Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-26
THE CONVENTION.

tion meets at Virginia, upon which de-
wolves the high and responsible duty of
saving who, in the event of the adoption
of the State Constitution, shall fill the
most important offices under that State
government. That Convention has the
choice in their OWN hands, for the uomi-
nations there made will be ratified by the
people beyond all shadow of doubt. That
Convention are the representatives Of the
Union men of Storey county, and the
loving citizens will endorse their
nominations to man. The Copperhead
element in the country is too feeble, too
much cowed down, too much "cruShed
to EARTH" as they deem it, to make any
show in the contest. The only figure
they will cut on the day of election will
be in joining their votes with those of the
opposcrs of the Constitution, hoping
thereby to render the election of officers
under it a nullity. If they succeed in
that, they will have achieved a victory
over which they will cxult in secret, while
they will professedly have voted for the
rejection upon entirely different grounds
from that of political enmity. Pruden-
tial and economical considerations, and
opposition to the principle of taxing the
mines, will be the only open opposition
to the Union ticket. Hence it is that the
Convention will be the election, to all in
tents and purposes, and feeling such to be
the fact, we hope that the nominations
made will be such that Union men will
come up proudly and willingly to their
support, and not merely with apathetic
indifference, as will be the case if the peo-
pie see that petty trickery and cliqucism
govern and control the Convention, in
stead of visible desire to fill the offices
with the best men. The delegates should
remember that they represent the whole
Union-loving portion of the community,
and not a petty cabal or conc'ave. Serious
objections have been urged and much dis
satisfaction expressed at the manner i'll
which the delegates from this precinct
were nominated. 1t was conceived by
many, that the fair and proper mode
would have heen for the Union League
to have left outside citizens some option
in the matter, and have given all good
citizens an opportunity of exercising their
choice, and of knowing the sentiments
and predictions of their delegates. 1t is
most fortunate that the ticket presented
was 4 most excellent one, and that the
gentlemen composing it were of 4 char
acter and standing in the community that
left no doubt of their fairness and freedom
from petty intrigue, as well as their dis
crction and wisdom to properly and credit
ably represent this community. Not
withstanding the Objectionable manner of
the nomination, the people accedei thereto
with almost perfect unanimity. This was
attributable not only to the unexccptiona-
bic character of the ticket, but in great
measure to the feeling that an open and
determined opposition to it would have
tended to divide the Union party and pro-
woke perhaps permanent discord among
the LOYAL citizens who now stand shoulder
to shoulder III invinc;ble array. This is a
fact which we trust will strongly impress
itself upon the minds of the delegation.
Let them endeavor to represent, so far as
their knowledge of public sentiment and
public preference extends, the whole loyal
population. The offices to be filed arc Of
the most important grade. The future
welfare of the people and the prosperity
of the country depcndS upon the honesty
and capacity of these officers. Let the
delegates to the State Convention be
chosen with scrupulous care, their pre-
ference among candidates for the various
positions to be filed by that body be I'M
mistakeably aScertained, and let them be of
class and character above the corruption
which seems an indispensable portion of
the machinery of State Conventions. 1t
will be easy for the Convention to place
ticket before the people which the people
will ratify with enthusiasm; and it will
be full as easy to present one which will
disgust the people and cover its manufac-
tuucrs with everlasting odium.