The Nevada journal., 1856-07-04


Our advices from this body of delegates
is down to June 9th. A national plat
form had been adopted upon which the
presidential nominee must stand. 1t will
cause NO little astonishment, that the De-
mocratic party, through this convention,
hss formally declared iE favor a Pacific
railroad. The highest authority of the
party has heretofore pronounced against
internal Improvements by the general gov
eminent. Gen. Pierce has been known
as the foe Of the project ever since he be.
came unfortunately seated in the Presiden-
rIal chair. Other prominent men of the
party have given the enterprise the cold
shoulder.
Whence comes this new born love Of in.
ternal improvements The last State
Democratic Convention indorsed, in toto,
the administration of Franklin Pierce, hos
tility to the Railroad and all, and recon-
mended his policy to succeeding Demo-
cratic Presidents. Is it not clear that the
adoption of such plank in the platform,
is sop to the West and California; In
deed the whole platform is but collec-
ton of bats to suit the demands of sec.
tions, and obtain bites for Democracy
The platform of 1852 is re-established,
with its anti.nternal improvement por-
tion not expunged. The 6nality measures
Of 1850 are fully endorsed, as a quietus
to slavery agitation, and the Kansas Ne
braska act sanctioned, which violated the
fnality compromise. Sympathy, of
course, was extended to fllibusters, and
the acquisition Of Caba made the hob.
by, like Oregon and Texas, in 1874. The
greedy eyes of the party are upon the
lsthmus routes. that the qualms of con-
science in Gen. Quitman, and the South
generally, may be appeased.
But we purpose devoting more partic-
ular attention to the segregation of the in
ternal improvement principle from the
creed of opponents, and the attachment of
the same to the Democratic platform.
What right have they to any such plank9
What evidence is there that honesty is at
the bottom of this abnegation of former
policy2 What hope is there, in the event
of the success OF the party throughout the
Union, that the project of uniting the two
oceans by railway will be carried into ex-
ecution?
The South, where Democracy is most
potent, is irrevocably set upon the acqui-
sition of moro territory for the extension
of the peculiar institution. Its interests
are more directly identified with the tram
sit routes of Central America. If ever q
railroad is constructed across the CONT
nent, by the assistance of the general gov
ernment, Northern votes on the floors of
Congress must obtain the appropriation
for encouragement, and Northern capital,
and Northern labor, it is obvious, must
complete the great work.
Democracy has always been opposed to
internal improvements, and doubly so in
the South, and were it not for Presiden.
tial election at hand, this affected regard
for the interests of California and other in,-
portant portions of the Union, would nev-
er have been heard Of at all.
The South, principally because Of the
ascendancy Of Democracy in that section,
has steadily and perslstentiy opposed CAL
ifornia, from the moment of her asking ad-
mission down to the present time. With
Il Q triumph of Democracy, in tho only
part Of the Union whero it can possibly
succeed, there is associated no hope for
the Pacific coast. The interests of that
section lie in another direction, and are
adverse to national railway, from the
fact that such an avenue to commerce
would rebound more to the advantage of
the North than the South, which is con-
summation, Southern "balance of power"
statesmen are struggling to prevent. A
Democratic Congress, of such character
as it must inevitably be, if at all, would
be death blow to Pacific Railroad.
1t must represent constituency per-
versefy hostile to California from her in
ciPiency as State down to the presen.
time. From such a source there fingers
not shadow of hope for US. The ister-
ests and hopes of this State lie in the sue
cess of conservative principles; in the ac.
eession to power Of a party honestly and
consistently devoted to the Union and its
cementation by railway bands; not in