Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-29
NO 32z.

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templated without q Ahudder. The t1,ce of the
South, still rPbellious and In arms, would direct
the councils of the Government and dtetate the
terms of reconstruction, An ,ArmiBtice Moulo
be declared, 10 which the loyal North woald mo-
consent, and betrayed gnd outraged peopi,'
would rise in arms against their rulers, and civi
war and anarchy would desolats the land and
gfVsindepeHdencs to the revolted South. This b
the tfrsa1ouable hope of vakaudigham, Cox.
Wood; FooEhees and Pendletou-this Il the te
sllttoH whiAh the Chicago platform was formed.
ButlWby expose thg purposes of such sprtyf
Why discuss TN manifest results oe the triumph
Of such a cause They are plain to the,ePptF.
hension ofevery mind not dead to reflection, n6t
imperyiouS tofhe suggestions Of reason, not Irre-
vocably wedd1d3o prejudice and error. Let NJ
hope that thGIaute is past when men may be ar.
rsyed In rnml 10 the Government by the deela.
ration Of ofdemSkoguss that the !" Constitution hat
been violated aHd tfampled upon by the ADMIN
istrationP and tnst che struggle for existence in
which the nation s now engaged Il an abolition
war for the destruction OF SlavNry.rl Such IN
sppenl to the prsjudiees Of the unreAeetlnH .h p
criminal as II " false and malicious. In the Ian.
guage OF Jeferson Davis, slavery has nothing
| TO do with the rebellion" II Is a war between
Northern muscle and Southern AriItocracy, and
slavery was made the excusa for It's Inauguration.
For thirty years the Southern mind had been
educated to treason, and the election Of Q Re
| publican President was the pretext not the
| cause of the rebellion For the avowed purpose
Of seyerng oil political connection with the toll.
| ing millions Of the North, the savehodng 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
aeross the Potomac and the MississiPpE. ana
fauDted the banner of revolt In the face faloyal
| people. Then, like a mighty upheaval Of tht
soid earth, ross the sturdy. toilstnined Million
| of the North. For q moment they stood IN 81
Hence, scarcely credltng the reality of the cry ol
"disunion" waited 10 their ears vi every South.
eru breeze; then swords in countless Thousand
glittered In the light, and like the vengeance Of
God swept southwark tho conquerIng hosts Of
freemen. The result il before us. Hundreds OF
thousands have perished by the way, but tht
armies Of the Republic have planted the old aag
again In the heart Of the COnfederacy, and Trea
son lies writhing in the sgonies Of dissolution.
Another effort, and the whole field will be ourS
We must saue the country let the fate Of slavery BE-
phdt il may To this end the peace party Of the
North must be defeated In November.
FTeilop-citi,ens Shich ticke, SiH you uotc1
What would be the results Of q triumph Of the
Peace Democracy In Nevada? In the secession
programme. arranged at Richmond In the begin.
ming Of the rebeliop the Pacific states and Terri
tories were mapped as portions of the Southern
Confederacy, Arms and means 10 revolutiouizr
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
and treason was thwarted. Although foiled In
le6l, the emisSaries of rebellion have never rep'
auished the hope of either alternating California,
Oregon, Washington and Nevada from the Fede.
raj CDion, or Of rendering their connection value
less TO the Government; and what they failed 10
effect by the use Of the bayonet theu they are now
seeking 10 accomplish through tho aid Of the bal
lot.ho1. should every other state in the Union
declare preference for the Baltimore nominees In
November, still would victory by the encmies
Of the Government In Nevndu prove an iuconcefv-
able disaster to the prosperity ofour young state
Let us glance for moment at the fruits Of such Il
triumph. Let Us ses whether, viewed solely In
the light Of personal interest the >outhern-sym-
paihizing man of business In our midst can afford
to uid in the establishment Of Peace Democratic
Ele 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 oui
courts of ustice and in our halls Of legislation.
