Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-01

| htul TFDelllOub AuQ III dEuhf WoohA ~
the councils Of the Government and dlctate ~
terms Of O re.construction. An srmistice would
be declared, to which the loyal North would MOI
consent, and betrayed and Outraged people
would rise In arms agalnSt their rulers, and civil
war and anarchy would desolate the land and
give Independence to the reyolted South. This u
the treasonable hope Of Vallandghsm, Cox,
| Wood, VOORHEES, and PendletOn-this fs the re-
suit for which the Chicago platform wsE formed.
| But why expose the purposes Of such party
| Why discuSS the manifest results Of the triumph
of such cause They are plain to the apprO.
hension of every mind not dead to reflection, not
imperyious to the suggestions Of reason, not IRE
vocably welded to prejudice aud error. Let n
hone that the time IL past when men may be ar.
| rsyed In enmity to the Government by the decls-
| ration Of demsgogues that the "Constitution has
been violated and trampled upon by the Admin
strationn and tnat the struggle for existence in
which the nation Is now engaged Is an abolition
war for the destruction of slavery" Such An
appeal to the prejudices Of the uDrefectDg 10 ~
criminal as II IL false and malicious. In the Ian.
guage of Jefferson Davis slavery has nothing
to do with the rebellion" II 10 war between
Northern muscle and Southern RriStocraey, and
slavery was made the excuse for its Inauguration.
For thirty years the Southern mind had been
| educated to treason, and the election OF he
publican President was the preteKt not the
canSe Of the rebellion. For the ayowed Purpose
Of severing oil political connection with the toll
|
tocraey Of the South drew the sword Of revolution
and trampled In the dust the sacred flag Of our
fathers. They flung their shouts OF defiance
| across the Potomac aud the Mississippi. and
Haunted the banner ofreyolt In the face Of loyal
people. Then, like mighty uphsAvsl Of the
| solid earth, rose the sturdy, toilEtained millions
of the North. For q moihent they stood In d.
lence, scarcely credting the reality Of the cry Of
' 'disunion" waited to their ears on every South.
ern breeze; then swords in countless thousands
Al, I..ks Al.
| God swept southwark the cOnquerDg hosts Of
| freemen. The result Is before Us. Hundreds Of
thousands have periShed by the way, but the
| armies of the Republic have planted the old dag
again In the heart Of the Confederacy, and Tres-
son lies writbing In the sgonies Of dissolution.
Another effort, and the whole field will be ourL
We must sdre the country, let the fate Of sLacey be
rhdt il may To this end the peace party OF the
| North must be defeated In November.
FeiLotc-citi:ens, rhich ticker riA you rotel
What would be the results Of a triumph Of the
| Peace Democracy 10 Nevadal In the sOcesHlon
programme. arranged at Richmond In the begin
ming Of the rebellion, the Pacific states and Terri.
tories were mapped as portions OF the Southern
Confederacy, Arms and means to revOlutIonize
them were provided by the Secretary Of War Of
the last Democratic Administration, but through
the fidelity OF General Sumner, the commander Of
the Pacific Department the scheme Of revolution
and treason was thwarted Although foilrd In
1861, the emiSsaries Of rebellion have never relln-
ouished the hope of either alternating California,
Oregon Washington and Nevada from the Fede.
raj Union or of rendering their connection value
less to the Government; and what they failed to
effect BY the Of the bayonet then they are now
seeking to accomplish through the aid Of the bal.
lot.box. should every other state In the Union
declare preference for the Baltimore nominees In
| November, still would victory by the enemies
Of the Government In Nevada prove an incopceiv.
able disaster TO the prosperity ofour young state.
Let us glance for q moment at the fruits Of such
! triumph Let US wee whether, viewed solely In
the light Of personal interest," the soutnern sym.
pathizng man Of business In our midst can afford
| to aid In the establishment of Peace Democratic
| fle in Nevada The state would become the
centre and asylum Of the eXfled and turbulent
| traitors of the East and West and the voice OF
dlsloyalty would be heard unchecked In our
courts of Justice and In our halls Of Legislation.
The skies would Ieaden the angry frown Of
threatened tumult-conhdence In the integrity
and supremacy of the law would be banished,
capital would be Withdrawn, the mines would re.
main unworked and undevelVped, and universal
stagnation would prevail. With representation
in Congress in political keeping with the rulers CT
the State, In antagonsm with the sentiment Of the
North, In sympathy with treason and al war with
the Administration and its policy, what could rea-
sonably be expected Of the Government Would
II establish Branch Mint In the state for the use
and benefit of its enemierf Would II accord pro
prietorshp In its mines Of gold and silver to the
| agents and emissarics OF rebellionI would,Ss
willingly assist in the construction Of railroadt
| and lines Of telegraph for the convenience Of Q
people intent upon Its destructionf No De
| MED the assistance Of the home Government, 70.
fused the aid Of capital overrun by disoyRl reIu-
| gees and outlaws, armed conflict and revolution,
| which might not be averted, would scarcely In
crease the quiet honors Of ruined trade and pros
trate industry. AL the disasters which would In.
| evitably follow u triumph Of the peace party In
November. would be multiplied In blesSings TO the
people of Nevada by the success OF the Union
ticket.
