Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-04
The Campaign Opened.

AS " Nun putty VI ANSNouo AoNAAS
nominated their ticket, the only one, pro-
badly, that will be presented to the peo-
pie for their suffrages-the campaign may
be considered to be fairly opened. The
question before the people is not who
shall be the State and county officers, but
whether or not there shall be State at
all. That question has been once SUBJ
mitted to the people and has been once
decided. in the affirmative by an over
whelming majority. The people declared
themselves tired of the present form of
government, one in which the citizen is
DISTINGUISHED as far as all that regards ma
tional policy is concerned, and i'll favor
of placing themselves upon an equal po-
litical condition with the citizens Of the
States of the Republic. In furtherance
of that decision they deliberately chose
from among themselves, members Of
Convention to frame for the State suita-
bic Constitution. These Delegates were
chosen in every county by an almost
unanimous vote Of the people. When
the Convention assembled, the character
of its members for intelligence and learn
ing was generally admitted, and was the
subject of remark both here and else.
where. The Convention had before them
the Constitutions of all the other States
of the Union, with the history of their
workings for their guidance. Every
clause of the Constitution drafted by
them was carefully considered and fully
argued, and each was adopted with an al
most unparalleled unanimity. The re-
suit of their labors was the preparation
of an organic law for the new State,
which has elected the cncomiums of the
Press of other States. 1t stands as q
model Of patriotism and craftsmanship.
That Constitution Is now before the
people for their adoption or rejection. In
deciding that question, they are deciding
no petty, tritling issue. 1t is the existence
or non-existencc of sovereign Statc-a
question which they have once decided in
the affirmative, calmly and deliberately.
That decision is sought to be reversed,
and heaven and earth will be moved, so
far as the levers in the hands of hetcro-
genious mass of opponents can be brought
to bear, to that end The enemies of the
State Government are as motley crew as
old David drew around him in the
wilderness. With one single exception,
the Constitution stands invulnerablc from
my attack which could by any possibil-
i;y be made against it by any man or
body of men Of any pretension to loyalty.
1t contains provision for the taxation of
" mining property" without defining or
attempting to define what shall constitute
mining property. At this small shred,
the enemies of State Government have
seized with avidity and inSeniously seek
to twist it into great cable with which
to fasten the milestone that shall sink the
whole fabric in the gulf of Territorial
BY specious arguments,
easy to refute, they seek to excite the pre-
iudice of the mining population, by falsely
creating the impression that their rights
are to be infringcd upon and their pock-
cts to suffer to an extent uncomfortable. \
few men deeply and heavily interested i'll
paying mines, foresecing posi-
bility of having to bear their fair proper
ton of the expenses of the Government,
seek to inculcatc the idea that every pros
pecting hole is to be taxed, and by
TRADE of like nonsense hope to raise
a ,furore against the adoption of the Con-
stitution. Standing back of these, and
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being done for them, and the game being
played into their hands, stand the Copper
heads and straight-out Secessionists, who,
seeing in that Constitution bitter rebuke
and utter humiliation of their political
hopes, pray fervcntly to the devil for its
defeat, but dare not express their hostility
upon the real grounds. Mingled with
these are horde of dark browed and
sore-headed men, whose greatness and
whose claims for preferment the people
have seen fit to ignore. These together
form an army of opposition, which it is
not well for the people to underate. 1t
requires the active, untiring energy and
of all who are in favor of our
people assuming their proper and just
place in the Nation, to insure the carry
ing triumphantly, as we hope and believe
will be carried, the adoption Of the Con-
stitution. THE CAMPAIGN IS OPENED
RALLY TO THE STANDARD!
THE TICKET.