The Nevada journal., 1861-08-30
THE DESPERATION OF ABAp CAUSE.

in their pe-egrinaticns through. the dark
valley and shadow of political death, turn
aside from the paths they had formerly
marked out to tlead and which their great
chars, the party platform, had indicated as
the proper course to pursue, and instead OF
supporting the Government in its efforts to
put down treason and anarchy, under the
cover of friends attempt to stab it to the
yitals. The report is more than confirmed.
Men who have privately professed the
warmest sympathy with the Administration
before being thrust out before the people
for office, find it convenient, when they see
the colossal. strength Of the Republican
party, exerted for its own nominees, to
hover around the cnemy's camp with flag
of truce. They expect to gain from the
party they lately affected to dcsnise, by
late-h0urlovingness, what the signs of the
times inform them cannot be obtained any
where else. 1t is the desperation of bad
cause.
| We understand tIsat CT late some of the
Conness candidates have made it their sne-
cial business to prate of the imbccilitv of
the Administration and charge the causes
of this war upon the Republican party
For one, we respect a bold, out-spoken Sc
cesslonist, an open, undisguised traitor,
more than a professed patriot who stealthily
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country by bringing its rulers in an ex-
tremity into contemnt. We are battling i5r
the saeredestof human rights IN the holest
cause. A gang of barbarians, without a
redeeming virtue, are struggling to over
throw the proudest fabric of human liberty
and to inaugurate despotism in its stead
1t is our sacred mission to beat back the
barbaric horde and preserve for ourselves,
our children, and future generations, the
priceless heritage from our fathers. No
true patriotic heart that beats sympathetic
with human wrongs eoHll throw an sbsta-
Gle in the way of our triumph, and the tri-
umph of right.
But in an evil hour. VIXEN every patriot
should be mindful only of his country, men
of ill-starred ambition are found under the
guise Of patriots, seeking to sap the found
ations of public confidence in the Govern
mert. The leaders of the Conness faction,
but not the rank and file, are doing their
best, in spite of the principles of their party
platform to the contrary, to weaken conf
dence N the capacity Of the rulers of the
country, and in the face of past assertions
quite the reverse, charge the war against
! the traitors upon the Republican party
The shamelcssness of the charges as we'll as
of the position Of the accusers challenges
comparison. They profess to be devoted to
the preservation Of the Union. While our
armies are in the field confidence in the
commanders is essential to success. Sol
diers cannot fight we'll if they suspect their
officers of incompetency, neither will men
enlist foE the maintenance of any cause if
they believe the leaders in it'are corrupt
and imbecile. The Connessites in this sec
ton are endeavoring to create an impress
sion that all goes wrong at Washington for
want of ability in the national councils, that
corruption prevails to a fearful extent, that
the commanders in the army are appointed
more on account of their knowledge of pol
itics than of var, etc. What man impressed
with this belief viii enlist and waste his
life under idiotic generals? If by any
chance the people shall be led to'belieye
that the President and his advisors, are I'M
beetles or corrupt, who does not see that
the ardor OF the Union men will languish
and give way to apathy and despair? There
fore we say that the course pursued by pro-
fessed Union men is fraught with calamity
to our country. One Union man, by pro-
fession, striving to bring his government
into contempt is greater traitor than the
worst of open, undisguised SeceSsionsts.
He is double-distilled enemy of his coun-
try-a sraitor who not only gives aid and
comfort to our enemy, but who is sowing
the balefuI seeds of Generalization among
the patriots of the nation, shaking their
faith in the future, dampcning their hopes
and unnerying their arms when about to
strike for the sacredcst of rights. Give US
the brazen impudence, the audacious bold
ness of South Carolina instead of the du-
plicity and covert treachery of Virginia,
and so give us the bold apologist for jeff.
Davis for an opponent rather than the
double dealing, sneakihg assassin who stabs
in the dark, in the guisc of an apostle of
the Most High. In the case of one we know
the dangers we have to meet, and can pro-
vide for the worst, but the ingenuity of man
can never invent safeguard against he
poniard of hypocritical friend.
4 RooRBAck-The Republicans of this
quiet burg stood aghast on Tuesday on
telegraph dispatch being received from San
Francisco stating that Stanford bad with
drawn and Conncss was substituted in his
stead. 1t appears that the Times hauled
down the name Of Stanford ard put up
| Conness, because the State Central Com
mittee would not pay b!ack-mail to the
| institution in the sum Of FIVE thousand dol
lars. The Times may hoist the name of
/ ConneSaL and he derned Stamford will not