Year: 1868

Democrats Desert the Sinking Ship.
" Unanimous Outburst OF Satisfactfon" "
| (ALoNG THE UNION LLNESD


Sensible Democrats are fast deserting the old
water-logged hulk to which they have heretofore
been attached. Her burden of treason is no lon
ger bearable, and thousands of men all over the
country who had prepared themselves to vote the
Democratic ticket If decent nominations had
been made, are deserting. No patriot will set
foot upon her deck so long as she flies aloft the
ensign of the late would-be Confederacy. P. H.
Sibley, a member of the California Democratic
State Central Co mmittee, has left the institution
and declared for Grant and Colfax. Hear what
he has to say upon she subject


GENrLKMEN OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE Gen.
TRIAL COMMITTEE ~ scould be doing violence to
my feelings and guilty Of unfair conduct to you,
did continue longer to share your eounsels and
sess myself Of your plans in the coming political
campaign. In sentiment and sympathy am no
longer ,cih you. My judgment neither approves
the platform Of principles put forth by the New York
city Conoention, nor does any sense of duty to the
country justify in aiding to aduance Horatio Sey
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In remembering that I am Democrat, I cannot for
get os0e higher allegiance to the American Union.


should be glad to remain in the Democratic party,
could believe that in doing am not sacrificing
those principles of patriotism that are higher and ho-
her than any sentiment Of mere party fealty. be-
heve that the inaugurated by the South in
the interest of slavery. believe that it the du-
y of the Government to resist the heresy of seces-
sion By arms. I believe the calling out of troops,
the draft Of soldiers the prosecution Of oar against
REBELLION ConstitutondI and necessary for the
preserration of the life Of the Republic. believe
the emancipation Of slaves necessary and una
voida6le a measure. believe the creation Of
National Debt grew out Of the erigeneies Of the
long-contnued and desperate conflict believe the
issue of paper currency an evil incident to the
struggle. believe that the National Debt should
be paid to the last dollar in coin of the national
Mint, and that no form or measure Of population
is consistent ,cith national honor.


am opposed to the taxation Of Government bonds,
as breach of covenant made u0h the bondholders,
and am opposed to paying these bonds in currency
instead Of gold I am not in any degree fearful Of
negro supremacy, nor do believe that if to the ne
groes are conceded their just rights under the law
there sciH be any danger Of eleuatng them to so
cial equality Nth any superior race. am and eu-
er have been opposed to mob violence, and Di neU-
er cast my vote nor use my influence to Advance to
high honors any who as Governor of great
Commonwealth could fraternize With a mob or en-
courage opposition to just laws, vho when the
tion needed its last to put dopn the rebellion,
could by opposing the draft put himself and the State
in hostility to the General Government.


I could support War Democrat lake Haneockor
Hendricks ieould support Republican like Frank
P. Blair, Jr., your candidate for Vice President.
His early stand, for the rights of the black man
his opposition to slavery his brilliant war record,
commencing in the streets of st. Louis and ending in
Sherman's march through Georgia, approve but
! as cannot sustain Blair witout sustaining Sey
mour, FEEL IN DUTY AND CONSCIENCE
COMPELLED TO VOTE FOR GRANT
and COLFAK.


shall expect the bitter animadversions of all ,cho
lore the Democratic party better than they love their
country. shall expect to have my motives ques-
toned and my honor impugned. shall ezpect to
be dssailed by parzan malignity, and TO have heap
ed upon unlimited amount Of persoudl abuse;
but Of the recttude Of my motives, and in
the confident belief that am but doing my duty,
hare deemed it proper to resign my position
member of the Democratic State Central Commit
tee. therefore tender you my resignation grate-
fully remembering our past pleasant relations, and
ntertaining for you all only kind personal feelings,


P. H. sIBLEY.


SAN Francisco, July l3, 1868.


The San Jose Patriot could stand Democracy
no longer. Heretofore it has been warm advo-
cate of the interests of that party, but the New
York Convention cured it. 1t takes the Demo-
cratic Electoral ticket from the head of its COL
greater insult could be offered to the loyal senti
ment of the country than the nomination Of Sey-
mour. Let the Patriot speak for itself:


sGAN ANYBODY PICTURE TO HIMSELF THE s. STATE sT
N fNaToN sHouI1 t SEYMOUR Be Be ELECTED WHO woTLp
BE SECRETARY OF sTATEi PENDLETONl WHO
DRlCKsl WHO WOULD BE SECRETARY OF WAR;
PERHAPS, LEE WHO WOULD BE ATTORNEY GEN
GkH of The HEH M
o6 o H pe sh %HGH OF @
BucHANAN's ENJOYED; FOR IN HIS THERE WERE
THE UNION, AND WATCHED AND AT LAST DEFEAT
ED THE PROJECTS OF FLOYD AND OTHERS.


u6TR 6 TrD aa5TGsiss SIX sy Ea N !l.fs e % S
TEE AND FIJI FRoN iTs PEDESTAL. AXD HE BE
1Ms ri s IS 70 sE AR RED M M eAsE OF
HIS ELECTION WHAT THEM The Government in the
hands Of the Blntr family the picture pleasant one


Decidedly not? And so thinks old Demo-
cratic voter and worker of whom the Sacramen-
to Record relates the following:


ave know of what we speak when we say
that A. J. Ewalt, well-known Democrat of Yuba





town the other day. We naturally poked Sey-
mour and Blair at him. Judge of our surprise
when he replied - That's played out ; Pm for
Grant and Colfax ? "


As indicative Of the great "unanimity of
feeling which prevails in the Democratic family,
the New York Round Table in its Issue preceding
the meeting of the Democratic Convention, said
that the Democratic leaders had resolved to
slaughter Chase. 1t warned them that this
would make the election of Grant positively GER
tain, telling them that IF ever was safety in
political forecast it is safe to say that no candi-
date of the July Convention can by the remotest
chance be elected unless that candidate be the Chief
Justice."


And the Cincinnati Enquirer publishes letter
from an Indiana Democrat, who wrote:


stems Of thousands Of Democrats myself among the
ber will vote for Graut before they will for Chase and other
tens Of thousands will II he is nominated We had
rather vote for and trust this the true old SOL
dier than to whining hypocrtcal civilian Seymour or
Hendricks should be nominated cold and protess
will 60 on"