Year: 1867




The claims of the mere politician to posit;ons
of trust and honor at the hands of his Marty
have but little weight in the minds of reAect;no
reasoning men, when they come in conac. With
the less obtrusive but more commanding claim
of modest merit and approved worth 1t is on
" among the unthinking-those who look only
upon the superficial qualities which are most
readily brought into play, that the noisy, yapor-
ing demagogue, who can impart his store of in.
formation in the course of an hour. has that in
Huence which often enables him to leave far be.
hind in the race for official position those who
in every attribute of fitness are far superior to
himself. Men are too apt to be deceived by the
professions of loyalty and honesty to which up-
scrupulous and designing political tricksters do
not hesitate to give utterance on every possible
occasion, and, forgetting that true merit is al
ways modest, receive their assertions and pro-
tes.ations with blind credulty, which they too
soon have ample reason to repent.


/ The State Central Committee of the Union par-
ty will meet on the 10th of next month, at which
time call will be issued for a State Convention.
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candidates placed before the people, at an early
day. The principles of the Union party are such
that the more thoroughly they discussed and
understood, the greater will be the majority in
the coming election. Assuming the success of
the ticket which shall be nominated as n fore
gone conclusion, it devolves upon the Conven-
ton to exercise sound judgment in the selection
of candidates, more especially for the important
position of Governor Decision of character,
irmness of purpose, unquestoned integrity,
practical knowledge of what measures are best
calculated to promote the welfare and happiness
of the people, and thorough Identification with
the interests and prosperity of the State, Joined
to a record of unblemished loyalty are chief
among the qualities which should characterize
the candidate for Governor of the Union party
The possession of mere oratorical powers which
will hardly be called into exercise, has no claim
upon sufrages, unless joined with the attri-
butes above enumerated, and the position which
our State may occupy towards the Nation ere
the present difficulties are settled, require to
exercise the greatest care that one whose fidelity
is unquestioned, and whose motives above
suspicion, be called upon to fill the Executive
chair of California.


No one, in estimation, possesses the above
qualities in so eminent degree as General JOHN
BIDwELL, whose name we have in token of so
thinking placed at the head of our columns, and
who, we firmly believe, is the first choice of nine
tenths of the Union voters of Northern Califor-
MIA. A pioneer in the settlement of the Pacific
slope, he has from the first been identified with
its history, and none can know better than he
what is requisite to secure the welfare of our
people, advance the best interests of the COM
monwcath in both National and local point of
view. Some of our cotemporaries argue that as
a resident of the Valley he should not receive
the support of delegations from the mining coun-
ties. We regard the suggestion as frivolous
we neither endorse oppose any candidate
merely on account of occupation cor place of
residence. 1t is to the character and qualilica-
tions of the MAN that we look and so far as
General Bdwell is concerned we know that he |
which the mining and farming interests bear to
each other, and would pot approve any measure |
which might accrue to the benefit of either sec
tion or interest if calculated to work to the det-
riment of the other.


In sterling patriotism and devotion to the Ma
tional Union the record of the gentleman in ques-
tion stands pre-eminent. In 1860 he was del
egate from California to the National Democrat
lc Convention at Charleston, and while the other
seven delegates followed the lead of the disun-
ionists and united with the Breckinridge faction,
General Bidwell alone proved true to the con-
stituencv which he represented, and acted and
voted with the true Democracy. When the OBJ
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ocratic party divided, the election of Mr.. Lin
coin secured, and the pretext for immediate Sc
cession thus acquired, at once casting off the
claims of party fealty Bidwel ranged himself up
on the side of the Government, of which he has
to the present day remained an answering sup
porter. Whether in the capacity of private cit
lzen, or as our Representative in the halls of
Congress, there is no stain of disloyalty or of
weakened trucking to conservative opinion
to be found in his record, which is more than car
be said of others who were chosen at the Same
time as himself.


General Bidwell is not a politician He will
never stoop to the low trickery and chicanerv
to which professional politicians never fail to re-
sort In order to secure this important nomna-
ton. He has permitted his friends to bring his
name before the people, and to their unpreudic
ell judgment he is willing to submit his claims
Should the verdict be against him, and in favor
of some one of his competitors, we can RELY that
MS wno!e influence Will be given to insure the
success of the Union ticket before the people
We trust that the efforts of his friends NAV be
successful, and that he will receive the nomiua
ton, for we believe him to be the best and most
popular man in our party for the high position
to which he aspires. He has made us faithful
Representative in Congress, and will, beyond
doubt, make an equally good Executive. For
that place we want one who has been proved and
found worthy of trust, and we look to see Trni-
ty county send her delegation as unit to bis
support.


ALLuDISG to the Chinese labor question the
Alta reasons as follows &c Wages are not re-
duced in the West because of the recent beavr
competition in the labor market from Europe.
On the contrary. wages are much higher now
than ever before. The rule in practice is, the
more laborers that come to the country the high
er the wages paid for labor. whatever the theory
may seem to be. 1t will work the same way in
this State. If any one thinks that by and by the
Chinese will be preferred to white lahorers o.