Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-10
LOYAL San Francisco.

San Francisco, which has hitherto prided itself
upon its unparalleled loyalty and devotion to the
National Government; the San Francisco that
has boosted of its fealty, and has pitied New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and other
Eastern cities because their record was not so
good that of this city, stands to-day before the
world, a trembling convict-abased. fallen from
her high estate disgraced in her own eyes, despiscd
by her ncighbors for hypocrisy, sef.conceit AFRO
ganee and seltishness.
But we have not been deceived; we have
known from the beginning that our patriotism
was a sham, professions of loyalty q cheat,
and that instead of love of country, it was love
of the almighty dollar than thing else that
controlled our actions. We have always known
from the day the Bulletin and .iltd advocated the
right of secession down TO the present hour, that
if we could have male more money by seced-
ing from the Union than by remaining in it, that
Il very large body, perhaps majority Of the peo-
pie, would have been in favor OF Pacific Repub.
lie. We have known that il the BSt!ctiH and itd
had continued advocate secession, that the
great part OF the population of San Francisco
would have followed them, simply because Of the
peculiar state of affairs here. 4 few years Sacr,
Que or the other of these papers was introduced
into every family, and they became the text books
of their political fLiih-the business papers of the
town and after they hal acquired monopoly
of the Eastern news, their circulation became n
most universal We have observed too what
many doubtless had failed 10 STE, that they had
fallen from their original high positions upon
moral and social questions; and that instead
Of striving to elevate the public mind and tastes
they hII drsencrated TO purely mcrcrnary
level II was temporarily fortunate for the conn
try. after these Journals had taken ground in fi-
vur OF Secession. that we had one mau in our
mist, who gifted above all Others in OriItorv
where burning words and fearful Sarclsms, wrr' +,
for the hour. mCre potent with his hearers than
the leaders oil these journals, and that his tongue
nd ilf ll,spt Iytrpd
try. In the beginning it was the seathing fcl vid
e!oqucncc Of the Rev. I. tar King that created
in san Francisco u pubic opinion that Induced
these mcrcenarics TO follow in his wake; but
theirs was a compulsory conversion, and there
fore to be watched sInd whoever has watched
their course during the past three years, eau re-
collect scores of instances where, in direct and
Indirect manner, they have done great harm to
the cause OF the country.
True the orator above referred to still lives and
is eloquent and patriotic AZ ever. but the really
loyal have grown careless, believing that all is
we'll But the disgraceful and violent scenes that
occurred at the mass meeting the other night will,
we trust, warn the truly patriotic Of the danger
that is to be apprehended should they longer re-
main apathetic.
Let us no longer deceive ourselves or attempt
to deceive others by professions of loyalty! Let
us no longer pretend that we are willing TO sup
port the Government No longer talk about New
York riots TO resist the draft for men, when we
have body of men who are ready TO commit u
riot and murder when not real, but an magma
~ draft upon their pockets is attempted! Let it
not be said that human life was not taken! No
thanks to the mOb-no thanks to the hired
bullies. thieves. murdercrs and hravos that
composed the mob that murder was not commit
ted They threatened murder; tried to murder,
and would have murdered in cold blood an officer
of the United states, who attempted in public
meeting to discuss resolutions bearing treason OH
their face; that was the offense- They would
have murdered him in cold blood If the cowardly
miscrean.s had not known that the moon would
have becl MADE 20 shine through some of their
worthless cdrcasses if they persisted in the at
tempt /; has become quite too common for a set
of wretchcS and fends in San Francisco to hang
anybody and everybody who differs with them In
opinion, and they have invoked their fayorite for
gerry dodge in order to suppress the Government
currency, and overnwe those who believe II IL
their duty to stand by it. And these trainers of
public opinion (the Bulletin and dtG) think II n
good joke, or that the man who escapes hanging
by the bravery of few friends, Is fortunate in
getting of So.
We here tell these incarnate devils that the
friends of the Government are not to be overawed
by threats or actual violence-that they do not
fear mobs whether they come rs open foes, or
sneaking hypocritical friends of the Government.
We tell them, If they come with bottles as they
did the other night. they will find proper weapons
to meet them or, If they come with muske;s and
boyonets, they will find other muskets and bayo-
nets, and artillery, TO meet them. They will find
now that there IN o Government, and woe betide
the bought hell-hounds and their employers, II
they attempt to shed loyal blood-S. F. Eu. Jour
mol, Feb. 9th.