Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-13
MORE STRANGE DEMOCRACY.


The Democratic Party is most certainly in
n terrible kettle OF trouble in making up
platform upon which any considerable portion
Of the crew can stand with harmony. While
the Vallandigham, Wood, Cox and Long fac
ton, to which sect the Copperheads of the
Pacific States and Territories adhere, de-
nounce the war as unholy, and cry continual
" for i'peace on any terms, the leaders Of
another wing earnestly profess their attach
Gus prosecution of the war" The sachems
Of old Tammany, the old-time wigwam of the
Democracy and from whence the manifestoes
and proclamations once emanated that gov
erned the ''unterrifed" throughout the length
and breadth OF the land, have bedaubed them
selves with war paint and are for crushing
out the rebellion by superior force" Gu the
llth Of March, the Democratic General Com
mittee met at Tammany Hail and issued an
address, in which they declared that;
We believe tina. the Union and the Constitution
can oalv be maintained by the exercise OF Superi.
or force in overcoming this rcbelliOn-tha; there
can be no peaceful solution Of this question Of
National existence. except through successful war
or q shameful surrender the demands OF South
ern TREASON The rebels officially declare. in the
rvcen; address Of the rebel Congress, that they
will not accept aav conditions OF peace except on
the basis OF separation. and that they would not
willingly come back 10 the Union even If they
might dictate their own terms But it cannot he
denied that rebel eniSsaries in our midst are en-
dcayorng to create a division Of sentiment n the
North TO encourage the South and 20 prevent that
concentration and energetic unity Of action among
the Union men OF the country So essential to an
early and successful issue Of our National struggle
Hence il Is that the drcritul cry of peace is being
raised by those who are in sympathy with the
South and that secret councils are being held 10
discourage the vigorous prosecution Ot the war.
by which alone the Union can be restored.
We believe that there is but side TO this ques
ton before uS-ihat honorable peace can only
come from successful war. and that the kline has
arrived when temp0riZinS with this question can
no longer be permitted National and material
ruin must be accepted, or this war must 50 on
with al resources, until the Constitution
which male the United States a nation is vindica
ted and until National existence is y recognized
fact, at home aud abroad
Verify, Beriah Brown, Bro. Street, and all
they that denounce the war, and hang upon
the skirts and echo the words and sentiments
ofClemens the martyr, and Harrison and Long
must repudiate the schemes of Tammany.
Those old chiefs, more willy and sagacious
than the ranker Copperhead faction, see but
too surely that the hearts Of the American
people are too firmly set upon the mainten-
ance Of the National unity and integrity to
be lured and charmed away from their great
and solemn duty and obligations by any old
party rallying cry which is mingled with
scofing At the Government, and defense OF
treason. They see that their only hope of
success is in assuming. at least for the cam
paign. the mask Of patriotism. The people
have determined that the rebellion shall be
crushed BY the strong hand, and Democracy
must succumb TO that determination. There
fore il is that it has seemed good to the
sachems to declare themselves and the party
in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the
war"
The y. Y. Tri5tass of March 18th, COM
menting upon the Tammsny address, says:
We do not OF course. agree with the TaInmany
Democrats on some important points; and we
especially dissent from their assertion that - sa
very Rs subject OF political agitation has passed
from the politics Of this country. 1t is not true,
Purdv Sweeney s. Co, and You must know it.
On the contrary. a large minority Of our country
men are traitors in fragrant rebellion and war
against the unity and the tag Of the republic, for
nothing but slavery while another large minority
syInpathiZe with them precisely because they are
rebels for slavcry's sake and for NO other reason
under heaven. Neither Fernando nor Ben. Wood,
neither Cunther nor NcheOn, would he in favor
Of peace with the rebels IL they were striving
10 tear the country pieces in behalf Of hing
else but slavery. And 50, To- some extent, on the
other side Slavery IS At the bottom OF this tight :
and il slavery were dead to-day, the rebellion
could not b. kept alive u month. II the Commit
tee mean that slavery oRGh to be dead so that
the subject should no more be mixed up with our
political controversies they r:cnd 20 state m i'm
portant truth: but what they DO say IS quite
otherwise. Had the Democratic party Of the
loyal or even OF ;hs FIRE States, held sIeaslfasty
the position taken by Tammany Hall, either the
rebellion would have been suppressed ere this,
or the present Congress would have been Demo
cratic and the next Administration inevitably so.
No party can afford when the country is vitality
assaulted and struggling desperately for existence,
20 rake the side OF the public enemy, or even va
eilats between LOYALTY and treason. The Tam
many men see This they have quite generally
acted in view of il; but tLey forgot il when they
supported the Woods for Congress Had they
lived mp 70 i. throughout, thy would now have "a
controlling power our National destinies