Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-02
Will They Unite.

| lHere uOes HOt appear just now 10 pe
much prospect for the two wings of the
Copperhead party being able to unite upon
one candidate for the Presidency. r--.s
One wing of the party is for peace with
the rebels upon any terms. 1t is prepared
to surrender UP to JEFF. Davis all that the
Federal troops have won during the last
three years. 1t is possible, that if the re-
bels would not be satisfied with the Poto-
mac for their northern boundary, these
persons would be prepared to yield the
| Susouehannah. To measure the Peace
Copperheads by any known standard Is
out of the question. They are residents
and citizens of the loyal States, and to all
appearances, intend to remain SO, yet
their sole ambition seems to be, to become
vassals of Dixie. We do not know If
proposition were submitted to the people
not only to recognize the Southern Con-
federacy, but to pay the debts it has con-
tracted, but that they would vote for
it. There never was, in any war, nor In
any country, party similar to our Peace
Copperheads. They have descended to
depth of infamy never before reached by
mortal man. As citizens of the loyal
States they are, i'll fact. against themselves
and for the enemies of the country.
That these persons can never be brought
to unite with the Constitutional War Cop
perheads, is hardly possible. These latter
profess now to be in favor of the war, if
conducted on what they consider consti-
tutional principles. What these princl-
pies are cannot be very accurately defined.
The idea probably is, that the war should
be conducted in such manner as least to
damage the rebels. Their real sentiments
are identical with those of the Peace Cop
perheads, but with them sentiment is
trivial matter, when compared with office.
If there was a chance for them to reach
the public crib again, we have no doubt
but that they would be prepared to 60 to
the extent of saying that slavery was dead
and that there was no use quarrelling over
that institution any more.
But even if the two wings should unite
and nominate a candidate for the Presi-
dency, they will not be able to make an
impression on the approaching Presiden-
tial campaign. The Copperhead party
(peace and constitutional wary is nothing
but an insignificant minority. 1t achieved
triumphs, it is true, i'll 1862, i'll some OF
the Middle and Western States, but alto
gether on false pretenses. Its leaders had
given out that the rebels were really anx-
ious for peace; that the only obstacle to
the adjustment Of our national difficulties
was the Administration, and finally that
it was only necessary to extend the olive
branch to secure reunion. So plausible
were their statements that even such men
as James Z. Brady and John Van Buren,
were won over to their side, in New
York. The result was the election OF
majority of the Copperhead candidates for
Congress, in Ohio and Indiana Of equal
numbers of Copperheads and unionists III
Pennsylvania, and of Horatio Seymour to
the Governorship of New York. The ad-
vice of the Copperhead leaders was fol-
lowed by the masses in the States named,
but how were the offers Of peace, thus IN
formally made by them, received at Rich
mond The response was that the rebels
would not return to the Union even if a
blank sheet of paper were given them, to
write their own terms upon; that lnde-
pendcnce they wanted, and independence
they would have, but if the loyal States
should offer to recognize them and end the
war, Southern gentlemen might be in
duced, by and by, to trade little with
the Yankees, holding their noses the
while"
The people of the Middle and Western
States saw then, at glance, how grevious-
" they had been duped. 1t was plain to
every man that the war could not be ended
except by sacrifice of the integrity of the
country. Then came the great reaction OF
1858. Ohio, which had elected majority
of Copperheads TO Congress in the year
preceding, elected John Drough, the Union
candidate, to the Gubernatorial chair by
a majority of upwards of 100000 votes.
Similar results were achieved in the other
States which had been seduced, by the
Copperhead leaders, from the paths Of
duty. Instead of recovering from the
effects of this blow, the Copperheads have
ever since been going to the wall. They
poll less votes now than they could six
months ago. Before November scarcely
not more than Corporals guard of them
will be left. The leaders have made 3
record for themselves which none envy.
They will yet he rcpudiated by their chill
dren and their children's children.-Aha.