Year: 1863

There is nothing like the true spirit Of the


ndomitable, ever vigilaut and untiring Democ,
racy. 1t enables those who adhere to its fixed
heaven-born principles, to take philosophical
view of adverse circumstances, and TO discern
the silver lining behind the dark cloud of ia
naticism. and they have never experienced
defeat so overwhelming ard obvous, as to
shut out oil hope of success, or to leave no
room for hearty Democratic laugh.


The recent defeat of the Union Democracy
of California, is pretty tight papers" We
may say, in fact, that it would utterly demor-
aize and disorganize any political party whose
foundation was not the rock Of tie Constitu-
ton, and whose spirit was not that of the
brave founders of the government-the unal
terabe and persistent purpose to maintain the
Union aud Constitutional government of
America. They will do it, despite the REBEL


on-despite the combined powers Of fanaticism
of bigotry and of intolerance.


In the present instance, tie place for the
Democratic laugh to come IN is over the San
Francisco election. The regular abolition,
bobtailed ticket was badly beaten By the in
teigent and respectable voters Of that truly
loyal city. There is no doubt but that the
people of San Francisco are unanimously loyal,
as We believe are the people OF the entire State,
but they have been so hetchelled and bedeyil>
led by the senseless fanaticism Of the leading Re-
publicans and the Administrator, that there
was no course left them but to repudiate the
offensive of corruption of their own party Or
ganizaton, and administer to it tageation
before which the Democratic defeat well nigh
becomes victory.


The vote of the regular Republican organi-
cation in San Francisco was excessively light.
1t is difficult to account for this satisfactorily
in our own mind. 1t could not have been the
unpopularity of the regular Republican nomi-
nees, because that party cares nothing for men
in their professed devotion to the Union. If
the nominees were unpopular, what of it. Has
not the party eaten a similar crow all over the
State for the sake of the great cause-Cufee?
But the regular nominees were not unpopular.
Sam Branuan and Mark Boruck unpopular
Away with such thoughts They are fit only
for mad wags whose senses have flown to
the dablerie Of spiritualism, aud Of men who
have lost their reason


If Republics are ungrateful, the Republican
party mnst be doubly so. They are not con-
tent with defeating these gentlemen, twho
were also the regular Republican nomiuees.)
by vote so paltry as to preclude all ideas of
complimentary conduct, but they now actually
have the hardihood to intimate-nay, more
to proclaim their intention, of takiug the sue
cessful boilers into full communion with the
regulars. Was ever such ingratitue heard of
before "Ye gods and little fishes =


There are many things that pure patriotism
can stand. Its rendered glorious by bullet
through the brain or heart Of its individual
devotee. 1t can stand bayonct thrust through
the body-oveu one Of Fremonts Austrian
bayouets, that doubles up and elinehes in the
tendons as it strikes the baekbone-but when
ii comes to taking boilers into full party CON-
muuion over the heads Of defeated regulars, ii
shows 4 contempt for order-a contempt for
the defeated without parallel in the history
of human suffering and degradation. OF
course, ii is not 10 be quietly endured. by even
defeated men Of sPHt, and We notice that,
while the defeated regulars bow with becoming
grace to the popular fat that relssed TO spare
them lrom home. they very decidedly object
to recognition VI tie gCeyF...-z b. tie Re.