The Nevada journal., 1856-06-20
DEMocnArrc CoNsisrENcY.-Tbe D,r.

ocrat of this week is brilliant with leader
on the somewhat old, but to us very i'm.
portant subject, of Pacific Railroad j
This is well. In very truth q railway is
just what every true Californian is desir-
Gus OF seeing constructed, and that spec
Oily. 10 accomplish SO desirable a work,
1t is imperitive that public sentiment
should approximate as near as possible to
unanimity on the subject in this State
The united representative force of the Pa
cific Coast on the floors of Congress, can
of itself accomplish little or nothing. All
depends upon the self interest, or political
power, to be gained by the advocacy of
the measure among the politicians of the
East. 1t is useless to make mention cf a
sense of justice to this portion of the Uni
Ont does not pervade the bosom Of
Honorables representing the stronger and
older portions of the Republic. But con-
continual agitation of the question, may
possibly brighten the chain of self interest,
so that our Atlantic brethren may see it,
or imagine they see it, and when the mea-
sure becomes of sufficient Importance that
any capital can be made out of it in a
Presidential struggle, politicians will seize
with avidity upon the scheme, and incor-
porate it as one of the planks in the plat
form Of a national party. We are glad
therefore to see the measure agitated, even
if it must be done at the expense of the
consistency Of our opponents. They GER
tainly must ignore the principles and prac-
tees of their party, in advocating the con-
struction by the general government of
Pacific Railroad; but let them do it. We
want the road and must have it. Democ-
racy has accommodated itself to circum.
stances on many more trivial occasion,
and will undoubtedly sacrifice consis stency
at this emergency, when the interests of
the Pacific Coast, if not the Union, demand
it. That party claiming the name in this
State is already committed i'll favor of
great inter oceanic thoroughfro. But it
is obliged to do it in the face of Pierce's
veto, and the anti-internal Improvement
policy ofthe Democratic party for years.
The Democrats have always denied the
constitutional power Of the general govern
ment to project and carry out any system
of internal improvements. Democratic
doctrine, is in favor Of allowing all the
snags and sawyers TO remain in'the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries, rather than ap-
propriate one dollar from the Federal
treasury for their removal and Democra-
tic practice is to purchase or steal two
acres OF land, rather than improve one.
The Democrat fayors the incurring a
liability by the government, by the izsu-
ance of bonds to q limited amount, and to
make liberal donations Of public lands
The plea is, that the work is so national,
and will conduce so much to cement the
Union, that every consideration calls up
en- the general government for assistance
to commence and complete it. Are we
so much at variance with the East, as the
North from the South If withes are re.
quired to hold the Union together, might
they not more appropriately be applied
to other and more discordant sections?
Would the improvement of the Mississip-
pi, or Tie union Of Chicago and Mobile by
railway, be considered national objects
lfrailroads bind the Union more firmly
together, why is not the Federal govern
ment bound to use its spare cash where it
is most needed, and where its application
is more purely national.
Except for military purposes, the pre-
sent administration denies the authority Of
Congress to vote money from the Treasu-
ry for works Of internal improvement
" hat are unoccupied lands but money in
prospective ? There is difference be-
tween Democracy here and Democracy
there. So there is slight difference in
the climate.
n- Yesterday was hot one-not quite 50
hot as the place we read of, nor the fiery fur
mace in which several fellows with hard pamau