Year: 1859

Charles T. Bolts, editor, and J. r. Harden
burgh, proprietor. The paper presents fine
appearance in mechanical execution, and the
editorials are marked with ability. The
necessity for leading Democratic journal
at the capital has been long felt by the De-
mocracy of the State, and we have the hope
that the Standard will fully meet the ex.
pectations of the party. It promises to be a
Democratic paper only-will labor for the
advancement of Democratic principles, and
will not attach itself to the political fortunes
Of particular aspirants who may be looking
for~ ard to position. We like this assurance,
and hope the following from the editors
salutatory may ever be the views to guide
the course Of the Standard. If they are,
the paper will meet with the hearty approba-
ton and support of the Democracy:


THE Standard has been called into being
by the absolute necessity, universally felt, for
representative at the seat of government,
of the principles of the dominant party of
the State. Whilst those principles are not
without their advocates, both able and zeal
portions of the Commonwealth, they have
not only gone un.re resented, but have been
grossly mis.represented, at the centre of po-
litical action. We humbly hope to supply
the deficiency. The paper will be devoted
to the support of the Democratic party, in
its integrity. We aspire to something much
nobler than to head clique or faction. Of
course there will always be in every party,
which has anything to bestow, rival asprants
TOR public honors. This isnatural necessary,
and as it should be; but with individual as
pratons we have nothing to do Recogniz-
ing the necessity of party organization and
party discipline, we shall, as far as we con-
scientiously can, sustain the nominee of the
party, and that we may be enabled to afford
that support the more effectively, we shall
take care to keep ourselves untralnmeled
by the exhibition of an individual preference
which may not happen to be the preference
Of a majority of the PARTY. Any Democrat
is preferable to us for any political office, in
deed for almost any purpose, to any Repub-
lican. With opponents as able, as Jealous,
and as active as those we have before us, we
shall have enough to keep us busy in fight
ing the enemy, without interfering with, or
interesting ourselves in the minor differences
Of detail which must always exist in large
bodies Of men united only by devotion to a
common principle"


In common with our party brethren we
welcome the Standard as a valuable auxiliary
in the political field.


LEeIsLArIvE.-We have not given the
usual summary of Legislative news this week,
the proceedings not having been of marked
interest. The Senate has had the San Fran
cisco Bulkhead bill SENATE bill No. 4O) up
for consideration, and after Il multitude of
amendments ordered it to an engrossment;
also Kirkpatrick's new revenue bill, OF the
passage of which there appears to be some
doubt. BY a vote Of - to 8 the bill allow
ing 1t. Gov WaIkup $4,000 fer services as
Warden Of the State Prison was passed
The bill to erect branch State Prison at
Folsom has been up but not definitely acted
upon.


The Assembly has passed the Washington
Monument appropriation bill, defeated the
bill to abolish the office of State Guager,
and passed a resolution appointing an official
reporter of their proceedings, and giving
Sl4 per diem therefor-this, in our opinion
wa. an unnecessary expense. The PROPOSE
ton to set off some of the southern coun-
ties Of the State into territory to be called
Colorado, has brought forth a majority re-
port in favor and minority one against the
measure. The project will not assume much
Importance at the present session. DR.. Dun
combe, of Sacramento, has again presented
himself with certificate to claim a seat in
the Assembly, but the House has declined
to admit him. The subject is probably not
yet finally disposed Of