Year: 1861




The Union of Thursday treated us to the
first report we have had of a campaign speech
by John r. Mcconnell, the Dixie nominee for
Governor of California. The people of this
State are greatly indebted to Kentucky Union
men for keeping that State in the Union, for
il che were to 60 out Mr.. Mcconnell would
go with her, and we should hear no longer
his patriotic voice. declaring to us his devo-
ton to the Union. The standard bearer Of
the forlorn Dizieites seems to fully appreciate
the position in which he has allowed himself
to be placed. He EXPECTS HIS NAME TO BE
LOADED WITH INFAMY We quote from the
report


He was not there to recrimDate or cast
censure upon any man or body OF men, but to
speak the truth, and he knew the hazard he
ran--that he would be charged with seces-
sion throughout the State, and If possible his
| name loaded with infamy. because he would
not crook the pregnant hinges of the knee,
that thrift may follow fawning"-because he
would not bow to Gesler's hat. He knew the
penalty reserved for him-that he and his party
were to be placed under the ban of public opim-
ion, yet he would declare his opinion wher-
ever and whenever, in his opinion, it might
be necessary and proper that he should de-
clare it.


Mr.. Mcconnell settles one point here. He
admits that not only is there no possible
chance for any political aspirant in Califer-
MIA, who marches to the music of the bogus
Southern Confederacy, viz-"Dixie's Land" I"
10 10 a1n nI hut hat bO inu
in the Mcconnell party will be "placed under
the ban Of public opinion" and be hereafter
political outlaw. 1t is an admirable degree
of frankness which we did not expect to see,
and will be cold comfort to the nominees of
the party in this county, who have not yet
opened their eyes to their real position. The
keeping up traitorous organization in this
State is, then, merely fool-bardy braviDg OF
public opinion, for the mere sake of showing
that the Ultra Southern States Rights men
among US, are not afraid to give the lie to
their own teachings, by going against the
Sovereign State" of California, in order to
go with States which have inaugurated a
bloody and unprovoked revolution against
the Nation Of Which California forms a part.
The tes. of Mcconnell States Rights Democ-
racy is: will you be true to the State from
which you emigrated, if that State secedes,
| but not otherwise) and false to this State !?
Will you vote for a man for Governor of Cali
fornia who pledges himself to 60 with Ken
tucky, and not with Californian" Well may
the standard bearer of such party exclaim :
IL know the penalty reserved for me-that l
and my party are to be placed under the ban
of public opinion" and that too, in State
which only gave Lincoln one-third of her
vote. Will not Mr. McConnell's fearful con
fession cause some of his blind followers here,
whose prejudices and not their reason make
them believe they can be Democrats and Dis
unionists at the same time, to pause before it
is too late2 Are there no young and ambi-
tious men among us who are foolshly digging
their own graves, by following the fortunes
of party whose leader despairingly cries out
as he goes, that he expects public opinion will
load his name with infamy To such we say
you are not utterly lost until you have voted
the Secession ticket Be able to say here
after, that after the Secession movement took
actual shape and form in South Carolina, yor
never cast vote for any man who did no


with all his might contend against it. Yo,


never can explain away vote cast for Joh1


r. Mcconnell for Governor of California


man who declares that he owes paramount
allegiance to Kentucky, over both the Ma
tional and Cali fornia State Governments