Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-24
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 22d, 1861.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 22d, 1861.
EDrToR DEMocRAT;--The Speaker announc.
ed the standing committees of the House to-
day, and, as a matter of course many are
pleased and many are not. There is a style
OF men here who are on the sharp look out
Tor some chance to find fault with radical
Democrats of the true Douglas school These
gentry are to be seen day and night trotting
around at the heels of Breckenridge men,
counting their smiles, and endeavoring to
prove that though tdey did vote with the
National Democracy last November their
feelings then were and now are really with
the Southern party which, by throwing away
votes on Brcckinridge, elected Lincoln to the
Presidency. They are eternally predicting
a triumph for the Black Republicans next
fall unless there is union Of what they are
pleased to term the "two wings of the De-
mocracy." They mean by 'union," that
the Democratic and Breckenridge committees
shall embrace, and that those who howled
their low abuse of Douglas and johnson last
lirously shouted "Abolitionisti" !" "Mulatto. .
"Bakerite!" wherever they heard the name
OF Douglas supporter mentioned, shall,
without ceremony, recantation, change Of
opinion, or other preliminary, Immediately
be recognized as true and unwavering Dem
ocrats, worthy of seats in the Conventions Of
the party. Mr.. Editor, the true rnd reliable
Democrats that meet, are mot on it," as
Artemas Ward would say. They know that
it will take votes to defeat the Republicans
next fall, but why, they say, transfer our
selves over to one enemy TO accomplish the
defeat Of another. None but eravens or will
ling deserters from principle are afraid to see
our party enter the next campaign on the
same basis upon which the last was conduc-
ted, viz: The Baltimore platform of 1860,
upon which stood Douglas and johnson, with
no compromises either with Northern Abo-
ltionists, or Southern disunion traitors ;
those, and those only, who voted last No
vember for Douglas electors, to be allowed to
vote at the primary elections Nominations
made on these terms would receive the sup
port of those now in the party, and also of
all but the rank disunionsts of the Breckin-
ridge faction, to say nothing of the 5000
votes of the Bell-Union men. A fusion tick
ct, would on the other hand, receive the vote
of no man who voted either for Breckinridgt
or Douglas on principle. These are radica
times, and | believe that no matter how
nicely politicians arrange plans for captur,
ing the public plunder, the rank and file OF
the Democratic party will insist that new
converts to the faith shall first VOTE Demo-
cratic ticket before they are allowed to assist "a,
NOMINATING one. The shameless billing and
cooling now going on between secession lead
ers and prominent members of our party,
with view to the advancement of each, af-
| ter sufficiently disgraceful compromises of
principle can be effected, have prompted me
to say as much as have in the foregoing.-
AS the game progresses, and the private in
formation l now have becomes public prop
erty, your readers will agree that we have
traitors among us occupying high places in
the councils of the party, who are doing their
best to restore to influence in this State the
Southern ultraists who always belonged to
Gwin, and some Of whom have now, no
doubt, South Carolina cockades in their car
pet sacks. The Senatorial candidates will
soon, it is said. have an opportunity to pub
licIy take grounds for Union and the enforce
ment of the laws, or for disunion, or to dodge
No Senatorial caucus is talked of for th is
week 50 far as can understand.
Nothing of interest transpired in either
House to-day. De Long presented the Yu-
ba petition for expunging the Broderick CEN
sure resolutions.
The Martinetti Troupe still plays to good
houses at the Metropolitan. The performan-
ces are unsurpassable CAPITOL.