Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-09

A Patriotic Proposition.
On Tuesday in the Senate, Mr.. Burbank
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! President Of the United states may make up.
on this State. for men. money ind means, to
aid in maintaining the supremacy OF the Con-
slitu'ion and laws of the United States.
HeSoived. That the people OF the State OF
| California are loyal and Union-loving peo-
! pie. aud will hold themselves in readiness at
all times to nd our General Governmeit and
uphold and defend the Constitution, laws and
property f the United States against all in
snhordlnatlon, treason or rebellion that mag
| threaten to disturb domestic tranquility or
endanger the integrity or permunency Of the
Constitution of The United Staies
ResolUed. That the Governor of California
transmit, as soon as may he, n copy of these
resolutions to the President Of the United
States
! Resolutions refrrr' to the Committee on
| Federal Relniions, with Instructions to re-
port on or before Friday next.
| NumIn who hesitates to vote nye upon
these or similar resolutions is worthy of the
confidence of the Union men of California
The people will watch the action of their
interest. The neutrality men will vote no.
They might rs well vote for secession and a
Pnciic Republic ut once. 1t is not probable
that the Government will cali for volunteer
troops from this remote locality although it
is quite probable that our people will he
solely relied upon to safely guard the Forts,
Mint and other Federal property in the State
in the event Of any wild scheme being ei,-
gagged in by discontents to disturb them.
The Federal troops will, we have no doubt,
soon he withdrawn from the Pacific to aug
if men are not needed to aid in maintaining
Federal authority elsewhere than in our own
borders. there is no good reason why money
should not he protfered by the Golden State
We have been the recipients of great benefits
from the parent Government, and owe it to
ourselves TO exhibit our affection for the Ma
tion in substantial manner The Eastern
most State in the Unod-Nlaine-ha appro-
priated 81 900 600 in aid of the Government,
in addition to the strong arms she has fur
nished for defense; the Westernmost State Of
the same Union ought not to he less prompt.
Uncle Sans children-thoss of them that
still gather around the family table are
showering money into his hands. Shall Cali
fornia, one of the youngest and most favored
sisters, exhibit niggardy or Indifferent
spirit We think she will not If she should,
our people will be humiliated in future years
by references to the disgraceful fact. If
our representatives believe they represent
patriotic and loyal people, let them not
leave Sacramento until they have spoken the
will of the people. There have been sundry
obscure threats from various quarters that
domestic trouble would grow out Of any
movement, by the Union-loving men of this
State, towards'manifesting strong devotion to
the National cause. The Breckenridge Ad-
dress impudeutly suggests that the Large
minority here will not allow California to
rebellion, as Senator Douglas is exhorting the
people of the Northwest to do The resolu
tions should he stronger than those already
offered. California ought not to ask the
President if he wants money. The other
loyal States have not allowed the Govern
ment TO become a supplicant California
should offer given amount to help pay the
expenses of the war. Her commerce is threat
ened by the rebels; their pirate chief has in
vited the buccaneers of all the world to raise
his piratical flag at their mast heads and to
swarm in the Southern waters for the pur-
pose of driving from the seas, if possible the
vessels which sail to and from California un-
der the stars and stripes. We publish his in
solent proclamation in another column. Let
every man read it. and then try and be pa
tient while smooth tongued traitors, in our
midst. who are in league with this prince of
ruians, drawl ont words of peace and re-
commend California to remain neutral" We
say let there be showing of hands in the
Legislature and throughout the State. Let
us see who are more anxious to shield jeff.
Davis, than they are to aid the Government
in sinking his buccaneers who lie in wait in
the Gulf Of Mexico aud the Caribbean Sea to
plunder our people of the gold they have
toiled for in burning heat md in drenching
storms. But selishness need not be appealed
to- If this desperate marauder We're at p' ace
with California instead of warning upon her,
we should owe the Government our ullegi-
ance none the less We are part of the
great Republic Of the world, and cannot look
on with benched cheeks and closely but
toned pockets, while rebels are at work to
destroy it. Men we can furnish TO safely
keep the Federal property here, and TO crush
out any revolutionary movement that fanatics
may be urged to by Pacific Republic con>pi-
rators; and money, California ought to proffer
to the Government, and we have full filth
that it will be done. If the new Union men,
who want jeff Davis to fight, and the Fed
eral authorities to keep quiet have any de-
sire to oppose an appropriation, let them do
it hy their votes and voices. We think they
will offer no more serious opposition, not
withstandng the threats of some of tleir
orators and organs.
THE BRECKINRIDGE ADDRESS ss-This docu-
ment has been so severely denounced by the
Union men of all parties in the State, that it
is more than possible the Committee will re-
tract it during its present session. If this
should be done with view to securing some
of the spois, we suppose the Express will say
that such action was advisable. If that Jour
nal should decide upon endorsing retrac-
tion of the odous document alluded to. it
will be compelled to swallow the following