Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-02
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There is one privilege peculiarly American
common to all Americans-the privilege
and the right of full and free discussion Of
all measures and questions of public import
ance. The present is time when discus
sion, perhaps more than at any former period
in the history Of the country, is called for BY
the exigencies Of the times in which we live,
Grea, and momentous as are the issues, the
whole object and sole aim of the present
campaign NAV be reduced to a single question,
involving but single idea, to-wit: the main
tainance of our national Union. All other
questions are involved in this, and depend
upon il for their ultimate result. Upon this
depends whether We have nation and a
government or whether we have neither one
nor the other, but the dismembered and war
ring fragments of what ought to have been
common country. With the process OF dis
solution commenced, no limit can be set to
the extent to which 1t may be carried Once
reud the ligaments which bind the different
sections and States Of this Union, and the
various hostile elements thereby developed
will preclude the establishment NJ any form
of government which shall secure the people
against aggression from abroad or the calam-
tiles of internal violence and discold. Two
principles, which have ever been at war with
each other since the earliest period of mans
history, have been developed in the growth
and progress of our own as well as other
countries. The one is the principle OF equal
itv, Justice and human rights, which exacts
nothing of another It is not willing 70 con-
cede. The other is the principle whichwould
concentrate all influence and power IN the
hands of the few. This aristocratic tendency
III aona1lu cfr all sections
Of the country at the time Of the adoption Of
the Federal Constitution or, rather, there
was nearly an equal lack Of development OF
this idea at that time; but an institution pc
culiar 10 one section of the country tended to
give an uncommon impetus TO this principle.
The institution of slavery (thc ultimate ex,
tinction of which was plainly contemplated
nv the founders of the Goyernment) concen
rating CAPITAL and labor in the hands OF the
s,me individual, enabled the few to control
ali avenues TO power and to employ at their
will ali the resources of the State. This pre-
dominating influence, in the hands OF a few
unscrupulous and ambitious individuals,
placed the South in an attitude OF hostility
TO the principles Of free government as set
forth in the Constitution Of the United States
Hence an attempt to control every depart
meut of the Government, and suoveIt II 10
their own purposes; and finally, tailing IN
that, to destroy the Government ITSELF Inc
election of Lincoln was triumph OF the
neonle over the schemes and purposes OF this
conspiracy. But the conspiracy, which had
perfected its organization through series OF
Years. and having immense resources at Its
command, appealed at once from the decision
If the bailot.bux to the arbitrament OF the
sword. The Administration, owing its ex-
;stence to that charter Of human rights, the
Constitution, was compelled to resist by force
NJ arms the pretensions of rebellion against
;ts authority, necessarily involving the nation
in war. Il must be plainly the duty OF the
Gnrernmept to make use OF any force Al It's
command necessary TO overcome any resist
ance by force Of the execution OF Its laws.
There Is manifestly no reason LOT the exist
ence of peace party, as peace IS sure 10 ioi-
low as soon as this unconsttuliohaI reals'-
ance Of its rightful authority shail cease
Nnr ia !, time 70 talk Of compromise, for the
term compromise implies that one party
claims more than is right, and can therefore
afford to surrender something to the other.
Rut in the present situation the aomlnistra-
t,nn of Lincoln, which is the exponent OF the
National Union Party, claim nothing they
can afford to surrender-and nothing can It
surrender without giving up the whole queS.
go While war IS employed as means Of
rSs;s,ance there is no alternative but war to
overcome this resistance. To etfectually sup
Oress this rebellion and restore peace to the
pnuntrv IN a sure and lasting foundation, is
the ob;.et to be attained. The present is no
time to count the costs Of the war. When
The great principle of human rights shall be
indicated. then there will be time when it
will be proper to compute the cost OF war for
the he maintenance NJ Of the Union; but at pres
.p s ali the energies Of the people should be
direeted to the purpose Of CARRYING on this
war with the utmost possible yig9r. 1t is'n9t
w % ~ unSrate the strength Of the rebel
lion. To bring the desolating contest to
quick and successful termination requires
he harmonious administration OF ever. de-
na s of the Government, and aludicious
emnIoyment of all the resources Of the ma.
ton. ANY change in the administration OF
the GoXernment In this crisis must tend to
paraIyze the effort to maintain its authority.
But a change which involves a complete
change Of policy-a change IN al subordinate
deoaTsmepts and Offices Of the Government,
depending for these appointments upon the
viii OF the executive-such change cannot
but be fatal to the cause in which the nation
is engaged to p.rpssuats it, existence "