The Nevada journal., 1856-10-17
NED BuRroN.-As there are divers

STATUS pelore the people, we are induced
to publish his letter read before the
Convention which honored him with the
nomination. The letter is private one,
not intended for publication, but as it
presents the position occupied by Mr..
Burton before the Convent and cleo
tors of the county, it is proper that it
should be made public.
Mr. Burton is, as ever, an old-lire
Wing, and in the present status of that
old and gallant party, may be said to be
independent in politics. The letter was
read before the Convention before pro-
ceeding to ballot. His position was,
therefore, fully known and respected by
that body:
WooLsEY's FLAT, Sept. 20, '56.
FRIEND WAITE: Since writing to YOU
last evening, have been spoken to bv
a number of my friends, members of the
American party, and asked if l would
accept the nomination for the Senate
from that party. | have told them in
reply that if the American party nomi-
mated me for that position, that | could
make them no pledges other than my
past course in the Senate. So far as
the present election is concerned, | am
for Fillmore, all the time. l think him
the only truly national candidate in the
field, and believe it to be the duty of
every conservative man to vote for him.
In voting for L. s. Senator, if | had
vote, l should be guided altogether by
the man. | would not vote for the nomi-
nee of any party, simply as party
nominee. Unless / think him honest
and capable, and Union man, / could
not promise to vote for the nomina-
ton of the American party, or any
other. | do not believe that the
fact of dishonest politician receiving
the nomination for high and response
BILE position makes him honest or worthy;
nor do | believe it to be the duty Of
member of a party to sustain that party
in well known cases Of improper nomi-
nations; at least, | should always re-
serve to myself the right to Judge every
man that | vote for. could not, there
fore, pledge myself blindIy, to sustain
the nominations of the American party
for the L s. Senate. If elected | can
promise the party and the people that
will endeavor to fill the position to the
best Of my ability, and that is all the
promise can make.
Yours, &c, f. f. BURTON
A FEW WORDS TO REPUBLICANS.-It
must be as plain as the truths of holy
writ. to every sensible man, and still
palmer to the politician, that the Re
publican party cannot, by dint Of hard
labor, the expenditure of any amount of
money, by stratagem, or by any means
known 10 political canvass, succeed in
carrying this State for Fremont and the
Republican party. We shall not stop
TO enumerate the insurmountable obsta
cles which lie in the way of success to
the Free Soil ticket. They are plain |
and obvious. No one in his sober mo-
ments attempts to disparage them.-I
They stare every Republican in the
face, and he is fain to acknowledge that
in his widest flights of fancy the idea of
success is never indulged for even one
moment. Put the question to almost
any ordinary understanding whether sue
cess is to be expected or not for the
Republican ticket and the reply must be
mt Erou,n,,t -. Il l. IL
far as any assistance California NAV
render him is concerned
Such being the case, will it never
occur to the Republicans that by assev-
Grating that the Democratic party is
then only enemy and from the Ameri-
cans there is nothing to fear from their
weakness in numbers, they show want
of policy in not casting their votes where
they will tell against the Democracy 2
There are men in our mids; rabid for
Fremont, who fear the result in Penn
sylyania. Some are willing to admit
that Buchanan may carry the State in
November. Still they press madly on,
taking no precautionary steps to guard
against the danger of such an event.
With the electoral vote of Pennsylvania
and California added to the vote of the
entire South, which Republicans concede
TO the Democracy, Buchanan is elected
President as the merest tyro in mathe-
maIics can demonstrate.
Either Republicans in this State are
only wing of Democracy, laboring
covertly for the success of the main
body, or the most impractical and i'm
polite body of men ever banded togeth-
er for political ends. They belong to a
penny wise and pound-foolish crew, who
watch the tap and allow everything to
escape at the bung.