The Nevada journal., 1858-08-06
True as Preaching.

resolutions in the Senate last winter,
Burch, of Trinity, tried to make a SPEECH
in support of the Lecompton Constttu-
tion. The Butte Record, which, by the
way, is decidedly one of the most fear
less and outspoken newspapers, it is our
| good fortune to read, about that time,
came home to the good sense and sound
policy of all Californians in the follow
ing language that is true as preaching:
''Such men as Senator Burch, and The
northern asses who suffer themselves to
be influenced by his false and contempt
lille intimations of Black Republican
affinities, are in the Legislature for the
purpose of keeping California true to the
sectional interests of Southern States
while that section is recording their
votes in opposition to the Pacific Rail-
road. We repudiate as democratic
and fatal to the prosperity of California,
the action of those who would chain the
inhabitants of the Pacific coast to q Sec
tional juggernot that is unalterably op-
posed to Il national railroad to the Pa.
citic-to that section that laughs to
seom the proposition to consider the
Pacific Railroad bill, while there was a
"nlgger question" to claim precedence
of it, in the United States Senate.
Look at the vote by which the Pacific
Railroad bill was postponed to make
room for the "nigger question in that
august body, and it will be seen that
every southern Senator, voting upon
that question, with the exception of
Bell, of Tennessee, voted to postpone
the bill. If we of California desire this
road; is it not suicidal for us to endorse
those opposed to it, and assist to crush
out of political existence, those who are
favorable to it? This vote shows that
the Republican Senators were divided
upon the question of postponemcnt,
portion of them, like the Lecomptonites,
being anxious for Congress to legislate
on the "nigger question:" According
to the Democratic doctrine, the ques-
ton of slavery is one that belongs to the
people to determine. There let it rest.
If the people desire the institution of
slavery, they know how to obtain it; if
they do not desire it, they know how to
avoid it. We are opposed to carrying
the "nigger question" again into Con-
gress, and iustructing our Federal Rep.
resen.atives to pursue a policy repug-
nant to national democratic principles
and to those who would assist us in the
passage OF measure SO important to
our advancement aud prosperity as a
State. What have VIC to expect from
the Southern States but continuance
of the present steamship monopoly or
road upon our Southern borders, to the
eastern line of the State. requiring of
California, before our population and
business marts could be reached, the
construction of nearly one thousand
miles of railway. Is there dignity or
decency in Legislative action that binds
California to section that thus dcgrades
and despises her, and would have kept
her out of the Union, because her peo-
pie had not applied for admission with q
slavery fgure-head, and introducing the
institution into her mines? Standing
upon the Democratic platform, we de-
nounce the Legislature that would thus
bind the giant energies of our people
and make the State tool to sectional
demagogues, as a full disgrace and a
living libel upon her people, and will
defend its truth whether dign;fed or
not. Had our Legislature adhered to
tie Democratic doctrine upon the Mig
ger question, California might have
claimed national consideration for her
great and paramount measure, instead
OF foolishly entailing upon herself all
the evils of "a rabid sectional slave State,
without any ofthe benefits accompany
ing the institution of slavery.
Ifthc people of California will open
their eyes to these facts, and discard
political tricksters from public service,
and fill their places with men who have
the interests of California in view in
stead of the domestic institutions of
other States. nothing can impede our
future prosperity. or check our rapid
advance III all that constitutes a great
and powerful State.
70 An exchange, speaking of the
evils of deafness says "Oue day. at the
table of the late DR.. Pease, Dean of
Ely,) just as the cloth was being re-