Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-31

wHr and anarchy would desolate the land and
give independence to the revoted South. This is
the reasonable hope Of Vallandigham, Cox,
Wood, voorhees, and Pendeton-thiS is the re.
sun Tor which the Chicago platform was formed.
But why expose the purposes of such party
why DISCUSS the manifest results Of the triumph
OF such cause They are plain to the appre.
hension ofeyery mind not dead to reflection, not
mpervious to the suggestions of reason, not ire.
vOcably welded to prejudice and error Let us
hope that the time Is past when men NAV he ar.
rayed in cnmity to the Government by the dccla-
ration Of denagogues that the Constitution has
been violated and tr1npled upon by the Admin.
istraiion, and tuat the struggle for existence in
which the nation Is now engaged I" is an abolition
war for the destruction of slavery" Such an
appeal to the preiudices Of the unrehectins IL a.
criminal as il Is false and malicious In the Ian
guage Of Jefferson Davis, slavery has nothing
10 do with the rebellion" II is war between
Northern muscle and Southern aristocracy, and
slavery was made the excuse for its Inau ugura,ou,
For thirty years the Southern mind hud been
educated TO treason, and the election of d Re.
publican President was the pretext not the
cause Of the rebellion. For the avowed purpose
of severing all political connection with the toll.
ing millions Of the North, the saveholdng aris.
tocracy of the South drew the sword of revolution
and trampled in the dust the sacred flag of our
fathers They flung their shouts of defiance
across the Potomac and the Mississippi and
faunted the banner of revolt In the face of loyal
Il
solid earth, the sturdy, toil.stalned millions
Of the North. For a moment they stood in 81.
lence scarcely crediting the reality of the cry of
" "disunion" waited 10 their ears on every South
ern breeze; then swords in countless thousands
glittered in the light, and like the vengeance of
God swept southwark the cOnquenng hosts of
freemen The result Is before us. Hundreds Of
thousands have persisted by the way, but the
armies Of the Republic have planted the old iag
again in the heart of the Confederacv, and Trea.
aOn lies writhipg in the ugonies of dissolution.
Another effort and the whole field vii! he ours.
We must Sdre the country, le. The fate Of SLAVERY be
,chat il NAV TO this end the peace party of the
North must he defeated In November.
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What would be the results OF triumph of the
Peace Democracy In Sevadai In the secession
programme, arranged at Richmond in the begin.
ming of the rebellion, the Pacific states and Terri
tories were mapped rs portions of the Southern
COufederacy, Arms and means TO revOlutlonize
them were provided by the Secretary Of War Of
the last Democratic Administration, but through
the fidelity of General Sumner, the commander of
the Pacific Department, the scheme of revolution
aud treason was thwarted. Although foiled In
1861, the emiSsgries of rebellion have never reliD'
auished the hope Of either alternating California,
Oregon Washington and Nevada from the Fedc'
raj Union, or Of rendering their connection vaue'
less TO the Government; and what they failed 10
seeking 10 accomplish through the aid of the bal
t-boI. should every other state In the Union
declare preference for the Baltimore nominees in
November, still would a victory by the enemies
Of the Government in Nevada prove an hconceiv'
able disaster to the prosperity ofour young state.
Let uS glance for a moment at the fruits of such
triumph. Let us See whether, viewed solely in
the light Of personal interest, the southsrn-syn
paihzing man of business in our midst can afford
10 aid in the establishment of Peace Democratic
q in Nevada The state would become the
centre and asylum of the exiled and turbulent
traitors Of the East and West and the voice OF
disloyalty would be heard unchecked in our
courts of Justice and in our halls Of legislation
The skies would leaden IN the angry frown OF
threatened tumult-conhdcnce In the integrity
and supremacy of the law would be banished,
capital would be withdrawn, the mines would re
main unworked and uudereluped, and universal
stagnation would prevail. With q representation
in Congress in political keeping with the rulers of
the State in antagoniSm with the sentiment of the
North, in sympathy with treason and at war with
the Administration and It's policy, what could rea.
souably be expected Of the Government Would
1t establish Branch Mint in the state for the use
and benefit Of its enemiesi Would it accord pro
pretorship in its mines Of gold and silver to the
agents and emssarieS of rpbellioni Would il
willingly assist in the construction of raiiroadt
and lines of telegraph for tho convenience Of
people intent upon It's desiructionf No! De
MED the assistance Of the home Government. re-
fused the aid of capital overrun by disloyal retu-
gees and outlaws, armed conflict and revolution,
which might not be averted, would scarcely i'll
crease the quiet honors of ruined trade and pros.
