The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-21
The Card OF J.I. Caldwell.

we give fu AuOtueT COiuulu u ChVu VI y.
l. Caldwell, Esq. wT1O gives Xix reasons for
holding the nominations of the Convention
in which he was delegate. Mr. Caldwell
was a Buchanan Democrat in 1858-59;
came out for Douglas in 1860; was the
nominee OF the Union Democrats for Die
trict Judge 10 1861, and defeated; this year
signed card with some ninety others all
nOuncing his intention to take part in the
Union Administration" primary election,
but reCanted on the day the election was
held, and protesting 10 have seen the er
rOr of his way, got proxy aud was admit
ted as delegate in the Uuion Democratic
County Convention, aud now, after lapse
Of nearly two weeks makes another unac-
countable somersault. He is now, we cup
pose, high priest in the great Union Ad.
ministration party. and we hope he will be
us successful in breaking it up as well
known lecturer of our town was in dispers
ing the Union-Unt party year or two
ago. But the ways Of politicians are
strange; and Mr.. Caldwell, though gen.
lleman of exalted worth and scrupuous in
tegrity in all social and business relations
and dealings, is nevertheless addicted to
dabbling in the dirty pool of politics; aud
is not entirely exempt of the faults Of his
class. He condemns some of the candi-
dates because he suppOses they bolted the
ticket last year, and gives that as bis prin-
cipal reason for boiling the entire ticket
this year!
As TO the charge that Messrs. ByrDe, aud
Boring bOlted the ticket last year, we have
reason 10 believe that they are without
foundation, and the Inventions OF political
enemies Mr.. Boring, we know, worked as
zealously for the ticket as any man in the
county who had no direct interest in it's
success. The charge against Mr.. Byrne
since bis nomination, has been bruited from
mouth TO mouth in the upper part of the
county; but this is the first time II has ap.
peared in print, aud we give ii publicity in
the full belief that it will be set at rest.
We have no knowledge as to how Mr.. Pegg
voted last year; but bis Union sentiments
were endorsed in the Convention by as good
Union men as live in the county.
Another reason given by Mr.. Caldwell
for boiling the ticket, is that Mr.. Everett
has declined to run for the Assembly. Had
this reason been given by mau Of less
penetration than Mr.. Caldwell, we should
consider it no reason at all. Possibly
our mind is too blunt to comprehend the
logic.
His last reason, though not expressed We
ry clearly, amounts TO this: That the Sc
cessiOn party having endorsed the bOmina.
liOns must have dictated them, aud knew
the political sympathies of the nominees
better than the Union Democrats. This
same style of argument we frequently heard
used against Mr.. Caldwell last year, when
be was a candidate for District Judge, aud
was expecting to get large number Of Se
cessOn and Republican votes But we
didn't believe then that he was either Sc
cessOnist or Republican; aud it will take
better evidence than that to convince us
that the men who have stood out for years
in q minority party, in opposition to the
sectional parties that have brought the war
upon the country, are the secret friends of
traitors. At any rate, we think such men
can be more safely trusted than the pOliIi.
clans who, two or three years ago, were
supporting the ultra measures Of the South
ern Oligarchsts, and are now bowling for
emancipation and con6scatiou, and have
generally managed TO keep with the majOI-
ity party.