The Nevada journal., 1860-05-11

Whist the Govcrnrnent has hesitatsd, ind
Sidnais have acted, and we very much fear tha
our only hope on the Pacific side for Nation
al Railroad rests upon State aid and individua
capital and energy. The great obstacle in tn
way of Government assistance is the Southern
element in the Democratic party. Could ths
be overcome, Pacific Railroad Bill would pas
during this Congress..-ISac. Union, Tuesday.
Glaring Inconsistencies should be expos
ed. The above is one of the most -apparen
cases of the kind we ever met.
The Union despises the Southern element
in the Democratic party because it is the
great obstacle in the way of the Pacific
railroad, and says if only that could be
overcome, Pacific Railroad Bill would
pass during this Congress. The Union Ia
ments over the prospect seeing no hope oi
the passage of its favorite Bill, as that
" Southern element in the Democratic par
ty cannot be overcome. What hypocrisy,
1t is for that paper to be continually bum
ming for Douglas, we shall proceed to
show
The Union knows full well that Douglas
can do nothing as President for the Pacific
railroad without the cooperation of Con-
gress. The Executive department of the
Government is powerless without the as
sStance of the Legislature Cen Taylor
and Fillmore both reccommended the con-
struction of Pacific railroad, but a Dem
ocratic Congress in which that Southern
element the Union so much deprecates pre-
vailed, thwarted the wishes of both those
Wing Presidents: The whole South will
go in mass for-Douglas or any other pu-
sillaninous mongrel, and after election, if
he should be so fortunate as to be elected
as supporters of his the men of that sec
tion must have more or less influence with
him, and to the injury of the railroad
But more than this. The Union buns for
Douglas because it thinks him the only
man who can carry q suficiency of the
Northern States to win an election. The
object is apparent. OF all lick-spittle, time
serving, self-abasing political prostitutes,
northern Democrats are the worst. With
the exception of avery. few all have been
found to chime with that strict g Southern
element" when the Kansas o. a y other test
issue was presented. They have done it
more than once, and from the nature of
the beast we are certain they will do it re-
peatedly. The Union is struggling to unite
the strength of those mercenary Northern
allies to the u Southern element" it pro-
fesses, oh, how hypocriticalIy to execrate.
In a hopeless minority in the North, the
Union with its kindred, are laying wires to
add few more Anticipated electors to
the Democracy, not enough however to give
the recruits the strength to nominate mem
bers of Congress in the various districts,
for that were impossible, but just enough
to elect the toadies and sycoPhants whom
the old lick-spittles shall nominate, to
swell that - Southern element" in the halls
of Congress. Or is the Union going to
play pig and puppy, supporting Douglas
and favoring the election of Republican
members of Congress?
The Union has but to take another step
to be consistent. It should oppose the con-
struction of a Pacific railroad, and make
its principles square with its acts. At pres
ent it can make no logical defense and must
be silent. q" 't 49, ''