Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-03

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Besides having the initial letters of the
name of Andrew Jackson, President An
drew johnson has the spirit of the old
hero who was the first to nullfy Southern
notification. Mr.. johnson, though not
| much above a week in the Presidential
Station, has already shown the utmost
steadiness of nerve. the greatest prompt
ness of determination, the most direct
energy and the fullest understanding of
the stern duties and requirements of his
place. Already are the people who have
made many very sad and burdensome
sacrifices for the Union, assured that moth
ing of honor and principle will be thrown
away to establish peace for which the
loyal States have poured out an unceasing
stream of the noblest blood and con-
tributed amounts of treasure high above
the range of all ordinary computation.
Those States have aimed at proper resto-
ration, and fought and suffered for 1t;
they have aimed also at perfect main
tenance of the integrity of the national
Government and have fought and suffered
for it; they have aimed also to press VIC
tory ON till it should result in the most
honorable peace, a peace honorable to a
people who would not shrink before any
circumstance which brought to their view
the miserable and dishonorable calculs-
tons of treason and national dismember-
ment. President Johnson is the man to
see that such peace is made. He has
the idea entirely clear and completely en-
compassed; it is in his nature, his
desire and his purpose to practi-
calize il, and to soon and finally put
the rebellion out of existence, and bury 1t
beneath the pedestal of impartial justice.
No leniency will be exhibited while re-
bellion continues in organization; no
clemency will be exercised while treason
attempts to palliate its crimes; no condi-
ton Of suspended hostilities will be offer
ed or accepted, except such as insure the
utter downfall and utter abandonment Of
treason, disunion and defiance Of Federal
authority. The rebellion viii not be per-
mitted to slip away half repressed. The
bloody and hateful conspirators win not
be allowed to claim the magnanimity due
TO valiant warriors and statesmen who
were animated by an exalted sense Of hu-
man rights. The oppressive and revenge
full leaders Of the Southern faction viii
not receive. such amnesty as will again
enable them to sound an influential voice
in national party and national govern
ment: nor will they have warrant to again
deceive the people of their sections to press
States to the notification of national laws,
to harrangue for return to 1.-THE princi-
pie of State rights" and to support an in
dolent and naughty white caste by the
labor, ignorance and brutishness Of black
slavery. No; these vile embodiments of
wickedness will not be objects of favor.
They are not within the reach Of any de-
gree Of pardon; they have committed all
Of the highest and lowest crimes against
| order, law, wise government prosperous
peace, republican liberty and civilization.
For all these President Andrew johnson
grandly, powerfully and rightly speaks
when he declares that generosity toward
those bad men would be a mockery Of
Justice and shame upon freedom. en-.
iiahtenment and the decent manhood oil
American citizenship.-Fza9.