Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-29
COMPARISON OF PLATFORMS.

1t is interesting and edifying to note the
two platforms in Californis-the Demo-
cratic and the Union. Take, for a strik-
ingly contrasting example, the first resolu-
tons of either Convention. The Demo-
cratic No. l "a good "goak" throughout
reads: ...'
Resolred, That we sincerely rejoice in
the cessation OF war and the return OF
peace throughout our whole country /; and
we trust that the momentous lessons of
the past four years will inspire among all
our fellow citizens greater reverence for
constitutional obligations, and those
friendly and fraternal relations between
the people of all the States, which are the
most solid guarantee for the %perpetuity OF
the Union. .r..... .....
The Union No. /, reads:
Rssolred, That representing the loyal
Union men, and the Union party Of Cali
fornia, VIC acknowledge our inestimable
debt of gratitude to the brave men who on
land and sea have fought the varying for
tunes of a desperate civil war; to the
statesmen who have exercised the civil
authority of the Government and conduct
ed its diplomacy; and above all to Al
mighty God, whose gracious Providence
in the affairs of men was never more
signally manifest than in bringing our
country-the hope and beacon-light Of
humanity-so triumphantly through so
terrible a struggle.
No. 2 of the Copperhead creed, reads:
Resolved, That the Democracy of CALI
fornia will in the future, as in the past,
| give q cordial support to the National Adj
ministration in the discharge of all its
| Constitutional functions, and most es-
pecially in times of great national peril
that in the face Of the manifold difficulties
! and embarrassments resulting from the
late war, the Democratic party will not
| withhold its support from the policy of
| the Administration so far as the same
| tends to secure the rights and liberties Of
the States and of their citizens.
No. 2 of the Union platform reads:
Resolved, That while we have reason to
| rejoice in the success which has attended
| the Union arms, and the Union principles,
we recognize the fact that u work is not
vet done; that great questions yet remain
to be settled and great difficulties to be
overcome by Congress and the Admins
tration IN bringing order, peace and sub
mission to law, out of the. confusion and
disorder in which the wal has left the late
| rebel States !; that there are still elements
| of disatfection to be restrained in the Sec
tons lately in rebellion and to be COM
batted at the polls in California and that
consequently there is no less necessity
than heretofore for maintaining the organ
ization of the Union party in its full vigor
| and integrity, to the end that California
may at all times be in a condition to rem
| der the most effective and loyal support
to every measure of policy which may be
found necessary by Congress or the Ad-
ministration in order to maintain the au-
thority Of the Union and to secure and
| perpetuate the just fruits of victory.
We ask our readers to note with care
the distinction between these specimen
extracts from the Democratic and Union
platforms; as they are indisputable pre-
sentations of the state of the issue.
Mark.