The Nevada journal., 1859-12-16
NEVADA JOURNAL
FRIDAY MORNING. Dec. 10, 1859

founded on u kHDWlSuHt Oi ihc iuuc-
sive qualities Of the Democratic par
ty, that the Douglas wing in this
State would when defeated merge
with their conquerors. The past his-
tory of those protesting the Demo-
cratic faith shows their strong and un-
breakable attachment to the Demo
cratic name. Principle sometimes
galyanizes portion Of the party in
to a spasmodic action somewhat re-
semblirg true life, but it generally
ends in a few stares and jerks. 1t
was SO with the revolt under Van Bu-
ren in 1S4S. 1t will be so. we have
every reason to believe, with the re-
fractcry spiiitsunder the lead of Dou-
glas in 1855. In the older States
many will urcompromisingly follow
in the track whore principle leads
Here. few since the dea tn Of Broderick
will have he moral stamina to diso-
bcy the party mandates.
We are led to make these remarks
rom the tone of the leading article in
the MarysviIle Democrat of Tuesday
"a paper which can be truly claim
ed as one of the very ablest and tru-
est Douglas organs in the State, and
whose influence among the rank and
file Of the Douglas wing is see oud TO
no other. The Democrat seems to
be throwing his bed out of the win
dow for sof. place to light OH. We
qnote I:
True, there were tmo Democratic
organizations in this State, at the two
last Feciions. There had been two
organizations also before. 1t was
found necessary to re-unite before,
and it will be found equally nccessa-
ry now. The Democracy of this State
cannot afford to be long divided, for
as a matter of course it weakens the
strength of the party. As long as
the division remains, there will be ac-
cessions 10 one or the other, by dis
sensions and dissatisfdctions, and thus
both be kept vital. ono or the other
holding a power adequate to the de-
feat or at any rate the serious injury
of the other. There is no necessity
for any such separate organizations,
there is no sense in any such separ-
ateness of action, and the sooner all
difficulties are healed the better.
VA go. sustain tie nominee of the
. Charleston CoarentioR is the test,
which will do the business.
The Democrat condemns in the same
article the apostacy of the President
and the bulk of the party from the
Democratic creed established in 1856
at Cincinnati 1t also says the safe
ty and continuance of the party de.
pend upon the adherence to sound
principles. We cannot see why the
test it proposes should be subscribed
10 in advance Of the Charleston nom
nations. nor why a Douglas Demo.
crat is deserving of credit for refusing
to subscribe to doctrine because pro.
mulgated by President, if after.
wards he embraces the same doctrine
when endorsed by the national con-
vention Of the party. Yet, if we un-
derstand the Democrat, it is ready to
pledge its support to the Charleston
nominees, and, of course, the platform
on which they are to stand, and to
do this with the probability staring il
in the face that the President views
on the question which now divides the
arty will be endorsed in that plat
form, and perhaps the most servile q
the Presidents supporters placed
thereon. is this the elimination ot
those great principles on which the
Union is supposed to rest and vital tc
its existence-to quote, the language
ofJudge Douglas Are indeed sucf
men as John r. Ridge and others, af
ter their gallant defense of the prin
ciples of the Cincinnati platform
against opposing odds, ready to go il
blind and trust to luck for the results
of the Charleston convention ?