Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-18
Communicated.

EDITORS DAILY NEws-Sirs AS the
time approaches for the adoption or rejection
of our own actions in regard to the adoption
of the State Constitution, and as there are
many who have been led into error by the
opponents of that instrument, l feel it my
duty to state few facts which are so evident
that it is strange that all who voted in favor
of State Government last fall do not see
them. l wish it to be clearly understood
that I do not charge the opponents Of the
State organization of Copperheadism, but 1
do wish it as distinctly understood that, with
hardly one exception, the first movers of this
opposition were disappointed ofice-seekers.
One whom could name was an aspirant to
the Lieutenant overnorship, and when he
found he could not get that office he tried his
utmost TO obtain the lingering Of the money,
and stuck and hung 20 the office Of State
Treasurer "ike puppy to root" Now,
for such men to turn around and try, by every
means, to defeat their own actions is consis-
tent, isn't iii And isn't it decidedly deli
cious to hear these disappointed, California
politically damned politicians come here and
try to influence the people against their best
interests by crying out-in the words Of the
Virginia StultifeT-" Vote Constitution No :
for.if you don't, politicians will get hold Of
YOU ;" ignoring the fact that politicians are
making all this stir in the land, and have al
ready fastened their coppery fangs upon the
dear PEOPLE, and are slyly dragging them down
30 perdftion. This is clearly, plainly and
painfully evident, from the self-evident fact
that only two reasons are at allurged against
the adoption of the Constitution. The first
already mentioned is father to the second,
namely: burdensome taxes. We never
should have heard Of the last, had not the
first been sprung upon us by sore-headed
politicians; and the last is the very one that
is the hope and anchor Of the opposing fac
ton. / wish, in conclusion, to appeal to the
truly loyal men of Nevada, by asking them
one or two questions Are you willing to &C
knowledge to the world-irst, That you did
not know what you were about when you
voted SO unanimously for State organiZa-
ton, or that you did know what you were
doing, and now that you have learned that
your loyalty is likely to cost you something,
YOU will not be true to your country Ii
this is not correct inference, why did you
not CRY out before this taxing clause was put
into the Constitution Alas for love Of
country that can be worn when it costs
nothing, and laid aside when it is likely to
cost little! Why, it reminds me of what
TRANSFERRED in our town yesterday. A man
was boasting that it was just discovered by
his friends that he was worth three hundred
thousand dollars, by being IN possession of a
very rich mine which had just been deyel-
oped but upon being asked il he were will
ing to pay taxes upon it, he said emphatical-
IL, no mos if his influence and vote could
prevent It. The poor, miserable, misery
cuss willing to receive the protection Of the
Government, and by this means accumulate
thousands upon thousands but when asked
70 aid his protector in the time Of need BY
small pittance, loyalty, principle and honor
are all bartered for little filthy lucre. This
Territory has been loyal, and done nobly in
the cause Of suffering soldiers, and cannot
believe but what the people will go to the
polls next Tuesday, and declare their loyalty
and ability 10 sustainthe fostering hand that
protects them in their rights BY an over
whelmiDg majority. MINER.