The Nevada journal., 1855-03-09
For the Nevada Journal
SACRAMENTO, March 5, 1855.


DEAR JOURNAL: While the old world
is trembling beneath the tread of mighty
armies, shaken by the murderous thun-
der of death dealing artillery, and com
pounding ingredients for an explosion
that shall shake to the earth the already
dissolving thrones of monarchies; while
the new world is agitated by the eferves-
ence of political discord, and the confus-
ion of fraternal strife, while our own
State is darkened by an overhanging
cloud of monitary ruin, the people of
California have reason to rejoice Gwin's
Senatorial term has expired--his re-elec-
ton is impossible-and his mercenary ad-
mirors are scattered beyond the power of
" Doesticks self-acting four horse power
balsam.' Rejoice, O ye mackeral catch
ers-cry aloud 0 ye Whigs-shout ho-
sannah, Oye Brodcrickit's, for the king
of chivalry is no more.
The Legislature in joint convention
had cast 40 ballots for Senator. The
5Oth ballot gave Gwin Al votes The
hopes of the chivalry beat high in their
breasts The member from III Dorado
already considered himself auditing ac-
counts in the Comptroller's office. Sew
cral gentlemen were sure the next day
would seal their papers for certain Post
Offices, and confirm their appointments to
these fat offices in the Custom House
The next day came. The Hon. Senator
from Nevada pressed his hat firmly on
bis head that the "proud bird of victoryn
which he supposed was roasting there.
might not make her escape The recent
! H purchased members covered the bushes
of their yenality under the convenient
shadow of compromise. Those Wings
who were that day to immediate their par
ty on so unholy an altar to so foul di-
vinity, stifed their compunctous throbs
by hopes of gain. But there were those
who knew their duty, and had the moral
courage to do it. They had not been idle
and when the time for action came they
shouted "sine die, in tones so victorious
that the egeria of DR.. Gwin sent for her
salts, and the knees of the Senator from
Nevada hunted together worse than Nebu-
chanezzar's. The valleys caught up the
sine die;" the mountains sent back an
approving "sine de-" and they both uni
ted in joy over the defeat of Gwin The
Custom House heard, trembled, and
"groaning through all her works gave
signs that all was lost" The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company "gave pause
an awful pause prophetic of her end,n
Iand-"He of the Times and Transcript
turned pale ''-for the gubenatorial chair
over which he fondly imagined he was
pending was suddenly "jerked from un-
der" Already we can hear his agoni-
zing voice in his groaning crushers crying
out from the measureless depth of his
despair" what's in name :"
The Legislature, freed from the Gwin
incubus, is quietly yet rapidly progressing
with its duties, conscious that the people
will approve their "sine de-" and next
fall send up an eternal g sine die" to the
Senatorial hopes Of the man "who was
the personal friend of Gen Jackson, and
who enjoys largely the confidence of the
Federal Administrations" Next fall the
people will be called upon to decide
whether they consider themselves free
and Independent sovereigns or merely
chess-men, to be moved about as suits the
convenience of few reckless gamesters
at Washington. Next fall the people
will be called upon to decide whether they
approve of breaking through a solemn
compromise formed by mutual conces-
sion, and sanctioned by the Legislative
action of three decades, to establish such
squatter sovereignty as was exhibited
by Senator Atchison's voters at the late
Kansas election. Next fall the people
will be called upon to decide whether
they pronounce every man an abolitionist
who is not anxious to swear on every oc-
casion that slavery is an institution found
ed by God-sanctioncd by angels, and
adored by all good men-whether they
pronounce every man an abolitionist who
is not willing to devote all his time ard
energy to compel the institution at what
ever hazard, into territory now frce-in
short, whether every man who is not a
rabld tire-eater who happens to be run
nins for office is to be killed off by the
insane lying howl of aboltionism. Next
fall will be the first election that has in
yolved an important principle in this
State. Yours truly.
ALPH.