The Nevada journal., 1853-07-29
COMPROMISE.

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promise. The only thing that can give
cohesion to its social or business life is the
continual enforcement Of compromise
Men from every section here congregate,
prejudice encounters much attrition, and if
not worn away is beyond remedy. The
great mass of men readily coalesce in the
active pursuits of life. The same rule
should be observed in politics, and must be
enforced if the good Of the whole State
and oil classes is looked to. Further, the
people of the United States have just set
the sublime lesson of an entire reconcilia-
ton of what were deemed almost incurable
sectional divisions by compromise in which
the greatest and best of all parties and
sections united. Upon the basis of the
compromise as upon a national platform,
every shade of opinion in reference to
minor questions may be based, and thus,
the fundamental law being established, 9TH
or questions not trenching on that, may be
legitimately dealt with.
Such being the compromise as establish
ed by the voice of the nation through its
ablest representatives, shall the spirit Of
that compromise be observed, or shall it
be treated as a mere bagatelle of legisla-
tion, without usefulness or meaning. We
contend for the former, and most peculiar
ly in California, to correspond with the
temper of the times.
With these PREDATORY remarks we beg to
call attention to the nominees of the dem
ocratic' party of this county for the Legis-
lature The spirit of anti-compromise
reigns throughout the whole. The sec
tional question is broached and acted on
in its most comprehensive and practical
form. The nominees are all taken from
one section, and several of them entertain
the more violent views of that section. We
believe it right to have only cool, respect
ed, moderate men for lawgivers, and these
equally taken from the various sections Of
the Union. 1t is not right to prescribe
any class of men because of their birth
place, and any party that attempts to do
SO will be defeated in the game. 1t is
said the question of north and south was
not raised in the convention. No man
shows his hand at game of cards. If he
is making all the tricks he is satisfied
He will not hazard his game by showing
the plan Of it. Where was the necessity
to declare the purpose Of these movements
in the convention when the object could
be accomplished without it-when it were
better concealed If we understand the
influences at work in that convention the
selection Of men all from one section was
not the result of accident. Intelligent
democrats declare men of other sections
were carefully excluded, and that they will
not support the ticket. That no northern
man whatever, though such men as Chase,
and Carpenter, were presented, could get a
show on the ballots. Whatever the inhu-
ences at work the result is evident. Com
promise was forgotten, and that great body
majority voters, northern men, were
contemned, their convictions disregarded,
their candidates thrown overheard, men
most obnoxious to them put on the ticket,
without even word of apology or conces-
sion. Witness the following table, show
ing the former residences of the democrat
ic' nominees to the Legislature:
j. T. Crenshaw, Tennessee,
Fl. p. Sweetland, Tennessee.
w. NJ Mason, Mississippi.
l. n. Dawley, Georgia.
w. Wadsworth, Georgia.
w. H BoStwick, Georgia.
Where, we enquire, are the representa-
tives on this ticket of the great and hardy
west, with its growing power and glorious
energies? Where of the Middle States
those monuments of commercial enterprise
and brilliant achievement? Where of
New England, with her schools and educa-
ton, her arts and historical renown? No
man from these could get footing on the
ticket Chase, classically educated, gifted
with rare genius, who once barely missed
election to the United States Senate
was coolly voted down for a gentleman
from Tennessee. He was a Maine man!
We will not follow down the list. Enough
is apparent on the surface to evince that
compromise and liberality had no standing