Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-18

The following excellent article, winch we
find in the Sacramento Bee, we commend to
the careful perusal OF all Constitutional
Democrats" Let Union men cut it ont and
paste it in their hats and when they hear
some iguoramus who thinks that Copper
headism is Democracy, prating about &C.
lorious Constitution" just back him up in
corner, and read this to him till he sweats
virdigris:
How often DO we hear self-styled constitu-
tional Democrats prating about the Constitu-
ton, of the necessity OF living up 10 its re-
uuirements, while in the same breath they
contend for the doctrine of States Rights as
taught by the Calhoun school of politicians
and incorporated into the Democratic creed at
the Cincinnati Convention. That doctrine
holds that State may at will nullify law Of
Congress and secede from the Union. The
doctrine is itself in direct violation of the
positive language of that Constitution to
which Constitutional Democrats pretend
to be so devoted, and it is to uphold that doc
trine that the rebels commenced the war and
are to-day in arms.
Section of Article VI of the Constitution
Of the United States reads:
This Constitution, and the laws of the United
States which shall be made in pursuance thereof
s shall be the supreme law Of the land and
the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby,
ANYTHING in tho Constitution or laws Of any State
TO the contrary Notwithstanding"
The article creating the Supreme Court
says:
1.-THE judicial power shall extend to all cases in
law md equity arising under this Constitution
the laws of the United Statcs," etc, and to con-
troversies between two or more States
1t requires but little sense to understand
that the cardinal principle in the faith Of the
selestyled Constitutional Democracy is de-
termined opposition to the plainly expressed
provisions Of that instrument, of which Cop
perhead orators so glibly pirate. Modern
Constitutional Democracy says that State
is independent Of the United States Govern
ment-the Constitution says not. Modern
Democracy says that a State may continue
itself the Judge Of the unconstitutionality of a
law of Congress; the Constitution says it
cannot, but that the Supreme Court can alone
Judge of the matter. Modern Democracy
| sympathizes with, and BY all its power gives
| aid and comfort to the avowed and belligerent
enemies of the United States Government !;
the Constitution in paragraph Of Section 8,
| article 8 says that "Treason against the
United States consists =" in adhering to their
enemies, giving them aid and comfort"
| Thus, that instrument which modern Con-
| stitutional Democrats hypocritically profess
| TO revere, itself in express language declares
| their conduct to be reasonable.
The leading Constitutional Democrats Of
the present day are more treacherous than
| the man spoken of in the Bible, who, while
bestowine the kiss Of friendship on the brow
| of his friend stabbed him to the heart. While
protesting reverence and respect for the Con-
| stitution of the United States, our modern
| Democrats are exerting all their power to ut
terly destroy that instrument. They caress
il with their lips, and with parricidaI hands
| smite it TO the heart.
Every act of the leaders Of the Democracy
1 for the last eight years has been one of war
against the most vital provisions and princi-
pies of the Constitution Of the United States.
They made war upon that instrument in 1856.
when, at Cincinnati they incorporated the
resolutions Of '9S" with the Democratic
creed; they kept up that war during Bucha-
mans administration; they affirmed their war
like acts in the nomination of Breckenridge ::
| in the Southern States they are now vieor.
ously prosecuting that war with arms in their
hands, while in other States they are carry
ing it on with honied professions on their
lips, the traitorous dagger in their hands. and
black treason and malice in their hearts.
And Of such is the Constitutional Democ-
racy Of the present day.