Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-01

We are now reapinc the bitter fruits of peace
able secession, in forcing from thtlr once happE
and peaceful homes into the army All from eIEh-
teen to trtyfve wears of age, 10 be driven to the
slaugb,cr like oxen 10 the SHAMELESS. And I" I'LL
mn III, Trimmed ranks, the present Congress has
bstor. it thu, u1ns;rous proposition TO cOnScript all
fruru SIXTEEN t. fifty I'VE years al age, AMI iaaSc
them subject TO military law, which the Richmond
EramiHsr boldly irnouuccs a nothing else than
AN attempt to make jeff Davis Dictator
l. i; not an Outrage on every pracipic Of free
government. fox men OF desperate fortunes. pro-
Tossing to represent other States, an whose soil
they dare not set their feet 10 make and enforce
od:uuS and oppressive laws our people? Are
we prepared 10 submit 10 this Ii not, then let
every himself before i; Is too late AMI
denounce these attempts :" bctray our liberties,
and place us under Il military dtSpOiism let
every that speak or write .irnouucr these
outrgrs civil liberty until their denunciatl"nN
are hcar,l and needed i'll Congress.
But Il Congress in spirit OI desperation. Shout!
act the tyrant. AMI impose such crushing burdens
on the people Of North Carolina ~ are insuqPort.
able then they should dr3Aand nj the Governor
tina; hr forthwith convene the Legislature in or.
der TO call STATE Convention VI the sovereign
people 20 tanr into consideration what is best to
be done 10 relieve cur people from he srICvoUs
burdens imposed upon them.
II the independence Of the COairicrIcy c,lnGct
be achieved by the strength Of population up 90
forty i've years 0fasc. il Is clear tn amy rejecting
mind shat it will not BE- done by mpressing in the
army the few left upon whose labor all are de-
pendent for food Without food our present army
must GishanG. and without food onr helpless
women and children must perish, Let the peoie
speak out; write 10 their representatives In Con.
greSs: yes, hold meetings, and demonstrate
against these aqutouS schemes 10 enSlave and
starve rs Ii You do not, silence will be construed
into submission and approval Of the chains that
Congress j. forging for Us. We have too l"l's
trusted implicitly 10 such architects of rain ~
wigfl! & Co. who are now for placing every 'n.r
in the army and all under the control ola Dictator
Trust them no longer. Remember th'ir fair
promises In" jewellers III the g;'r'!cI Of Eden.
when they lis;-uUd 20 the telaPiIuC promises ~
Satan were not more deceived and ruined than
people OF the fair, happy and blooming south
" hen they ls:rucl - the fair promises 81 these
arch I-ccIverS. SHncry, Wise Il 60.
\ heretofore con;rn:rd, prosperous and happy
people were told bv thea, that must withdraw
all connection from our Northern t.sSI;nIsIcrs
who were makiu; us pay one dollar aud tifv cents
for shoes. cents per yard for shifting, Two dol!
lars per sack for salt ten cents per pound for
sugar the same for coffee, etc. And these same
reckless men. who now for putting oil into the
army except themselves and u few tAv1rttcs,)
thea told us chat secession oulL b., pcacyAble AMI
;ha, there would be- war; thar we were 10
have nation of our own. free from eNtrrt;OnerS-
perfec; paradise with the tree OF tc-thH cotton
plant-ir our midst. before which all nations were
h. bow down and worship; and from which rivers
Of free trade We're to iOw Oh to the cuLS OF the
earth on the bosom Of which the r:lh merchau'
disc from every CLINE was 10 be frctsased and
poured down in our laps free Of taxation Hnw
:hey have deceived us. the blood of hundreds NJ
thousands OF our poor children. smoking from the
many battle fields. and the cries OF starving
women and children tell the tale. Will our pso-
pie be longer deceived by these false prophets
and arch drceivcrs! Or will they not command
the peace. and sIaunch these rivers Of blood -
Raleigh ". c. Standard.