Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-21
What CeHstitetcs the Gorernmeni

The Nevada Journal undertakes to give
some half dozen reasons why all Democrats
who love the Union should turn Republicans
AS a specimen, We quote the following:
4th. Because, by sustaining the party that
elected Lincoln and his supporters, who to-
gether are the Government for the next four
years we give more direct and certain aid TO
the Government in its war against treason
and run less risk of allowing aid and comfort
to the enemy, than by uniting with mnori-
ty party portion of which we cannot trust
If Mr. Lincoln and his supporters care the
Government for the next four years" it is
news TO some simple people, who have always
thought that the Government was divided
into Executive, Legislative and Judicial De-
partments. The members of the House ofRep-
resenatives are chosen once in two years
We propose in this State to elect Mckibbin
and Edgerton, and we hope to see Represen-
tatives hereafter chosen, from most of the
loyal States, who are not afflicted with ne
gropbobia. The Executive would have but
l;ttle power to carry out the main doctrine OF
North vote that platform down in elecing
representatives TO Congress We believe
that the people Of the country are sick Of
tue negro question, and that they will so de-
clare at the ballot box, in time to prevent
any Federal legislation in conflict with the
rights Of the people Of the Territories. They
win give direct and certain aid to the
Government in its 0ar against HcaSon," but
they will not give "direct and certain aid
to the unjust and sectional creed of the Re-
publican party, after peace is restored and
other measures come up for consideration. 1t
is folly to say that Senator McDougalrs vote
for the sinews Of war, is less direct and
certain aid to the Government" than would
be the vote of Senator Wilson. But what
the Republicans want is that we shall elect
men who will not only vote supplies, but
who will also, if desired, vote for such an
anti slavery policy as willrender the destruc-
ton Of the slavery interest the price Of final
peace. We think that slavery can better he
| spared by The half-million who own slaves
than the Union can be spared by the thirty
millions who inhabit it, but no such sacrifice
is necessary as either would be; and, indeed,
both are impossible. The four millions Of
slaves in the South must continue to be
slaves. The communities in which they are
owned must obey Federal authority. The
people of the United States will never refuse
justice, when camly appealed TO, any more
than they will be dictated to by the slavery
or any other local interest The People are
the Government, and they have not appointed
rulers for four years. They have, by plu-
rality, elected President They will, lin
accordance with the Constitution, elect such
representatives. to Congress as they are most
willing to trust, whether they agree with
the President or not, in regard TO the Chicn-
go Platform. SO we will not join the Re
publican party, nor will all who voted for
Lincoln vote for anti-slavery Congressman,
who care more for the destruction of slavery
than for the Union of thirty-four States. The
People care the Government for the next four
years" and for all time to cone.