The Nevada Democrat., 1858-04-14
Coiors and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Negro
InfmigratiOn. -

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The State journal ''hints" that paragraph in
our last, in regard to Mr.. War6eld's bill for the
exclusion Of negroes savored strongly Of Q
preference for cOlors, and that We missed our
calculation in regard to the fate Of the bill.
The Journal is right in one Of its hints, and
wrong in the other. We have decided prefer
enee for colors. We prefer black boots to red;
and whenever we have spare quarter it il
usually given to black Jim. who knows how to
put the right kind Of black upen them. His
stand is on the corner Of Pine and Broad sts.;
in bis line Of business he has not superior in
the State, and he will always be found at his
post except when he happens to be away. We
have also slight preference for black hair and
black wniskers. Black Eleek, whose shop is on
Main street, keeps on hand an article which
will effectually obliterate the marks Of early
piety and the frOsts Of many winters. We will
not say that we have tried the article. As we
are bachelor and still endeaver to pass for q
young man, "hnt" 10 regard to this matter is
all we can afford. Our calculation in regard
to the fate Of Mr.. WarReld's bill was not so
wide of the mark as the Journal may suppose.
The bill which finally passed tho Assembly was
no more like the one reported BY the committee
than q negro 10 likc Chinanan. 1t was SO
completely remoddled that the author would
scarcely have been able tO recognize his OWE
bantling. Should Mr.. Lees anti-mob bill IN
derge &. similar metamorphose and pass the As
sembly our calculation would come out exactly
right. II..
Lest the astute editor of the State Journal
should still be in = quandary ~ to our exact
position upon these questions we will be little
more definite We are in favsr Of the main
features of Mr.. Lees anti-mob bill, and are
also in favor of excluding negroes and Chinese,
particularly the latter. But neither one OF these
measures can be regarded as q test Of party
fealty. They are merely questions Of State
policy which do not and cannet enter into ma
tional politics, and upon which Democrats may
differ without forfeiting allegiance to their par
ty. The Democratic members Of the Legsla-
ture have no right nSr 10 it their province, to
erect tests Of party faith; that right belongs to
the masses of the party, and can only be ex-
pressed through their primary assemblages and
conventions. We have but little idea what the
opinions Of the Democracy of this State may be
upon the question of excluding negroes. In
fact, it is question which has never been agi-
tated to any extent, aud perhaps never will be.
as there is no danger to be apprehended of a
large negro immigration to our State. Upon
the subject of excluding Chinese, there is bat
little difference OF opinion. The evils resulting
from having large population of that race in
our midst are seen and felt daily; and all or
nearly all, agree that some measures should be
adopted to prevent any further increase of their
numbers.
Oar Sacramento cotemporary has certainly
got befogged on the subject Of niggers He
seems to imagine that upon every question in
which niger is interested it is incumbent for
every Democrat TO adopt his views-he having
first adopted the views of some legislative mug
gins AS soon as one niger is disposed of, a
search is Immediately Instituted for another
and the question of niggers, in its various pha-
ses, is thus kept prominently before the public.
II our advice will not be deemed intrusive, we
would suggest to our contemporary that he pro-
cure cut representing nigger's head-about
the size of the Red Bluff Beacon's head -navi-
cation cut-and place it directly under the ed
itorial head Of his paper On opening the pa
per, people would then see at glance the
principal subject treated Of in its colu INNS, and
understand the exact position Of the editor.