Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-05
DEMOCRACY AFTER GRANT.

1t was reported not many weeks ago that
Grant made use of the expression that the
only civic honor he desired was some day to
be Mayor of Galena. If the brave Grant
desires no greater honor, his ambition, no
doubt, can be grati6ed. And here we might
mention the different course pursued by this
distinguished Union General, (and also by
many others, in comparison with those Gen
erals who permitted themselves to become
politicians in the camp, to the detriment Of
the entire nation, and their own military pro-
motion besides. Grant, at the first call for
volunteers, was among the number who Of
fered his services to his country, and dilisent-
ly has he accomplished his intended task !;
and to-day we see his name the highest of all
the noble defenders Of our cause. Why is
this. might be the next question coming
from any intelligent man. We think we can
answer the question: he has not time to play
the politician, and at the same time lead an
army to glorious victory, and OF course fail
in both. He has pursued the same steady
course, no. caring for the contumely and
abuse coming from unreliable newspaper cor
respondents, but from the beginning to the
present time has lost few and won many bat
tles-and yet he does not think himself a
Napoleon. We speak OF such men as Grant,
Banks, Rosecrans, Butler and Burnside, with
the warmest feelings of respect and gratitude
while on the other hand, we feel of such
men as Mcclellan, Fitz John Porter,
Mcdowell, and that conservative" fighter,
Don Carlos Buell., as though our trust and
confidence had been misplaced, and through
their means war had been unnecessarily pro-
longed. None Of our generals were ever so
popular, for while, as Mcclellan was, and
who, had he pursued the proper tenor of his
way, might to-day have received the aeclama-
lions of the approval of delighted people.
No, he must allow such doubtful prints as
the New York Herald, to feed his vanity and
to tickle his ambition, with the belief that he
was possessed Of the genius and greatness Of
the first Napoleon, and that it was the evident
desire of great people to have him for their
ruler. A certain class of our American peo-
pie, american born only,) have urged him
forward as the candidate for the next Presi-
dency; and no sheet in the United States has
urged, with greater force and earnestness, his
claims for that position, than this same New
York Herald. What do we now see: We
see that when the star OF Mcclellan is grow
ing dim, and that the great American people
show desire to continue in power the pres
ent Administration, this newspaper leaves its
former love and embrace, and urges the cleo
ton of General Grant to the highest civil
Office, by what party and Office doyou suppose?
The uncompromising supporters OF the Gov
eminent to suppress rebellion, and from the
unconstitutional Union Convention which
will assemble at Baltimore on June 7th ?
No. But by the miserable Copperhead fac
ton a. their Fourth Of July Convention in
Chicago. Although they urge his name be-
fore that Convention, (hoping to deceive the
people through military necessity it is
only means, trick, to carry greater force
to certain principles at eumity toward the
perpetuity of our institutions, and for the
elevation of particular and vile secessionized
men to high station and power. The Herald
is the leader of the party who are trying to
seduce Grant as Mcclellan was seduced, and
when their ravishment is completed, push
from them the object of their deception.
Unless Democracy can determine on some
such available man as Grant, their hopes for
election will be small indeed.