The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02
The Campaign.

| the struggle Is To be made are fully bei0re
us. On the day of the election we shall Sc.
but two candidates before the people for the
position named 0ne Of them-Mr. SWEET
will receive the votes Of Union men, the 9TH
cr-whoeyei he may be-will get the votes
of all that earnest class of cur people who
have so forgotten themselves, their duties and
responsibilities, as to seek in this great
northern State. to inculate the wicked and
dangerous hereses of the sbirri, Davis, into
the minds Of our citizens. Stevenson may
run the race through, but if he Does it will
that the nominee Of the 9th of August Con-
vention is to withdraw, or the under anding
may be that Stevenson is to decline in favor
of that adventurous candidate. At any rate,
and in all events, no one can doubt but that
there is most satisfactory understanding
between the two or three thousand Union
Democrats left in the State, and the ten or
| fifteen thousand unfortunate gentlemen who
are so eminently q NATIONAL that they new
er could see anything beyond the limits of re-
bcldom. We believe that our Union citizens
have not put on tie loyal livery for 4 holi-
day masquerade, but they have taken sides
forever with the principles Of the nations
life and would quite as willingly fight for
Union ticket, and Union PRINCIPLES, as to vote.
Wherefore we say that Union majority OF
this State IS safe, assured and reliable, now
and forever more. Noapoun. Of sophistry,
nor other influence, can be adequate to
divert our people from their una!terable
faith. They mean Union, intend to vote
Union. and i ever necessary they will crowd
to tie battle field as to a festival, to protect
and defend it. Let no man deceive himself,
The day that California could be ruled and
shifted the one way or the otaer. by amb-
toas men. has passed away forever. We
rise into a purer atmosphere, and awaken to
a better rcomprchension ofduties due our coun-
trv. The ayocation of the Hon. Trickster
Trimmer is gone. and tha people of the State
will fer once vote what they actually mean
and desire. Sursum corda. The dawn ap-
proaches.
But we have forshadowings that the efforts
of the composite enemy will not be directed
so much to the State ticket and the election
of the State Superintendent as to the yari-
ous county legislative tickets, Indeed the
suspicion is plausible that no effort will be
made to navigate a pool so vast as the entire
State, but that politicians ard aspirants hope
to find in the local county tickets the true
Sloan wherein they may bathe, and be
made strong, but clean, never. But in this,
as in relation to the State ticket the result is
safe enough. 1t is not complimentary to the
intelligence Of the Union men to suppose that
they are not fully aware Of the Vaccinations
and intentions of the conSpirators. 1t would
seem that if they would bestow the slightest
reflection on the subject, they would be con-
yinced that men of ordinary sagacity could
comprehend to the very smallest detail al OF
their plans in this particular; and whether
they believe it or not. they must soon dis
coyer that each and every particular Of such
attempts as they may make to " stock the
Legislature is perfectly comprehended and
adequately provided for. 1t is their pur-
pose in counties where Mcconnell last year
had a majority inflicted upon him, to run
some mild hammered gentleman, not partcu-
larly offensive to Cotton and staff, who talks
oilily about the Union, and thinks secession
all the time. He is to receive the entire Sc
cesh vote, and the vote Of that marvellous
band Of Union1 Democrats who yainly i'm
aginc that they have party, In counties
where Mr.. Conness ran ahead Of Mcdonnell.
seeesh is to yield its organization, with
the understanding that the fragmentary
Union Democrats are to nominate some good
Union man. who talks Union all the time
with the following provisions and restric-
tions Lincoln is IN '.Aholitionist y this
is an q Abolition war; this war must be
conducted so that nobody is hurt: Lincoln
is directly and personally responsible for the
swindling of contractors; and it makes not
the slightestdiaerence whether he ever heard
the name of the defaulting contractor or not
the discovery Of fraud in the article Of bnt-
tons furnished the Government, IS an all
sufficient reason for acknowledging the : Con
federacv = Union victories are really de-
feats: the Confederate Generals are far su-
perior to the United States Generals the
3. North brought on this war
Keeping these little qualifications psoa'i-
nentlv in view, the candidate is allowed the
balance Of the margin for the ventilation Of
his q Union'' sentiments. This may appear
limp and iimsy arrangement, by which
various counties IN the State are to be car
r.ed. but nevertheless it is lie arrangement.
We shall see what success waits on such ef-
forts. In this county any such dodge as this is
eifectually headed off. and we take this. the
banner Union Democratic county of the
State in the contest Of last year, as fair
sample Of all other counties in the State
The Union men of the ever faithful county
of Shasta have united. and nominated for the
Assembly a gentlemenin in whom all have cen.
fience. If there is any eonglomerate can
didate in the county. who thinks that he can
beat him. trot him cut.