Year: 1859




the political contest which is waging
will be over. Great results, perhaps
effeciing the next Presidential election
for good or evil, hang upon the issue Of
Wednesday next. ltis possible that the
Congressman elected on that day may
decide who shall be tho next President
Of the United States, and what shall be
the policy of the country for ten years
TO couc. None can therefore estimate
the value of votes on that day at aninsig
ni6eant price. Every one should goto the
polls with a conscientious patriotism,
determined to act well the part of an
American sovereign, to vote for the best
men. and the best principles if he can
discover among the candidates the best
men to carry them out.


For our own part, we are satisfied with
the abilities, character and principles of
Col. Baker, and pronounce emphatically
in favor of him for Congress. We would
go to any honorable length to elect a
man who would reflect so much credit
upon the State. He is incomparably
superior in point of talents to any caudi-
date who has yet been before the people
Of California for the same position.


Our first choice on all the tickets is
Col. Baker. On the Anti -Lecompton
ticket we find man whose heroic ad-
herence to the principles of his party in
every extremity, when all his cherished
friends had left them, stubbornly despis-
ing fear, favor or affection, and clinging
with devotion scarcely without par,
sllel to his conscientious convictions of
right and duty, challenges the respect
and admiration ofevery honest man from
one extremity of the State to the other.
And when we scan the qualifications of
the various candidates for Congress, and
find in Joseph G. McKibben talents Sec
ond to none but Col. Baker, of fine
order, and far superior to all other com
pctitors, our choice is easily made.


For Judge of the Supreme Court We
shall vote for that gentleman who by
common consent is deemed to possess the
best legal mind and requirements of any
candidate for the position on the three
sickcts.


Oscar L. Shafter is certainly one of
the ablest lawyers in the State, and
Known to be superior in every respect
to lis opponents for the position for
which he is nominated. Of course we
shall cast our vote for him.


In the gubernatorial line we discover
q candidate around whose character are
thrown shades which are not yet wholly
removed. At best there is question of
his purity yet to be discussed. And
while he has done nothing to merit other
distinctions in addition to those which
have already been conferred upon him,
it is safer, saying nothing of political
principles,to bestow our sufi ages upon
gentleman equally as able. and against
whose character there rests no: stain.
We have two from whom to make a
choice, both. perhaps, equally worthy.
The popular voice decides in favor of
John Currey and we bow to that opin-
Ion and swell the tide in our humble way
in his favor.


For the Office of Attorney General no
better name could have been presented
to the people for their snffrages than that
Of Edmund Randolph, of San Francisco.
In him are combined all the elements
necessary for the position-chaiacter-
talent, learning and incompatible indus,
try. We can and will vote for him cor
daily.


The present Treasurer of the State,
Tom Findley, having shown himself
trustworthy-a striking contrast to his
predecessors-we deem him. apart from
politics and personal considerations.
fit subject for our support. Our predil-
eetions are strongly in favor of Andrew
J. Moulder, the present able Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, and John o.
Meara for state Printer.


Beyond these our limited space will
not allow us to specify, but the curious
are referred to our ballot on election
day.


GFlowcd all the Canongate with inky streams.