The Nevada journal., 1855-12-07
Correspondence Of the Journal

Correspondence Of the Journal,
EDITOR OF THE JoURNAL;-In view
OF the Importance Of the present position
OF the American party, in this state, and
of the responsibilities of its representatives
in the coming session of the legislature, q
few suggestions may not be out of place.
from humble correspondent who earnest
ly desires to see the state relieved from
the embarrassments into which it has been
thrown by corrupt legislators. Until with
IN the last year, tho people of the state
have taken but little active interest in po-
litical matters; their highest ambition
having been to make fortune in the short
est space of time, and then return to their
Atlantic homes. They have taken little
thought of the way and manner in which
the affairs of state should, or should not
be administered, and when they have ex-
ercised the elective franchise, it has usu-
ally been through the pressing solicitation
of aspirants to office, as personal favor to
such aspirants, rather than any real desire
they have felt for the general good of the
state The result of such passive infu-
ence has been that almost any man who
had the assurance to ask for Office was
quite sure to get it. The relation of mas
ter and servant has been reversed, and
those who have thus placed themselves in
power instead of ministering to the ne
cessities of the people, have most basely
prostituted their authority and many of
them are now feasting in luxury on the
hard earnings of the laboring classes
Knavery is too good term by which to
designate the mock administration that
has misruled California for the past six
years.
In the last electioneering canvass the
people were fully awakened to the impor-
tance of making an effort to govern them
selves, and the result of that election is a
most withering rebuke to those Who have
faithlessly betrayed their trust. And now
gentlemen representatives of the Ameri-
can party, the eyes of your constituents
are upon you. They demand retrench-
ment and reform at your hands. They
have ceased to expect any thing but abuse
from phalanx democracy, and it will be-
come you to consult the wants ofthc peo-
pie and guard their rights with jealou
care.
Our opponents arc trying to convince
themselves that the next session of the
Legislature, under the auspices ofthe new
party, will be no exception to the ch'ca-
merry and corruption that has heretofore
disgraced our legislative halls, and espe-
cially on the Senatorial question the same
factious spirit will show itself, that reign
ed supreme in their ranks last winter
That they are fondly hoping for such a
state of things there is no doubt, and that
they are preparing themselves with every
kind of bombshell thai well established
trickery can conjure up, to throw into the
American camp to check its deliberations,
is equally true. Indeed it is evident that
an under current is at work, the real OBJ
iect of which is to rekiudle and fan into q
fame, the prejudices that have too long
existed between individuals from different
sections of the Atlantic States, involving
in its dreaded consequences the agitation
of the "vexed question of slavery" The
American party however fully understand
their position on that subject. Perfect
neutrality and opposition to agitation,
whether it comes from the radical aboli
ZIONIST of the North or the Sccessionist Of
the South is our only motto. Let others
introduce into the arena of politics dan
gerous, exciting and needless issues, and
it will be our duty to meet those issues
when the necessity arises. We shall then
avoid the dilemma into which the demo-
cratic party have go hopelessly fallen, who
when gathered together in national con-
vontion, and apparently filed with holy
zeal for the Union, endorsed the "Com-
promise measures of 1850 as the final ad-
justment of the question of Slavery" and
solemnly pledged themselves against the
"renewal of agitation either in Congress
or out of it." When 10! no sooner were
they placed in power, in the face and eyes
of their constituents they threw of their
garb of deception, violated all their pied
ges and gave an impetus to slavery agita-
ton, the result of which unless checked 5y
the An'ericnn Party it is impossible to de-
termine.