Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-03
The Non Resistants and their Blblo.

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claimed to he par excellence the chivalry of
this State, are undergoing moral regenera-
ton. The notes of war that have reached
our ears from Sumter, and from the border,
seem to have subdued and checked the mar
tial spirit which once appeared so completely
to possess them and they now "roar you as
/ gently as any sucking dove. they roar you an
| it were nightingale" Quiet and peacable
citizens are now warned to be calm and mod
crate in their expressions Of devotion TO the
/ L Cnion, lest blood should flow in our streets
| Who are to molest the Union men we know
not. 1t cannot be the peace makers who
now tnlk like demure Quakers and beg that
California may not take part in the "unfor-
tunnte strife" which has in part been eugen-
dered by the remark of JEFF Davis that he
woall take the National Capitol "wthin
thirty days" Oh no. The secessionists are
all for peace and quiet. They wouldn't shed
fraiernaf blood on any account, unless it
might be the blood of those " no have the i'm
| prudence TO resist the rebels who are trying
TO seize the Government. The non-resstant
! society of Friends is becoming numerous
! The conversion of lawful Gardner" in New
y ork city, year or SO since, was not more
remarkable than is the growth of the social
virtues among some of the bowio-knife gen
try of former times. Sanguinary ruflians are
changing into lamb like loafers, and though
for years their hips have never known the
absence of the murdarous pistol save when
/ the same was detained at the shop of some
symputhizing pawnbroker, these excellent
fellows are about to inaugurate an era OF
peace. They are saddened with thinking Of
the "unmannerly corses" of the slain, beyond
the mountains. What have we to do with
/ it say they. And they have suddenly be-
come political economists, too. They toied
not neither did they spin. all the blessed
time since California became a State and
small are the ventures that some fthem have
abroad and less are the substantial interests
| they own in California. But these unpleas-
ant circumstances have not blinded their eyes
to the glorious chance that California, as a
neutral State, would have, in being the place
of refuge of such at The East as Lave not the
courage to assist either the nation or its enc
mics in the great struggle which is hereafter
to occupy so prominent space in history. |
Fellows who subsist upon lunches in some of
the cities are fearful lest business in Califor-
MIA should be dcranged, if her citizens object |
too strongly to the course of that distinguish
ed old line National Democrat, jefferson Da-
Wis. And here we cannot help asking the
question: who of our citizens do the neutrali.
ty-sece8sionists hope to win to their cause
by cheap promises of vast inpouring of
wealth to our shores, if we withhold our al
legiance from the Government in this It's
peril? Surely the friends, hereabouts, of
jeff Davis are above mercenary considera-
tions i'll times like these. They would not
occeptof wealth gained by a pusillanimous
rcfraining from espousing the side they eager
ly hope may triumph. Let us not believe so
meanly of them. 1t must be then that the
peace loving, lunch eating statesmen of the
State, as well as those of their way of think
ing who have some substance and position,
hope to excite the love of money which they
suppose TO be the main characteristic of the
business men from Northern States To speak
plainly, the Pacific Republicans think per-
haps, that the Boston Yankees, for whom
they entertain so fraterno a regard, may be
tempted to forget Lexington, Bunker Hill
and Concord-to forget the men of a Massa-
chusetts regiment shot down by Secessionists
but few days ago, while on their way to
guard the Federal Capital, as commanded by
the Presilent-to forget the teachings Of
Adams, Webster, and Everett, and remain
silent while the flag is assailed, in the hope
that they may get richer by the means If
such are the hopes of our neutrality advocates,
let them look at the offers of money to the |
Government, 10y the people of whom they
have so poor an opinion, and then say if their
hopes have any foundation.
California will have both peace ard PROS
perity, but she will not seek to ensure either
in a cowardly or mercenary manner. Her
citizens, coming as they do from all sections
of the Union, viii overwhelmingly declare
for the perpetuity of the nation of which she
is, as has been truly said, singular epitome
SENATOR LATHAM.-The patriotic utterances
of our Senator, on the occasion of his recent
reception at Sacramento, have met with a
warm response with the people of this city.