Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-01
A QUEER DOCTRINE.

Among the consequences OF the late, and,
10 A certain extent, still existing agitation OF
the currency question, none is more aston
ishing. and at the same time gratifying, than
the sudden conversion to the most intense
LOYALTY Of horde of men whose secession
svmpathies have heretofore been matter OF
no,orietv. Il was decidedly sudden; for We
saw and heard its evidences on Sunday, the
very day following the demonstration in Nir-
ginia; it is extensive in its spread, for 1t Is IN
the Cabling mouth of every Secessioniss
and Copperhead that we meet; and 1t Is IN
tense, for they talk of nothing else, and can
hardly find words to express their horror OF
m. treason Of the "hard currency men.
The name of John c. Calhoun, which for
three wears past has stood at the head OF their
calendar of saints, they have covered with
black srnudSe; and he figures now as the
blacklist Of traitors. MULTIPLICATION. ~!
shrek the Copperheads and Secesh, as they
raise their hands in horror; These hard
currency men are going to NULLIFY AN ACT
OF CONGRESS -" And suddenly the word
qualification" which aforetime was the pass
word BY which all good and faithful Secesh
hoped to enter into the Kingdom Of Heaven,
where the angels were supposed to play upon
golden harps the tune of Dixie before John
c. Calhoun seated on great white copy OF
the Resolutions Of '9S," has become an
abomination. Old Hickory squelching John
c. Calhoun, instead Of tyrant with his heel
upon the neck Of 4 martyr, as he once ap-
peared in the eyes Of the chivalry, is now
transformed into the Archangel Michael with
his spear rammed down the gullet Of the
Devil. Verify, notification is an unpardon-
able sin, but it has taken these Dixieites
long time to find it out. So much for the
velp, and now let us see what it is all about.
Qualification of law of Congress, more
especially while the nation is in state OF
war, is treason" quoth the Copperhead.
Verv ike it, indeed. Now, who has nulli-
fed, and through notification committed
treason' That is the question which arises
at this iuncture. SullihcatiOn is defined as
annuling and rendering of no legal effect. In
its political Specification, it applies to such
acts as were done and threatened TO be done
in the State of South Carolina in 1882, the
only instance of notification recorded in the
history of the United States which is ever
thought of in connection with the word. The
so-called personal liberty bills" passed in
some Of the states were Of 4 similar nature
perhaps; but the South Carolina fzzle was
the only true Original Jacobs and all others
are bogus. By that Ordinance it was resolved
that any attempt Of the United States TO en-
force the Revenue Laws OF Congress within
the State Of South Carolina should be pro-
hibi.ed BY the laws Of that State and would
be grounds for the secession of South Caro-
lima from the Union. Had the people of that
model State, simply declared that the duties
levied By Congress on imported goods were
onerous and oppressive, and that in conse-
quence thereof they, the descendants Of the
Huguenots, would, from that time thence
forth cease to import any goods, and arraying
themselves gorgeously in the snowy folds of
their native plant, and fareing sumptuously on
the indigenous hominy and oleaginOus hog,
avoid the payment Of the duties, they would
not have been nullifers nor threatened with
strangulation By Hickory the Horrible. In
fact they might have been "happy yet. To
cut this tale short, as the boy said 10 his dorg,
in order to nullify there must first be law,
and next, that law must be set at defiance
and resisted, or, at least threatened to be re-
sisted. Now what has been done or threat
ened to be done BY the people of Nevada Ter
ritory that partakes in apywise Of the char
acter of treason: Last Saturday night at
the meeting in Virginia, the following reso-
luton was passed:
Rssolcei, That we the merchants, miners, bu-
sness men and citizens generally Of Storey
county. do hereby in meeting assembled.
declare our full adherence to the Federal Gov
eminent and our readiness TO aid It as far as II IN
our power; but rs gold and silver has been for
wears our currency. we hereby declare that we
will adhere 10 the same, and denource any man as
acting diShonorably who pays any debts with
greenbscks, unless By agreement.
"Now in the name of all the gods at once"
as the fellow said, what law is, BY the above
resolution proposed to be annulled? Is there
a law in existence that compels the mer-
chant to sell his goods, the mechanic or the
miner to work, or the business man Of what
ever calling to make contracts or give credit
We reckon not And if there were, what
species of resistance is proposed or threaten
ed? "Denuaciation ;" Horrible. Verify,
this is fearful and wonderful style of oppo-
sition to arouse the indignation and alarm Of
the Government. We recommend the sud
den converts from Copperheadism to loyalty,
TO show their patriotism by enlisting at
once in the Nevada Volunteers, going imme-
diately into drill, preparatory to assisting
the Government to crush the hard-currency
instruction.