Year: 1859


entertained a hope that some plan could
be devised to construct an opposition
party in this State, strong enough to
make successful assault upon the Impo-
sition forces. The hope was not of the
most sanguine nature, nor long enter
tanned. The infatuati,n Of n portion Of
the people after that political myth,
popular sovereignty. and the undecay-
ing strength of the Republican party in
the East. offering encouragement to the
members of that party to preserve the
organization here, left but little chance
of a consolidation of the two bodies Of
men for common purpose. Both are
slightly too radical to fuse harmoniously.
Yet the common enemy was so thor
Oughly despised by both that we in
dulged the thought that perhaps a un-
ion might be effected to make head
against him.


The idea is completely dissipated by



the recent action of both parties. Our
Douglas friends have established such a
test as to effectually exclude every Re-
publican, Wing or American from par
,ieipation in their primary conventions.
as we demonstrated conelusively two
weeks since, and on the heels Of this &C.
tion comes the news of Republican tri-
umphs in the northern States, putting
up the votaries of that party and caus-
ing them to contemn an afiliation. The
popular sovereignty Democrats read in
the signs of the times the certainty Of a
defeat to the Administration wing in the
next Presidential contest unless the as
sistance of Douglas. Wise, Forney and
others is secured. Without these, Penn
sylvania and Illinois will 60 by the
board to the Republicans, and the sue
cess Of Seward is almost sure. They
design to use the name Of the distin-
guished Republican Senator as a scare
crow to the South to force the Democracy
in that section to come to the support Of
Douglas as the only alternative to de-
feat the former. With this view, and
acting under this idea of policy. the
course of the popular sovereignty Dem
Gratis in maintaining distinct organiza-



ton may, politically or selfshly con-
sidered, be wire and far-sighted. We
do not dispute the policy, if the chances
of some prominent men of the party to
obtain position and honors, in case the
plan works, alone are to be taken into
consideration. Periodically there are
other questions and interests which
shonfd be taken into account, but which
spoilsmen need not be expected to con-
slider. ...


After the recent action Of the pcpu
la sovereignty State Central Commit,
tee in the way Of tests, mo one can
blame the Republicans of the State
for refusing to coalesce, and determining
to ran straight ticket Of theii own;
especially since the results Of the cleo.
tions East are SO insri riting. The re.
pulsion, however, bas not its origin in
any good will to the State. With the
leaders, self is paramount to every 9th
er consideration. They know Califor.
MIA will not 60 for the Republican
party for many years yet. -
They have No hope Of it, but they desire
to preserve their simon-purity in = dis.
tinct organization relying on Feders
patronage in the event of the success Of
the party, as their reward for fidelity
And in good fact it is a master stroke
of policy for should the Republican
party succeed in 1860, the number Of
1, officers to be distributed on this coast
will allow one to almost every member
of the party. The California leader.
will be up to their ears in clover for foul
. long years.


We could wish that the State might
receive moiety of attention in the
scramble for place and spoils, but the
hope, shadowy as it is. is a vain one.-
The factions of the State will never
fuse so long as political tricksters pre-
serve their dictation with the people.
: TWalker. the 6llibuster. with hi
t aid Frank Anderson, departed these
shores last week on the Golden Gate
for the Isthmus Of Tehauntepec. Wher'
the sword oe "W. W." will next be un
sheathed is mystery.