The Nevada journal., 1859-03-11
Friday Morning, March ii, 1859.

UNION SAvERs.-Onr locofoco breth-
ZEN of the quill are playing second fiddle
to the dolorous strain of Gwin, that
California will set up for herself if she
can't have the Pacific Railroad-the
most disloyal and infamous talk that
could foul an American mouth. We
have heard such bosh long enough. 1t
is shameful coming from any source.
The northern man who advocates a
dissolution of the Union because of his
opposition to an institution recognized
by the fathers of the republic, and the
southern prorogandist who favors the
same reasonable project, because he
Cannot extend a curse everywhere, are
both enemies of their country.
Like the learned blacksmith, we be-
licve "the value of the American Union
is not so be brought within the compu-
tation of arithmetic ; itbelongs to man.
kind-'tis all institution of God" No
true hearted man should talk lightly of
its disruption. WE are sorry to see It a
theme for everybody's discussion, and
the dark proposition countenanced en-
the most trivial pretext. Slavery has
been the great bone of contention over
which demagogues have destroyed and
demagogues saved the Union. Lesser
evils have of late been admitted into
forensic attempts as sufficient grounds
for dismemberment. But the most in
sane threat is that one emanating from
the the senio: Senator from this State.
The dissolution of the Union by the
independence of California, if the gen.
eral government don't do something to
suit us concerning Pacific Railroad !
1t is the most senseless threat yet made
in the Senate, and coming from Sen
ator in the high confidence of his party
which has full swing in the government,
and which came into power with one of
its avowed purposes to build a railroad
connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic,
it is detestable.
The true patriot never threatens to ru-
in his country because his own private
views are not carried out in the admin
istration of public affairs. He hopes on
and hopes ever, and cherishes the nil
dcsperandum motto to the last. Disso-
luton is the last resort. Every other ex
pedient must fail, and suffering must be
endured till forbearance ceases to be a
virtue. This threat of locofoco of sep
aration is worthy only of the supremest
contempt. Senator Gwin knows, and
every reading man knows, that tie bulk
ofthe Democratic party believes in the
utter want of power in the general gov
ernment to construct railroad from the
Atlantic to the Pacific for any rational
purpose. He knows full we'll that the
Southern States are vehemently oppos-
ed to railroad whether it is in the consti-
tutional power to build one Or not. 1t has
been pronounced andrepronouncedye years
out of mind and is the favorite doctrine
still of that region, as is proven by the
vote on the late railroad bill. These
things being so, what is the duty of the
friends of the railroad the Union over !!
The answer is obvious to every true pa
triot. We must remove the stumbling
blocks that lie in the way. If on inquiry
it is found necessary to respect the con-
stitutional scruples of some friends of
the measure, a strong effort might with
propriety be made to effect change in
the Constitution so as to allow the gov
ernment to take hold of the work freely:
But if there is power enough in the peo-
pie to elect men who entertain no doubts
as to the actual power of the govern
ment in the premises, let movement be
made to oust these dogs that now snap
at the wheels of the car of progress,
these political logs that lie across the
track ofthe greatest work of the age,
and substitute another breed of states
men who say what they mean and act
as they say. Letus have internal i'm
proyement men at the head of affairs at
all hazards, and down with this dema.
gogieal Democracy which promises and
never performs. which threatens as con-
temptibly to revolt as the county pau
per for better grub.
Separate this coast from the balance
of the Union, dissever the present init
mate connection between the CONNER
cial ports Of the two oceans, weaken
our hold upon Wall street, and the mon
etary powers of the East, and Califor-
MIA might float drifting segment on the