern State. And the Constitution
no strained by Il than sswart oak 10 by tho burden OF
feecy flakes showeTod upon Il nom the s.l clouds"
Is that not sublime And is this not equally as
truthful and fitting:
And should that h the tics Il sectional concord had
been weakened the Rebel leaders would have submitted to
one Northern least prove that they were
vile gamblers who willing to play as long as they
could loaded dice that would up sxes but would
overthrow the tables and draw reviewers honest
cast " hich carried one stake against them, made"
The last figure appealed SO strongly to some who
had suffered from peculiar institution of the Chivary
that il brought down tho house. So did this: