The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-07-24
Weakened.


ate for Governor has opened the can
vass with speeches at San Francisco,
Sacramento, Marysville and elsewhere
Since his advent upon the political
stage, to which we honestly believe he
has been drawn contrary to his wishes,
the time was when majority of all
fair men who care more for stainless
character and good abilities than for po-
litical principles, were favorable Ito his
nomination by the parties opposed to
the Democracy. That time appears to
have passed. The speeches of Stanly
do not suit the people other than Re
publicans. A change can be distinctly
seen in public sentiment since he came
upon the stump. In nine cases out Of
ten, we are fain to BELIEVE, the people
have taken their cue from the Union,
and not from the speeches themselves.
Indeed some intelligent and reading
men confess their impressions and opin-
ions concerning the Republican candid
ate are derived from hearsay rather
than from the language of the orator as
he expresses himself in public.
At any rate, bad impression has
been created. whether from the state
ments of the press, or by the candidate
himself, it does not matter for our pres
ent purpose. We have only to deal
with the fact that public sentiment has
changed by what means is of little
import.
The fact is of great Importance to the
people of the State. 1t is now rendered
morally certain that the American par
ty will nominate a separate and entire
ticket, which, if supported by the party,
and we see no reason why it will not,
secures the election of the locofoco tick
ct from the highest rascal to the lowest
constable.
"Join or die" would apply as well to
the opposition, as to the colonies at the
time of our revolution. 1t is useless
however to attempt a coalition. The
inducements have been wholly wanting
to begin with, and the whole policy Of
one faction, as openly evinced, has been
to rcpel the other. Had there been the
least affinity or inclination, which we do
not say ever really existed, it must have
been ere this effectually overcome.
A party which expects to defeat the
Democracy in this State must not bid
for its principles or elements. 1t must
meet the monster on every issue and at
every salient point, and hold no deba-
table grounl in common. The Ameri-
can party committed an gorgeous blum
der in attempting to appropriate por-
ton of the Democratic creed as their
own. The chivalry and dough-faces
could not resist the opportunity to sane
ton the Kansas-Nebraska bill, Douglass
and all ; they must condemn the cleo
ton Of speaker to the House Of Rep
resentatives because his politics did not
chance to be of the right color; and
they must endorse the bred Scott De-
cision, &c. Notwithstanding their most
solemn oaths to frown upon all efforts
direct or Indirect, to agitate the question
of slavery in the most remote manner.
The credit of the passage of the Kan
sas bill, if there be any belongs to the
Democracy and them alone. The odium
if there be any is for them to bear The
bred Scott decision was made to suit
the necessities which that bill created.
and with that the American party has
nothing to do but regard it as the SUI
preme law of the land until abrogated.
By attempting to hold some princi-
plies in common with the Democracy
principles of a peculiar hue--the Amer
leans are responsible measurably for
forcing out the Republican party in this
State. Many men saw no relief from
agitation in a party bound by the most
solemn pledges against it, and sought
the company of others.
The Republicans meet the Democra-
cy, with their principal tenets in direct
opposition, but they bid for the worser
elements Of the Democracy. They are
willing to sacrifice Americans for for
eigners and here they lose vantage
ground. Nothing can be gained any
party by pandering to the lowest classes
of the population. Let them go where
high sounding name attracts and not
Judgment tells them.
PEACHEs-Mr. G.. III. Beach, of Ma
rysville, will please accept our thanks
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