The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-11-19
The Golden Gift from the Golden State.

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"riter, L. olirr Ming, OF san FRANCISCO, shows
that gold has not blunted the generosity of
Californians. The letter was dated Oct. 14tb
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AND II 1t were not SO late in the day,
should IKE 10 say word about our election
ID september. Last year we saved the state
,rotn secessiohists, this year we crushed the
hopes of the compromise Democracy. Last
year we ueciafed oy neavy plurality Tor the
iosai slue' tnis year py strong majority we
urged tne most vigorous prosecution OF the
war anu spurneo all suggestions oi poiicX,
VI peace' 'hal
"will but skim or film the ulccrous place;
Whilst rank corruption mining all within.
iniec's unseen.
Our Senator, Mr.. Latham, appealed to the
people for reelection in the canvass for mern-
bers Of the State Legisla ture. He had done
good service TO the business interests of the
State, and especially of this city. He thought
that by uniting the two wings of the Denoc-
racy, he could overpower the unconditional
Union sentiment. And he therefore studied
the Vallandigham dialect and talked it with
huency. The result amazed him and the friendt
who had arranged with him the plan of the
campaign. The ballot box poured out storm
OF grape and schrapnel on their scheme. Out
of a hundred and twenty members of the NEXT
legislature, perhaps twenty will be favorable
to Mr.. Latham; and some OF these are men
who "hold over" having been elected two
years ago for two sessions. Perhaps the rebel
Congress had not seen the figures when they
discussed recently the plan of "an alliance OF.
fensive and defensive with the Pacific COAST
SO far as we are concerned, such an alliance
would be decidedly "of,ensiye-
What took up nv pen to write about Is our
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my-a fit sequel to the election. You know
how remiss we had been in demonstratiye
sympathy with the national struggle. Yet we
were not so ouiet ms apnearances have ind;ca-
ted For many months California has desired
and pleaded to be represented by a volunteer
brigade on the great battle field but the Gov
ernment would not listen to our offers and our
urgency. Ten thousand men could have been
raised here at any time for the Shenandoah
Valley or the Peninsula. II was thonpbt wis
est. however. at head quarters that we shopId
retain our military strength unimnared for
possible emergencies which FOREIGN compl;ca-
tions might produce. and we have heen left IN
the consciousness Of our readiness 70 serve
the nation with battalions. and To the reflected
honor from the names of Baker. and Lander.
and Matthewson. and Ord. and Hooker and
Halleck and Fremont A CaIifornion ;s
now Commander-in-chief of the nation.l
force.
But for MANY months we were rem;ss in con-
tributions for the war. / had the Measure
nearly a wear 400 of send;ng tue thousaJ
dollars to the Sanitary Commiss;on from, .h;s
coast. But more than half of II was an otyar.
inc from Americans in Victor;a nndar % ,ho
British fac. -Our collector Mr. Rant;n ean,
three Thousand dollars I believe which had
been entrusted to him from the interior of .d ,ha
State. Abont two Thousand dollars u,aro ~ san, sn
in August from this citv from the surnlus Of
our fund for celebrating Fourtb of JuIv Ard
at the ballot hoxes in Santemher us cc,,oo,ad nd
thirtv-iva hundred doIjsrs far ~. go .ve""
urv. About ten thonsand dollars IN ali ha.
gone on from the coast 70 the San;,arv "' ram mn'
mission. half of IL from San Fr.nc;sco In,
before election. on NV return from Oreoon v"'I 7
resolved 10 raise If nos;hle ,ar ,hn,sanS Al
lars-partIy by lectnrino and nartiv hu hv snh- uJ
scrintion for that cbartv. and Isnnnoso5 ,ho,