Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-25

He then left the State-I won't say for the good
of the State; but finding that he could not make
money as fast out of the State as in the State he
returned and bought "paying interest in the
Bulletin. Now, then, he makes the kind of
terms with me that have spoken of. had no
more idea that any newspaper that George
X. Fitch was connected with would scan.
dalousy attack and vilify me, than |
had that one with which a bosom friend
was connected would do so not that /
had given him Fitch an equal place in my
estimation; but did not think that he had the
cool impudence in so short time to make such
a change. Now, there is nothing too vile for
him to apply to me- and there is some scheme
in it; there is some money In 1t, you may de-
pend. Laughter and applause.l But let me
ask you question, merchants OF san francisco.
There are some of You here; and those of you
who are not here will read what say tonight
Hearken to me. Let not this vuture sheet
longer invite hostility against your city. Your
city is the pride Of our State. Your interests
are the interests of the entirety of the State
Do not permit this organ, this vehicle of slander
to invite the combined hostility of the people
of the State against your city, when there is no
Cause for it, [Applause.l What think you men
in the interior will say when they open this
sheet and find the six hundred and fftyfour del
egates who assembled at Sacramento denomin-
ated as " pot house politicians 7" Finding their
convocation there as orderly body for its size
as ever convened in the nation-which under
take to assert-when they see that body des
cribed as holding daily carousings," think
You they will not feel indignant? Think you
that the SO gentlemen, each of them the
superior of George X. Fitch, who represented
the county of FL Dorado in that Convention
[cheersl will not feel indignant, and be embt.
tered against these hyenas, and embittered
against you if you permit this to be known as
your language. Workingmen of San Francisco,
/ appeal to you-not for sympathy, l never
fopt that 7 IN ynn rn m
brethren; for of you am |. But few short sea-
sons and | was an apprentice at the mechanic s
bench; but few short seasons, and had con-
troll and direction of houses Of industry, such as
you are engaged in. My brethren in my county,
those who met in Sacramento are men like me.
appeal to you then, workingmen of San Fran
cisco, whether you will not rise in your might
and put down this vile assault upon your fellows!
[Applause.l Do not think of me while you are
engaged in it. would to God that these shafts
of enmity and malice were now aimed at some
other breast than mine, that might go through
out this State and talk to this people, and have
the full credit of being entirely dsinterested in
what | should say. | feel indignant that there
should be any vehicle of public informa-
ton conveying such vile abuse and ISLANDERS to
the good people of this State.
| ask you, workingmen of San Francisco,
you merchants of San Francisco, you men to
whom the interior is the well, the great spring
from which you draw the waters of your exist
ence, ask you to rise in defense of the charac
ters of those delegates, and to stamp the stamp
indelbly on the foreheads of those men who
make SANDER the medium of communication be-
tween the man who writes and the man who
reads. Applause. What of consequence is it
to me whether be ever Governor Of the State
of California, or no Who that knows me, or
knows one throb of my BOSOM ever supposes
that would be any prouder man, that | would
feel any more elevated than do, in even that
Office The pride feel now as a citizen daring
those men to an exhibit of truth in connection
| with long public life, gives me confidence
| gives me sustenance, gives me all the compen
sation that | have ever expected from public
station. Applause. VOICE: Bukhead."] Well
| | say Blockhead. [Great laughter and ap
plause] There are, am sorry to say, in this
community few narrow-brained fuglemen O
this organ [holding up the Bulletin; applause] ]
fellows that doubt not if you measure them
will be found not to have their vision extend
beyond the end of their noses. Laughter
l repeat again of the Bulkhead and
of every other measure, that the citizens OF
San Francisco and the citizens of the State can
have no greater protection in that or any other
connection, through any man who lives or
breathes than through me- [Great Applause. ]
Enough of that. Through four years, reach
ing through period of some eight years in the
history of the State, have been intimately con-
nected with its legislation. l have defeated dur
ing that portion of time, many and many meas
ures detrimental to the public interests. The
record will also show If any one will examine
it, that have initiated some of the very best
legislation that you are now the recipients of.
Your swamp lands, amounting to millions of
acres, will now be redeemed from overflow
They will be put into the market and sold; and
become taxable property, property upon which
your citizens can live. [Applause. This has
been brought about chiefly by my Instrumental
ity. | say it; claim it; it is my due. Zap
plause.] Your Common Schools, as I before OBJ
Inxv Hoo e.. E.,t Al. L.
tory of the State, placed upon q substantial and
sure foundation for their support. Go to the
record and ascertain through whose instrument
tality it has been done.
took up copy of this paper (the Buletin)
the other day, while stopping in your city, and
found an article of this kind in it: That had
during the past session of the Legislature, taken
special care to make clean record on two
subjects The one, they said, was "the Union"
the other, the "Schoo Question" Bat, they
said it was totally insincere on my part; it was
only done with view of becoming candidate
for public station. Now look you, fellow.citi-
zens, back to the first OF last January, when
your Legislature met at the Capital Look at
the efforts which were then made by men
elected by the people as Democrats to transfer
not only Democracy but allegiance to your
country into untrue and unsafe hands. Who
was it there, upon all occasions, used at least
his best energies and endeavors to preserve in-
tact the organization that stood together in de-
fense of your country and its flag. [Applause.l
Was found wanting [VoICE-"No." Great
applause.] Did act the part of a demagogue
in that? But your paper (the BuHetin) so rep
resents.
Upon this question of the Public Schools, they
did a meaner and more dastardy thing. They
endeavored to invoke the hostility of the Roman
Catholics of the State against me by represent
ing that made an ill-tempered and vituDerative
attack upon that body of Christians. What can
be more false or untrue SEVERAL VOICES =
Nothing, sir" Applausel Read what said
on the subject. Read the expressions of defer
ehce 10 not only that body of Christians, whose
organization is doing so much for the peace and
happiness of its people here among u.s. but to all
other Christian organizations. See the temper
IN which spoke upon the subject. Now as re-
CARDS these newspapers, in this connection.
Ihey pretended to be against division of the
SchOol FUND. They were bitter; they were ma
ilgnant; they did asperse Catholics. They did,
IN their discussion of the subject SOW poisonous
seeds in the public mind. II did not. l respect
ed the Catholics then; / respect them now But
my opinions differed from those of portion of
them, on this subject. They desired the division
of the School Fund of the State among private
schools demurred; | opposed it. | thought
true and statesmanlike policy demanded that
we should have unity of common schools unity
Oh schools as well as unity of States. [Great
applause.l No good citizen, no reasonable man
amongst the Catholics can be msled by this
bald attempt of the Bulletin to turn against
me and against the party represent as a can
uldate tne feelings of these people. l have no
rear oi II, slr. There is no danger OF it, and
only refer to it to expose the malignity with
winch these men begin the opening of this can
Vass' Ihey desire to defeat the party OF which
you are members, and of which / am candi-
date' lhey openly advocate the election Of Le-