Nevada national., 1859-04-09
DEMOCRACY.

from the speeches OF Senators and kepresen
tntivrs in Congress. to show the prlnciplr
to he advocated in the next campalgn W.
take from MIR. Stevens OF Georgia. speech ol
the admission OF Oregon. into ih" Union. AZ
extract which lays dow the democratic dec
irinc in it, broadcsi sense. aud To which eV'
cry patriot can subscribe. and for which the
democratic party of California will do bat
lie honestly and i,arlessly in the coming
campaigns;
What il TO be our future, do not know
/ | have no taste for indnlging ia speculaions
about il. | would not. il | could, raise the
/ vail that ~ isrly cunceals it from us. 'Snl'
/ ici.nt unto the day IL the evil thereof. Is a
/ good prrcrpt in every hing pertaining tu
human action. The evil would not antici-
pate: would rather strive TO prevent its
coming; aud one way. in my judgemtnt, to
prevent it. IT, while here. IN allih.Hgs 10 do
What is righ, ind proper td be done nnder
the Copsi, ,tutieu OF TIA Unlte;f States, nolb-
: ing more. and nothing less. Our safety. as
well,as ikr protprjly OF All parts Of the
country. 80 long as lhls sGovrrnIpenl lasts,
lits mainly in street %e.'sfrrmify~to the laws
OF it. existence, GroYih is one oi these.-
he admission OF new States, is one OF the
Objects expressly provided ior How are
they tu come Ia. " III just such cOnstilu
tons a. the people in each may please to
make Tor themselves. 50 { IL republican IN
form. This H. The ground the South has ev-
II stood urun. Let u not abandon Il now
1t j. iuundrd upon principle planted IA the
compact OF Union itsrif: aud more essential
tuus than all others besides; that T.. the
equality OF the states and the reserved
rights OF thr people Of IL respective states.
rs our system. each State. however great
the Humbrr. has the absolute right to rreu.
late AL it, internal affairs IT, she pl aSre,
.uiject only tu her obligations uudcr the
Constitution uI the United states. with
this Limitation. the people OF Massachusetts
have the perfect right 10 DO - ibey please
upon all matters relating to their internal
polc.: the people oi Ohio have the r. ght 10
do the same; he people OF Georgia the ,amt;
OF California the same; aud so with all the
rest.
Such is the machinery Of our theoryof self
government 10y the people. This il the great
novelty of our peculiar system, involving a
principle unknown to the amcirnts, All idea
never dreamed OF hy Aristotle or PlotO.-
The union Of several distinct, I.dependrnt
communities upon tins basis Is n new prin
c.plf 10 human governments Ii is now a
problem IN experiment fur the people in the
nineteenth century upon this continent 10
solve. A. ! b hold II workings in the past
ana I the present while am not sauguine
vet am hopeful Of lis ,uccr,eiu solution.
The most joyous feeling of ny heart is The
earnest hope tAdt u willior the future move
on as peacriu'ly. pro>pgronsiy. and brilliant
ly, as il has in the past. II sp.theu We shall
exhibit q moral rra q uuli,icd y".citcl. To
She word something sr ihe pro'h tc ri>-
ion OF Ezekiel. "L,n he ~" hUHiarr oi
diaiget '-iugs "r ! t.tg cfrs.i,.. s ~. i;h
n separate va, d.sli, Vt or. aHism. having tie
functions of life within itself, s.I VI one -I.
ternsl likrn,ss. and nll al the SANE time
mysIriously conn, cited with QUE comnoli
animatinR spirit prTysdirg the y hvle..o that
when the common spirit moved they al
moved; their appearance and their work be
ing M il were, n Wheel in the miudie Oi o
wheel. dui whthersoeyc the common >l,r 4
went. thlthrr The others wert. all going To-
geiher: nnl whrn they went. be heard ihc
noise oi their motion ike the noise of great
waters. "a the voc CO " t. A.rli-Eiy 80
Shnnld our experiment succeed. srgh wi, y,
oar eXhihition-a machinery OF Government
80 intricate. 80 complicated. with 50 mpny
,euarat" and di'linct parts. 50 mnny indie
pendent States. each perfect in The ai'rih
uies amt functions Of sovereignty. within il,
own iuri>,l ctiun all. nevertheless. united
under the control OF a common directing
power for external objects aud purposes.
may natural enough seem novel strange.
aud nrxplicahle To the philosophers anu
crowned heads Of the world.
I II il for Us. and those who shall come af'
+ ter Us, to determine whether ihi, grand rN-
perimrnt,l problem shall be- worked ou::not
/ by qulrreling amongst ourselves: not hy dn-
T ing ninstice 10 any; not hy Keeping out any
! class Of States: Int hy each State remain.
/ ing u separate and di.tuct political organ
! ism within itsrli--All bound tog ether irr
I general olj"cts. under common Federal
heal: asit were. wheel iihin a wheel
| Then the nurnher may he multiplied without
limit; aud then INDEED. may the nations al
the earth look on in wonder at our career;
and when they hear the noise Of the wheel.
oi our progress in achiev vement. in develop
mrnt. in Xrnnsion. in glory and renown. il
may well appear 10 them rot unlike the nois'
Oi great waters: thr very voice OF the AL
mighly-POr PopHII For DeE