The Nevada journal., 1852-05-29
TIE STATE ELECTIONS.


Preparations are now being made for
be approaching State and County Elec-
IONS. While we, as Journalists, are at
hehed to neither Of the parties, We feel
erhaps as deep an interest in the result
the action of those parties, as If we
ere. a war has hitherto been waged
kainst the mines and mining regions
California, by every portion of the
bate not included in the mining dis.
cts. Il has been argued and urged
politicians and newspaper writer1
chs face Of all that is reasonable. that
. mining interests are an.agonistical
the commercial and agricultural in
rests. And notwithstanding the ab.
rdity Of this position, it has been ar
Cd md harped upon, until some por-
M Of the community appear to think
mines have become Legitimate OBJ
i Of jealousy and attack, and that we
10 but little right to voice in any of
great movements Of the political
|chinery Of the State. These posi-
be, as applied to the northern mines
least, have been most prominent in
disc ussion Of California politics All
nit, however, that the northern mi.
z region contains the numbers neces-
b to entitle Us to respectability, but
10 to think because we have the mum.
., we ought to be satisfied with the
bilege Of voting, whom tho candidates
set before No for State and National
ers II is now time that we should
bin to arouse from our slumbering
diticn in regard to these matters
forward and assume that portion Of
reins Of government our numbers
the value Of our commerce entitle
%. In the selection Of candidates as
standard bearers Of the two great
tioal parties, which is to be done
they should both see that the
es nrs duly represented in their nom-
ions. When politicians are seeking
popular favor, it is not hard for them
bsume to be the peculiar friends Of
or that interest; and such has al
been their course Of policy. But
are becoming better known among
ban formerly, and we have had op-
anities to see them put into practice
slie the positions they have assumed
b prompted by interest. 1t is mot
lgh that man processes to feel an
rest for the mines. These feelings
like the hues of the chameleon. -
y change with the ground they arc
The only safeguard We have, is to
w that his interests, his destiny are
d among, us. lie should be one Of
% Man of the Mountains. To say
q man in San Francisco can repre-
Us as we'll as one from our own re-
but that one from here is not ex-
ted to understand and feel the i'm
kence Of their claims, is preposterous,
with, landing such things have been
claimed to the world.
W hope to see each Of the political
siss, in the conventions that are to
held within few weeks, show due
pect to the mining interests OF the
to. Party organizations are neces-
for o healthy republican govern
at. But we are sometimes disposed
orget or overlook that which is ne
bary for our we'll being, in our zeal
political preferences Either Of the
ut political parties in the northern
les, contains men enough whose in
psts are permanently identified with
and who would be an ornament
only to the state they represent but
nation whose legislative halls shsy
Eht enter. And should either of them
ar forget their obligations to that
il important interest as to neglect its
DO, or offer to silence by some con-
ptible pioayune bribs, self.respeci
demand of US to act for ourselves
uIcrDE.--We very much regret to learn
unnatural death Of Mr.. s. F. PECK,