The Nevada journal., 1856-06-27

NJ. NEELY JOHNSON. men are
born great, others have greatness thrust
upon them" Some of the latter class,
small in every attribute that goes tomake
up man in the fullest sense of the term,
to fill up the redundant robes of office that
tickle fortune has cast upon them, like Car
dinal Woolsey, swell beyond their size
and span. The garment little BELTS the
pigmy within, and the first move of the
elements blows it hither and yon,. expo
sing the littleness of the contents. A shirt
ON a bean pole in spanking breeze is a
fair prototype. Of the latter class is the
executive officer of this State.
While the Legislature was in session,
he filled the Governors chair with honor
to himself and credit to the State. He
could not we'll have done Otherwise
There was an infallible guide which could
not err. 1t was star to his path and a
lamp to his feet. The Legislature Of the
State had an established reputation for be-
ing always wrong on any doubtful ques-
ton. The policy of the Governor was to
be right himself, or at least popular. All
he had to do was to veto all measures of
questionable propriety or constitutionality,
or those that were esteemed pets by the
Legislature, and the por popuH was sure
to applaud. Seven years of experience in
the State would have taught an urchin
newly strowsersed, that such course
would do to bet on. The chances were
ten to one in favor of liberal yetoes. The
Governor either had sense enough to dis
cover which side of his bread was butter
ed, or else had good advisers, and pur-
sued the course of wise man, how much
soevcr he may fall short of being one him.
self.
The Legislature adjourned, and what
ever may have been its errors of omission
or commission, the people were universal
ly satisfied with the Governor. True, it
was generally conceded, that part of his
upper story was in want of tenant, but
that was no great objection so long as it
was supposed to be numbered up with
honesty.
The guide of the Governor was gone,
his star set, and lantern extinguis he'd when
the assembled wisdom dispersed. He
had welded the power of one against a
hundred, and was right. His vanity, OF
which there is no lack, was tickled, and he
set himself about the use of supposed pre-
negatives, in oppositition to law, prece-
dent, public sentiment, and the highest
veal of the State Tried and competent
men were removed from offices they had
filled with honor, to give place to others
of questionable ability and character,
whose sycophantic gyrations around the
Governor were deemed worthy of some
reward.
And at last, as the crowning act of all
he exhibited either a disregard of the voice
and wishes of nine tenths of the people.
or pusilanimity in the discharge of his
duties, which belongs rather to a weak
and imbecile old granny, than to the Gov
ernor of great State, clothed with abun-
dant power, and fearless in its use.-
GLOW are the mighty fallen!" If, in the
outset, the Governor had "pitched i'm al
San Francisco, and come out with one eve
dressed in mourning, or both, he would
have been entitled to the credit of irving
to do what he supposed to be his duty
But he waited too long, and finally acted
only to produce derision from one party
and disgust from the other; from one thai
he did any thing at all, from the other that
nothing has been done efectually or il
time.
Nevada, June 10th, 1856.