Year: 1861

urday last to adhere to the party organiza-
tion and ncminate County ticket compos-
ed of straight out Douglas men. 1t is the
intention of the sarne party to take hand
in the Convention at Sacramento on the
4th of July and support tie uo:Hinatiens
there made. So we understand.


We have been and are still, for reasons
heretofore given, in favor of but one Union
party in the State. We do not know a
Republican in this city, who, if the Union
men of other parties would lay aside their
party names and organizations and come
on fair basis with them, would not be
willing to throw away the Republican name
and organization for the present.


But to jcin the Democratic party when
no cause for it exists and fight under that
banner-that they will never do. 1t is use
less to talk of a Union party in this State
so long as the Democracy insist on adher-
ing to the old name and contend for all
the offices. The Republicans as a party
have far more cause for clinging to their
organization than any other party can
have. They have elected a President, and he
and his Administration have the executive
power of the nation in their hands for four
years. They, to act efficiently against the
enemies of the country, must have support
in the loyal States of the Union. 1t is the
duty of the Republicans to see that no ad-
verse agencies shall operate in this State
against the General Government as admin
istered by Abraham Lincoln. We want a
Governor and Congressman whose sympa-
thiesare en- rapport with the Administration.
We care not from what party the State Of
hcers come, so they are only unconditional
Union men and will act in harmony with
the National Administration. That is all
we want and all we ask. But we will not
support Douglas Democratic organiza-
tion with the catch word of Union attach
ed to it, however strong their resolutions
to stand by the nation and its executive
authority may be That party ought not
to have the arrogance to assume them
selves to be the Union men par excellence
of the country, and to lay claim to all the
offices of the State under the assumption.
Why should Republican or q Bell-Everett
man or Union Breckinridge man support
State and County Douglas tickets in pref
erence to any other. All the virtue and
capacity does not belong to that party. If
all other parties, and particularly the Re-
publican, are willing to say nothing about
the past, but are ready to sink all party
names save that of Union, why should not
the Douglas men do so as we'll? As un-
conditional Union men they are not enti-
tied by their numbers or political prestige
to more than one-half of all the honors and
emoluments of Office, here or elsewhere. To
give them more would be to submit to ar
rogance and extortion to say nothing of the
left handed support we have to run the risk
of their men giving the Administration.
Give us of all parties the opportunity to
have voice in selecting the man of any
past party, whose soundness is unquestion-
able, and we care not what he has been.
We want to know that he is of the right
metal, and then if he is aelected by Union
men without reference to past party organ
cations, we are ready and willing to
give him our support. But to be made
the tools to support shadow of party
that has no business to exist at the present
time, we never will. If the Douglas men
are willing to meet all other Union men on
a fair basis we shall be glad to see the dis
position evinced. If not, we are decided
ly in favor of raising the Republican flag
and following it to the polls in September,
there to triumph, as it surely will.