The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-07
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1861.
The Issue in California.

Most Of the secession sympathisers have
recently changed the burden of their song.
The idea Of a Pacific Republic, SO gor-
geously deineated by Cactus Burch and
bis associate, Alabama Scott, met with no
favor from Americans, and JEFF. Davis ad.
ulators here were compelled to change their
tactics. The high cbivalry who for the last
six months have breathed nothing but war
and slaughter, who have exultingly depict
cd the scenes of carnage the North would
witness when the South should rise in its
wrath, have suddenly become as meek as
Moses. No Quaker Convention ever evinced
more laudable disposition for non-resist-
ance ; and while every outrage and insult
bas been heaped upon the nation by JEFF.
Davis pirates they were singing peans to
peace, and tearfully depicting the shedding
of fraterna blood.
1t is we'll to review the past course of
these gentry. With the first prospect of a
national disruption, these peace.makers
we're only anxious to fasten California to
her deadly enemies the Cotton States.
Their next effort was for Pacific Republ :;
not that they imagined such buresque
would bring us aught but ruin and the con-
tempt of the world; their hope was to dis
tract the policy and paralyze the efforts of
the National Government, and thereby aid
and assist in their insurrection, the Cotton
Confederacy. In both these schemes they
failed. The great heart of California did
not respond to these insiduous pulsations of
treason. And now they modestly say to
US, You would not aid us directly in sub
verting the. nation, assist us indirectly by
refusing all sympathy and support to the
nation. that in her hour of peril is calling
upon her children for assistance. They adj
nit that the Union is indeed a desirable
thing, andnational character, something;
but that money and blood are better than
either. They chivalrOusly advise that Cali
forniashall fold her hands, and after her no.
ble sisters Of the North and West have born
the burdens of the war, the young giant of
the Pacific shall sneak IN to share with them
the blessings of peace.
To this proposition, most base but subtle,
California is now giving her answer. She
speaks through the Union clubs that are
forming in every town through the noun
tNins aud valleys, 10 the. shout for The whole
nation that now echos from the Sierras to
the sea. 1t speaks and its meaning cannot
be misunderstood. Il says to these loud
mOutbed advocates for peace, but secret
sympathisers with war an6 with treason,
that blood may be too dearly saved, and
treasure too closely boarded, when at the
expense of national honor or of national
existence; that the noblest page of our his
tory is written in the blood of the Revolu.
tion, and our first cost as q nation was
bankruptcy, aud that if we of to-day are not
prepared for the same sacrifices we should
blot from our history the record of those
days as but the evidence of the folly and toll
of madmen. This is her answer to-day, and
when her aid and her arm shall be required,it
will be seen that she Is no sumner friend-a
mendicant at the National Capital, begging
favOrs In peace, but unheard and unseen
when the nation was rallying her children
about her, for her own.and their salvation;
but that trampling down treason at home,
she elung The closer to the Union MS its safe
ty was imperiled, and counted neither the
blood nor treasure wasted, that were given
fnr its saonrifv