The Nevada Democrat., 1857-09-02
o,o ,,,s Dsmocr.cy OF Nevada County.

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iy battle peculiarly characteristic of our form
Of Government between that party which has 50
long maintained It's identity with the onward
and healthy progress or our free institutions,
and those mushroom organizations which claim
to have become the true exponents Of the best
mode of administering and regulating the affairs
Of our government; but, which have never as
yet, when by disaffeetion in the ranks Of the.
Democracy, they have obtained power, succeed
ed in convincing the people Of the soundness OF
their political tensts. leg iesilgl sB 1900
i, As usual, fault is found with some of eur
nominees. by the disaffected Of our own party
as well as by those who claim to oppose us, up
on principle. 87 1ata5. ili svEa aH
Thus it is said that Col. Weller defended and
befriended Herbeat in the Keating affair, and
consequently is opposed to the welfare Of our
Irish fellow citizens. By whom is this said?
By those whose very creed it is, to drive the for
eigner from our shores. and seclude him from
all positions Of honor and profit; those remnants
Of the old whig party; which necessarily form
the very material of which they are composed;
from their hostility to the very word Democra-
cy-now form the X. N. and Republican parties,
whose earliest and latest acts are characterized
by illiberality to foreigners.
The history of cur institutions show clearly
that the dem ocracy is the only party which has
been liberal on this subject; they still maintain
and live up to those views which Sheir fathers
made in relation thereto, while these mushroom
organizations are engaged in a wild crusade to
annul them. And yet, the act of Col Weller as
couEel, securing Herbert the rights Of the Grim
inal Law, without the interference OF mob, is
held up by them as a heinous crime because he
is a Democrat. Their own principles are odious
to themselves when in imagination they see
them carried into practice by another.
Col. Weller has been the champion of the De-
mocracy for 20 years and no man has higher
claims upon the party from his unwavering de-
votion to its interests, and he should be voted
for by every Democrat who desires the success
of the partydgoat e.t .aaf
AS to our county nominations; It is charged
that Judge Walsh is in favor of the sale Of the
mineral lands. Judge Walsh is not an advocate
of that proposition, but has ever maintained the
right of the mining population to settle these
questions relating to their local rights among
themselves and in their own way. e t
And some of the dsalfected Of our own party
who charge this upon him, and who claim prom
incnt positions in the party, opposed my
nomination in the County Convention of 1853
for the Assembly, because / was not in
favor of the disposition of the mineral lands,
which was then favorite hobby of some of these
disafected Democrats. That the policy of the
sale of the mineral lands, would be ruinous to
the best interests of the country there is not the
shadow Of doubt and it is not Democratic
proposition. Furthermore, last year, most Of
these dsafIected Democrats solicited Judge
Walsh to come before the Convention for the
Judge done anything since to forfeit the conf
dence of the partyf no, nothing.
Our Assembly ticket is good one, and will
compare favorably with that of either of the
other parties; and why is fault found? Have
not the time honored usages Of the party been
strictly complied with, in their selection? The
time to do our duty is at the primary elections,
and conventions in the choice of men; and
when once thus selected it becomes our impera-
two duty to the party, to support them, and
in the Cincinnati platform, and the Kansas Ne
braska Bill.
The right Of our people to self-government
was the chief question in the contest between
England and the thirteen Colonies. England
claimed the right to make laws for us, and send
out rulers to enforce them; she said we were
not competent to govern ourselves. Have we
not taught her better? And did not those who
taught the lesson, form the best system of go
vernmeut the world has ever seen? These are
party fall into the same error with regard to
Our territories, that England did, in regard to
the old thirteen Colonies by denying their ca
pacty for selfgovernment,. I..'s
This is one of those broad principles of the
Democratic party, in conradistinction to other
parties, that the territories have the capacity
to govern themselves; form State constitution,
aud be admitted into the federal compact with,
or without slavery as to them may seem ft; at
least | so understand their platform of princi-
Piles.
And now Democrats, let us maintain these
principles, and defeat by united effort as in
times gone by, the enemies OF Democracy; no
matter by what name they are called. or under
what designation known, they are alike deadly
enemies, and as such must be defeated; to main
tain the integrity of our institutions, aud the
supremacy of the laws under which we live.
And he who deserts the party, yet claiming to
believe its principles, and casts his vote with
our opponents, is not deserving the name of
Democrat, nor entitled to the confidence Of the
party. W. j. KNOX, oa
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