Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-16
" California. OF G0rfse.n

Two or three days before the California
election, the New York World, in an article
on the probable strength of parties in the
next House of Representatives, incidentally
remarked: & California wiH % Democratic Of
g course The State always had a Democratic
"majority, and the party which was divided
" at the last two elections il now heartily
united"
How strong the probabilities were in favor
of the assumption of the World may be in
ferred by looking at the returns of previous
elections in that State, Never before has it
given clear majorities against the Democratic
ticket Her aggregate votes for President in
80 and for Governor in 81 were as follows:
go, Pres't-Lin coin 1854 Douglas IS ,o20
Bell. .-.... 9,lS6 Breckinridse 49, %
'6I, GOu'r--Stanford, ONION Republican 81, 035
Conness, douglas, )........... 80 ,944
Mcconnell, (Breckinrdge, 3d. 81, $50
This year the Democratic party of that
State united on a copperhead platform.
When the previous strength of the party then
was taken into account, the prospect did look
squally. California of course" said the
Democrats But they DID not reckon upon
the strength of the sentiment which binds
that far outlying part of the Union to her
sister States. Her people went to the polls
and buried Copperhead Democracy under
majority of hrenty thousopdi
It's an awful bad year for Copperheads.
If California gives 10000 majority lat
will Ohio and Pennsylvania do?
THE SPIRIT OF THE CoPPERHEADs ExENPLI-
FIED.-There were a few men with loyal ten
denotes in the recent Minnesota State Con
vention. One of them, Col ROBERTSON, by
some accident was appointed member of
the committee on resolutions, and submitted
the following resolution to the committee:
Resolved, That ire look to the army and nary Of
the Union TO regain and retain euery inch Of nation
al territory wttb0ut any compromise NTH rebels in
arms i: that look the loyal and faithful peo-
pie the South arsn the rebellion shd all be
ton of their state Governments: and we look Ia
the Supreme Court to settle definitely and finally
the utional rights of unites aud in di
vidGa!s affected by the events If the war and
this broad and comprehensive b sis Of agreement
among all COCA c1t'refiS ana IN com ron cfth The toy
al masses Of the AuertcGn peopis, IRE propose to
'rOuG upon the Temy'S tCorbs until zee force
conditional surrender"
The balance of the committee voted to
strike out all the words in italics, and re-
ported the resolution the in following form:
- That look to the loyal and faithful popla-
tisn Of the South, when the is ended to resume
the Administration of their State Governments, and
we look to the Supreme Court to settle definitely
and finally the constitutional rights of communi-
ties and individuals efected by the events OF the
war"
Col ROBERTSON moved to amend the report
by substituting the resolution as originally
drawn, but was voted down by an overwhelm-
ing majority
GREEN CLAY SMITH, member elect of Con
gress from Kentucky, is a nephew of CAssIUs
NJ. CLAY. Though now but 80 years of age,
he distinguished himself at the battle of Bue
ia Vista. At the age of fourteen he enlisted
as a private in the first Kentucky cavalry,
and was soon after promoted to a lieutenant
cy. After the close of the war with Mexico
he studied law and entered upon its practice
in his native State. In 1850 he was the dis
trict eIector on the DOUGLAS ticket. At
Balls Bluff he served as a volunteer aid on
the staff of Gen. BAKER, narrow escaping
with his life. In February, 1862, he was ap-
pointed Colonel of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry,
and in numerous cavalry engagements in the
army of the Cumberland has since distinguish
ed himself. In fight at Lebanon in May,
last year, with Morgan, he was severely
wounded in the leg, and for many months
was incapacitated for public service. He is
a STAKEHOLDER, but an unconditional Unionist
When nominated for Congress, last June, the
Louisville Journal denounced him as an Abo-
litionist. He was elected, however. BY near
ly 5000 majority
He is now engaged in stuInping Ohio for
the Union ticket, and to aid in swelling the
majority against the traitorous VALLASDIG-
HAN.