Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-10-27
Latter.DaY Democracy.


"would have the Union preserved, even if
to that end the abolition of slavery was
necessary-preserve or restore the Union
at whatever cost, and the demands of the
Democracy will be satisfied; all its griev-
ances be redressed!" Following these
strange assertions, they express positive
desire for "the Constitution as it is and
the Union as Il was" and an absolute
opposition to the Presidents emancipation
proclamation because it il unconstitu-
tional. Moreover they have a general
dislike for the National Administration,
and prefer peace to war in attaining the
ends aimed at by the existing war. Now
here is one of the most remarkable atti-
tudes which we have ever noticed on the
crooked line Of politics. Fist-There is
a full acceptance of what the Democrats
denominate ''Black Republican doctrine"
for, the Republicans ask for the preserva-
ton of the Union at whatever cost, and
the Administration has concluded that
as an incident to the preservation of the
Union, slavery must be abolished. Here
then there is no difference between the
Democratic party and the Administration
at Washington-the one deems the Union
to be of more value than slavery, and the
other is practicalizing chat idea. Second
The Democracy ask for the restoration
of the Union as it was; but they have
never told US of any feasible manner of
restoring the Union to the positionit &C.
cupied previous to the rebellion. 1t ought
to be plain enough to all that such a
restoration is, or would be, an impossi-
biity. The project is wholly unfeasible;
for the rebellion is against the Union as it
was and the Constitution as it is, and has
made no proffer of settlement, and has
shown that it will accept none which has
among its objects restoration of the
Union. The South is fighting for separa-
ton the North is fighting for the entirety
of the nation as it was and the Constitu-
ton as it is. 1t is the Administration, and
not the Democratic party, which is doing
what Democracy pretends to be DESTROYS
of having done. The logic Of Democracy
is departed or suspended. Its fears are
making it ridicuously timid, and fortu-
nately deadening its power. The dissimu-
lation with which it acts and talks, de-
prives it of all respectable force in all Sec
tons of the country. The North con-
Siders its professions as being those of men
who are endeavoring to maintain detini-
tive character by saying what does not
come from their true motives and opinions.
The South esteems the Northern peace
Democracy as being a combination capa-
BILE only of aiding the rebellion by its
timid opposition to the Administration at
Washington. Aside from this, the Nor
them Democracy is detested in the rebel
States, and this itself is not unmixed with
the deepest feelings of contempt. The
Northern Democracy, the rebels say, is
merely useful in multiplying the embar-
easements of the Federal Government; it
is simply an ally, who is not worthy of
enjoying any of the benefits which may or
ought to result from. the contest. The
rebels avow their purposes and bravely
fight for them. Their Northern allies en-
deavor to disguise their purposes under
classifying professions of loyalty to their
own government, and thus ignobly seek
to render assistance to the rebellion by
protecting themselves with empty pledges
of good faith toward the Union. Never
before did party stand in so AFFECT
position. 1t is neither Union, nor a
rebel, nor a peace, nor a war, nor ma
tional party defnitively. It not thing
without name, but name without any
thing; and instead of gathering strength
and courage sufficient to enable it to as
sumo positive character in favor of seces-
sion or peace, and tell why the one seems
right or why the other ought to be estab-
ished, it is taking new strides from those
points and hattening entirely out upon
foolish contradictions, saying that it is in
favor Of peace and the restoration of the
Union, even to the sacrifice of the slavery
institution, which the South is defending
and will not give up; and while admitting
that the abolition Of slavery may be
legitimate incident of war, Democracy
AYERS that a Presidential proclamation to
that effect is unconstitutional, and, there
fore, the Administration is deserving of
universal censure, and such opposition as
will retard the progress of the wal, and
likewise the approach to peace. Yes,
Democracy says that if the abolition of
slavery is necessary to the preservation of
the Union, let it operate but it does not
present any plan of abolition; it only OBJ
jects to the plan presented by President
Lincoln, and his plan is clearly sustained
by necessity incidental to war, and does
not go further with abolition than to the
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