The Nevada journal., 1854-06-23
The Coming Election.

1uC VOfuluS LiOCelVH
We are not of those who regard. ..parti-
San strife as necessary element for man
neither do we look upon those who differ
with us on points of national policy, as
heretics or political reprobates. But sew
eral years of observation have proved to us
that when parties are once established
largely in power, they become lamentably
corrupt. Not because political success,
makes an honest man corrupt; but for 9th
er reasons, easily understood. It is wei
known that large number of men act moi
from conviction of what is right-but
from motives of self interest. Such men
cannot be called Wings or Democrats. Be.
cause their adherence to either party is
secured only by the hope of political re.
ward at some short period hence.
Again, surrounding circumstances have
tendency to influence the actions of men
and when parties are near equally divided
and the party successes are varied, ever
dishonest men are constrained 10 hold theil
baser passions in check, lest the retributior
they deserve be visited upon them. Blu,
let the party once be established in power
so as to give them confidence in theil
strength, and the hydra-headed monster
sel6shness and corruption, makes his ap,
pearance. But let this corruption be wink.
ed at by the people for year or two, and
all the corrupt and base time serving pe-
litical bucksters and demagogues in the
country and of all factions centre around
the nucleus thus formed, and grow clamor-
Gus to be rewarded for their services done
the party, and by system of tactics well
understood by professional politicians, they
continue to retain all political preferments
among themselves, in spite of the many in
iquities practised-until the people, with
united effort rse and throw off the griev-
Gus burthen thus imposed upon them.
A more glaring demonstration of the
truth of this picture than exists in this state
at the present time, and has for the past
two years, is seldom presented to our view.
The democratic party has been predomi-
nent With united efforts the people have
continued to elect the men put forward by
their leaders, and in turn the successful
ones have uniformly united and worked
together to accomplish their various OBJ
jects of continued success and personal ag-
grandisement, wholly losing sight of the
work for which they were elected. This
system of corruption has been unmitigated,
and even unconcealed in all departments
Of our government-Legislative, Execu-
tive, and Judicial. Of late, however, they
have, we think, grown too large, and over
reached themselves They have got too
numerous. The spoils, beautifully as they
have been dealt out, are insufficient to sat-
isfy their cravings; and the peoples rights
seem to have been forgotten in the general
scramble after the plunder.
From indications which seem to be un.
mistakable, we believe that neat September
will waken them up to a sense of the duties
they have left unperformed-a and the
wrongs they have committed during the
\ time of their unlimited and unrestrained
power. Political changes must take Mace
and the time for this to happen has now
fully come in California. Where honest.
able men are denied by the ruling conven-
tions-those political hot. beds from which
spring so many unscmpulous demagogues,
the voters are determined no longer to be
governed by their dictatiens. Let the
Wings but be true to themselves-let them
but set before the people honest men as
candldates-men of sufficient mind to COM
pfenend the wants Of the people of Cali
1ornla-men who have at stake something
more than their hope of plunder-who
nave at heart the good Of California-and
we have every reason to believe thew will
oe larry and even largely represented in
our legislature and other Offices after Sep.
fember next.
bae The Methodist and Presbyterian Sab
bath Schools will turn out in procession on the
4th of Jplv. We rejoice to see tbosa go.