The Shasta courier., 1863-09-05
Eae Late Co. to..

Vow that the election is over and the
general result known. let rs laok orer the
field and <as what has been accomplished in
this State
In looking back to the period when the
contest. for United States Senator was
berorc the Lrgislature last winter, there
I've see the FIRST step tsken iy the cp
position party to lrarmonize and re-org.nize
so called Democratic parry, By an effort
amsng the leaders Of the Mcconnell and Col
.on wing to uuite upon some pan for the
campaign then approaching. which would
insure the transfer of this State from under
the control of the General Government. and
eventually to create upon this coast Pac.f
ic Republic Further on we see the two
wings abandon their old organizations, al d
meet in joint Convention at Sacramento, On
rLe 8th of July. under the Butte Call, ard
there, amid the shouts Of patriotic people
over the great victories Of our armies in tie
fell who had turned The tide of the invaders
of the loyal States back to their wasted and
devastated soil, this new party, still claim
iEg to be the Democratic party, there pro
mulgaIed a set of resolutions not one Of
which had a word to say against the gigan
tic rebellion that has ragged in the faires,
peril If our land for over two years. and
Leen the cause Of sacrificing hundreds O.
thousar ds Of the bravest Of cur land but
they devote all their cry agsinst the Gov
ernment and those who were lawfully en-
trusted with g preservation. The chief
spirits Of that Convention were sqnarely on
the record as heing opposed to caercive
policy for maintaining the integrityof re-
publican institutions, and were in favor of o
recognition of tic Slave Confederacy. With
tLese principles well understood. tEev select
ed men for the yarisus State ard Judicial
Offices who would, if elected, carry out those
principles, we'll knowing that if the right OF
secession was eEee recognized by letting the
South 60, they could succeed in their cher.
ished sclsmec If establishing Pacific RepuL.
lie,
On the other hand, we SEQ the loyal and
patri tic spirit Of our institutions represent
e,l l.y the Union party, composed Of know n
and tried LEADERS. ma, y Of whs m had stood
foremost at tie head # the old Jackson an
Democratic party. unit: tley saw the design
ing schemes of the Sta'es Rights lel.ers,
and after these traitors in disguise were
founi to lie in a majority in the old party.
Il true Union mon, without distinction o.
party. united in nominating true, nm.
conditional Union men, asking the suffrages
Of the people for their support. Thus the
only issue. as was declared by the great
Douglas ast'previo1s % his decease, was
fairly made ur, that of g Patriots and Trai
tors" and upon that ISSUE has the late cleo
lion been won. That thousands of igno-
rant men hlye been BETRAYED into the sap-
port Of the opposition party We have no
donlt. and if the time should ever come
that the clash Of arms shall be heard inAlhis
State their leaders will find their rank and
file go over to the side Of the Union. q Inn
the leaders Of the Copg erhead party in this
State must all the dishonor rest, for til Y
knew what they were seeking TO accom-
plsh, and no plea of u Consti' ution as it is, :"
or Uision as it was'' will hereafter shield
them from the political infamy that will pre-
vent them, for all time, fran holding any
Office of trust and profit in this free and
peaceful State, aud they and their children
will lie Tucked upon witt, more detestatien
than were the . Cow Boys" Of the Revolu-
Jim, because their crime has been greater
we breathe freer since the great h art of the
S,ate has spoken in tones. mt to be mistak-
en-, that for the next four years at least we
shall have peace in this our al pied Stat.
and that =, far as we may be required, We
shall le in position to render united ard
corda. support to the General Gavernmc,i
during its severest trial.