Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-23
THE EVENING NEWS.

at their rooms on B street. The meeting
was first addressed by MIR. A. b. Elliot.
He spoke in earnest terms of the activity
and earnestuess of the copperheads and
secessionists, and said he for one of the
Union party was willing to work day and
night for the Union cause. "Some men,
said he, supported Lincoln and Johnson
because they believed in the same policy
and the same political actions as did the
Union candidates, but others supported
them because they were Union men in
heart and soul, and thought that Lmcoln's
actions in the administration, though not
ALWAYS the wiseSt nor the best, were die
tated by love Of the Union, and that he
had acted in spirit OF regard for the
Constitution and Government of the CnS-
ted States. There is 10 necessity for
forcible revolution under i constitutional
government, for the constitution can al
WAYS be amended so rs 20 be IN accord
auce with the most recent ideas and con-
victions Of the people. Lincoln had
been tried for four years, and had
been found true as STEEL and to be faith
full to every pledge: and Andy johnson
had been tried in the fires OF persecution,
and had given up his wife and children.
sooner than renounce his love for the
Union. We then knew the Union candi-
dstes-knew them to be t-m, and not to
be TUNED from their loyalty of purpose.
Both classes of their supporters should
now come together, and march shoulder
10 shoulder, and fight, if necessary. He
(the speaker was a TenncSScean and
knew that the rebellion was not brought
on 10 preserve slave property, that the
question of the preservation Of slavery
was used only to make pretext for the
establishment of the Southern Confede-
racy, and jeff. Davis had acknowledged
this himself recently, in private and So
ciable conversation. JEFF. Davis now
owns and controls the Southern army,
and he has but one condition of peace,
that IS the recognition Of IT, Southern
Confederacy. NcClellanS condition OF
peace is the preservation Of the territorial
integrity Of the Union, which is directly
antagoniStic to JEFF. Davis condition.
What more chance then has Mcclellan to
make n peace than Lincoln: Pendleton
we knew 10 be q noted scceSSionISt, and
in 1860, when Gancey and ToombS spoke
in Cincinnati, this same Pcndleton spoke
stronger than they both against the Union
and in favor of the secession Of the South.
If Mcclellan is elected no one pretends to
say ne would conduct the war more earn
estlv than Lincoln; and what guaranty
have we that he would do * so dctertuin-
eddy: None. Besides, Mcclellan would
be surrounded with the Nallandighams,
the Woods, and all the northern peace
men and copperheaGs, and such an I'M
mense pressure would be brought to bear
on him for an armiSt;ce that he would be
obliged to yield, or in event Of not yield
ing he would be asSaSSinated.' The
speaker " entreated the old National Dem
ocrats who revered Thomas Jefferson, An
drew Jackson, and all the old fashioned
leaders Of the party, TO rally TO the sup
port of the Union. lie wished not the
Syren word Democracy 10 delude them
now, for the party was not the same one.
The deStinieS Of all the world were hang
ing upon the issue now presented. We
must remember the hallowed and sacred
memories clustering around the battles Of
Bunker Hill. Saratoga and Yorktown, and
ask ourselves L they arco-d with the
sentiment of the Democracy of the pres
ent day. The Copperheads here wanted
first an armiscce, then Z cry OF Pacific |
Republic, would come, and after getting
that, they would annex themselves to the
Southern Confederacy. Bu: should the
day ever come to Us in this place, sooner
than secede from tic .. Cd a2-." hc want
ed TO see every Union man shoulder the
muSket and fight to the bitter death if
need be, for the cause Of the Union. !
These Copperhead's hearts and souls were
to-day with the Southern C0nfederacy, |
though their bodies We're here. lie want
ed Union men TO reflect upon these things,
and if they cared for themselves, their
country, their wives and children to be up
and doing" The speaker was frequently
interrupted by applause, and at the con-
clusion of the address the Glee Club sang
q beautiful Union song. The Hon. c. +.
belong then addressed the meeting.
ATTENTION HONE GUARD. We are
glad to know that the Guards have fully
organized two companies, and that they
are drilling thoroughly and with marked
success. We state for the benefit of the
members of companies 4 and B that COM
pany A meet for drill, at the Armory,
every Monday and Friday evening at
o'clock; and company B meet at the same
hour and place each Wednesday and Sat
urday evening. These companies are
composed of the best of our citizens, men
whose homes and property interests are
here, altogether, companies that would be
q credit to any place, and we have no
hesitancy in saying that the people OF
Gold Hill, one and all, are really and just
IL proud of this organization, as also they
will be of the artillery company when
formed. We are not advised whether that
organization was completed last night or
not. but if not it soon will be.
The ALPHA MINING CoMPANY.-rhis
company struck their ledge and pay ore
at depth of $50 feet from the surface,
and eastward from their shaft in a drift
100 feet in length. They have worked
into pay rock so far 30 feet, and have as
yet sound no signs of getting through it.
The ledge was struck by them on Sunday
night, and the stockholders commence to
look happy again in consequence. Some
Of this ore was showed Us yesterday, and
il appeared to contain sulphurets of silver
IN large Quantities, and also sulphates Of
iron to some extent. From what we saw
we should think it ought to average, when
well worked, $40 per ton. The drift in
which the ledge was struck Is about 20
feet from the bottom of the shaft. Their
shaft is SO feet in depth, being the great
est depth yet sunk in the Territory, we
believe.
The Crown PoINT MINING COMPANY
struck body of richer ore than usual in
their mine last evening. We were shown
some pieces of the ore taken from the