Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-24

be declared to which the loyal North would not
| consent and betrayed and outraged people
would rise in arms against their rulers, and civil
| war and anarchy would desolate the land and
| give independence to the revolted South. This Ii
| the reasonable hope of Yallandgham, Cox,
| Wood, voorhees, and Pendleton-this Is the re-
suit for which the Chicago platform was formed.
| But why expose the purposes of such party
| Why discuss the manifest results of the triumph
| of such causet They are plain to the appre-
hension Of every mind not dead to reflection not
imperviOus 10 the suggestions Of reason, not ire
vOcably welded to prejudice and error. Let us
hope that the time is past when men may be ar
rayed in enmity to the Government by the decla'
| ration of demagOgues that the Constitution has
been violated and trampled upon by the Admin
istrRtion, and tuat the struggle for existence III
which the nation is now engaged Is an abolition
| war for the destruction of slavery" Such ah
appeal to the prgjudices of the unrefecting Is as
criminal as il Is false and malicious. In the Ian
| guage of Jefferson Davis, " slavery has nothing
| to do with the rebellion" II Is q war between
| Northern muscle and Southern aristocracy, and
slavery was made the excuse for its inauguration.
| For thirty years the Southern mind had been
| educated TO treason, and the election OF a Re-
publican President was the pretext not the
cause of the rebellion. For the avowed purpose
of severng all political connection with tho toll
Ing millions of tho North, the Siavehod!ng 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
Haunted the banner frevot in the face of loyal
people. Then. like a mighty upheaval of the
solid carth the sturdy, toil.stained millions
of the North For Il moment they Stood In 81.
lence. scarcely credting the reality of the cry of
disunon" waited TO their ears on every South.
rrn breeze; then swords in countless thousands
glittered in the light and like the vengeance of
God swept southwark the conquermg' 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 flag
again in the heart of the Confederaey, and Trea-
son lies writhing in the ngonies of dissolution.
Another effort, and the whole field will be ours.
We must sarc the country let The fate Of sldrery be
nhat il rnay To this end the peace party of the
North must be defeated in November.
FellOiOcifi;sns, which ticket riH you rote'
What would be the results OF triumph of the
Peace Democracy in Nevada! In the secession
programme, arranged at Richmond in the begin
ming of the rebellion, the Pacific Stmes and Terri.
tories were mapped as portions of the Southern
Coufederncv Arms and means to revolutionize
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 thwurtcd Although foiled in
1861 the emissaries of rebellion have never relin'
Uuished the hope of either alternating California,
Oregon, Washington and Nevada from the Fede.
raj Union, or of rendering their connection value
| less 10 the Government; and what they tailed 10
effect by the use Of the bayonet then they are now
| seeking to accomplish through the aid of the bal
| 10, box. Should every other State in the Union
declare preference for the Baltimore nominees in
| November still would Il victory by the enemies
| of the Government in Nevada prove an inconcelv-
able disaster 10 the prosperity ofour young state
Let us glance for moment Mt the fruits OF Sucn
| triumph Let lis see whether, viewed solely IN
the light of personal interest, the Southern'syln.
pathizing man Of business in our midst can aftord
| 10 aid in the establishment Of Peace Democratic
| =lp In Nevada. The State would become the
| centre and asylum of the eSiled and turbulent
traitors of the East and West. and the voice oil
| disloyalty would he heard unchecked in our
courts of Justice and in our halls OF Legislation.
| The skies would leaden IN the angry frown OF
threatened tumult-conhdence IN the integrity
and supremacy of the law would he onnished'
| cnnital would be withdrawn, the mines would re.
| main unworked and undeveloped, and universal
| stagnaiion would prevail With 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 win
the Administration and its policy, what could rea.
| sonably be expected Of the Government Would
II establish a Branch Mint in the state for the use
| and benefit of its enemest Would 1t accord pro
prictorship in its mines of gold and silver to the
| agents nnl emissares of rebellion2 Would Is
| willingly assist in the construction of railroRdI
| and lines of telegraph for the convenience OF q
| people intent upon its destruction! No! De
| MED the assistance of the home Government, re-
fused the aid of capital orerrun by disloyal refu
| gees and outlaws. armed conflict and revolution
| which might not be averted, would scarcely in
crease the quiet honors of ruined trade and pros
| trate industry. All the disasters which would in
| eYtnbly follow n triumph OF the peace party in
| November, would be multiplied in blessings to the
I L., nE nIln hN. nf Yhp
| ticket.
| Fellop-eiti:ens, srkich ticket tciH you uotc ?
