Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-13
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The editor of the San Jose Patriot, in
his paper of last Wednesday, has for the
theme of his leading article the " Nomina-
ZION of General John c. Fremont" His
description of the character of the name
less conclave that nominated that notori-
Gus political charlatan and military no.
body, and hundred times proven knave, is
interesting. He says:
THE Convention was composed in part Of reg
ularly appointed delegates from some OF the
States and of citizens Of other States not repre-
sented by delegates, who, sympathizinS with its
objects. attended as individuals, and We're admit
ted az members of the Convention. Quite num-
Der OF eminent men We're in the Convention and
among them was Ex-Governor johnson, of Penn
sylvapia-enough TO make the Convention re-
spectacle for talent and influence, as well as mum
bers'
Inasmuch as the editor deems it unnec-
essary 10 name any other eminent men"
than Ex-Governor Johnson, of Pennsyl-
.vania, it must be presumed that his ex-
Governorship packed thither q"Gnt'm' sty-
fcit of the chloride of lime of decency in
his own person TO purify the whole mass
of political corruption. and to constitute
that regular body and entitled to public
consideration, which would have, in his
absence, been an unauthorita6ve chaos.
The San Jose editor next proceeds to JUS
tify the assembling Of that body, and give
reasons for its acts, as follows:
The policy pursued in Missouri and in all
other southwestern States, being reclaimed from
pro-slavery influence. gave great and Just otfense
20 the friends of freedom. and this dissatisfaction
beca me so strong, not only among the people di-
rec;ly suffering from the policy Of the Govern
nent but also throughout the North, that the
matter was brought mp in Congress, which passed
resolutions showing very plainly that the Admin
isiratiou was not sustained by the Legislative
Department While the President continues TO
be guided by the cCunsels Of the Blair family, and
Of Mr. Bates, in these slavery questions. dissatis-
faction will extend. and were i not for the pecu-
harly critical condition in which the country now
is and the evident danger OF q heated political
conflict, we think there would be a tremendous
effort, and, perhaps. . successful one. 10 defeat
Mr.. Lincoln's re election
The Just oFe1ss" which, in the esti-
nation of the Patriot, has been given to
"the friends of freedom" of whom that
paper seems to be the sole champion on
the Pacific Coast, does not seem to have
became apparent to the people of any
other State in the Union than Missouri,
when those States appeared duly and re-
gularly represented in National Union
Convention in Baltimore. And even
then, when that exceptional State spoke
for herself through her regularly appoint
ed delegates, she did not seem to see in
John Charles Fremont, the champion
through whom the Missouri friends OF
freedom" were 10 be delivered. They
spoke once for Grant, and then subsidized
and acquiesced in the nomination of Mr..
Lincoln. But says the editor:
1--WE cannot however. see ., present. that it
Is our duty, as q public journalist. to favor the
Fremont movement
!Mira5iEs Dictu! You don't say so
One would naturally suppose that it
would be difficult for any journalist, who
had any other hope, desire or aspiration,
ton. than the utter damnation of the
country, to see its duty in favoring the
Fremont nomination. The idea of max
ing any apology or explanation for not
favoring that movement is too outrageous
" absurd to be allowed to pass without
notice. Such an explanation presupposes
the idea that somebody within the range
ofthat newspapers influence had expect
ed it to favor the nomination of the
wretched quack, whose name is by
word and scofhng in the mouth of every
Californian. The words "ae present"
and the general tone of non-eommittal
which pervades the balance of the article
from which we have quoted, are, however,
sufficient to show that the Patriot man is,
in political parlance, "open to conviction"
and that If in the coming campaign the
knight of the Woolly Horse seems to have
living show of disturbing the harmony
of the Union party and throwing the cleo
ton into the House, the Patriot is in for
the desperate chances. He 'cannot see it,
at present, however" and We agree with
him that the glass is rather thick and dirty
at the present writing. We shall watch
that Patriot man hereafter, as sort Of
barometer of the hopes and chances of
the Hero of the Bloodless Sword.