The Nevada journal., 1856-08-22

pootoNoo! NO oHe puL Wedklng.-
If the crowd pass by, why, let them
pass. Be a man. Snap your fingers
alike at the fool and the migrate. Sap
your fingers at fortune herself. She is
your slave ifyou have the grit to subdue
her. Let the world wag. Who cares
for the worlds opinion so you retain
your own self appreciation by an hon
est and earnest discharge Of every duty.
Fight on. The battle is just won.-
''up, Guards, and at them"
INSIDE VIEW OF THE CINCINNATI
CONVENTIONAL. L. Brent, a Repre-
resentative in the last Legislature from
Los Angeles county, and one of the
delegates from this State to the Dem
ocratic National Convention, has writ
ten letter to friend, which is pub
lished in the Los Angeles Star of Aug.
2d, and which is deserving Of more than
ordinary attention. 1t may be said to
give a view of the doings Of that body on
the great subject of the Pacific Rail-
road, and while it appears in the columns
of q prominent Democratic organ, with
the object Of putting the Democratic
party Iigkt on the Railroad question, as
we conceive it puts it all wrong lift have
any Dretansions to being the advocate
Of the measure. 1t Is a Singular confes-
| sion that the California delegates at
Cincinnati found themselves placed in a
position where, in their Judgment, they
were compelled to vote for Buchanan
and no road or for a road and not for
Buchanan. We, however, prefer that
the letter should speak for itself. 1t was
handed to the editor ofthe Star by John
Shore, and although not intended for
publication, has been made public
You will, before reading this, have
learned the result Of the labors of the
Convention. You viii have been sur
prised at the anomalous position the
California delegation assumed-a po-
sition which, | hope, on explanation,
will merit and obtain general approba-
ton,
1t is not to be denied, that the great
and vital question with California is the
subject of overland communication be-
tween the two oceans, over our own ter
ritories, or, in other words, a Pacific
Railroad. Beside this great question,
everything else sinks into insignifcance,
and no person who represents our State,
in any capacity, can disregard this great
and important subject, without beaay-
ing the trust reposed in him. Our Sac
ramento Convention expressed, in en-
phatic terms, the earnest doctrine Of the
California Democracy upon the subacs
of a Pacific Railroad and at tie same
time intimated its preference Tor MI.
Buchanan.
The California delegates at Cincin-
natl found themselves placed in a po-
siticn where, in their judgment, they
wels compelled to vote for Buchanan
and 10 road, or for road and not for
/ lBp shanan. We believed we were COM
D led fo~adopt one line of conduct, and
We cannot think but that. rs Califor
mans, we acted right when we voted for
the road and nor. fer Buchanan. Our
delegates carrie into rhe Convention
the most loyal port of Buchanan
For three days we were known as his
friends, and we were so in coed faith
In all the preliminary matters we voted
for him. His nomination hinged upon
the decision of the New York case. If
the Softs obtained the control of the vote
of that great State, he was beaten if the
Hards could divide the vote, he tri-
umphed. The Com1iittee on Creden-
tials was compose. Of thirty, one from
each State. ! represented California.
Nineteen Stetes in committee pronomc-
ed in favor Of the Softs, and Buchanan
seemed aefeated. Eleven States favor
ed the Hards, i. e., on equal division.-
| Dad the fortune, in committee, to pro-
pose the election Of 1858 in New York
as the basis of representation, as, in that
election, each branch threw an equal
vote, which was adopted by the Con-
vention when it accepted our minority
report. The original minority propo-
sltlon was to divide the delegation, with
out assigning any representative basis
In the Convention, the Buchanan men
trlumphed by close vote. In all this
contest, when our vote was material, we
stood by Buchanan, and counselled with
! 'as friends in good faith. mention