Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-03
Russia Haters.

We were about to say that it was remark
able with what unanimity the Copperhead
press of the whole United States join in
hifalutin denunciations of Russian despotism
and sympathy for "poor Poland" at this
special juncture. 1t is not surprising at all,
however, but on the contrary perfectly natu-
raj. OF all the powers of Europe, the good
or i'll will of whom would be of the least i'm
portance, Russia alone, during the continu-
ance of our civil war, has maintained an I'M
wavering attitude of friendship toward us.
This of itself is sufficient to make Russia
hated by every enemy of our Government.
Both France and England, more especially
the latter, have under the mask of neutrality,
fed the fire of rebellion, and supplied it with
the material which has kept it alive. This
outrageous course, pursued by the Western
Powers toward us, has been sufficient to
endear them to the heart of every Copper
head, and France and England have assumed
in their eyes the guise of the great apostles of
liberty and human happiness. Russia, of all
the nations of the earth, stands as our ally
and friend, and the dreaded enemy of the
Western Powers. Their fear Of the Bear of
the North and jealousy of each other, have
been the only restraint that has prevented
them from, long ago, openly acknowledging
the Confederacy. The Russian has stood in
an attitude of defiance toward them, and
great European war has been brewing for
year past. The Russian fleets have been
withdrawn from her own pent up seas, and
scattered about the world, where in time of
war they can be made available. They have
visited our ports, and their commanders, as
the representatives of our only European
friend, have been greeted with distinguished
consideration. Great is the wrath of the
Copperheads thereat. Every sheet belonging
to that traitorous faction has been and still
is filled with Examinations against the op-
pressor of "poor Poland" The position of
that nation is in their eyes identical with
that of their "Southern brethren" jeff.
Davis is Sobieski, and Abe Lincoln is the
counterpart of the Car. They talk about
the fire of patriotism" the fame of liber-
ty, which is a beacon light to guide the Poles
to liberty and happiness" ETC., etc. If that
beacon light does do all that, it will guide
Poland to something that they never saw in
their lives, and never dreamed of in the Gay
of their national existence that they are
fighting for and the Copperheads prating
about. "National existence and liberty"
indeed! Let one of these gas-pipes of free
dom 90 to the first Polander that he knows.
and ask him what manner of country Poland
was when it had National existence. There
is not now upon the face of the earth, and
never has been, more outrageous and hor-
rible despotism than was that same Poland.
1t was divided into two classes, of mobiles and
serfs, about thirteen thousand nobility holding
absolute sway over all the rest, even to the
power of life and death. Russia was free
Democracy compared with it. The Poles
are fighting for restoration of that very
government. They are not dreaming Of
free goyernment-they have no idea what
that phrase means. This waste Of high
flown Fourth of July words is all nonsense.
The true secret of it is simply what we have
stated; hatred to Russia because her hostile
attitude toward the Western Powers has de-
tered them from helping jeff. Davis. That's
what's the matter. Bully for the Bear.