Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-04
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
sAcnAMENro. Anril %, 1851

SAcRAMESfo April ID, 1864
EDiToR DEMocnAr:-The people Of the
state may draw a long breath now, for the
senatorial contest is irreyocably decided ly
the triumphant recollection Of Gen. james y.
/ McDousal The Joint Convention met at
/ two o'clock this afternoon, and as it was we'll
/ known that McDougal had votes to spnre if
/ the election was proceeded with, tiantic et-
/ forts were made 10y the laclousani turbulent
minority TO prevent ballot today ihrer
/ hours were consumed in discussing irrelevant
/ resolutions, frivolous points OF order, appeals
! from decisions Of the chair, aud calling OF
the roll on oft repe ted motions to adjourn,
before ballot was tnkeu. The minority eX-
hbitcda degree of patience and determine
tion however, to which the others were fl
naly obliged to yield and ct about o'clock,
under heoporation Of the previous question,
the first and only ballot was taken, which
resulted as follows Whole number Of votes
cast lo4; necessary to a choice SO McDou
gall received 81 Nugent 80; Weller 4; Ca
serly 3 somebody else 50 McDougd,
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side Of the house looked glum, and we're
evidently disappointed They had calculated
upon defectons enough from the original
supporters of McDougall to prevent an en-
dorsement of the precious election. Several
ambitious gentlemen were evidently anxious
to ind decent PretrXt for quitting our notn-
inec, but they were loiled completely. Me-
Don all sent in letter to the convention.
re,iuquishing all claims To a seat in the Sen
ale by virtue Of the action of the former
conN Ncn'ion. An effort was then made to
m Ike it appear that McDougal's Trtttr
amounted to nothing while he retained th'
certified copy of the certificate Of his elcc-
lion; whereupon one OF that gentleman's S
friends seut for. and delivered TO the conv er-
tion, the document in question. Then an
other OF the opposition said that until Gov.
DoNney returned HE certificate in his pps-
session. no election ought TO be held.
A resolution was then adopted by a very
largo majority, requesting the Governor TO
return Hof certificate Then an attempt " n
made to adjourn till Thursday, in order to
/ give the Governor time to comply with the
request. This filed, and when tie gentle
men who were born to rule and their su-
pie followers found that the election OF Mo
DougaIl was determined upon at that sitting
and that it wasa mere question: Of linc they
commepced announcing McDcugall,aud chnrg
ing that he had gone over 10 the Republic
cans But this sensele-s howl is toIeruIy
we'll played out, ana 10 one was i5hteu-
ed thereby Several hotspuls spewej up a
quantity of bile, us they explained their
votes, and seemed weaker from the effort
Bat Harris OF Butte who voted steadily for
Nogeut, becoming di-gusted at the iuFotent
rawlings of some of his fieu3s, said, We
have been fairly h.atco, and good taste die
tales that we should succumb with Il good
grace" Tli= was about the last Of it, aud
after the vote had been announced as above
the minutes were opIloyed aud the Cuuve.
3 tiou Adjourned sine die. Thus ended Il Sri-
atolial combat which has been charactc lied
by more bitterness than any that ever took
place before in the state. or perhaps in the
country good Union Democrat succeeds
that old political halIot, VIM. NJ. Gwin The
rule Of Cotton state refugee. in California is
= ended Those who seek political advance
mcut hereafter in California, must steer clear
of the support of the slave code, uigger-
wot-hipping sympathi-ers with jeff Davis
mock Reputic. All hail TO the new cra.
The change cannot by any possibility, be for
the worse.
MrDougali has given the Republicans no
assurances, in any shape, that are not given
in hi, Union speech, except that he i'll not
make fctious opposition to Lincoln APP
apartments, on political grounds This is
tut admitting the truth of the old Demo
cratic wolehwoid, ito the yictors belong
the spoils" CAPITOL