We appeal to such citizens of Irish birth ~ are
| thOughtlessly clinging TO the empty name aud
broken pillars of a once honored, now infamous
party 10 carefully examine the position they
occupy in that relation towards lie land they left
| in bondage and the Government 10 which they
stand pledged in allegiance. In blindly following
the leaders of that party in their reasonable rs
| saults upon the Government, You are committing
| A crime for which you will be held accountable TO
your children and 10 your God. By the holy
Eyangelists and the sacred symbols Of your faith,
YOU have sworn 10 i" bear true faith, allegiance
and loyalty" 10 the Government OF the United
States TO defend its honor, to obey its laws and
TO protect it's flag The aim of the Peace Demo.
cracv Of to day is to divide its empire, to assist
lis enemies to violate its luws, and To desecrate
| its flag To assist in the success of such pnrty
il perjury and treason to the adopted citizen. In
| the name OF the Government which has given you
| welcome u11d protection-in the name of the op-
pressed of Ireland, whose fearful eyes have ever
| turned with hope towards the land of the free
| i'm the name of the down.troddcn and struggling
| millions of every land-n the name Of humanity,
of freedom, OF justice-in the name OF God-we
abiure you to pause and reflect. You are opposing
the Government; YOU are 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 aristocratic and governing classes OF England
tho remorseiess ravAgers OF the homes OF your
bIrth-the determined abettOrs of American dls-
| union You are assisting them TO re-tasten the
Welding fetters upon the limbs of struggling Ire
land, by attempting TO destroy Government
which has lifted tho beacon of hope on the shores
| of the New World TO the enslaved but freedom.
loving millions OF the Old. Divide the Federal
empire or yield it TO the rule OF slavery, and
where ia the hope of Ireland Can she look for 1t
| in the Holy Alliances" of European desDotism
Can she discern Il in the silent tongue Of Mazzlnl
in tho listless arm of Garabud in the dead echoes
| Of the voice of Scharpyl among tho crags oil the
Caucassusa Can she hear 1t in the groans OF
Hungary and Polandl Can she gatherit from tue
sigh. .ladened breezes ofthe 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 sue turn
for redemption. Is not your duty plain Dis
| unfon would be death 10 Irish liberty and peace
triumph would be diSunion
Fellou.eiti:eas, phich ticket piH you uOtef
To all citizens Of foreign birth we appeal 10
save the Republic, the home of their ADOPTION tne
hope Of humanity, the land OF the free. DO NOT
let the blight of treason destroy its growing great
ness, or dIsunion divide Its increasing Slrenssu
Trt IL not be said that republics are failure ana
that an enlightened people are incapable OF seli.
government. Whether North or south wnsrnsr WI ar
1nder Valaudlgham or Davis whether oy wal
rant of tb. Chicago platform or the Confederate
Constitution, whether In the name OF Democracy
or dSuuion let the enemies Of the Government DC
vour enemies-its friends, your friends-and the
hummer of a reunited and mighty people VIII soon
oat again i'll undisputed supremacy over every Sei!
southern hilltop and on every souihern pam: sna
And to Americans we appeal, TO stand by the nag
oftheir fathers, the land Of their love, in this day
Of awful peril to the Republic Oeaueath%sSs %s to them them
by the heroes Of generation gone. Il inv nope ps
the vail Of Democracy fails to screenfrom your
penetration the deadly serpent Of treason which S
- ,on,a to ms from other lands are listening 10