Year: 1867

The Union State Convention, by a vote of one
hundred and sixty to one hundred and thirty
nine, have placed George C. Gorham, of San
the Union party of California to fill the Office OF
Governor. This result has been fully expected
since the result Of the primary elections in the
city of San Francisco were known, and it was
ascertained that the enormous delegation of that
county would, in the State Convention, be cast
for the successful nominee. We are free and
frank TO admit that we are disappointed in the
choice the Convention has made-we had hoped
almost against hope that the sterling worth, un-
ailoyed patriotism and answering fidelity of
John Bidwell would be claims of such weight
upon the Convention that, laying personal pref
erences aside, the members would unite upon
one whose name is identified with our earliest
history, and name him as the standard-bearer to
lead the Union hosts to victory.


In all political conventions however, there is
a losing as well as a winning party. Our choice
for Governor has long been known we placed the
name of John Bidwell at the head of our col
umns and lost no chance of advocating his claims





leve now, that he is the first choice of nine
tentbs of the Union voters throughout the entire
northern portion Of the State. But the repre-
sentative Unonism of California has decided
against him and we bow TO the expressed will of
the majority. We give to George C. Gorham
the sane united support that we would have de-
manded of Gorham 8 friends had General Bid
well, 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 qualified, to the po-
sitous in which it would be choice to see
them We have used every effort to secure the
nomination of that choice for Governor, and fail
ing to do so, yield q cheerful support to his sue
cessful opponent, believing that the safety and
welfare OF both State and Nation and the best
interests of the Union party requires that sup
port.


Union men who have been true to their coun-
try through the long, gloomy years Of the rebel
lion, who have cherished in their hearts devo-
ton to its cause which tidings of disaster
could cause for moment to waver, and who
have acted together Union men with no mo-
tive to urge them save the common glory and
welfare of that country, cannot now turn aside
from the record of six years unfaltering loyalty
to aid, either openly or tacitly the election of q
disloyal man to the high position of Governor of
the great State OF California There has never
been hour since red-handed rebellion first un-
fured the flag Of dsunion and opened its bate
ries against the ramparts of Sumpter, when it
was more the imperative duty of Union men to
stand firmly together than the present. The Ex-
ecutive chair of the nation is filled by one who
sets his prerogative in open opposition to the
will Of the people as expressed through their
chosen representatives., and he has gathered
around him in the Cabinet a set of creatures of
his own, who, armed with the powerful weapon
of Federal patronage, will bring every influence
which can be arrayed against the party support
ing the reconstruction policy and other measures
of the National Congress All who believe that
in Congress alone is vested the power TO admit
the seeded States back to their former places in
the Union, upon such terms as will secure life
and liberty to loyal men wherever they may be,
must give cordial support to the Union nom-
nees, whether they are their own personal prefer
ences or not, knowing that to them alone can
loyal men look for protection against the bitter
enemies TO the Union who look upon loyalty as
heinous crime.


The result of Copperhead victory in the en-
suing State election would be fearful to con-
template. 1t would array California in opposi-
tion to her sister States of the North 1t would
give the prestige to our enemies in the Presi-
Dental campaign next year. We are called upon
BY every sentiment of patriotism to bury all diff
ferences with the session of the Convention, and
yield cordial, hearty and earnest support to the
nominees of that organization which has pre-
served the nation from dismem berment and
brought our country SO grandly through the per-
lis which threatened her very existence. Bear
ing in mind that it is principles, not men. that
we sustain, we will 60 into the battle with a
united front and cannot fail to gain the triumph
of those principles. In union there is
strength" and that should be our motto.


INDIANS AGAIN.-From E. D. Kellogg Esq, of
Hay Fork, we learn that party of wild Indians
passed around that settlement the latter part of