The Placer herald., 1861-02-23
Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. goth 1861.

Ell UuIitS "HiCH """y Po'ieie"' iio'oo, '"e
cessful and unsuccessful, have been made at
the Capital. 1t has been caucus week, and
there have been efforts made by small men
to make themselves appear great, and pice
yersa, greet men have endeavored to appear
small. Both have succeeded. JAS. A.
McDougall, John Conness, ct i'd ommia homo
succeeded, under the latter head to their
hearts conteut. McDougall has been nom
mated for U. S. Senator, in Douglas eau
Gus of 26 votes-receiving the unparalleled
number of fourteen on the first ballot
There's success, for you. This secures his
election beyond peradventure, of course it
does-over "this way"
But the substantial and tangible party
movement Of the past week is to be recog-
nized in the Democratic Convention
which met in the Assembly Chamber on
Monday evening last. To this body were
invited all gentlemen composing the two
Houses who profess to be Democrats The
object was specific and single one, and
one which every Democrat, who wishes to
see the Dem ocracy of California once more
united against the common foe, ought and
does approve. lie who does not is self con
victed Of being an enemy Of the Democratic
organization. The proceedings Of this Con-
vention you will of course advise ydur read
ers through the published reports. Thirty
five Democrats, (Breckinridge and Douglas)
participated in it, and this number would
Loo, I,t for tho obcoOtooc
Their proceedings were harmonious, and SO
far as they proceeded, successful. The work
of the Convention is briefly summed up in
the following:
l. That feeling the necessity Of uniting
the two wings of the democracy, the two
State Committees should call meetings Of
conference to ascertain whether they can
agree on plan of uniting the party in Cal
itornia.
3 That if the Committee shall conclude
to heed the suggestion, they officially signify
that fact to the Democratic members of the
Legislature.
3. That if the Committees cannot agree,
they shall report that fact to the aforesaid
members, who will then take the matter n.o
their own keeping
4. That all the Democratic members Of
the Legislature be requested to lie present at
the next meeting to be held on the 26ih inst .
Your correspondent looks upon the re-
suits of the said Convention as of the great
est moment and Importance to the Democ-
racy of California. 1t is the initiation of
common center, to which the fragments may
be attracted By the cohesive power known
o,l.o r +
who cannot and will not consent to try to
unite the Democracy, must be anything but
a Democrat The proceedings of the Con-
vention detail the names of those from PIa
Ger who refused to make an effort. Perhaps
they were suspicious of success-and if
successful, they might be left at the foot of
the political calendar.
But in the proceedings of the Douglas
Caucus last night you will perceive an in
visible course Of disorganization There
was political leaven working which was
plain to all who are posted in the science
of political elecricity-the positive and the
negative influences were laboring. Attrac-
tive and repuIsive currents were running
through all the channels of the Senate
Chamber. Some halted in their proceedings
Of nomination for one superficial reason, "a
second for another; and so on until it was
reduced to MAJORITY caucus of the Doug
las faction.
Now McDougal has received the nomina-
ton, (such nominationD what are his sup
porters going to do about it? How and
when are they going to elect him? 1t will
be remembered that there has been no day
fixed as yet for the election Of Senator
Will some Of your Douglas friends, in Au
burn tell their members in the Legislature
how 10 carry out the programme 50 g!ori-
ously begun last night.
But to 90 back to the Democratic Con-
vention OF Monday evening. give that
convocation great importance. Its action is
the axis around which the Democrats of
California are bound to center. All who
would be in the pale of the party must gath
er within the lines as being drawn in this in
cipient step to reorganlze the party. Why
not? What principle is now at issue to him
der union. None that can see. Doug
las stands to day with Buchanan in his po.
sition in regard to coercion and this is the
live issue of the day, till others have died or
been buried in the greater
perceive that your cotemporary is in a
tight place He has evidently embarked in
an enterprise too deep for his build, and his
efforts to please his official patrons and all
the Douglasites, by looking one way and
pulling another, think will land his craft
Several of his editorials find favor in the
regular democratic papers, which is saving
clause. MORE ANON.
UNIoN.-The Breckenridge members o.
the Legislature and twelve of the Douglas
members who have got sick of being in bad
company, met in the Assembly chamber on