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


nv, how grievously disappointed we would
be, if we took the names therein as repre-
sentative of the individual, or that the
person would be of the character of which
the name was suggestive. Now, it is pre-
ciselv the same with the names given to
or assumed by political parties in this
country. The name does not represent
the principles-the individuality of the
party. Democracy, for instance, Is sup
posed to be the freest and most popular
form of Government, springing directly
from all the people but Democracy as we
find it at the present day, is Numerically
opposed to this. Democracy now means
the aristocracy of a dominant race, and
the enslavement and degradation OF the
laboring class. This is not mere assertion,
but fact, based upon high authority, for
John G.. Calhoun, the father of the modern
Democracy, stated in letter written to
Commodore Stewart, in 1872, "Ihat We
1.-THE Democracy are essentially aristo-
cratic cannot be denied" Republicanism
which was once supposed to be antagonis-
tic to Democracy, has assumed the most
important principles of that party, and is
now more democratic than the modern
Democracy Itself.
No branch of study is more interesting
or instructive than the tracing Of the
rise, fall and change of party names in
this country, and the cause that produced
them.
What brilliant galaxy of names glitter
in the ranks of the old Federal party, with
its Hamilton and Adams: What thick
halo of patriotism envolves around the
old Wing party, with its Clay and Web
ster: Then what fame and honor hover
over the ranks of the pure old Democracy
now, alas! so degenerated; Of which
nothing is left but its hollow sounding
name. What lesson the fidelity of
majority of our adopted citizens to the
cause of the Union teaches us, when We
remember the mistaken policy of the de-
funct Know-nothing party. How much
of the power of the traitorous, bogus De-
mocracy over the minds of the ignorant Of
this class of citizens may BIZ traced to the
memory of Know-nothingism! What an
example of the inherent power and
strength of our nation, the thirst for free
dom, and the determination to possess it,
by its people, is presented by the origin.
rise and progress of the Republican party,
which has sprung into existence as party
within the last eight years; though the
principles that govern it are as old as mans
love for liberty and independence. Prin-
ciples which were protested and acted
upon by the founder of our country, and
the noblest of its patriots since its founda-
ton. 4 party which has arisen from the
corruptions of the modern bogus Democ-
racy, Just as the most fragrant of flowers
spring from the putrescent compost heap.
Then what a change a study of this
subject will show, has been effected in
the minds of the masses of the people in
regard to the name and principles of the
abolition party" How many hundreds
of good and virtuous citizens have been
murdered, tortured and treated with every
indignity, for uttering sentiments which
were construed by ignorance and selfish
ness into "Abolitionism," which by q
large class, was considered far more IN
famous than murder or robbery, while
indisputable facts prove that the greatest
names on the pages of our country's his
tory were aboliuonists, according to the
present acceptation of that term. The
immortal George Washington, himself,
truly the father of our country, wrote
against this very institution, in style,
that had he lived at his old home at Mount
Vernon till to-day, would have gained for
him halter, or coat of tar and feathers,
as an abolitionist. His original writings
on this subject are still preserved in the
library of the Boston Ath9ncum.
Thomas Jefferson, who was truly the
father of true Democracy on this CONT
nent, also was against slavery. His
Notes on Virginia" written in 1900,
were as much opposed to slavery as the
recent proclamation Of his prototype,
Abraham Lincoln. And so popular was
this work of Jetferson's ut the time 1t was
written-so DESTROYS were the people IN
those days for information as to means
for abolishing the institution, which Is
now deluging our land in blood-that no
less than seven editions of the Notes
were published within ten years. Those
who are acquainted with the history of
our country, cannot fail to remember that
famous "Gabriers plot" which threatened
to make the howery fields of the South
the scene of second Dominican Massa-
ere, was laid to Jefferson and his friend
Calender, because of their writings against
slavery-because of their abolitionism-as
it would now be termed.
Then, who that is loyal to the Govern
mcnt, and loves the free institution that
Government secures, can ponder over the
causes that give rise to the great Union
Party of the day, and fail to thank his
God that the people, after half century
of gross neglect and disregard of their
dearest rights, still harbored in their
breasts the germ Of patriotism and the love
of Liberty!
The future historian, when recording
the events now transpiring-while de-
picting the scenes of noble heroism and
self-sacrifcc existing among the defenders
of the Union, and narra;iug events and
circumstances which shall resplendently
heighten the already proud name of
Americas people, will also record that for
the first time since the formation Of our
nation, was truly national party formed,
when the Union party assumed its present
great and invincible experimentation
can Eagle.
YOUNG PETs.-The Stockton Indepem-
dent saws: "A hunter from this city shot
a cotton-tail rabbit on the Calaveras. on