Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-02
THE LOUISVILLE JOURNAL.

THE LoUISVILLE JOURNAL
This widely circulated and. at one
time, most influential sheet-intiuentiai
and widely circulated because Of its then
LOYALTY and ardent support Of the Gov
eminent, is fast losing its hold on the
esteem of the people; and instead OF ocinS
looked for, as OF yore, as welcome guest
a, the table of loyal citizens, Is coming 10
balooked upon with indifference and con-
tempt. The lengthy columns its weekly
edition are filed with articles of very luke
warm LOYALTY, and TRADES Of abuse Of
.Abolitionists. The Con6scation Laws are
also a terrible thorn in lis side, and lib
eral portion Of its space is devoted to dis
QUESTIONS upon the enormity Of such
terrible persecution of the misguided
Southern brethren" and their aiders and
abettors within the Federal lines. Fit
keeps on at its present rate of descent into
the realms of Copperheadism it will not be
long before il VIII have griefs enough Of
is own 10 mourn over to have much SYM
pathy to waste on the prosecuted foes
of the nation. In the copy Of that paper
now before US, an article of column and
4 half is devoted to the demonstration Of
the enormity of the Emancipation Procla-
nation, and whole libraries are ransacked
to prove that in the last war between the
United States and Great Britain. our Gov
eminent demurred 10 a similar proclama-
ton by the British military authorities.
In this article the Editor conceiveS that he
utterly overthrows all the arguments made
bv John Sherman in his great speech IN
favor of universal emancipation. with
compensation TO loyal owners in loyal
States, but without compensation TO any
in the disloyal States. He conceives that
he has crushed John Sherman, and with
him the whole Congress OF the United
States and great Is his glory thereat.
The puisSant editor. however, will lind
that satisfactory and convincing as his
arguments may be to himself and the cop
perhead crew. to whom he seems to have
gone over. body and boots, they will cut
but slim figure in the final adjudication OF
the matter by Congress. The star OF his
glory has been growing DINNER and dim
mer these many months and those who
once listened to his honest and patriotic
articles with respect, are now disposed TO
give him the very cold shoulder.
Five columns of the same paper are de
voted to a reprint of the speech Of WadS-
worth, of Kentucky, delivered in the
House of Representatives last February,
against the joint resolution ITO amend the
act to suppress instruction and to pun
;sh treason and rebellion; to sieze and
confscate the property of the rebels, and
for other purposes" That lengthy speech
abounds in abuse OF the government and
its acts, that must have sorely tried the
courtesy and patience Of those loyal men
who were forced to listen to it. Yet II
forms sweet morsel for the Copperhead
editor Of the JolG7la! 10 roll under his
tongue, and dainty dish to set before the
masked enemies Of the nation, who now
sit almost alone at the seditious literary
banquet daily spread upon its broad sheet.
The denunciations of the President as an
autocrar and 4 despot, strike sympa-
thetic chord in the heart Of the Nallandig-
ham-worshipping crowd and sent across
the lines and distributed broadcast through
the rebel army. cause grim smiles Of salts
faction, and encourage new hopes Of aid
and comfort yet TO come from their SYM
pathizing friends, the Conservative
Democracy OF the North.
The editor next devotes half column
TO the defense of Sunset Cox. well known
as one of the firm of Tallandigham. Nan
dy Wood, Seymour & Co. He says that
Sunset stands on the Kentucky plat
form" i. ?, he platform Of the Journal.
In stating this much the editor avows his
sentiments to be identical with those of
Cox and his confreres. That fixes the
status of the Journal beyond further doubt
or question; and despite its every hyPo-
critical assertion of devotion to the Union,
and It's occasional sickly bon mots at the
expense of the rebel leaders, it can hence
forth be placed among the organs OF sedl-
ton and rebellion, and expect to receive
from loyal men, who have eyes to see and
reason to understand, that utter condem-
nation meted to the Day Book, the Ca"cas-
siGn, the Crisis, and papers Of kindred in
fanny.
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