The Nevada Democrat., 1860-10-30
The Editor of the Campa,rncr.


The able editor of the Nevada Campaign
er, in the last issue of that paper, SAYS that
we charge him with political "tumblinp''
an0 "summersetting"
We have proof to sustain the assertion.
Let the Judge be judge of his own record
we give his words:-
"In fulflment of the pledge contained in this
qualifying clause, we now raise the flag, re-
Gently unfurled by the Democratic National
Convention at Baltimore, bearing the names
OF Stephen A. Douglas for President and Her
schel " johnson for Vice President"
Are you now standing by that flag so un-
furled by the Democratic National Conven-
ton ? Have you not changed your posi-
ton I? Are you not now fighting under an.
other and different flag, and one that was
not unfu:led by the Democratic National
Convention
Again, after stating that had you been in
the Convention you would have preferred
Breckenridge to Douglas, you then said
"But the Convention thought otherwise: and
as democrats, zoe 6oto to the sciH of the ma
jority."
AS Democrat, you bowed to the will of
the majority. Have you ''bolted" that
VIII, aud are you not now bowing to the
will of (what you then called) the Seceders?
Again, you said
"In taking this course we are act,ated solo.
ly by OUR CONVICTIONS of PRINCIPLE and
DUTY"
Judge, that is strong language. II had
and it has the ring of true metal. Pardon
us If we insinuate that convictions of princi..
pie and duty are apt to linger around the
head and heart. even when the mouth
speaks and the hand writes against them
Again, you said
las new circumstances and new exigences
arise, that Convention declares the sense of
the party in relation thereto in other words 4
announces, at its quadrenniaI patherinos tbe
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. The latter then
becomes the rule faction for the party. From
that declaration there is no appeal. To those
who remain within the pale of the partv there
is no alternative but submission to the behests
of the highest tribunal. These constitute the
Democratic Greed; and he who does not assent
to it is no Democrat"
Judge, have you not taken yourself
without the pale of the partyn? In your
own language-"from that declaration. n
e.) the Democratic Platform, there is no
al''--"there is no alternative but sub-
mission, >" "and he who does not assent TO Il
is no democrat"
by your own reasoning, you, and those
who are now with you, are not Democrats,i
But again, in order that no one should
misunderstood you, you further said
"Upon this ground we hold that those dole
gates who made the adoption of the Platform
at Baltimore, pretext for seeding from tbe
Convention, thereby forfeited their right to the
name of Democrats" ''O
Such is your language. Can Won give
any reason as pretext for supporting the
Seceders. when the Seceders had none IF
they (the Seceders) forfeited their right TO
the name ofDemocrats" as you say thew
dld-in now supporting them is not YOUR
right forfeited? Are you not "birds of
feather"?
Referring to Breckinridgc as a candidate
you said
"We cannot but hope that on mature refec-
ton he will withdraw the countenancc Of his
name from what we regard as factious hosti-
ity to the Democratic Party"
Is that "hostility to. the Democratic
Party" now receiving your endorsement?
Ii mature reflection" had induced the
hoped for withdrawal" would there then
have been Nevada Campaigner" to boil
ster upa "factious hostility to the Demo
cratic Party" ?-Grass Valley National.