Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-29


heard as much treason talked in all my life
as in Nevada, and from that I can see there
is danger of civil war here. I have seen
men smile when the telegraph announced
Federal disaster, and heard them eulogize
JEFF. Davis, and denounce LINCOLN as
tyrant. II they had General jackson in these
times to deal with, they would feel more Of
tyranny than now. We have war here now.
Any man who attempts to destroy our Gov
eminent is my enemy, and enemies are
always hostile parties. Upon careful exami-
nation you can dispose of all questions Of
tyranny by the assertion that all Governments
have the inherent power to resist rebellion,
and to repel instruction. You say you want
peace! So do l. Many Of my friends have
fallen in a soldiers death, and all my conso-
lation is that he who dies for immortal liberty
dies the noblest death Of man. II you want
liberty, stop fighting. But you want an hon
orable peace. You have fired on the forts
and ships of the Government-you have torn
down its flag and thrown it in the dust. Now
acknowledge your fault, as all should who are
in the wrong-throw again the old flag to the
breeze, where it was want to wave, and ac
knowledge the supremacy of the Government,
and we will gladly welcome you back in peace.
You have attempted to tear apart the founda-
tons of the Union cemented in blood-you
have filed 300, 1000 graves. Now il you want
peace, stop fighting. One year ago, I stood
at Fredericksburg BY the new made graves Of
5000 Union soldiers. By them knelt, and
swore they should be avenged. By the sacred
memory Of the departed deadly the heroism
Of their gallant deeds, protest against over
lures for peace emanating fromlour Govern.
ment while victory crowns our banners and
defeat clings to those Of the South. II you
want peace, lay down your arms and come
like the prodigal son, and say with him
" father have sinned against heaven and in
thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called
thy son." and then you will get it.. Mr..
Modern Democrat if you want peace, spend
half the time in writing to your Southern
brethren, telling them Nevada is going for
the Union, that secession is failure" that
you do in trying to cheat men into
voting your ticket, they will lay down
their arms and you will get it. What
caused every foreigner here to leave his
friends and his native land, and to come to
this country Why to stand forth in the
full majesty Of manhood, as they could not
do at home. What hope have they then if
this Government is destroyed: Surely none.
Let the foreign born citizens rally to the sup
port of the Government that protects them,
whose country is known through all the earth
a. the asylum Of the oppressed. My calling
myself Democrat does not make me onei
the test of democracy is this, the best dem
ocrat supports most earnestly his govern
meut." There are two clashing. interests in
this country, Liberty and Slavery. happen
to prefer the former, but if you love slavery,
keep tiff you can. The rule OF war is to
cripple an enemy all in your power. That is
what the rebels do TO us when they make
raids into the Northern States. That is all
right. They take our horses and mules, and
other valuables to cripple US. New do you
think il these horses and mules could use a
musket, they would not put it into their
hands; But when we take their niggers who
can handle musket and shoot, they cry out
against it. The position Of the so.called
democracy is aptly illustrated by the punish
ment Of the zncientS Of claiming corpse to
u criminal, and compelling him TO drag it
around until it is worn out. The democracy
are now chained to the corpse OF slavery, and
they are dragging it around until it gets worn
out. The President gave the South 80 days
notice, before he used the war power vested
in him against slavery. But the South would
not heed, so he was compelled to use this
power, and the effects are shown by the loss
Of strength to the South. am opposed to
bringing party issues into the present strug-
gle. Although an old Republican, / frater-
nize with all who will march to the music Of
the Union. That is the simple test and issue.
We battle to sustain it in its integrity, and to
support the government our fathers left US,
the Copperheads to tear it down. Some say
| am Union man, but will vote the dem
ocratic ticket. "By their fruits ye shall know
them" az am a democrat" says one. Then
stop crying peace. The old democrats always
put in their platform, 1--WE are for the present
and the next man." The first principle Of
the Monroe doctrine is to SO sustain and ele-
vate your own government 80 that all nations
shall respect and honor it. Few men have
the hardihood to involve their. sons and fam
lilies in dishonor. In times gone past, when
a son Of a tory was 4 candidate for an office
it was sufficient to say, "his father was
tory" and he was dropped like hot potatoe.
So be careful you don't have your children
branded as the sons OF traitor. You are
making a name-a character that can never
die. Why the next step Of some OF these
modern democrats will be to hunt up jus
tice Of the Peace, and swear you never voted
for a copperhead-it was not you-it was some
other man Of the same name, in some other
place. Some men say Mr.. Lincoln does not
carry on the war fast enough, they want a
democrat who will punch bayonet through
three men at a time, and NOW down column
at every discharge Of a cannon. When the
rebellion first broke out, was in Washington
City, and went over the army roll with
Secretary Cameron, and found only 300
men in the regular army that were at
hand to be employed. The honest
FLOYD who would have stolen Fort Sumter
had he been within a mile Of it had sent the
balance down into Texas under the traitor
Twiggs to be surrendered to the rebels when
occasion required. Only ships Of war re-
manned near home Of all the navy under the
command of Toucy. The arms Of the gov
eminent had been sent South, so that the
army, the navy, and the armament OF the
nation, should be out OF reach when 1t was
needed. The ship Of State was blindly driv-
ing on the breakers when the patriot Lincoln
took the helm, and put it hard alec and
brought her about, and forced her out into
the open sea. An instance Of so-called dem
ocratic rule may be found in the time OF the
New York riots, Of July, last year, when
Governor Seymour addressed those men
whose hands were yet red with human blood,
as "my friends" II that ia democracy
want none of it. Join with me citizens Of
Storey county and let US make this Union
State without the tarnish Of disloyalty, and
shall rest satisfied. Nowhere does man stand
forth so nobly as under the Constitutional
government of the United States. Young
men of Virginia city! in your hands will soon
remain the guiding strings Of the State OF Ne
yada, and when and the other old men OF
the times are swept away into oblivion,
if there is any communication between the
dead and the living, sincerely hope may
be favored with the knowledge that the
"Silyer Star of Nevada, set around with
gold, remains as firmly fixed in its loyalty
and devotion to the Union as the foundation
of the earth itself. In OrmSby county, three
fifths of the voters names are on the rolls Of
the Union Clubs. The great mistake made
by the Democracy was in showing their hand
before they bet. Whom the Gods would
destroy, they first make mad 5" and it seems
the Democracy have gone mad in clutching
at the petty county Offices. and thus showing
their strength, so az to cause the united
action Of ali the Union men in the greater
issues Of the State election. Work early and
late, and keep working until after the 9Th Of
November, and we can, and will, send the
Copperheads back like whipped cur with