Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-27
TIE ONE UNION ISSUE.

TILE ONE UN1ON Issue.
We observe that the Copperhead organs
on this coast are endeavoring to blind the
people to the real main issue of the can
vass. They set up the rejected radical y
plans, and claim that the Union party is
committed to them, and that the service
of the opposition is legitimately directed
against the defeated and even abandoned
projects for reconstruction introduced and
once urged in Congress by Thad. Stevens
X Co. The St. Louis Democrat, itself q
Radical journal-after its own naming
remarks precisely such a in
Missouri. But Union men will not per-
nit this style Of shadow-shooting cam
paigning to avail the C%opperhead leaders
The issue is on the Constitutional Amend
ment, which the majority in Congress
have adopted and placed before the States.
And the Philadelphia Address contributes
to render more distinct this grand Plat
form topic Of the present canvass. The
Address says that Congressman acted as
"usurpers" in passing the Article sub
mi,ted and while such a charge will not
be a healthy plank for the Copperhead
creed in any Northern State, they prefer
TO make it, and will even dare 10 relterate
it in strong language in their Convention
resolutions, that they may escape, so much
as possible, all argument or attempt at
argument against the Amendment. They
will brush aside the offer Of dicussion on
the Amendment, by declaring that it is
not before the country. But this will
leave the retort clear space for home
thrusting-that the Copperheads fear a
debate on the real Union proposition /; that
so profound is that fear that they prefer
TO say we have now no Government ex-
cept what the Executive constitutes, rather
than challenge the admirable text OF the
Reconstruction plan as it is. They Will
dencunce Congress as a trump assem-
blage," that they may, if possible, escape
considering the obvious and overwhelm-
ing evidence Of the right of the Amend
ment. The equal impudence and absurd
ity Of the denial Of legality to the Acts OF
the present Congress will be so apparent
and will involve the Copperhead stumper'
and journalists in such contradictions thai
the people will appreciate more fully than
through any other method, the sinking
policy of the "Rump" ranters, and read
with greater satisfaction than ever the
words of the proposed Constitutional Ar
ticle.
It is true, the Cops expect aid and COM
for. in their scheme for ignoring the
Amendment. during the canvass, from the
in.imasions of certain journals that a
Radical" plan is TO be revived at the
Capitol next year, or in the next Congress,
as restoration conditions" supple
mentary TO or superseding the Article
now framed and submitted. But we are
pleased to note the probability that in thi:
expectation they are doomed to grlevou'
disappointment. The "Congressiona
Policy" cannot be made to appear to b.
the policy" of Thad. Stevens * Co..
even if Radical" journals were dis.
posed to persis. in stating such to be the
fact, which we opine is not now the de-
sire or intention of the conductors Of any
Union paper on this coast.
No: the business of this campaign is a
fight on the Constitutional Amendment.
Its ratification is necessary to the Life Of
the Nation. II it is defeated, we know
not what evils are upon US. II it is de-
feated, the wax will not have accomplished
its proclaimed mission-the preservation OF
the Union. It must be ratified, or South
ern traitors and Northern d~oughfaces will
again resume control of the Government
only to plunge it into irretrievable ruin.