Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-28
business for the next u. 5. Grand Jury.

business for the next u. y. Cfand jury
We have alarmed and outraged the feel
ings Of some Who, While affecting devotion to
the Union desire that California shall, at this
crisis in our national anairs. withhold her
allegiance from the cause Of The Government
and play the mean and selfish, nay the trea-
sonable part Of indifference. Our oiIeaae
consists in having recommended that tie at
tention of the next Grand jury empannelled
by the United Stntes District Court for the
Northern District Of this state, be called TO
the conduct Of all who lend mid and comfort
to the Secesion rebels, by defending the re-
cent murdcroas and reasonable attack upon
Fort Sumter. There is evidently some force
in our I, commendation for journals that are
well enough understood, by all, TO be saturn
ted with hatred Of the United State Govern
ment, have thus far RETAINED, we believe,
from taking open grounds in the defence Of
the rebel army. Thus far they have deemed
it prudent to wear
"---- the pleading look
Downcast, and low, IN meek submission drcst,
But iull OF guile
There are, nevertheless some who eccw
disturbed at the thought Of a United States
Grand Jury. No man who is true to the
country need be under any apprehenaioos.
LIT the CALLED Jade vince Those who con
spire to break down United States authority
in this state, viii, We trust be made TO an
swer for their crimes, if they are detected.
There is a strong element in this state COM
posed of men who dare not advocate treason
openly. Tut who are nevertheless plotting it
by day and by night They conceal their
movements sufficiently to make their conyic-
tiun diflcult, and devote much Of their time
10 he labor Of dcmoroIi1iug the people by
advocating the theory that there isno longer
Federal Union. They recognize the -cce.-
sion of seven States ns an accomplished fact,
rather tLan an impudent and monstrous pre-
tension They seek to establish that propo-
silion in order to follow it up with a bolder
one, to Wit Ihnt there being no longer such
nation as the United States Of America,
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power free to aid in the erection of II Pacific
Republic. Indeed Iy insisting that Califor-
MIA ought now to remain neutral, they do
most ingcniously prepare the way for saying
hereaftes if successful now, "California occu-
pies no position as part of the Union, but is
free and independent state" Any act Of
California, or any omission on her part, which
could he construed into neutrality, would be
equivalent to adopting a secession ordinance
We are n part of the nation. or we are not
National Democrats believe that there is
nation, and that California is one of the
States composing it. If they are right, any
! thing less than hearty support Of the Ma
tiouol Government, at this pcrilous time,
would prove us disloyol Neutrality would
convict us of ahicct cowurdice. Sympathy
with the Secession cause would be downright
rebellion Those who believe California to
be part and parcel of the Great Republic OF
the United States must so declare. They
who do not, will tc silent and will plot trca
son in The dark California cannot follow tho
following advice Of the san Francisco Herald
during the present nationa5 troubles, unles.
she is actually out Of the nation at this very
time The Herald of Thursday says:
1t would be worse than useless now &c
speculate upon the causes OF this most dis
trcssng state of affairs we only know THAI
it exists and that our first duty is to shuu an,
avoid any cntamglement in the difficulties O
li4pl, ~ # |.
Pacifc coast TO observe the policy which h4
always guided the United States durin- th,
quarrcs and wars of toreiga natjoas, and re-
iraiu from any interference with the disturb
auces now going on in the States east OF Tia,
Rocky Mountains The quarrel is not ours
We have no share whatever therein.
! If the relations between the "Pacifc coast
and the Omitted States, are the same rs those
which exist between the United States and
foreign nations" then we can "shun and
avoid any entanglement." Otherwise, we
must take our position with the loyal people
Of the United States against all enemies. The
Herald, whether in the Pacific Republic con
81 tracy or not, is advocating the very doc>
triues laid down by lhose WORTHLESS. They do
y
tion. They only labor now to prepare the
way for it. They know too well the sculi-
ment of our people to boldly ayow their
whole scheme at once. They intend to 90
step by step. First they advocate neutrality
and tempt the natural love of gain, common
to all mankind, 10y using language similar to
the following, which we also find in the ler-
aid of the same date:
Should civil wnr he proclaimed between
the North and the South, there are thousands
of families who will shelter themselves from
the storm on our tranquil coast. They will
come in swarms from all portions of the coun-
try, and will materially enhance the welfare
power and independence Of our state
The Independence Of our state once cstab-
lished, then the second step would he to or
ganile Pacidc Rcpublic-a vain, foolish,
wicked and absurd idea. No man Of sense.
! foresight, ard experience, no man, for in
stance, like William NJ Gwin, who is at the
bottom of The Pacific Republic conspiracy
! believes that the Pacific coast could take care
Of i,se'f Such insane folly has not obtained
possession of the shrewd and willy eX Senator
The third step, then, which our enemies con-
template, is the final annexation OF this State
to the Cotton State Governments provided
the latter could succeed in oyerthoWiug the
armed hosts of the Union. The business
which we think will properly come before the