Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-11
aaIlp alatloNal 4emotrat.
remarks Of Hon. C. Il. DeLong in the
state Convention.


state Convention.
prov;ous to the ballot for Congressman
Cor the Northern District, MIR. DeLong, who
la been placed in nomination by the Yuba
allegation, appeared upon the platform, as
vos required of all candidates:
ue said he appeared before the Convention
-u;,h the utmost diffidence. The county
,rhich had nominated him was a large one,
ond nolled large vote. which was doubtful
~ the ensuing canvass The county knew
him and his power to make the canvass, and
the compliment which the delegation had
r;ven him was as high as he wanted, and a
Greater one perhaps than he deserved. He
Rad come. however, before the Convention to
decline a nomination. He did that, not be-
cause he could not indorse the platform, for
he was party to its preparation, nor because
of want of fealty to the Government. 1t
was not exactly right for man to speak of
his own claims But he had been consider
ably abused and misrepresented and he
would like to say word or two in his own
defense. Last winter when he was in the
State Senate, when patriotism seemed dead
in CALIFORNIA; heart, he was the first to in
tloduce resolutions to sustain the Govern
ment and its flag by coercive power. APP
plause. Therefore he supposed no man in the
State would do him the injustice to say that
he declined a nomination because he could
not ndorse the platform. His enemies might
say that he declined because he could rot get
the nomination. They might say so, but he
would leave it to the Convention to say
whether or not he had "a chance. He with
drew from the nomination with his own free
,,;1 olthouuh urua1 law hic Ha1auo p1
by hundreds of men in the Convention. lie
did not do so out Of personal pique, or be-
cause he was afraid or unwilling to support
the nominees of the Convention. On the con.
trary if any of the candidates went into
Yuba county next fall, they might perhaps
see him covered with red dirt on his return
from campaign trip in the mountains. lie
would do everything lie could for the success
the ticket, because their platform PLACED
them between the extremists on either side,
where Democracy had ever stood and where
it should ever remain. Applauscl He had
been told that there was no issue between
chem and the Black Republicans, that they
were both for the Union lie found an issue
in one of the resolutions, which stated that
they would hail with JOY an honorable ad-
justmeut of the difficulties at present existing
in the Government. He could not believe
shat those men were loyal to the Union who
only five years ago paraded the North with
fifteen stars upon their banner. lie regarded
them as Union party per Sc, because they
had no other place to 90 to. But it was
Democrats, otficered by Democrats, and far
nished by Democratic money, who were to-
day sustaining the flag against men who were
formerly their associates in that party. ZAP.
pause. They were supporting an Admins
;ration which they endeayored to defeat bv
all the means in their power History would
pay them the compliment of being the most
magnanimous men that ever lived. March
ing under the banner OF a man whom they
opposed, and whose politics they disliked,
they were still true in and out Of season to
the country and its flag. 1t was in this they
took issue with the Republicans, that when
the rebellion was exhausted and the old sys.
tenn of things restored, and the Democrats of
the North would lay down the rifle and the
sword and extend the right hand of friendship
to the South, if the Abolition cry should 20
up from the Republican party that slavery
was the cause of all the trouble and that the
war Should not cud until slavery was extin-
guished, then Che same Democrats would
turn their bayonets in d.tepse of the South.
lApplauso]
lie had been blamed by many Tor aspiring
10 SuCH IL l'Ocitlpu On account UI MS youth,
Out he was four years older than the Consti-
iGi IN ,ITg' a"r} r'anluilpn lust at TINS time.
ior the next Congress would be one whose
acts would live as long as the American
name. Twelve years ago he came to this
coast a stranger and alone 1t would have
been an exceedingly proud occasion for him
10 have returned to his old parental roof for
the first time. with commission as Califor-
mas honored Representatives [Applause
1T was weak ambition of the moment Lei
itPoss. [APplause
On the call of the roll a delegate from
4uba stated tuat the delegation from that
county refused TO Withdraw the nomination
of Mr.. DeLong, and cast their entire vote
for him.
The result was announced as follows:
Whole number Of votes .G54
Necessary to choice ce.................329 .329
Mr.. Mckibben had 429
nir' peLohS. Observation-Disclosures. us
There were calls for DeLong, to which he
responded, thanking the Conyention for hav.
ing given hnn one of the proudest testimoni-
ais of the love of people that any man
could obtain. The recollection of that hour
would nerve his arm to yrtuous exertion in
every hour oftemptaton Every energy he
possessed should be devoted to carry their
5anner and their platform tliumphanty
through the canvass [Applause
speeches in the Union Democratic State