Year: 1867




the mass of the members of the party upon
which they rely for support, and may be
safely taken as correct criterions of popular
sentiment. We exchange with nearly every
Union journal in the State. and so far as we
have noticed, every one of them endorse and
pledge their support to the State Ticket. with
the exception of the sore head sheets Of Sac
ramento and San Francisco. Below we give
few extracts, which will serve to show the
tenor of the unbiased and unpreiudiced Union
Press Of the State. Read:


THE UNION TIckEr.-The Republican
candidates for State officers are now present
ed to the people for their support at the next
election. The sharp and bitter controversy
for ascendency, among rival candidates and
their partizans is at length ended. We are
now summoned to another conflict, destined
to be more protracted and malignant. Letit
now be remembered that the time has arriv
ed to cease intestine strife to compose our
differences to reconcile conflicting ambi-
tions to restrain within proper limits our
devotion at the shrine of selfinterest, and
make it subservient to the good Of our party
and the country Let us, then, in the spirit
Of harmony which actuated our rep, esenta-
tives of both wings of the party in that Con
vention at once frown down all efforts to
demoralize and disrupt the Union organiza-
tion-as contrary to good faith and sound
policy, and as injurious to our cause and the
country-and move onward In the coming
contest with an unbroken front, to another
glorious victory over our political foes.-S. Z.
Times.


GoRnAM FOR GovERNoR.-In all political
conventions there is a losing well as
winning party Our choice for Governor has
long been known; We placed the name of
John Bidwell at the head of our columns and
lost no chance of advocating his claims for
the position We believed then, and we
believe now, that he is the first choice of
nine tenths of the Union voters throughout
the entire northern portion of the State. But
the representative Unionism of California
has decided against him and we bow to the
expressed will of the majority We give to
George G. Gorham the same united support
that we would have demanded of Gorham's S
friends had General Bidwell, instead of him,
received the nomination of the Union party.
We cannot all obtain our preferences, nor
always succeed in elevating our friends,
however worthy or qualified, to the positions
in which it would be our choice to see them.
W e nave uScu PllOTL W ocCult llIC
Of that choice for Governor, and failing to do
so, yield cheerful support to his successful
opponent. believing that the safety and vel
fare of both State and Nation and the best
interests of the Union party requires that
support.


The result of a Copperheal victJry in tue
ensuing State election would be fearful to
contemplate. 1t would array California in
opposition to her sister States of the North !;
it would give the prestige to our enemies in
the Presidential campaign next year. We
are called upon by every sentiment OF pat
rotism to bury all differences with the ses-
sion of the Convention, and yield cordial,
hearty and earnest support to the nominees
of that organization which has preserved the
nation from dismcmberment and brought our
country so grandly through the perils which
threatened her very existence. Bearing in
mind that it is principles, not men, that we
sustain, we will 60 into the battle with Il
united front and cannot fail to gain the tri-
umph of those princip ples.-1riAay Journal.
THE UNION TIcKET.-The nominees of the
State Convention compose the regular Uncn
ticket. and if we as Union men would pre-
serve the rganization-State, county and
town-we must stand by the Union party
nominees If one, two or three of them are
obnoxious to individuals, those persons may
or may not individually bolt them at the
polls But even scratching is not considered
honorable political warfare If we would
elect our Representatives to Congress, State
Senators, Assemplymen, Sheriffs, Clerks
Assessors, Supervisors, and save the admin
istration Of the State from falling into the
hands of the Copperheads, we must stand by
the nominations. If one faction bolts the
Convention of 1867 the other can retaliate in
1871. If Union men can with propriety bolt
a Governor, another one may bolt Sheriff.
Clerk, &C.. The simplest mind can see the
result of such a Kilkinny fight.


The question for the Union party to day is
a plain one Shall the Union party be bro
ken up by refusing to endorse the nominees
of the Union State Convention We say it
must not individuals are nothing -princi
pies and organization everything. We do
not hesitate which to choose We therefore
as Union party organ raise the ticket. We
are one of the defeated aspirants but our
disappointment does not rob US of our senses.
If we are to be again defeated at the polls we
90 down with our flag flying, and our faces
! to the foe. Principles not men. -NaYysriHe
t appeal.


, THE CONTENTION. The nominees are all
prominent and well known members of the
Union party of the State. Several OF them
are now holding positions as State officers,
and have served the State honestly and faith
; fully. The new men upon the ticket, Geo.
G. Gorham for Governor, and the others have
, also held both Federal and State positions
! important and responsible in their character,
and no word of blame or of censure against
their characters of any kind or from any
! source for want of strict integrity or official
efficiency has ever been whispered by their
political foes or partisan opponents. Having
so discharged their public duties in the past,
and by such tests are public men tried, and
this being the case, it is guarantee that
they will so continue to serve the people of
, the State in the future. They have all stood
by the Union in the hour of its darkest trou
bic, and rejoiced in the victories for its pre-
D seryatiOn. That the Union ticket from the
top to the bottom will be elected there can
be no doubt, despite the efforts that will be
made by the Democratic party, and a very
few men in the Uniou party who now threat
en- to bolt to that party, or divide the Union
partv Of California = Whom tho
: people of California become acquainted with
l the nominees before the canvass closes. mum
2 bers will be astonished to think that in some
instances they have been wofuly deceived
as regards the merits and demerits of all Of
them. Folsom Telegraph.