trale industry. All the disasters which would in
evitably follow Il triumph Of the peace party in
November, would be multiplied In blessings TO the
people Of Nevada by the success Of the Union
ticket
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We appeal to such citizens of Irish birth as are
thoughtlessly cinging TO the empty name and
broken pillars Of once hOnored, now infamous
party, 10 carefully examine the position they
occupy in that relation towards the land they left
in bondage and the Government to which they
stand pledged in allegiance. In blindly following
the leaders of that party in their reasonable as.
suults upon the Government, you are committing
crime for which you will be held accountable TO
your children and TO your God. By the holy
Evangrists and the sacred symbols OF your faith,
you have sworn to I" bear true faith allegiance
and loyalty" to the Government Of the United
States to defend its honor, TO obey its laws, and
to protect its flag The aim Of the Peace Demo.
cracy Of to day is to divide its empire, to assist
its enemies, 10 violate its laws and to desecrate
its flag. To assist In the success Of such party
Is perjury and treason to the adopted citizen. In
the name of the Government which has given you
welcome and protection-in the name of the op
pressed Of Ireland whose fearful eyes have ever
turned with hope towards the land Of the free -
millions Of every laud-n the name Of humanity,
of freedom, of justice--in the name Of God-we
abure you TO pause and reflect. You ara opposing
the Government you ore laboring with traitors
who in the name of Democracy, are plotting its
destruction yon are fighting the battles ofslavery
and Of rebellion. You have espoused the cause of
the aristocratc and governing classes Of England
the remorseless ravagerS Of the homes Of your
birth-the determined abettors Of American dis
union. You are assisting them TO re-fasten the
yielding fetters upon the limbs Of struggling Ire
land by attempting to destroy Government
which has lifted the beacon Of hope on the shores
of the New World to the enslavrd but freedom.
loving millions of the Old Divide the Federal
empire, or yield II &c tie rule Of slavery, and
where IL the hope of Ireland Can she look for II
in the Holy Alliances" of European despotismr
Can she discern It in the silent tongue Of Mazzini
in the listless of Garabald in the dead echoes
of the voice of SchaUyl among the crags OF the
Caucassusi Can she hear II In the groans OF
Hungary and Polandi Can she gatherit from the
sigh h-adencd breezes of the Danube, the Neva, the
Rhine the Adriatic or the Po! Westward, to the
giant Republic of another continent, the champion
Of freedom, the terror of tyranny, must Sne turn
for redemption. Is not your duty plain DIS.
union would be death to Irish liberty, and peace
triumph would be disuniOn.
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To all citizens Of foreign birth we appeal, 10
hope of humanity, the land of the free. Do not
let the blight Of treason destroy Its growing great
ness, or disnion divide It's increasing strength.
Let II not be snid that republics a-e failure, and
that IN enlightened people are incapable Of self
government. Whether North or South, whether
under Nallnndgham or Davis, whether by war
rant of the Chicago platform or the Confederate
Constitution, whether in the name of Democracy
or disuniOn, let the enemies Of the Government be
your enemes-its friends, your friends-and the
banner Of q reu united and mighty people will soon
float again in undisputed supremacy over every
Southern hilltop and on every Southern plain
And to Americans We appeal, TO stand by the flag
their fathers the land Of their love- in this day
Of awful peril to the Republic bequeathed to them
by the heroes Of generation gone. The hope
and history of the rebellion are known 10 you and
the veil of Democracy fails TO screen from your
penetration the deadly serpent Of treason which
lies coiled behind il. While many Of those who
have come to Us from other lands are listening ~
tire siren songs Of dislUyalty aud hesitatlng be-
tween right and wrong, to you we turn Tor COM
fort and for hope A few more days Of watching;
few more sleepless nights, and the danger WIZ
be past, never to return Already the CLOUDS arc
lifting in the Eust and the light OF peace sllus
through the rifling breath Of battle. Ohe MVt y
| effort North and South, and the oroAu heIN . -
ourx crushing defeat Of Northern treason ~
the ballot box In November Will DO worm 1ozen
cantured Richmonds. and IN honorable ana laAI,
| in9 penc. will be the result. Union men oi
Nevada, YOU know your duty DO not hui 10 per-
forp, n ON the 9Th of November
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