Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-28
To the Voter. of the stnrc OF Nevada.

The approaching election, Oh the 9Th day OF
SovenIber next Is the most important which hns
ever occurred IN the history Of the Republic and
ito consequences. whether of good or evil as the
people of the loyal States may elect, are destined
10 b. felt through all the countless ages Of the
future The contest is not for the supremacy OF
party-not for the success Of any OF the princi,
riples which, like ripplrs upon the deep ocean Of
unity aud brotherhood, plnyfully disturbed tile
political surface in the pas;-not Tor the recognl.
ZION of any portion Of the conflicting policies Of
party, which in the days Of peace served rather
10 uuile lhun 10 divide an enlightened and euried
ppople claiminE common history, u common
Cestiuy, and u couImOn God. The struggle, ~
well throughout the North as beyond tho Missis-
slppi aud the Janes, Is between those who love
their country and would peril all to save IT, aud
the synpa;hizers with treason. who are lnboring
for the destruction Of the Government OF their
fathers or OF the land which gave them protection
from the tyranny Of another hemisphere WHICH
left them hUiueIcss The former are represented
by the Union party-the lutter by what Is known
as the Peace. Democratic party. Whose platform
was drafted under the eye and auspices Of trea'
son, whose aim Is recognition OF the jndrpend.
euce of the Southern Confederacy, and Mhvsc
lender gtauds convicted Of having saved the rebel
cauitaI by the deliberate sacrifice Of thirty thouS.
aud patriots ia the Swamps Of the ChickHhominy.
Feilon.citiseHs rhieh ticket Hili you uotei
The platform uf the SOcAlled Democratic party
the Federal Government and u libel upon the de.
termination and patriotism Of the North: II was
dictated in u spirit OF dISiUynlty and adopted BY
the representatives Of a party whose euders are
Southern SrressanlstS aud northern a0ctiorH ot
the rebellion. II is special plea for the seeded
South, and its uyOwed purpose is the destruction
Of the Union, or iis restoration upon a bilsis hu
initiating and dishoGorabla to the Government.
aud fruitful Of crasresS discurd md revolution IN
the futrrc Is the loyal North, which has armed
and sent Its manhood to the field, whoSe richest
blood han fertZeti tile valleys OF the South and
made them sucred whose homes are hung III
sable and whose hearts aro heavy with the Inem'
ory vi the dcud-is ihc loyal North prepared 10
Withdraw its armies from the center OF the South,
reached through the carnage of hundred bloody
fields TO abandon u cause so nearly won, ami in
which 80 many noble hearts have bled, TO admit
itself vanquishrd when hnal victory is within its
grasp to pay 10 European creditors the nons'rous
debt of the Confcderacy, TO return 30 bondage the
war erluuciputed slave who hHs stood sentineI
around the cunptr OF freedom, or TO recognize
the Independence Of the rebclliouS StItest lfnot,
then is the Chicago platform Nd Infamous false
hooo, which the honor of the North demands to
be refIIted IN tones Of thunder ON the Sih OF No.
vember next. II is the proclamation OF u nia'
tured conspiracy against tho peace and well-being
Of loyu people, aud the once vcnerated name oi
Democracy Is dehled by the touch of treason
The platform Of tue Union party, framed In =
spirit of patriotism Is but the echo Of that all.
perynling sentiment, which IL to rebuild the
! broken arches Of the Republic aud plnt the rose
| in fields made desolate by the track OF war. o.
Ftliop.cilirens, lohich ticker DiN yoa uoie u
| Let no LOYAL man bs led from his allegiance 10
the Government by blindly following the bnnn er
OF purity. There are but TWO parties now nor
cain there bp II third until peace sits sghn upon
| the thresholds Of q mourning people, nnd put a
single issue divides theIn--those who ure tor tue
! Government and those who are agninst II. Ihere
| Is bnt one waY by which au hOnorsbie peace esn
be Secured.-by prosecution OF the war agulhs,
treason until II kneels In SUBMISSION aisaIiueu
md a, ,fsn,elr,s beneath the mug II has betrayed,
/ EIth.r must this be DONE or the independence OF
J the outh BIZ recognized There 10 no middle
. course--no process Vt eonciliaton or compromise
, by which the South can be saved rom "uolnis
: sion and the Government saved from uisnuhot; !;
What do tho lenders OF that. party styhnH nseI' M
| Democratic PROPOSE 10 DO 10 ielest = IsrT Is-',,
! I,oukr.ss a peace President on prHcr piatioEiE'
| mud then accept such terms OF Peare US may oe
dictated by tlu CoufrderRcy and ulI tniS u 10 o.
! accommodated in the name Vf Democracy. Mnu'
IA there in the Democracy or to-day 70 tHo
| dist1plr of Jefferson and Jackson OF the Deinoc'
racy Of the pustr Do Its chumpious nitn !ress y,
M swelling In the heart uud dying Oh the hps IN
| SANDER Of the Administration, ever talk OF tne
HpriucipIss OF THAT party with which they ioAntip
! their disoy atty DO they proclaim against oank
snd hiph fariffS ngltiust Internal improvement
! and popular soveTsigutyP In the empty haule ot
! Democracy, which many Of thru, years Seo 40
iur.d In the secret councils OF Know Sotnihglshi,
| itLry denotince the Administration and the wal
I for the preservation Ofthe UniOI anu SEEK 10 iute
! the minimizing from their fealty ny lns magic "i
| a supple word Abandoned upon the tnAnHarai
! tion of the rebellion By tue great AND good man
who gave It character and direction IN lhe pas',
the party has beeu seized upon and converted INTO
mn Apology for crime and an Instrument OF rrvo-
in,inu is principles are scorned or forgotten by
thr eousuiraiors who rrvrereui y invoke kSnaIne
in extenuation of treason and its temples are d1s.
ecrat,d by the homage ofths Goddess wbrshippers
who kueel beside its HItars. In its high p,aees
| where once sat the great teachers Of Democracy,
| now crouch the covering apologtsts Of ANARCHY y
| aud alsuuion; and lis hIlls which in the past
| echoed the eiDquence Of the patriotE Of the Re-
uublic now ring With the shouts Of lawlessnesI
! and disloyalty. And this il the phantom invoked
FROM the grave Of party by the spirit Of TREASON
! which leads the van OF disaiection III the North,
| and beckons the loyal deyOtee Of Democracy TO q
betrayal of his country. ,,.,-.,..s ..... i.r.. -
FsiIorp citizens, bhich ticket EiH you posei .-1
Your scffrages muat be given to Mcclellan,
the Chicago platform and national dlshOnor, OF
no Lincoln, the triumph Of the Federal arms and
| the establishment OF an hOnOrable and lasting
peace, Calmly viewing the vital issues Of the
1 lran apss can you doubt the awful feonsequeucel
4 of a Prace Democratic victory in, November
| Can You hesitate in the performance Of wha,
every loyal man must recognize AZ a duty 10 biz
I country I The consequences Of such triumph
I forethsddwed by the dsiOy aims and uttrtatcei
J of the men who control the Partyn cannot hSSol