Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-21

WITH every one ana Gil men tnHL can COHe
up noto and say they are for freedom, for the
perpetuity of the Union, a renewal Of
National affairs upon the common basis
that has been suggested, and ready to
honestly contribute as loyal men to the
onward march of the Nation in its true
work, which will crown it with vast and
enduring splendors.
But let us not forget the all-important
practical issue that is really before us, and
it is this: the speedy construction of a
Pacific Railroad. Applause. That, sir,
is a question of unionism as intensely ex-
pressed in practical words for works as it
is possible for human ingenuity and fore
sight to suggest or devise. We of Nevada
must be true to this question of the union
of Atlantic and Pacific waters and States
by iron bands. [Applause.] We want
to 60, no as importunate beggars, but as
men clad in official authority, by those
who are true to the Union, and ask our
Government to take this great work to its
arms; to call from their partial retirement
those great Generals whose names now
shine as mighty lights in the constellation
| of American civilization, and put them on
this track ; to clear of the buffalo and
wipe out the Indians; and if it is neces-
sary to do so, let the negro question ex-
haust itself and Its living basis in the
building of the Pacific Railroad between
the Sierras and the Rocky Mountains and
the Father of Waters. [Great applause.
It may be that some of these Copper
heads, when they come up on the stump,
will say that We have no future. 1.-The
old Democratic party had a future in their
policy but the Union party can have no
active future" Then it will be because
Queen Victoria, taking the advice of her
Cabinet Ministers. shall pay to us every
dollar of the worth Of the merchantmen
and goods that they have taken and de-
by their damnable piracies during the
four years of this rebellion. And, how
ever present advices may look OPP
posed to it, our present understood policy
will be closed only when that pigmy fac
totum of Louis Napoleon shall walk
across his part-made railroad from Mexico
TO Vera Cruz, tumble into a fe-boat, body,
boots and brooches, and vamose for the
coasts of monarchial France. No issues!
None in the world Poor Mr.. Copper
head You can't raise them. But the
God of Nature, the advancements of re-
publican civilization. and the iron ener-
gies Of q free, intelligent, educated people,
make issues Of arts and sciences that we
can carry to sublime contamination in
time of peace. And IS for the matter Of
war. political or literal. the Rebellion
Physical being now closed, we would no
more think Of considering the few re-
naming Copperheads of Nevada than a
man would consider what animal life he
was destroying when he trod on a piSmire
on his road to breakfast. Tremendous
cheering and laughter.]
No. sir. I put it down in no vain glory,
that the grand Union party is invincible.
[Applause.I 1t has lately been my priv
llege TO travel a little among the people of
Storey, and I know somewhat of their
sentiments. I tell you it il not possible to
beat us; and I do not believe there is any
danger Of our falling asleep on count Of
our confidence. Because, connected
with the idea Of victory there is
an incentive better for the popular name
than the shadow of past or probable de-
feats. Why, we poor Black Republicans
never could succeed until we got some of
those old Democrats, who were accustom-
ed to success. As long as we had the
Wings. only who used to be regularly
whipped. to contend in company with, we
failed. We never could make much pr
gress until we secured a few Of the old
true Democracy. 1t was not until after
we got Preston King, Of New York, and
old man Blair, of Maryland. who manu-
featured Andrew Jackson thunder and
seasoned it with lightning, and Lyman
Trumbull and a few other of those old
Democrats, who knew how to whip an
opponent like the very devil. that we
could carry anything. Immense ap-
~plause.l And this is the reason it is the
prestige of success, illustrating and prov
ing capacity for obtaining and holding
victory. We do not want to 60 round
with dropping banners, or point to unim-
portant defeats in California like the old
prophet going around the walls of the
great city and ~mournfully beholding the
chasms rent in them.
We are looking up, with the conscious
pride of an assured success in our hearts.
The castles of Government are ours; and
over the great Donjons of the national
forts floats unchallenged the banner we
all directly aided to there keep or replace.
God bless its dear old folds, forever and
ever! We are again to be victorious to
add new cornice stones. of the hewn pat
tern of Liberty, to that glorious political
fabric, viii, h shall be henceforth as now
ever increasing in hight and b~eauty-the
beacon of encouragement and
hope to freedom. aspiring humanity
throughout the world. Immense cheer
ing and applause.
The Club then adjourned to meet again
tomorrow evening.