Year: 1861

II is now pretty certain that the Secession
leaders have no hope of carrying single
county in the State. They do not hesitate to
admit that they have no considerable strength
among our people. So many Of their most
influential men have gone to join the rebel
forces Of jeff. Davis, that they see the alb
surdiy of any attempt to keep up false pre-
tences of Democracy any longer So, under
standing their weakness, they have boldly
thrown off the mask they have so long tried
TO wear, and openly fight for State Supreme
cy. Taking courage because they are not
mobbed for expressing such sentiments, they
even affect TO feel oppressed with every effort
made to continue the Nation in existence
They have adopted straight Secession plat
form, and nominated "A man for Governor who
is so far removed from all sympathy with
National Democracy that he declares he will
cease to become a citizen of the United States
at any time may be so requested by the dis


tant State of Kentucky. California is no
State at ALL in his estimation, although he
would consent to be made Governor, if there
other Secession votes here to elect him. His
election would be equivalent to the passage
Of Secession Ordinance by the People Of
California. Two-thirds of those who vote
for him will doubtless be in Dixes Land
within year, if the war continues. II
Kentucky should secede before September,
he would doubtless leave the State, and cease
to be candidate 1t is no wonder, under
such circumstances, that the Secessionists
despair of carrying single county. The
men who have hitherto acted with them, not
knowing their true character, viii vote for
the Union Democratic ticket. They desire
the defeat of the Republicans. The Seces-
sionists do not The latter will, to great
extent. abandon Mcconnell, and vote quietly
for Stanford in the hope of defeating their
most hated enemies, the National Democracy


The contest in this county will not be us
close as many have imagined. The great
masses Of the Breckenridge men are Union
men, and have no sympathy with those of
their old leaders who are willing to support
the Disunionist Mcconnell. They will leave
that crowd by hundreds. Our county ticket
is good one, and the only one with which
the Republicans can be defeated The latter
fearing to rely upon the strength of their
own party have made up mongrel ticket,
which fact has tendency to unite the Union
Democrats of the Breckenridge and Douglas
parties. 1t is highly probable that the exist
ing Court House clique will nominate them
selves for office, but they have already
wearied the people with their importantly,
We have no doubt whatever that the Demo-
cratic masses see clearly the only way to
perpetuate the party, and that they will rally
to the support of our State and County
ticket. The Breckinridgers, if they run a
ticket, must place at its head Mcconnell and
the rest of the Secession State nominees, and
they ought TO know that not six hundred
votes can be had for such cause in Yuba
county. The only effect of a Breckenridge
county ticket here will be to strengthen the
Republicans Those who nominate tive
mean the chief managers will have that OBJ
.iect in view. The voting strength of the
party will see this, and will refuse to con-
tribute their aid to such an end. A good
long and strong pull of Union Democrats in
support of our tickets, will defeat tne Repub'


licans, and foil the treuchery of those Seces


sionists who hate National Democrats worse
than they do Republicans.