The Nevada journal., 1856-01-25
Subserviency to Men.

OphantIc demonstrations OF IOolS, VINO
haunt the purlieus of the Capital at Sac
ramepto, and with looks of owl-like wis
dom, affect to dictate the policy of party
to others, and vent their anathemas upon
Senators who have the moral courage and
independence, not to be led by the beck
and nod of servile whippers-in, not one re-
spectacle sheet in the State has joined in
the inglorious howl.
The San Francisco Erening Ne,cs, and
Stockton Argus, par mobile fratrem, sold
dearly to sensible men for nothing, by ed
itors of Liliputian dimensions physically
and mentally echo in emasculated yelps,
the last expiring notes of the venial pack.
The Placer Press, the lap-dog of the
whole, far-bchind Irolongs the whine in
most lugubrious monotones. Great Ca-
sar's Names What an improvement has
there bcenl Once it took all the genius
of Clay, to steer the Whig party of the
Union clear of the rocks that lay in its
course, and he was not always successful
But now in these days of spontaneous
craftsmanship, he who has read the title
page of the life of Gen. jackson, or has
the melodies of Mother Goose, "well
learned and conned by rote," can see at a
glance, as clear as mud, the policy to be
pursued by the American party represen-
ted in the Senate Of California, and per
consequence of such superhuman insight
into the mysteries of future politics, is
entitled by superior wisdom if nothing
else, to dictate to others in whose dark
ened vision the light of political revela-
ton never entered. He has dictum which
must not be disobeyed, and a. right, not
disputable, to illuminate bulls against dis
senters, and burn heretics in unquencha-
BILE fire. Political damnation is already
invoked for two or three who have not
shown proper respect to brace of men
wild in their devotion to spoils and the
idols who are to bestow them.
When the American party flung its
banner to the breeze, reform was inscribed
upon it. Was it to tell to the world the
principles the party had dearly at heart,
or were the blazoned letters to dazzle the
eyes and cheat the senses of the ignoble
crowd? Our party commenced its career,
with professions of purity and desire to
expurgate it of the rottenness of party
tricksters with their immaculate concep-
tions of party policy conceived with an
eye to self aggrandizcment only. Old
corrupt party machinery was supposed to
be eschewed, and the inalienable right of
man to have conscience to be used in
dependent of party policy as laid down
by superiors in assumption, was supposed
TO be acknowledged. But how vain are
all things earthly! Not long since two or
three Senators, with the welfare of their
constituents, and the whole state, at heart,
dared to have an opinion of their own
outside of squad of assumed leaders, and
voted in accordance with their convictions
of right and justice, and now is raised
"the banner cry of HE'LL" and pot house
politicians, cry "havoc, and let slip the
dogs Of war"
What is the state of affairs, and what
the cause of this small-souled intolerance
and small beer effervesence Why, mind
ful that last year thirty days and al least
fifty thousand dollars were spent in joint
convention in an abortive attempt to
elect United States Senator, and near
four hundred pages of journals numbered
up with the folly of legislators in voting
for their individual preferences, to the
benefit of the State Printer, but not the
State, several Senators, to avoid repe.
tition of past foolishness and extravaganza,
refused to 60 into joint convention, till a
candidate was agreed upon by the Ameri-
can party. Is there anything heinous in
all this : No, but it shows on their part
will to carry out the professed principles
OF the party that elected them to the high
and responsible position they hold. Those
principles are, economy in legislation and
reform ia party action.
The ordinary business of legislative
session may now be going forward-the
TIM, of forty Democratic members may be
proftably employed in maturing bills, and
studying the wants of the people-instead
OF icing spent in useless attempt to hoist
candidate into Office, over insuperable
obstacles and in the mean time worthy
man may be selected by the dominant
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