The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-07
The Election.

Our election in this town passed off very qui-
etly on Wednesday. There were no disturb
ances or fights to disgrace the occasion. A
great deal of hard electioneering was done,
but good naturedly. The vote of this pre-
cinct was 665, falling off from our vote of
last year occasioned, in part, by the leaving
of volunteers and change Of location of many
of our citizens. Conness carried the town, the
official vote being, for Governor Conness
24l Stanford, 235 Mcconnell, 1s9 Pollard,
Union Democrat) carried the town over Mid
dleton (secession), by majority of 80, for
Sheriff, although the great persuasive pri'l-
ciple of triumph was freely used, and open
ly spoken of during the day, on the part of the
seceshers.
Stanford has undoubtedly carried the State by
at least 10000 plurality. Avery, of the Ma
rysville Appeal, speaks of the election as fol-
lows:
A UNION TR1uMPH-CALIFoRNIA SOUND TO
THE CoRE.-Y esterday was q grand one in
the history Of California, for it proved her
thorough loyalty, and assures the Pacific slope
TO the cause of constitutional freedom. The
returns of the election, which we give in our
telegraphic column, although necessarily mea-
gre and partial, tell bat one gratifying story,
Stanford is ahead, Mcconnell is the third can
didate in the field Stanford is undoubtedly
elected Governor by a large plurality, if not a
minority of the whole vote, probably leading
his ticket by several thousands. This is vic
tory of the Union sentiment, not Of party.
1t is triumph of patriotism, not of Democ-
racy or Republicanism. Let no bigoted par
tizan anywhere claim that it is ought else, but
remember that it is due to the generous self
sacrifice of men of various organizations, who
feared that the division of the Union forces
would give the State to the common enemy.
Avery no doubt is elected State Printer.
This leaves the political condition and aspect
Of the parties of the State where they were
before this Union contest. Everything shows
an ignoring of party organizations for the good
OF the country against the usurping sway of
those who would obey the legal" " call of the
President for supplies for the war, if they
could be the judge of the legality of the call.
THE election on the 4th settled the hash of
the secession element in California, and pro-
claimed to the Atlantic side of the continent
that the whole Pacific coast is true as steel
to the Government, and in such overwhelming
numbers, that dsloyalty will never gain foot
hold, and treason will keep in the dark corn
ers.
Our ticket in the State, and partly in the
county, has been beaten, but we have no Ia
ment to utter, SO long as union men hold the
sway. We know that our men are as good
and loyal as those elected, and are devoted to
the maintenance of the Government. We
have elected one member of the Assembly,
Printy ; and District Attorney, Berry. The
race for Sheriff is very close between John
son and Middleton, and cannot be exactly
known until the counting of the returns shall
determine it. Stanford has the county by be-
tween two and three hundred plurality, and
the Republicans elect all the officers except
those above referred to. The county vote will
not exceed that of last year.