Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-27
Hon. !. G. Mchibbin.

The reckless Bohemian Republican papers
have undertaken to charge Mr. Mckibbin
with a lack Of postiyeness. Of all absurd
things this caps the climax. 1t is because he
Is positive man, that the via!s of wrath
have been poured upon his head 10y those oP-
posed to him. lie is the very personiiication o.
frmness and independence. What he believes
to be right, he will adhere to, though every
other man should desert His Congressional
record is proof of this and the people OF
this State know that he is as immoyable as "a
fxed star, in the support of what he deems
to be Just. The press of the whole country
--Leconpton and ompton-tecued
with references to his fxedness Of purpose in
1858 The San Francisco Herald pGts the
right estimate upon his character in the fol-
lowing article, every word of which we
heartily endorse:
OF all the ridiculous assertions made by
the Republican press respecting our peoples
candidate for Congress, Hon. j. 9. Mcl[iGbin,
none have been perfectibly and contempt
lilly absurd as the charge that he has been
found in opposition to the interests of san
Francisco If san Francisco owes gratitude
to any man in the world, it is to Mr.. McNib-
bin Throughout his legislative career he
was firm and incorruptible in the advocacy
Of her rights, rejecting with scorn every ef-
fort to win him to the defeLse Of schemes Of
private REGULATION and aggrandizemcnt, at
her expense When the noted Water Lot
Extension Bill Of 1858 was before the Legis-
latupa md IL a upttiitus tliup that
hundreds of thousand dollars were used in
its favor, Mr. McKibJin stood firmly against
it. He displayed dignity of character and
a moral force on that occasion which belongs
TO the man. SO was it on all occasions, when
the rights or the interests of san Francisco
were at stake.
The Republican and the "independent
press undertake to say that Mr. McKibbin is
not positive man. In the name of all de
ccncy, what do the yelping crew mean
Whore, upon earth, was there ever nobler
spectacle presented than the attitude and po
siton of this gentleman afforded in the great
contest over the Lecompton Constitution
Then, positive strength and determined char
acter were demanded. While others fu!-
tered while others were bought to the sup
port of a corrupt and Infamous Adniustra-
ton, he stood true to his principles, and in
dignantly refused lis vote to the black and
damnable measure. He was offered high
gifts within the province of Buchanans Adj
ministration TO give-position which would
have made him independent for life, and
snoothed his way to wealth and ease and
luxury. lie rejected them all, for the sake
of truth and right; came back to the state
whose honor lie had noble sustained, and
found his reward in the praises alone Of the
manly and the {rue citizens who knew and
his sacrifices SO far as rccu-
mary benefits were concerned, it was a bar
rem glory Abuse and villification were
heaped upon his head hy those whose natures
were incapable of comprehendng The real
dignity Of the man, and who thought or pre-
tended to think that party was above prin-
ciple, and policy above justice and truth.
Years have passed, and this man has had no
recompense for his bold, brave and honora
bic course, in that great contest and the is
sues which followed it, but the wolish howl
ings of his enemies, the stinted praises Of
men who should have been proud to honor
him, and the raying Of the rude blasts of
adversely around his head. Through all he
has conducted himself as a brave and honor
able man. 1t is time that the country should
remember him and do Justice to lis charac-
ter. The State of California holds no trucr
man than Joseph c. Mchibbin. The people
know it, and, if they permit him now to 90
down in the struggle, they are guilty Of an
ingratitude which will disgrace the very
name and fame of California.
In the face of such record as Mr. Nc
Kibbin's. for paper, pretending to respecta-
bility, to accuse him, above all things of
lacking bold, pure and positive character,
and to intimate that he is entitled to but lit
tie consideration at the hands Of the people,
eXcites our mingled pity and contempt.
The CAmronHlA DMIE-!rEs READY TO "DIE
oN THE FIELD OF BATTLE. When the 'Se-
seshers" met in State Convention at Sacra-
mento on Tuesday last they "took a TOD for
chairman. They selected a proper man. lie
exhibited the right sort of spirit Up te the
last moment. When on Thursday, Judge
Bolts conservative national Democrat) NOV
ell that the Convention adjourn aiac die, the
war spirit of the chairman came up quicker
than one could say Tod Robinson. The in
famous rebellion ofthe Federal Government
against the divine Davis aroused the indig
nation of Robinson, and thus he spake
the country from disgrace and dishoror, we
are called rebels. am not afraid of the
name. 1t is a name, gent emen, that was
applied to our forefalhers 1t was applied TO
my father and to my mothers father, and
cannot do greater honor to them or have a
greater honor conferred upon he than to
have the same epithct applied to me, as it is
TO us unuer the same circumstances, aud
while struggling for the same purpose, Ap-
plause In fact, gentlemen, it appears to the
that this war against which we are commit
ed is nothing but Abolitionism put into prac-
tice. Applause This war is nothing but
an internal and diabocal effort on the part
of our Government to force down our throats
al the point Of thebayonet and at the mouth
of the cannon, the Chicago PLATFORM APP
plause We will lresistit We will contend
againstit We will fight against it in our
civic battle fields, and if uar coDlcs II the
worSt comes upon as, as it dos tallsH upoH our
tiiotc citizens eiScwdcre, IRE lCU coutead Ggaiaa
ii upoa tile feld Of hattie, [applause and
cheers, and in this caute we cannot fail to
triumph. We are clothed with panoply COM
plctc in that linked armor of the soul, a just
couse and manly hearts to maintain it, and
in such an enterprise each heart is firm as
steel, and heaven is smiling Ger us. APP
plause and cheers
Nobody has ever been called q rebel who
was not in the army of Jer Davis So the
fiery Tod, we presume, imagines himself un-
der arms in the glorious service of d. "If
war comes (and it did come last April eve
will contend" "unon the field of battle"-We