The Nevada journal., 1861-09-06
THE CONTEST Is OVER,


banners. Standing nearly allied to the
Administration it is proper that In such
times as these the Republican party should
be sustained by the patriotic masses. The
most efficiency could be rendered the gov.
ernment in its extremity by standing
squarely up for the Administration, and this
the people have not failed to see and have
acted accordingly. Nothing but the ambi-
tion of leaders has kept the patriotic heart
of the people from beating wholly together
in one party. Now that the clamors of
politicians are hushed for a brief space, the
people will think and act for themselves,
and we say confidently that no such issue
as that raised during the present canvass
can ever be presented with any hope of
sanction to good citizens again. The
Union sentiment can never be divided into
two parties again while secession shows its
head in this State.
The majority of the men in the Douglas
ranks are sound to the core on the Onion
question. No more patriotic citizens can
be found in therauks of any party. Enter
tanning this opinion the Republicans desired
to coo operate with them in one Union party,
and but for the ill-starred ambition of lead
ers mutual understanding might have been
had. The fruits of such misguided ambi-
tion are before US. The patriotism of the
people has pdshed the incorrigable lead
crs of the Democracy to the wall, and now
the bonds of party are rent assunder never
again to be renewed while the present war
lasts, We have faith in the people to be-
lieve that two Union parties will not appear
again on the field till the national difficult
ties are settled. Minor differences Of opn-
ion matter little by the side of the great and
all-absorbng question, whether our Gov.
ernment Is to have an existence or not
Therefore, We trust that no obstacle will
be thrown in the way Of complete noliti-
cal ftaternizaton OF the elements opposed
to dsunion. Hereafter let all such elements
come together in the spirit of brotherhood
and act together for the common veal
Douglas men, Breckenridge men, Union men
of every shade Of past political opinion are
nil welcome within the fold Of the Union
Administration party, and may claim there
he same rights and privileges rs It's Oldest
members. Devotion to the Union, and co.
operation with the Administration in its
attempts to preserve the Constitution, is all
we ask.
The contest just decided has most thor
oughly demonstrated that the great heart
Of the peofle beats loyal and true. Every
hand that cast vote for Leland Stanford
may be counted to strike for the Union when
the necessity shall urge it, and these num-
Der one half the vote Of the State. In the
Secession ranks are thousands who were
deluded to vote for the Secession candidates,
and who are rs devoted to the Union as any
men in the land, could they be brought to
realize the real situation Of affairs. All |
parties know well how great the attachment
to this glorious Union is, and the efforts OF
each party to prove itself the real friend of
the Union shows this most pointedly.
PoEITIcAL MEETINGs.-John r. McCon- !
nell and Niles Searls, candidates of the
Dixie Democracy, addressed very large
crowd at Grass Valley, on Monday night |
The meeting is estimated to be the largest |
by far of the season.
The ssme evening Hon. A. A. Sargent,
and Z. II. Gaylord addressed the Republi
cans in this place. At the commencement
of the speech of Mr.. Sargent, small
crowd stood at n distance from the stand |
and scattered about. AS he proceeded
they drew near, and the numbers were rap
idly augmented, till at the close, COM
pact mass was found attentively listening.
The speech was the most earnest able and
patriotic effort we have listened to during
the canvass. Every word went home to
the hearts of the auditory. There was not
a cheer from the commencement to the
close. Every man was too earnestly inter-
ested for that. 1t was speech that called
for no noisy plaudits; applause would have
been out of place. When Mr.. Sargent re-
tired from the stand We hazard nothing in
saying there was not one in the audience
who did not wish for him to speak on in
the same strain al hour longer. The |
speech was about an hour and o half in |
length.
Mr.. Gaylord, the Republican candidate
for District Attorney, finished the evening
with a vigorous, logical and effective
speech Of some forty minutes iE length.
On Tuesday evening Messrs. Sargent and
Mcconnell addressed similar audience, in
point of numbers only, in this city. And
thus closed the campaign in this county.
TARDY YAcKSowLEDGMENT.-Th Union, at
ter doing all it could to influence the public
mind with the belief that Stanford was far
behind Conness in the race, and after pro-
posing to toss copper to determine which
should withdraw did actually come out a
day or two before the election and half way
acknowledged Stanford might have the in