FeIgoe-citi:cns, rhiek ticka riH yoH uoteI
We appeal to such citizens Of Irish birth ~ arc
thoughtlessly clinging 10 the empty name and
| broken pillars Of d once honored, now Infamous
party, to carefully examine the position they
occupy in that relation towards the land they LEFT
| in bondage and the Government TO which they
stand pledged In allegiance. ln bLindly following
the leaders of that party In their treasonable as
saults upon the Government, you are committing
a crime for which you will be held accountable TO
| your children and TO your God. BY the holy
Evangelists and the sacred symbols OF your faith.
| you have sworn to " bear true faith, allegiance
and loyalty" to the Government Of the United
States TO defend It's honor TO obey its laws, aud
to protect Its flag The aim of the Peace Demo.
craey Of to day IL, to divide its empire, to assist
its enemies, TO violate Its laws and To desecrste
| its hag. To assist In the success Of such party
| is perjury and treason TO the adopted citizen. In
| the name of the Government which has given you
| welcome and protection-in the name Of the op.
pressed OF ireland, whose fearful eyes have ever
| turned with hope towards the land Of the free -
in the name Of the down.tr and struggling
| millions of every land-in the name Of humanity
| Of freedom, Of juStlce-in the name Of God-we
| Rbjure you to pause and reflect Sou are opposing
the Government you Ars lsboring with traitors
| who, in the name Of Democracy, are plotting ita
destruction yon fighting ths battleS Of slavery
and OF rebellion. You have esPoused the cause Of
the aristocratic and governing classes OF England
| the remorseless rsyAgrrS OF the homes OF your
! birth-the determined abettors Of American dis
union. You are assisting them to refasten the
yielding fetters upon the Limbs Of struggling Ire.
| land, by attempting to destroy q Government
which has lifted the beacon Of hope on the shores
| of the New World 10 the enslaved but freedom.
| loving millions Of the Old Divide the Federal
| empire or yield il to the rule Of slavery, and
where is the hope Of Ireland Can she look for it
| In the Holy Alliances" Of European depp0tism
Can she discern II in the silent tongue Of AHxEini
In the stless arm Of Gkrabaldi In 4be dead echoes
| of the voice Of Schap'yl among the cragS Of the
Caucassus1 Can she hear it in tho groGns Of
Hungary and Polsndf Can she gsthefit from tho
sigh.ladsned breezes ofthc Danube, the Neva, the
Rhine, the Adriatic or the POT Westward, 70 the
giant Republic Of another continent. the champion
OF freedom, the terror Of tyranny. must she turn
| for redemption. II not your duty plain Dis
union would be death TO Irish liberty, and peace
triumph would be disunion. ...
Fellop.eiti.sns, rkiek nieka riA tOE roni
To all citizens Of foreign birth we appeal. 70
ave the Republic the home Of their adoption, the
| hopo of humanity, the laud Of the free. Do not
lei th. blight of treason destroy It's growing great
nss, or disunion divide its increasing Strength.
-, IL NOT be said that republics G:e failure, and
tha, an enlightened people are incapable Of sslE.
| government. Whether North or South, whether
| Under ValIandlgham or DaviS, whether by war
| rant of the Chicago platform or the Confederate
| Constitution whether In the name Of Demo0fnev
or diSunion let the enemies Of the Goysrnmeot be
| your enemies-its friends, your friends-and The
banner Of a united and mighty people Will soou
float again in undiSputed supremacy over every
Southern hilltop and on every Southern plain
ARd to Americans we appeal. to stand by the Gag
ftheir fathers, the land Of their love- IN thlt a
Of awful peril to the Republic bequesihed 70 them
by the heroes Of generation gone. The hope
and history Of the rebellion are known 70 you ma
the veil Of " Democracy fails to screen from your
penetration the deadly Herpent Of TREASON vhIch
lies coIled behind it. While many Of thovo Who
have come TO rs from other lands are listening "a
the siren songs Of dsluyRlty and hesitatine "a.
tween right and wrong, TO you We turn Tor con.
fort Hnd for hope. A few more days Of uatehinE
few more Sleepless nights, and the danger vii
be past, never to return. Already the cIouds nre
lifting In the East, and the Light Of peacs Z 1-IinS
through the rifting breath OF battle One NOR
effort, North and South, and the broad aeld 1,
ourx A crushing defeat Of Northern treason n
the bsllot.box In November will be worth doze1
captured Richmonds, and an honorable and lest.
ing peace will bo the result Uuion r,1 ~
Nevada, You know your duty; do not faIl 10 ner
form 1t on the 9Th OF November.