The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-14
Union Demonstration at the BAY.

A grand Union demonstration came off
at San Francisco on Saturday, in which il
is estimated that from 40, 900 to $4,000 par
ticipased. According to the Mirror there
were sying in the city 1922 American
flags, By actual count, and over $4,000
Unien badges we're sold on Friday and Sat-
urday. All the Consular flags were float
ing except that of the English Consul, who,
said he did not want to mix in politics. A
dispatch to the Narysville Appeal gives the.
annexed report Of the speeches made on the
occasion ..
Senator Latham made regular out.aud-
out coercion Union speech. and went alb
lengths in support Of the Administration to
put down traitors.
MsDougall Made like uncompromising.
Union speech. and was most vociierously
applauded. He said: "What though Abra-
ham Lincoln was the candidate of the Re-
publican party he Is the Constitutional
PRESIDENT Of the United States of North,
America he is the head of my Governments:
he is my President, and am loyal citi.,
zen' ICheers, and cries of "Good for you,
General."l l believe he will do his duty
to the American people to himself, to his
Ssgh oiace and say il is the dnty of ALI
true patriots to sustain him, and through
him the Constitution and the Union, In this
day of fercest trial.n
Gen. Shields followed. He said he would
just define his position. He had no new
creed for the emergency; be had an old one.
that bad served him hitherto. He hoped
that it would save the country vet. He
had taken the oath Of allegiance 10 the
Constitution and the Government, and be
would take now another oath to keep that
This elicited cheers, when the General
closed in glowing strain of eloouence.
Gen. Sumner. the Commander OF the Pa
ciie Division of the u. S. Army, with cha
peau in bis left hand, took the stand and
was cheered until the cheerere became
hoarse. Gen. Sumner said:
"Who says that we have no longer Gov
ernmentt II there is any such, let him
look at this immense assemblage, of which
every man is for maintaining the Constitu-
tion and the laws of the whole land at ev-
cry hazard [Cbeers.1 Can any one doubt
that the Government will be maintained2
Answers of "No | Nog'l Look at the re-
sources of the Government Its means and
money are inexhaustible, and the expenses
OF this maintaining of the Government are
no waste, for they are all produced by the
supporters of the Government. II is only
making money change hands, and what Is
Oetter yet, 1t is going from the rich to the
poor. Laughter, and cries Of "GoodI A
capital point thatp'l Consider the differ
ence between lighting for q glorious Gov
ernment and 6ghting with miserable at
tempt TO break down that Government. IL
there were such thing as peaceable seces-
sion, there would be some sense in talking
about II; but the only question is, shall re.
Delllon be put down now, once and forever,
or shall we have border war of indefinite
length that must inevitably end in milf
tary despotlsm? [Cheers.l But the seces-
sionists consider themselves as our superb
ors. LLaughter.l They say we have
tame people and tame President. AS to
the first, we may leave ii 10 the course of
events; but as TO the latter, and l speak
from personal knowledge, in that modest
and very quiet gentleman, Mr.. Lincoln,
they will find that they have "caught
devil of TARTAR
Governor Downey's answer in letter,
excusing bis absence and referring to his
last annual message, said +: II have had no
reason to change in sentiment since made
use OF these expressions, and think have
given evidence Of consistency in my public
acts. / believed then as / do now, that the
only means of preserving the American
Union was honorable compromise and re-
spect for the constitutional rights of every
section. / believe 10 the Government using
all its constitutional power TO preserve IL
sell and resist aggression. did not then
believe nor do now, that an aggressive
war should be waged upon any section OF
the Confederacy, nor do believe that this
Union can be preserved by coercion pol
icy. The future will reveal the eoundness
Of this positionp