Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-07
The Result no Partizan Triumph.

result OF the election as - triumph OF tbe
cause of the Union rather than as the triumph
# party organization. We feel bound 10
-ay that Ne. too, so regard it. The people
cared but little foF party names. They heed
ed not the stale cry of "abolition raised
against all Who denied the divine right Of tie
mock ehiyalry to Tu!e They hated the
trawling crew who laughed when war was
commenced by traitors, and whined "peace"
when those traitors were met with the power
of the Government they had defed. A long
exercise Of power had made the southern ul-
,rais,s of this state vain aud over-confdent
They never dreamed that the masses they so
thoroughly despised would revolt They
thought the name of Democracy would
cover up the rotten and diseased trunk Of
"State Sovereignty" and secure the votes Of
old-time Democrats for recognition of the
Sambo Confederacy. They have now found
out their error They have left no white
spot upon their record All Is black, aud "no
sound can awake them TO glory again. Tn
der no preteXt, Of whatever kind, will they
ever again he allowed n voice in public af-
fairs. There is not a single cotton plantation
in this State W. are not living in a seeded
State We are on the other side Of the war
question. The people have voted for tn
most vigorous prosecution Of the war against
rebellion, and have virtually said, (lo use the
language of an emphatic Union orator. "d-n
the expense" They have, in effect, request
ed that their boxes at the post-ofIice tie no
more hurdcned with secession documents.
headed What will the war costf" They
have declared themselves opposed to pence
when peace can only be had at the expense
Of national destruction, and the Inauguration
Of anarchy throughout the land They have
in short said to Mr. Mcconnell and his friends;
''If you are opposed to this war, 90 TO yopr
friends AT Richmond and have it stepped"
A few selections from the Union press viii
show how the result is understood. The
Morning Call, which, though independent
strongly defended Mr. Copness from all at
tacks, says:
: eCtSrlHn Is CtHu III NulllOiHld ut lfhNN IL
i 20 near dead that every spasmodic SEM
blance CT life it exhibits is a struggle between
the galows and the grave. BY their votes
for Connes5 aud stanford yesterday the peo--
pie Of this State have for the third time and
in the most solemn ard anmistakable manner
procaimed their devotion 20 the Union, aud
their determine tion to uphold the Gol ernmeut
established by their fathers. In thus issuiug
their fiat to the world the people of this
State have also Al nouuced that hereafter
they wish not to have enuncitted in their
midst doctrines hostile to our Government,
or principles iuimical to the preservation of
the Union, either by force or 10y choice. In
this country the voice OF the people, ns eX-
pressed at the ballot box, Is euproma 10
higher law than that Of God. is known
The people have pronounced against treason,
and therefore hereafter it will he an act OF
wisdom on the part of any man to avoid en-
preston of REASONABLE sentiments. whether
| hy word of mouth, or through the columns
of newspapers. Altogether the Union sen'i-
ment of our people has been made known,
thoroughly and unnistakahly, and hereaf ,r
| it will be dangerous for traitUrOus sympt-
thizers to outrage it,
The Bulletin, which advocated the election
Of Stanford, says:
There is every probability that Leland
stanford has been elected Governor ~ &
clear majority Of all the votes cast at ycslrr-
day'+ election. The vote given for Connc-s
also souud on The Union qur-tiou, viii doubl-
less fall but little short Of rhnt cast for Me-
Connel So TINT probably threc-G -Gurhs of
the voters Of the state hGve declared for
the Union, and whatever sacrifices may be
necessary TO preserve it. The small vote re-
celved Ly Mcconnell, after the confident
boastings of his noisy supporters, astonishes
everybody, and leaves that party without
any ground to stand upon hereafter. We
shall hear no more of Secession advocacy
here. on the part of men fit to be trusted out-
side of an insane asylum.
The Sacramento Union independently says;
For this gratifying aud Overwhelming
denomination the people are greatly indelt-
ed TO the Union Democracy and to no man
more deeply than to John Conuess lie has
fought the battle tor the Union With rare
ability. and with n courage and determination
which shrank from DO labor and rcc,iled be-
fore no opposition.
| And again:
1t is to be hoped, as the election Of stan
ford is n triumph of all good Union men, it
will prove the oasis of an organization here
after hich will sweep the distinctive appel
| latious and creeds Of mere political partisaHs,
and unite the patriots OF the land upon Il
common PLATFORM with the walchword Of
Our Country"
The Republican press thus far, with great
magnaninty and justice, attributes the result
to the loyalty Of the people, and not to their
regard for a party creed. The Appeal, Of
this city, he editor of which paper is to sue
ceed Judge Bolts, as State Printer, says;
Stanford is undoubtedly elected Governor
by large plurality, if not majority Of the
whole vote, probably leading his ticket hy
several thousands. This is II victory Of the
Union sentiment, not of party. 1t is tri-
umph of patriotism, not of Democracy or
Republcanism. Let no higoted partisan
anywhere claim that it ia aucht else, but re
member that it is dueto the generous self-,ac
rhce of men of various org ,nizatious who
feared that the division of the Union forces
would give the State TO the common enemy
The San Francisco Mirror says:
Not as Republican triumph is our exuIta-
ton loudest over the return. before us; not
as mere party victory; not as the inaugu-
ration of IA new and We hope It better era in
the political history of the State; but as a
mighty shout of fealty TO the Old Flag by
the loyal of all parties, aid pledge from the
people of the Pacific to sustain the Admins
lration in its struggle for the preservation of
the Republic and the national honor.
AT an impromptu Union meeting in San
Francisco, on election night. Rev. II. Starr