Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-05
To the Voters of the state of Nevada,

The approaching election, on the etn DAY OF
November next il the most important which mas
ever occurred in the history Of the Republic. and
its consequences, whether Of good or evil, as the
people of the loyal States may elect are destined
10 be felt through all the cOuntcrs ages OF the
future The contest Is not for the supremacy OF
party--not for the success OF auy OF tue Princi.
riples which, like ripples upon the deep ocean OF
unity aud brotherhood, playfully disturbed the
political surface in the pust-nOt for the Tecogni,
lion Of any portion Of the conflicting policies Of
party, which in the days Of peace served rather
TO unite thun to divide an enlightened and envied
people, claiming a common history, common
destiny, and u common God The struggle. us
ell throughout the North as beyond the Missls'
sippi and the james. IL between those who love
their country and would peril all to save 1t. and
the synIpathIzers with treason. who are la0oring
for the destruction of the Government OF their
fathers or OF the land which gave them protection
from the tyranny Of another hemisphere which
left them homeless. The former are represented
by the Union party-the latter by what is known
us the Peace. Democratic purity. whose platform
was drafted under the cyu and auspices Of lrea.
son. whose aim is q recognition Of the indepsnd.
ence of the Southern Csnfrderacy, and whose
leader stands convicted Of having saved the rebel
capital by the deliberate sacrifice Of thirty thous-
and patriots In the swumps OF the ChckHhominy.
Felior-eitiEens, Rhich tckei UiH you rote'
The platform Of the socallVd Democratic party
is the voice "f cowardlce, treason and cnmity TO
the Federal Government, and libel upon the de.
termination and patriotism of the North. II WAS
dictated in spirit OF dslOyalty, md adopted BY
the representatives of party whose leaders are
Southern Secessianists and northern abettors Of
the rebellion. II Is special plea for the seeded
South, and its uvowed purpose is the destruction
OF the uuon, or its restoration upon basis hu.
initiating and dshonorable IL the Government,
aud fruitful of cea-rlpss dlscord and revolution in
the future. Is the loyal North which has armed
aud sent its manhood TO the ield whose richest
fkn of RI,.1S md
made them sacred, whose homes ure hung in
sable, and whose hearts are heavy with the neII-
Dry If the drlld-is the loyal North prepared 10
withdraw its armies from the center OF the South,
reached through the carnage of q hundred bloody
fields, TO abandon Il cause so nearly won, and III
which so many noble hearts have bled to admit
itself vanquished when nnal victory is within Its
grasp to pay tU European creditors the monstrous
debt Uf the Contederacy, to return TO bondage the
war.emancipated slave who has stood sentineI
around The camp-tres Of freedom, or 10 recognize
The independence Of the rebeouS Statcsi lfuot,
then Is the Chicago platform An infamous false.
hooo, which the honor Of the North demands TO
be rpfuted in tones Of thunder on the'sth Of No.
vsmber next IL is the proclamation Of u ma
tured conspiracy against the peace and we'll being
OF loyal people, aud the once venerated name OF
Democracy Is detiled by the touch of treason.
The platform of the Union party, framed In u
spirit of patriotism, is but the echo Of that ull.
pervading sentiment which is TO rebuild the
broken arches of the Republic and plant the rose
in fields made desolate by the track OF war.
FellOr. citizens. phicA TICKET piH you rote
Let no loyal man be- led from his allegiance 10
the Government by blindly following tho banner
of purity. There arc but two parties now, nor
can there be q third until peace sits again upon
the thresholds nf Il mourning people, and but
single issue divides theul-tlose who are for the
Government and those who are against it. There
is bnt one way BY which IN honorable peace can
huas - -hu IN nOf tba yya a0a
treason until IL knerls in submission, disHrIned
and defenselesS beneath the flag II has betrayed.
Either must this be done, or the Independence Of
the ;onth be recognized There IL no middle
course-no process Uf conciliatlon or compromise
by which the South can be saved from subinis'
sion md the Government saved from dshonor.
What do the leaders Of that party styling itself
Democratic propose to do To elect peace
Congress, peace President on peace platform,
aud then accept such terms of peace az may be
dictated by the ConfedeTAcy and all this Is to be
accomplished In the name Of Democracy. What
il there in the Democracy Of to-day TO remind the
distiple of Jefferson and Jackson Of the Democ.
racy OF the pastl Do ills champions, with treas.
on swelling in the heart aud dying on the lips in
slander Of the Administration, ever talk Of the
principles Of that party with which they mantle
their disloyaliyi Do they proclaim agalnst banks
and high tariffs, against internal improvements
and popular Boyereignty7 In the empty name OF
Democracy, which many Of them years ago ab.
Jrred in the secret councils Of Know NothnBtsnl,
they denounce the Administration and the war
for the preservation of The Union and seek to lure
the unIhinkIng frcm their fealty by the magic OF
simple word. Abandoned upon the inUugura.
ton Uf the rebellion by the great and good man
who gave 1t character and direction in the past,
the purity has been seized upon and converted into
an apology for crime and an instrument Of revo.
luton. Its principles are scorned or forgotten by
the conspirntors W no irreHerenl " invoke its name
in uxtsnuation of treason, and its temples are des
| ecrated by the homage ofthe Goddess wurshippers
who kneel beside its alturs. In Its high places
where once sat the great teachers Of Democracy,
now crouch the covering apologists Of anarchy
and disunion; and Its halls which in. the past
echoed the eloquence Of the patriots Of the Re.
public, now ring with the shouts Of lawlessness
and disloyalty. And this ID the phantom invoked
from the grave Of party by the spirit Of treason
which leads the van Of disaffection In the North,
and beckons the loyal devotee Of Democracy to Q
betrayal Of his country. aE
Feltop.citifeaS, phich ticket riu yoH rote
| Your sutfrageS must be given TO Mcclellan
the Chicago platform and national dshonor, or
| 10 Lincoln, the triumph of the Federal arms ana
the establishment of an honorable and lasting
peace. Calmly viewing the vital issues OF tne
canvRAs can you doubt the awful consequence
Of Peace Democratic victory in NoVemosE '
Can you hesitate In the performance Of wRat
every loyal man must recognize as q duty 70 uIA
countryl The consequences OF such TRIUMPH,
foreshadowed by the disloyal aims and uttsIansss