The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-10-04
The California Election-Speech of
Gov Haight.

The California Election-Speech of
Gov Haight.
The San Francisco papers of the 5th
bring us complete report Of the speech
made by Mr. H1TGHT, the Democratic Cow
ernor elect, on the evening of his election.
He said e. Il
"MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS.
1t would be sain for me to seek after words
to express to you my sense Of the PARTIAL
ity manifested by you for me during tie ex-
citing political contest just closed. So far
as am concerned, my motive has been to
promote the interests of this State of my
adoption, and the welfare of our common
country. That my fellow citizens have Civ
en- so many proofs of their appreciation of
my motives fills me with qualification and
pride, aud is of itself full reward for oil
the labor and, sacrifice of the canvass.
Il have, throughout the canvass, dis
claimed the idea that any considerable por-
ton Of the interest and enthusiasm mani
ifestedrby the mass of the people, was due
to any person or persons upon the ticket of
our party. The masses of the people were
deeply aroused, and achieved this remark
able political revolution because the result
involved not merely their interests as citi
zens aid tax payers, but because it involved
also certain fundamental principles of con-
stItutional government and constitutional
liberty. 4ser
.9i' 4 am not now about to enter upon any
discussion Of the lessons to be drawn from
the result of this election. Upon a proper
occasion | will advert to those lessons, and
endeavor to impress them upon the minds
and hearts of the people; but this is not the
time or occasion for any extended address.
l will simply say that in this result we pro-
test against corruptions and extravaganza in
our State affairs-against populating this
fair State with a race of Acknowledgements
sharing with inferior races the government
of the country-againstt the military despOt-
ism which now exists at the South under
the late acts of Congress. and this protest
of ours echoing the voice OF Connecticut
and Kentucky will be re echoed in thunder
tones by the great Central States until the
Southern States are emancipated from ne
gro domination, and restor, d to their prop
er places as equals and sisters in the great
federal family. SOL.
"Then will the liberties of the people
again be shielded by the guarantees of the
constitution, and the Union be, as it was
designed to be, perpetual In our victory
we call upon all friends of good government
to rejoice with us. We indulge in no IN
manly exultatioR over our antagonists-the
mass of them were as honest and patriotic
in their aims and purposes as we were in
ours. An of US, we trust, desire to bury
the alterations and Il bitterness of the past,
to pledge ourselves anew to cherish, as
anu amu t. priceless possessions, the federal
Y TIna n,o ono Constitutions, according to the
usro" anu in the spirit:of our fathers.
We have great 'e al nT0' .n "i'a , aloro,,s
urable resources to de, mop. anu ~ s,oiious
country stretching from occ ~ $500; uv.an u'I
braeing the expanse Of col, e ~, o ",1a
every natural advantage coun, 0o ~
possess. Let us devote ourselves to INC
cause of pure government here, and shap,
our policy SO as to secure peace, order, civil !
governments and constitutional liberty to |
every part Of the country.