Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-04
THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH.

THE FOURTH LAX OF MAHCd.
Four years ago this day, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN was inaugurated as President of
the United States. His triumph then was
the triumph Of party, and we were
among the number of those who smarted
under the sting of party defeat. Upon
those questions which marked the differ
ence between the then existing parties, We
were among those who stood arrayed in
the strongest hostility to the party of
which Mr.. Lincoln was the standard.
bearer. The fat of the people had, how
ever, gone forth; ard in that spirit of &C.
quiescence which had ever been the char
acteristic of the American people, the true
men and patriots of all parties bowed
their heads to the popular decree. At the
hour when Mr.. Lincoln took the oath
which invested him with the authority of
Chief Magistrate of the Union, the country
was nominally at peace; and the distinc-
ton between political parties was merely a
difference of opinion upon questions of
policy pertaining to state of peace.
There was, however, upon the Southern
horizon, black cloud, something larger
than "a mans hand" and the hoarse
murmurs of treason were heard in the
Southern breeze. Scarce q month had
elapsed from the Inauguration of MIR.
Lincoln, before that dark cloud had risen
to the zenith and covered the nation with
the black pail of civil war. The first
shell that burst over Fort Sumter shat
tered in an instant the edi6ce of party. 1t
burst the bands OF allegiance which bound
the President to his party. and he became
the President of the Nation. 1t rent the
party shackles of the people, and they raj
lied to the support of the President.
Armed rebellion on the battlefelds Of the
South, and masked treason in the North,
famed to fiercer flame by the machina-
lions of European monarchies, COM
passed the overthrow of the nation and
the triumph of despotism over free gov
eminent. The President surrounded him.
self with the best minds of the nation,
irrespective of obsolete party differences,
and with firm hand guided the tempest
tossed Ship of State across the stormy
gulf, and through the rocks and shoals
and quicksands yawning for her destruc-
ton. AS the expiration Of the Presi-
Dental term drew near at hand, and it
became necessary to choose successor,
the people, approaching the soundness OF
the head, the purity of the heart, and the
6rmness of the hand of him who stood at
the helm, wisely forbore to risk change.
And when the representatives of the peo-
pie assembled at Baltimore to name the
next President of the United States, that
Convention declared with an unanimous
voice that ABRAHAM LINCOLN was the
choice of the American people. In that
Convention were assembled men of every
political party; men who, in the political
arena, had battled against each other with
the most relentless hostility but in that
hour, no partizan voice was heard, no
party principle discussed. There was but
one issue then before the country. That
issue was: "Shall our country live-or
shall it perish:" With one heart they
counselled, with one voice they spoke,
and the people ratified. at the ballot-box,
the choice of that Convention, with an
unanimity that has no parallel in the his
tory of the nation. To-day, the will Of
the American people, as expressed on the
Eighth of November, is accomplished,
and Mr.. Lincoln renews the oath which
retains him at the Nations head. Four
years he has occupied the proud and re-
sponsible station, and in those four years
has proved himself the clear headed,
patriotic and faithful servant of the peo-
pie. The dark clouds that lowered around
the Nations destiny four years go, are
rapidly breaking away before the bright
sun of the future. The nation has been
tried in furnace of FIRE, and is emerging
purified and resenerated from the ordeal.
The fierce test has taught us our own
strength, and self-conscious of her might,
the nation stands forth to-day the giant
of the earth-the master Of the land and
of the sea. As on this day Of National
jubilee, each patriots heart bounds with
joy and pride and hope, and from every
loyal lip goes up the cry of LONG live
the American Union" let there be added.
another shout. in honor of the peoples
choice: LONG LIVE ABRAHAM LINCOLN