The skies would leaden IN the angry irown OF
threatened tnmult-eonfdence in the integrity
and supremacy. OF the law would be banished
capital would be Withdrawn, the mines would re
main unwOrked and undevelUped. and universal
s,agnatIon would prevail With representation
In Congress in political keeping with the rulers OF
the State In autagonisn with the sentiment OF tht
North, in sympathy with treason and at war With
the Administration and its policy, what could rea.
sonubly be expected Of the Government Would
IL establish Branch Mint In the tate for the use
and benefit of It's enenieAt Would It accord pro
eiorship In its mines Of gold and silver to the
agents and emissaries Of rebellQn1 Would Is
-hiinsiy usoist iT En1 conhirucF'on oi rahroaul
and lines of telegraph for the convenience Of q
people intent upon Its destructonf No De.
MED the assistance of the home Government, re-
fused the aid Of capital, Overrun by dlsloyal refu
gees and outlaws, armed conflict and revolution,
which might not be sverted. would scarcely in-
crease the quiet honors OF ruined trade and pros
trate Industry. All the disasters which would in
evitably follow triumph Of the peace party IN
November, would be multiplied In blessings TO tbe
people Of Nevada by the success Of the Union
ticket. 80 30 '"'- -'' ~
Fsllopciti:ens, ,ckich ticket riH you potsS
We appeal to such citizens Of Irish birth as are
thoughilessly clinging TO the empty nanie md
broken pillars OF Il once honored, now infamous
party, 10 carefully examine the position they
occupy in that relation towurds the land they len
in bondage and the Government to which they
stand pledged in allegiance. In blindly following
the leaders OF that party in their reasonable
saults upon the Government, you are cummitting
| crime for which you will he held accountable IT,
your children and to your God. by the holy
Evangelsts and the sacred symbols OF your faith,
| YOU have sworn TO bear true faith, allegiance
| anu loyalty 10 lne IoNtruWenI OF lHe Inueu
States TO defend It's honor, 10 obey its laws, and
10 protect its dag The aim Of the Peace Demo
crcy Of to day IN, TO divide its empire, to assist
its cneinirs TO violate its laws, and TO desecrate
its dag, To assist in the success Of such party
Is perjury and treason to the adopted citizen. In
| the mime of the Governmcnt 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 -
/ p the name Of the downtrodden Ind struggling
| millions Of every land-in the name Of humanity.
| Of freedom, Of justice-in the nlme Of God-wt
abjure you TO pause and reflect. You are opposing
| the Government You are luboring with traitors
who, in the name Of Democracy, ARE plotting IT,
destruction yon are lighting The battles ofslavery
and Of rebellion. You have espoused The cause Of
the ariltOcrHtc and governing cllssea OF England
the remorseleSs rnvRgers OF the homes of your
| birth-the determined I6ettorB Of American dis.
union. You are assisting theiu to re.fAstep tht
| yielding fetters upon the limbs Of struggling Ire
| land, by attempting to destroy Government
which has lifted the beacon of hope on the shores
i of the New World 10 the enslRvrd but freedom.
loving millions of the Old Divide the Federal
| empire, or yield II to the rule Of slavery, ana
| where is the hope oflrclandi Can she look for it
| in the Holy Alliances " of European deSpotsm
Can she discern Il In the silent tongne of Mazzini
In the lisless arm OF Garabad, In the dead echoes
Of the voice Of Schamyl amoug the crugs OF ihe
| Caucassusf Can she hear II in the groanS OF
Hungary and PolHndt Can she gather II from the
sigh udrnrd breezes ofthe Dannbe, the Seva, the
Rhine, the Adriatir or the Poi Westward. to the
Kiun, Republic Of another continent. the champion
OF freedom the terror Of tyranny. must she turn
for redemption. Is not your duty planr Dis
union wOuld be death to Irish liberty, and peace
triumph would be dlsunion.
Feilotr citizens, rhieA ticker riR you rotei
To all citizens Of foreign birth we appeal, to
save the Republic, the home Of their adoption, the
hope Of humanity, the lind Of the free. Do not
lei the blight OF treason destroy its growing great
ness, or disunion divide IFS increasing strength.
Lei Il not be said tba; republics are failure, and
that an enlightened people arv incapable Of self.
government. Whether North or South, whether
under vsllandlgham 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 enemies-iis friends. your friends-rRnd the
banner Of reunited and mighty people will soon
float again in uudisputed supremacy over every
Southern hilltop and on every Southern plain
And TO Americans We appeal to stand by the flag
of their fathers the landof their love- in this day
OF awful peril to the Republic bequeSihedto 10 them
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