Year: 1861

SACRAMENTO, March |, 1861.


EDITOR DEMocRAT-Curses not loud but
deep come from the fusionists among the
Breckinridgers as response to the call OF
Lindley for a meeting of the Breckinridgs
Central Committee. They wanted call, but
not an anti-fusion homily. They say that
they could have fixed up fusion with the
half-shell Denverites, in which the wing of
Breckinridgeism would not have moulted a
feather. They declare that they never meant
to yield anything to the ninnes who are so
eager to roll in the dust at the feet of those
who last fall called them "mulattoes," "timd
Black Republicans" etc. "But," say they,
eff professed Douglas men choose to come
with US in numbers few enough to leave us
the control. and are willing to swallow all
their professions of last summer, if We will
only call them Democrats, and will call the
new arrangement a reconstruction of the
Democratic party what have we to lose 2
They reason well; and it seems pity that
Mr. Lindey should have so unkindly check
ed the game Entire Nous, do you know the
secret reason by which Lindley is said by
many to have been governed in this rebuke
by the proposed coalition l only give you
rumor, without endorsing it. 1t is said that
he aspires to the Gubernatorial chair. He
sees that fusion would trip him, for the
present incumbent will be strong card at
tb,h Of OF II,,( ny
posed to be very strong now in the regular
party, and would be hard to beat in the Con
vention of fusion party. Mr.. Lindley can
beat Collector Washington in his own party
easier than he could beat His Excellency in
a coalition party Some will say that his
chances to be struck by lightning are far SUI
perior to his chances for any nomination at
all for Governor. But they ought not to talk
that way. If ever the Yankee allies of the
Disunion conspirators are to be rewarded it
is high time for that work of justice to be
commenced. Give King Cottons New Eng
land subjects chance


The Assembly had a pretty warm time to-
day, considering the bill for a change of ven-
ue in the case of Horace Smith After much
debate it passed by a vote of sc to l6. There
would have been less opposition TO the bill,
had not a crowd of unpopular politicians fill
ed the lobby, and by their opportunities.
created counter feeling There seems to be
a general expression of sympathy for Smith,
and if he can establish the defense under
stood to be set up for him, I think the SYM
pathy is properly bestowed.


After storm comes a calm. | never saw
this more completely exemplified than to-
day, when, the bill Just mentioned having
passed. Mr.. Kungle of your county proceed
ed to address the assembly on the Union reso.
lutions. The young orator spoke his words
to very small audience. That he spoke
them "trippingly on the tongue" cannot
cay. heard him but a few moments, du.
ring which time he addressed himself TO the
constitutional portion of his subject l will
express no opinion as to whether he failed
or succeeded in this his first set Speech but
will only remark that if he did fail, SO did
UIsraeli. The latter made his countrymen
recognize his genius afterwards; and is there
not promise for Yuba's twice favored son


The resolution for a joint convention on
the Seuatorshp was made the special order
for Thursday next, in the House. Every true
Union man ought to make an effort to bring
on joint convention, and to elect Gen. Me-
Dougall. who has planted himself firmly up.
on Union grounds. OF course every true
Democrat will do this, the General being the
regular nominee of the party.