Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-16
MATTERS

Almost simultaneous with the earth
quake and steamboat disaster, down 60
stocks mineral and excitement political.
For two or three weeks prior to u State
Convention there was quite a lively time
in our portion of the State, and the pre-
liminary canvass was full Of interest and
bubbling with considerable spirit OF en-
thusiasm. Now it does seem as if a wet
blanket had been laid over our domestic
political altar -6res, and scarcely the smoke
of smouldering embers is seen or scented
in all the regions in and around about
Storey. The only Club meeting that has
been held in the county since the State
Convention closed its labors was very
thinly attended; and n Of the Club
rooms of Virginia City sd Ward) has
been closed for lack Of rent-funds. Here.
boys, this ought not to be! We are not
taking alarm, in any furious degree, at
this lull after a preface storm,-quite
natural, perhaps. But the calm is a eete
too quiescent, in all its features, to suit q
healthy Union expectancy. We doubt
not, if one of our Storey county Congress
sional candidates had been selected there
would have been a continued hurrah =
this would have been the case though the
shou. had been confined to three dozen Of
voices. But the case is as it is; and in
our heart we abide our promise to give
any candidate selected all our favor and
strength Of advocacy. And so the vast
majority Of our Union folks feel ; albeit a
triae Swallowed at the lack of success on
the part of their special aspirant for
honors. Is it impossible to get up such
an assemblage as a ratification meeting,
before the County Convention comes of
In reply to this suggestion, when we have
ven,ured TO make it upon the street, we
have been reminded that Mr.. Ashley was
in San Francisco. He is there but for a
day. We understand he starts TO return
on this afternoon boat. He need not be
here for our ratification purposes ;ithough
his absence may be plead in apology for
our non-asscmbling, if it is thought not
well to gather and endorse before our
Legislative ticket is laid in column.
We have been very confdentially in
formed that the Copperheads intend put
ting up a ticket Of "great ability" and
| there have been named to US as Assembly
candidates such eminent loyalists as Jim
Hardy and Tom Williams, whose "in-
tellect" is expected to over shadow the
entire political field. May be so. But
we don't see it in that light. II such no.
torious traitors as the above named can get
a seat in the Legislature from Storey
county. then we had better invite Dan
Showal,er and Dave Terry to come again
among us; and old Bolts should have
charge of the EnterpriSc. Trot them out,
and we will show their record, and take
the verdict of our registered voters. The
course of the Enterprise in advising its
limited number of readers Of the regene-
ration of the New York Democracy, and
expressing a belief and hope in the uni
versal pardon" of Jeff. Davis & Co, is
alluded to by Copperheads as indicative OF
the intention of that sheet to flop to the
Democracy altogether. It would not be
much of a "hop." 1t already possesses
the grand moral clements of modern DE
mocracy." Larceny and lying compose
its stock in trade.
Lander is rejoicing hugely over Ashley's
nomination. We hope to hear that not q
dozen Coppcrhead votes are Tailed on
election day, in that part Of the State.
Something very like this was promised BY
the Lander Delegation-if Their candidate
was chosen. They must consider tina,
while we do our best, we might, naturally
enough, fall a few short .of the majority
one Of our own county men would have
obtained. So let the Landcrites be up to
sharp and sweeping work. We shall do
our best. The defeated Storey county
candidates expect to stump this and ad-
joing localities, and 10 more earnest effort
could be exacted of them than they assure
us will be given. When Mr.. Ashley re-
turns, we understand it is his intention to
take up his campaign abode in Virginia
That is well. But let him not delay his
coming. His presence is needed.