The Nevada journal., 1858-08-27
COUNTY OFFICIAL PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 2sth. 1858
A Werl to Our Readers.

Before another issue of our paper you
will be called on to exercise the highest
privilege known to American freemen-
to express your views concerning the
government ofyour country through the
ballot box. 1t is a privilege obtained
for you at the sacrifice of blood, and is
invested with a sacred Importance no
true American should under estimate.
You are called upon by every consid
Grafton of patriotism and duty to exam
inc we'll the issues involved in the con-
Hict. You are jury, sitting to deter
mine what is right in your judgment and
conscience, for yourselves and your
country. Let no one deem it a trihing
matter how his vote shall be cast
Every one should feel responsibility
when question involving the policy of
his country is to be decided, and he who
feels none has no patriotism and is fit
only for triAing games of chance such as
hemakes the exercise of the elective
franchise.
Understand, by all means understand,
the issues on which you aie called to
decide on Wednesday next, and vote as
become,h an intelligent man and Amer
lean citizen, Bring to your minds the
decision made by the people of the
Union in 1856. They voted for cer-
tain principles and James Buchanan to
see them enforced. The Cincinnati
platform was endorsed by the people,
and doubly so by the President. He
lost his identity from the moment of his
nomination, and merged himself by his
Own public admission in the platform
erected by his party. He pledged him.
self to make that platform the touch
stone of his administration in his letter
Of acceptance, and no one can forget the
promises of like import profusely made
in his inaugural. Nor will his instruc-
tions to Governor Walker be forgotten.
He charged that statesman about to
leave for distracted Kansas, to see that
the principles of popular sovereignty
were carried out, to see that the people
of that distracted Territory were left
free to decide upon their own institu-
tions uninterrupted by fraud and vio-
lence. He instructed Walker to inform
the people that they should vote upon
their fundamental law, and the instruc-
tions were given. The people listened
to the voice of one so high in authority
and were satisfied. But fraud and vio-
lence overran the election. The people
were disfranchised by trickery and cor
ruption. Their voice was stihed by
fraudulent returns. The promised sub
mission of the constitution was never
had. This is fact patent to every
reading man in the Union. The Presi-
dents own Governor, Robert j. Wal
ker, denounced the cheat, and was
pressed to resignation. His Secretary.
for attempting to right wrong was fell
ed by the fiat of despotic and faithleSs
power. The history of the Adminstra-
ton since is known to you all. 1t has
violated and trodden under foot the prin-
ciples of the Kansas-N Nebraska bill, the
Cincinnati platform and the doctrine of
popular sovereignty. Faithless to every
pledge and holding in contunely tie
rights of the people, it has attempted to
force an offensive constitution upon an
unwilling people who have almost uni
versaIly risen up against the imposition.
And now to rival the insolence, this
Administration asks your approval ofits
treason TO principle and acts of despot-
ism. Your answer is to be given on the
1st of September. 1t behooves you to
vote intelligently with an eye single to
your country.