Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-23
To the poaglas Men OF California.

li"n. (re9ardle-s Of party olitic-) against ali
assainnis al home and nlhond II
we hope to regain aud prrretunte the a-cen-
drncy of our Inrty, We should never iorge
that u mnn cannot he ~ true Democrat unirSs
lie i4 loyal patriot. "-Stcphen a. Uougtas.
May. 10, 1861.
The above language was written at the
diclatiun of our departed leader, while he
was struggling against his last illness We
ask the Douglas men of this State whether
th'y endorse or condemn the dying words Z"
The man whose voice. while living WAS even
heard in defence of Union Democracy. il
any man can he found in C"liiorna. VIII"
supp 'rt"d Doughs last November aud who
now fears to endorse the pnirntic "rgi"g"
above quoted, thut man voted hyp"c i'll ally,
or he did not understand the character OF
Dorgls. 1t is the duty of e'ery Democrat
to sustain thu Government, whe' her hi4 party
j. in office or not 1t is II Grim to weaken
the Government cause. by sounding the
alarm that the party in power seek the sui
version Of the Constitution 1t is lending aid
and confor, To- the enemy, to raise ial'e erie,
az inst the lhiet Executive aud his advisers
for doing the very thing which we would
have our own la,ty leaders do were they in
power 1t is 10 time. either. for Union Dem
ocrals to draw up indictments against tie
party whose votes weie triumphant al the
late Presidential election, for the purpose OF
defending rehelious traitors. AS MIR Doug
las sAid in his Chicago speeeh Of May lst
(the last he ever mnde:)
"When we shall have, amin, country
with the United States flag floating ter it
aud respected ON every inch of American
| soil, it will then he time enough to ask who
aud what brought all tlio upon U.S."
So far MS loyalty to the Union and desire
TO see every form Of resistance TO The laws
Of the United States crushed out are con
cerned, Douglas Democrats cannot, without
dishonor and defeat hesitate o stand frmly
| by the National authorities We have fni-
mully invited all the voters in California to
join hands with Us upon tl, single issue -
We have agreed to bury all former partizan
differences. and TO taunt no man with atiug.
in the past. I'D &C ted Doctrines believed hy
Us to he heretical. Our State Central Coh-
mittee-the nckuowI, dyed head Of the party
called the State Convention upon this ha-
sis, aud that call has been responded to by
he County organizations throughout the
State. Delegates have already been chosen
in many counties, lay Union voters from all
The old political organizations. lfany Dem
ocrnts desired to make platform at variance
with the unconditional Union sentiment
which arimutes all true patriots, they could
have called State Convention for that pur
pose. The Convention which is called for
the fourth of July will not listen to any prop
osiionS that a,e not as clearly loyal AS were
| the utlerauce of Stephen A. Douglas; nor
viii it place in nomination for office any man
VIII" fears to speak as boldly aud unresprvod-
~ in defense Of the Government, and ag inst
traitors as he spoke The Douglas men o
the nation revere the memory. and heed th,
counstls Of their late poliical Chief What
HE name of Clay il among old Wings the
name of Dougl,s is among Democrats W,
are proud of all he ever did ara said. w,
feel that he made for himself an immolta
record We arpinuded and admired his Clio
riuus eforts for the Union cause aud our par
ty will support men who have, from the com
lnencement Of the revolution, stood frnly
aud without apology, 10y the Government o
the United States. Those who think Douglu.
was too radical. that he was blood thirsty
| Bl elk Republican, and that "coerciun" is II
! remedy too harsh to e applied to traitors.
are no men for his friends to join hands with.
nor will they do it, There is no compulsion
whereby great and vigorous party, whose
ranks have been swelled since the last elec-
iion hy numerous recruits from other parties,
must put lis standard into trembling hands,
or trust is battle cry 10 feeble voices which
are scarcely disting rishnhle from those of th~
foe. Bold and "utspoken men and sound
and uneqriv"cal resolutions, are what the
people expect at the hands of the fourth OF
July Con> ention The hmnlrum stuff which
few drones occasionally murmer in ia, or
of doing whatever is necessary % catch votes
will. we trust aud believe, have but little in,
1ucnce upon the Convention. We cannot
huy the Republicans with Aaltery If W,
would, for they havea we'll organized p,ri
! OF their own. and are vain enough to hope
for success. We cdn buy the -ecesso.i>ts
but when they join us they will constitute
pretty much The entire party, for every de-
cent man would, in such an event, refuse 10
he So intruded upon. Thousands of Union
men have not assisted in the election of dele
gates to any State Convention. They will
vote for that ticket which is lreest from par
tizans .ip-which stand, upon the most une.
qui, Union platform. and which is com
posed Of the most unrquivocally Union men
such ticket will he presented by the Con-
ventlon which is TO assemble at Sacramento
on the fourth of July and such ticket will
he worthy of a convention called together
| by Douglas men.
OpINloN OF AN INDErENDET PAPER-The S
+. Morning Call thinks the Republicans will
hnd they have hnde sad mistake in nom
mating Mr. Pixlry. and adds Setting asid
all personal considerations, it is well know
that PlXIry is the most ilrrpressible oe the If
repressihlus, the most radio i Of radical Re
Pubilcans. an extremist among extremists
His unanimous nomination 10y the Conven
'ion is " complete party endorsement of al