The union Democrat., 1869-03-27
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stitution of the country, and in order to
maintain itself if necessary will entirely
abrogate that instrument which was devised
by the best patriots the country ever had, or
will alter and add to it, until the original ip-
tent and meaning will be obscured to such
extent, that it may be construed to mean
anything the party may desire.
If the organic law is to be amended with
every change of Congress, it can be but
short time before as much confusion viii ex-
ist as to its meaning as there now is with the
statutes of some of the States. All of the
recent amendments appear to have been made
for the only purpose Of perpetuating the
domination of political party, regardless OF
the interests of the people at large. Two
amendments have been within n short time
ratified and made part of the Constitution,
and third is now before the several States
for their action. Each of these amendments
change the relative right of the citizen. and
are entirely in the interest of, and for the sole
benefit of the radical party. The undue
haste with which the last proposed amend
ment is being forced through the State Legis-
atures, should cause each citizen to reflect
upon the danger that must ultimately result,
if this continued political constitution making
is not condemned by the people. The discreet
members of that party tell the world that all
this is done for the best interests of the coun-
try, hut now and then some of their fold when
irritated and annoyed by some of their parti-
zans who have Independence enough to think
and act outside of party dictation, will make
public what the leaders never intended should
be divulged.
A few days since the Legislature of the
State of Nevada ratified the Fifteenth amend
ment, there were several republican members
that opposed ratification, which so incensed
the Editor OF the Enterprise published at
Virginia City, that he allowed his spite to get
the better of his Judgment, by abusing the
republican members who dared to oppose the
project to reduce white men to the level of
the inferior races, in the following manner.
Fer the benefit of Messrs. Bowman and
Cleavland, and all other republicans in the
legislature who opposed the ratifying resolu-
tions for the reasons attributed to them, we
are constrained to remark, that it is quite
true that the success of the republican party
would have been quite seriously leopardized
by making the proposed suffrage amendment
IA part of the Chicago platform of last year.
And we will make the additional admission,
that it was left out of the platform-being at
tie same time to the apprehension of every
Intelligent republican, in the land as liked a
principle of the party rs the advIsloliIty OF
the union-for the sole purpose OF securing
| the votes of Just such wCak-kneed republicans
as n majority of those who voted against the
pronosed amendment in the assembly. Had
they been bedrock repu elcans they would
have made the discovery long ere this; bu.
they were not. and the Chicago platform was
made for them and their kind. l. was piece
of political strategy. that platform, and
Mcssrs Bowman aud Cleavland occupy
rather piiinhle attitude in attempting to stand
upon or limit the PURPOSES of the party hy it
now. They have been deceived-thcre is no
doubt about it--aud If they choose to seek re-
veuge nv wheeling into the ranks of the OPP
position, we shall not refer un1lenSantly To
tho change. We have accomplished our pur-
pose politically through the aid Of just such
men ms they are. We have kept them in the
party hv rescrtins to all kinds of trickery.
We have disguised our real purposes, given
them small oiiceS ccasionaily, and overawed
them sometimes hv fictitious exhibitions of
strength But the holiness of our canSe war
ranted resort to any and every means ot
success. We can spare them now. The
grand eliminating point of the party has been
passed. The fifteenth Amendment has been
ratified hv Nevada. and before the meeting of
another legislature in this State will be an
irrevocable part of the federal constitution.
We owe this success in Nevada to little
dauh'e-dealing, and as il may be safely done,
we feel like smoothing the path of Messrs.
Bawman, Tenant. Cleavland, Mayhugh and
Company out of the party by candidly con-
Tossing it,
What can lie more hum;lating to members
OF the dominant party, than such discloS-
ure. made by a leading radical paper of the
State Of Nevada. The Editor has not the
modesty Of an ordinary petit larceny rogue,
who will deny his delinquency, but he glories
ia having assisted to steal the support of men
to measures which they abhor. He may feel
relieved after ejecting his bile, but in doing
SO he has shown his party and its platform to
be fraud, deception and cheat, whose
every intention is to deceive the people into
support Of such measures as will secure it in
power regardless of the wishes of the people
or Of common honesty.
The country can have no hope for future
security while such party holds the reins of
government, and its press proclaims that such
rumitieated raseality is necessary to be used.
in order that their measures may be sustained,
that ",he holiness of their cause warrants a
resort to any aud every means of success"
The United States since their independence,
have progressed in all the resources Of wealth
and population rapidly as to excite the
wonder Of the civilized world, but the advance
in these matters have been exceedingly slow
in comparison to the political progress made
hv the radical party for the past eight years in
protlracv corruption and usurpation. Gould
the fathers Of the Revolution have forSeen
that their work for the benefit OF mankind
would have been desecra,ea as it now Is,
they might have preferred to endure the
wrongs heaped on them by the mother coun-