Year: 1861

the State. In the late election she gave Con-
ness 4lS majority over Mcconnell, and 453
over Stanford. She is the only county in
the State that has elected the entire Union
Democratic county ticket.


The Republicans have swept the State
electing their entire State and Congressional
tickets. They will have large majority in
the Assembly, and will have decided plu
rality, and perhaps small majority in the
Senate. The vote of Stanford will nearly
equal thesunited voAe of Copness and n
nell. The indications are that Mcconnell
will lead Conness in tho State, and it will
take the official count to determine this fact.
With the exception Of Governor, the Union
Democratic State ticket will lead the seces-
sion ticket several thousand. A fear that
Mcconnell would be elected pervaded the
ranks of the Union Democracy, who deserted
their tickets and supported Republicans to
make sure the defeat Of Mcconnell and the
Secession ticket. But the result shows that
there was not the least danger of McConnell's
election. His vote in the State will not reach
10000, and will be about 5000 less than the
vote of Breckenridge last year. Mcconnell
received the vote of some FIVE thousand Irish
Catholics in the State who supported Doug
las last year, but opposed Conness for his
course in the Legislature last winter on the
school question. Deducting this vote from
the secession party, and it leaves less than
q, 900 JET. Davis men in this Slate, out of a
total vote of l20, ,OOO-which shows that I'm
Gle Sam has four friends to one enemy in
California.


We hope Union Democrats who became
alarmed, got weak in the knees and support
Cd Stanford, to defeat Mcconnell, will take
good care in future not to measure the
strength of the secession party of California
by the amount of noise they make in can
vass Just before an election. In this respect
it is peculiar party. Its members are all
leaders, wire pullers and blowers. But the
great mass of the people of California are
unalterably attached to the Government un-
der which we live, and therefore refused to
give aid and comfort to the enemies of the
country by voting the rebellion ticket headed
by John R. Mcconnell.


Stanford received an overwhelming vote
IN this State, through fear of . secession tri-
umph, and not through the popularity Of the
Republican Administration at Washington.
Oh the other hand, gre.t dissatisfaction is
felt among the Union men Of California at
the manifest weakness and inability of the
present Administration in prosecuting the
war to put down the rebellion now existing
in the Southern States Why is the veteran
General Wool kept in the background while
political paper Generals are thurss forward
The President is surrounded by miserable
advisers. Lincoln's Cabinet is as full of
old grannies as Buchanan's was of traitors
and thieves. Let him kick out of his Cabinet
such one idea impractical men as Cameron,
Chase and Wells, and supply their places
with statesmen of vigorous minds, who will
grasp comprehensive policy adequate to the
times and the wants of the country. This
Government has the power, and the people
demand that it shall be welded to crush out
this miserable most unholy rebellion. cost
what ii may in blood and treasure.