The Nevada journal., 1856-03-14
That Platform.

Sacramento, 10 tell their political rosary, |
blasphemously invoke the ghost of jack
fon, confer empty honors upon sundry in
dividuals to go to that great city Of a great
State where hogs and Loco Focos are
indiseriminately slaughtered, and finally
retire to their holes from which they will
be smoked ANONYMOUSLY in November by
the American people.
They erected platform. The moose
OF dis cord imminent impcnds above, warn
ing all of the doom of those who stand up
on it. And such platform. If put in
spistolary form with few preliminary re-
marks, it might do for an apocryphal
chapter to the works of Doesticks; the
name of his intimate friend Damphool be
ing appended as the supposed author.
After two Whereases and Therefore,
comes of course an invocation to Jeffer-
son and Jackson, with long hiatus left
for stamps, kicks and yells. Then come,
bits of the Decalogue, scraps from the
Declaration of Independence, Constitu-
tion and Wcbster's speeches, which are
all announced to have been proclaimed
by the immortal Jefferson, and sustained
and enforced by the illustrious Jackson. :"
The first plank is lettcred, ga strict
construction of the Constitution This
may have been q cardinal principle of
Mr.. Jefferson's creed, but, like most Loco
Foco principles, it is rubber like and may
be stretched ad infnitum to suit circum-
stances, We suppose. Louisiana was pur-
chased under the administration of effcr-
son, who had the candor to acknowledge,
that there was no warrant in the Consti-
tuition for the purchase. Strict construc-
ton did not prevail on this occasion, at
least.
"Equal Justice to all men, of whatever
State or persuation, religious or political. y
This is principle as old as Christianity
and as often ignored, by the party, as
races, or political parties come in conflict.
"Strict economy and rigid accountability
in all the Departments of Government"l
We point to Bigler's Administrations as
the only commentary necessary On the
foregoing plank But the convention,
knowing that the "strict economy and
rigid accountability" plank looked very
much like "orowding tho mourners," made
the following addcnda to it.
"To secure which we are in favor of the
prompt arragniment and punishment of
all public officers convicted of pcculation.
This will require new feature in our
criminal law, which will doubtless be pro-
posed by Senator Tiliord in few days
Hereafter we shall expect to see roguos
convicted before being arraigned, in ac-
cordance with the desires Of the Phalanx
convention.
Gan undertaking adherance to the uni
versal standard ofvalue Of gold and silver"
Here is new discovery made in the
science of political economy. 1t has been
taught by numbsculls in the science that,
the value of gold and silver was regulated
by the quantity in circulation, commerce,
and common customer rather that it
regulated itself. But it seems that the
Democratic party has at last something to
do with it, which is not to be wondered at,
considering the pickings and stealings Of
the last few years must have absorbed a
large share Of the circulating medium
which, of course, the present owners do
not desire to have deteriorated in value in
their hands. "Self preservation is the
first law of nature" The Loco Focos
have always observed this law in their ad-
minist rations, and the ''ruling passion is
still strong in death"
Universal sufiags, unrestricted by
property qualifications y! A common
opinion entertained by every body, and
the appropriation of it by the Phalanxcrs,
rs as barefaeed and shameless a larceny,
as fencing up public highway or steal
ing the Sacramento river.
GA jealous care of the right of election
by the people, and prompt and exemplary
panishment of all frauds upon the elective
franchise"-San Francisco-Bah That
pure party ruled this State five years, and
not till the last session of the Legislature
was there scrap of law upon ourIstatute
books, providing for the punishment OF
frauds committed at elections.
The platform alse proclaims in favor
of 'unirersal Edacation" The Demo-
cratic party in the present Legislature,
will undouhtndlr taEa stronn rrounds In