, 1861-10-11
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@"o Mon&os have el1psed since nv 1as
communication to you; the excitementa IND
ouues OF vigorous State canvass which ha,
engfoased all my attention must serve ~ a
excuse Tor my neglect Now that the e1ectio,
u over resume the pen to post you upon til,
lssoes and resulta Of our recent contest. I'll,
pressure OF the war has not obliterated part,
hnes here, "a It has in the Atlantic States
consequently, the election that came off OF
me 9Th inst, which Tas general one, for al
9meess t1 nom Governor down to constable, wa
:, There were th1ee parties il lie fieid. ani
thIee complete sets Of candidates, The Re
publican pnrty adopted State pIatform whicT
ignored al past party Issues, the Chicaa.t
plaucrm included, simply pledging the part5
10 an onqualtaed support Of the most Tigof
oas measures to put down rebellion, and do
vot.on to the Union; the. object being @ M .tc
unlte p one party to the support Of he Ad
Hhnlsuat1on all true Union men who Ware IN
1avor OF sustaining the Government at aIj
nRazsfds, without any mental reservation. The
htpupAcan party represented that cIaas oj
9a sa.,zeIs Who are IN favor Of "carryi1g the wal
into Africa" !" regardless Of expense, and con.
unulng 1t until our flag floats over every Fort
Aizenal, and every inch Of territory belonging
70 the Government. They nominated Hon.
Leland Stanford for Governor, aud Hon. T. @,
Phelps M and a 4 Sargent, Etqrs., for Con.
recently Represented San Mateo county IN the
State Senate. Mr Sargent is a LAWYER OF cnn.
siderable ability from N-7ads county. he va.
formerly an editor, Was delegate to the Chi.
cago Convention IN 1850, where you possibly
made his acquaintance.
ing themselves Union Democrats y non,fn-
ated the Hon. John Conness for Governor. and
adopted platform which, while it purDorted
to p'ecge the party to sustain the Cavern
NEST, expressed their readiness to e compro-
mise" the present difficulties, and which char
ataoly alVised the responsibility for the war
between the Republicans and the traitors.
1hey undertook to occupy a temporislnr
ground in which they strangely misconceiye6
He temper and disposition OF the citizens
q THIS Stats; they charged the war upon
q ta9 i keRn!oAean a! Party, declared Lincoln
.9 1e eenclsst n patriotism and ability, insist
cans, wasa desire to plunaer, and the aboli-
ton Of slavery, aud thus tried to ride into
power, upon capital of spurious patri otigm
ana grcEs caiunny Of our party. The Breck.
lnf1oge wing, represented by John Mcdonnell
lot Governor, styled themselves the"peace
party" They we're for peace If it could BE ob-
tanned by Offering the rebels any terma which
they would accept and remain in the
Union, and if not to iHnediately recopnize
TIE Independence Of The Southern Coufsdsraew
Iaat party Is composed Of all the Il chive,'
oloken down politicians, and polltica! rascais
Q! me Democrane party in the State, the
TeHys, Randolphs, Begga, Crittendens'
knights of the Golden Circle, DC, It ID en-.
phatieally party Of traitors and dsecessionists.
- Is tald that st the late State Convention.
tae9 secretly elected tWo members OF the
rebel { Congress: EAnstin e. Smith, "big
= Navy Agent at San francisco, dsfaulter to the
government, SOL Of "Extra Billy" &C.,
&c. sll1ektly be was n4bbea on board
the Calde1nia steamer uppn its arrival
1t New Ycrk;l and Harry Thornton.
VINO lB now supposed to be still {" out Of jaiP'
somewhere N the region Of Dixie land. !" Tia
lhlee parties entered the field, each deter
stemp and through the press, circulated the
ue TINT the present var is an "aboli1ion war;
set or foot by the Republicans, and waged Is
legitimate deduction Of the sirrepressible
conflict, and declared themselves boldly as
against the Government. The "Union De-
the flag, endorsed nearly all that the secession
lBts uttered sgairst the Republicans. It WIS
citgiacetul to Witness such partizan mea2uesB.
20 different from the noble stsnd taken b7 the
Democracy at their recent meeting in Chicago.
,.;a I1s pesple 1f tbs State ~ their votes
trastors;. the entire REPUBLICAN ticEst
beiIg the unconditional Union ticket.
both sta:e and Congressional, was elected
oy an overwhelming vote. Sranrord's
Plurality for Governor cannot fell much
shoft OF thirty thousand. Recruiting for cav
alIy 70 protect the overland mail route, and
:oE i've regiments drafted to fight In Arizona
3nd m sonth.western Texas, goes brage,y On.
1t Is understood that General Sumner viii com
msno ii person the army that will shortly
move upon the secessionists in Arizona, who
ave just captured seven hundred Federal
tTocPs, with any amount Of army stores and
munitions Of var. The rebel corapanies were
upGer the lead Of Major Van Dom, and did not
exceed 200 In number; the surrender was most
cisgrace1u!, and urdeubtedly the work Of tres
Eon anorg the 9. 8. officers. Arizona is now
completely in POSSESSION Of the seceseionists,
AID declared to be E. part ard parcel of the
Clean oat faat eensf 7asg sqmasF of raa E
Denver, as Brigadier General in the q. 5.
army. to command the California volunteers.
causes Intense disgust among the Union men
nad II thls state: By What strange infatuatfen he
He has been regarded here for some
tine 81 little better than a seceEsiou-
jst- The people have no confidence
n bin; it Will be damper upon the volun-
reess # In they aTe compelled to take the field
d
ter from him, written somewhere in Indiana,
has been going the rounds Of the se
cehsion press IN this State, for the pur-
pose Of frightening people at the expense
ct the war. The letter, after giyikg
most gloomy picture of the prostra.
ton Of business in the West, greatly mag
nifes sthe financial difficulties Of he
government, and IN order to share the burden
Of taxation which the people must bear in or
Ger TO Pay the interest upon the national loan,
made grossly false estimates, which placed the
rate OF taxation at three per cent upon eyerY
mans property: Such men will not do for
these times. We understand that General
Shields has also been appointed q Brigadiar
General; would not Ike to do him ixj1stice,
but there are Thousands here who have no
great confidence in his Union sentiments, It
1s boldly asserted in leading journals in *his
state within three months, that he sy1nua
thlzee with the tecessionists, aud it was not an
thorii2hVely denied He waa invited to deliy-
er sn oratlon At this place on the 4th Of ,Ju1v.
and replied to the committee, that, under tha
Freecnt difficulties, he did not know that he
Nonia have the heart to speak On The Fourth
lie managed to get the heart, however. but
many were 60 jncensed at his intimations that
they refused to hear him. I hesrd his adarsss.
sno Will fay that he talked good Union senti.
men1s, but his heart evidently did not 90 with
his words, for he connected with nearly every
patriotic sentiment, some 1audatory expres.
20 sior n regard to biz Southern brethren, who
Loint It had attained in the civilized world.
we get the news by pony from your side Of
The land in six days. The lines Of the ts3-
egraph are being rapidly pushed forth, both
eastward and westward, and before another
season the lightning will streak 1t across the
eont1nenf. J.. Il.