Year: 1862

In time OF peace, when the country 10 progress
ing under peaceful legislation, and when the on.
" ffei ence that distinguishes the great par.
ties Of the country, arises upon the grounds oi
difference to be found In the measures and poll.
cy the party in power mag happen to advise or
adopt il is proper as well as essential for the in
terest OF the Government, to preserve and inter.
pose system of checks and balances To guide,
moderate and apply the remedy which the exi-
gcncy and demands of the nation requires. Such
has been the necessity In times past. and such
will have to be in the future when the Union is
again restored, and peace inaugurated through
ont the land. But 10 o crisis like the present
these differences must cease, 80 far as questions
OF political character are concerned. Intrigae-
ing politicians and hollow hearted patriots may
make noise about creeds and Platforms for the
purpose of distracting the loyal masses who stand
By the Administration In its efforts to put down
rebellion. md preserve the Union Of the States
The object OF this class Of quasi disnnonists must
sooner or later become apparent 10 true Union
men of all parties Out OF the seventy thousand
loya men in California, who voted respectively
for Stamford and CONFESS. at the last election, we
know that many are to be found on the side of
the Southern Confederacy to-day not 80 by well
defined and open declarations, but by an under
stood system of tactics, 10 be resorted TO and
made use OF when the time comes to harmonize
the Uuion sentiment, and TO consoiloate tue Un-
ion force in the State.


We would ask in all candor what is thus to
divide Union men on the question Of putting
down rebellion? and preserving the country
whole and united? The only hope of the dis
contents who are working for the downfall of
the Government is to procure division OF the
Union masses on the score of party prejudice
and party names. So far as the Republican par
ty is concerned, they should be most anxious for
q Union for the sake of the Union, because the
Administration, TO be enabled to crush out re-
hsllion, terminate the war, and SECURE the union
of lhe States, must have the moral, physical and
pceuuiary support of the loyal citizens of Cali.
fornia as well as in every other Stale that is
true to the Government. The Union Democracy
are fetered and rode to greater or less extent
by large GLASS Of men who claim TO DO in the
organization, hpt who are opposed TO the Union
of the Union Democracy with the Union Repub-
icaDs for the reason that Union is strength, aud
TO strengthen the Administration would be to
confer the power by which treason should be
eboked in its den, and thus the object OF those
disguised seeessionists defeated who have planted
themselves under the banner of Douglas Democ-
racy, and aping at certain times the language OF
true and patriotic men. There can be but one
great Union party, and that must be formed and
organized out of the Union element of the Re-
publican and Douglas Democracy. The Ebony
wing of the Republican. as well as the Secesh
wing of the Democracy, must naturally take
their true position after while, aud in Opposi
ton TO the Administrs trstion-the one for the
freedom Of the negro, the other for his slavery
US the only salvation Of the country, aud the
positive guarantee to both, the only terms upon
which compromise can be made and peace re.
stored. 1t is very plain to see that there is no
hope of peace or compromise hetween those cx-
trcme fanatics, and certain it is that the Consti
tn,ian would offer but tri1ing barrier to the
wlld and destroying PoIIcy ana actlon OF eIIner
Of those factions, bad they but the power. If
the true patriots of the Republican and Demo.
cratic parties stand up in the future as they have
iu the past, or at least as they have stood
shoulder to shoulder, since the elimination OF
Southern treason aud rebellion the war will not
last very long, Every issue that divided the
national parties, has really and etfectually been
tetled since the commencement OF the present
Administration. There is nothing more 10 decide
ly the loyal portion Of our people, but the ques-
tnn whether we are 10 have q country or not.


Lrt the work OF Union begin in the right way
betweep the parties. When there is no differ
rpce in the object in view there eau he no dis
,iuotiou upon reasonable grounds between those
who support the Government and are 10 favor Of
u uDi;ed country.