The Nevada journal., 1856-09-12

called Democracy is, that the safety and
perpetuity of the Union depends upon
their success ! Was ever known such
audacity and assumption Certainly
nothing can equal it. 1t is past par
allel. A few facts may not be amiss to
demonstrate what validity there is to
the claim which the Democracy set up
to all the virtue, patriotism and states
manship in the land. Millard Fillmore
came into power in a dark and stormy
time The turbulent elements of the
republic were calmed by the compromise
measures of 1850, under his wise and
polite administration. The participants
in those measures regarded them as a
fnality to all agitation. They were so
designed. They came with healing in
their wings and famed the fevered spir-
its of the nation to repose. Twenty mil
lions of people were rejoiced that quiet
was again restored to the country
They demanded a perpetuation of do
mestic peace. Forced by the will of an
entire people the aspirant for honors was
compelled, before receiving the sufrages
of constituency, to declare that he
would regard the fnality measures as
sacred, and pledge himself to hold them
inviolate. Such an act of solemnity did
Franklin Pierce perform. He gave
enuneiation to the popular will in his
inaugural address. He promised to car
ry it out then and there. He depre-
Gated agitation, and pledged his honor
to frown upon it from whatever section
it might come. 1t was done in the most
solemn manner ON assuming the guid-
ance of national affairs. The people
looked on and applauded 1t was their
earnest wish faithfully to be performed,
as they supposed, by a ruler Of truth,
honor and integrity. Their hearts were
with him, and filed with gladness. The
country was in profound repose, pros
porous tranquility had succeeded fac
tional storm. Mr.. Fillmore had given
place to his successor leaving nation
respected, peaceful and happy.
But three short years rolled by when
the bonds of domestic peace were sew
cred, and civil war succeeded, the sleep
of faction. The fnality measures were
finality to agitation no longer. They
were abrogated by the basest treachery
to principles and promises. The knife
ofinternal discord was unsheathed and
reddened with fraternal blood. a battle
ground has been selected and the prize
to be won is the shattered fragments of
a once glorious Union. All this is the
inglorious work of the locofoco party
To them it is entirely due. The honors
they claim, the odium of their blind and
infatuated policy they must bear The
people will force it upon them in a dy-
ing hour. With all these horrors set
down to their credit. with a country
shaking from center to circumference,
with civil war lifting aloft its blood red
banner on the plains of Kansas, the
loco foco party has the brazen impu-
dence to call upon an outraged people
to rally to their standard and save the
country!
And what is the remedy they propose
for the wrong and mischief they have
done What project have they to allay
the terrible storm of factioual strife now
sweeping the land ? Have they any
healing measures to propose ? No, on
the contrary they blindly and obstinate
ly cling to the very policy which has
plunged us in the depth of horrors
Their platform indicates no change for
the better. 1t indorses the nefarious
acts in which Pierce damned his coun-
u y anu u1lllSe1I. hctcd1teT inc articles
of faith of the locofoco party, are the
dissolution measures Of Mr.. Pierce and
Douglass. Why persist in a policy which
has already driven us among the break
ersl Why choose another pilot who is
pledged to continue the ship Of state
on its fatal course ? Every man not a
fool must see that a change is neces-
sary to avert disaster. But the Democ-
racy declare there shall be no change
The policy which has plunged the ct un-
try into sectional war is to be pursued
at any risk and any cost, and yet they
ask people to give them generous
confidence and support. The age of
brass is again returned.
THE AMERICAN TICKET-To-day the
entire ticket, National, State and County
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