Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-27

Great IN Ineee UOuleuSot % IL va wv
mast, he enabled his country to stand aloof
from the unhappy storm Of European pol
tics; he resigned his popularity to accom-
pHsh 50 great an end; and he maintained
the Constitution over which he presided
BY a severe and digni6ed confidence in Its
merits, and g calm exercise Of its ac-
knowledged powers and authority. He
was insulted, he was resisted in his own
Executive Department as the Chief Magis-
trate of America. The Ia6ors Of the press,
the enthusiasm Of the people, the intrigues
of democratic societies-all were united
against the temper and wisdom OF Wash
ington. But he rose superior to them ell.
He contented himself with steadily main
tanning the principles Of the laws OF ma
tons and the regulations Of his W Gov
ernment. The horizon at length cleared
up, discovering the President left in the
same place and attitude by the storm in
which the storm had found him ; the
c~ountenances Of all good and wise men
were instantly turned on him with the
most animated smiles Of reverence and
love.
President Washington nominated John
Jay as envoy to Great Britain. or this
the significance of which all readers Of our
history will recollect-itis said:
Scarcely any public act OF the President
drew upon his administration q greater
degree Of censure than this ; this censure
constitutes q most striking part Of its
merits. It was condemned as an exhibit
ton Of "Washington's Policy"
The result was. instead Of making
a war with England, he made Q
treaty Of commerce. That this treaty
should DO reprobated cannot be won
dered at. Town and county meet
ings mo, the best judges Of such subjects)
were everywhere held. The mind Of
Washington was unusually anxious and
even disturbed. But, at length, the con-
fdence which was felt in the judgment
and virtue Of the chief magistrate began
silently to produce its proper effect; and
though the majority. Of the House OF Rep
re~sentatives was against the treaty, o clear
majority Of the people at last declared
themselves in favor Of it,-that is, in favor
Of prosperity and peace.
In the course Of his administration,
Washington had to assert the constitu-
tional rights Of the Executive against the
House Of Representatives. In the year
1874, he had to issue his proclamations.
call forth the militia and put down by
force an instruction in Pennsylvania ;
and he had continued to maintain the
proper exercise of authority, the principles
Of peace, Of National justice, Of civil iber-
~, till, amid the wild illusions Of viru.
lence and folly, he was at last himself &C
cused oven Of peculation and Of plumber
ing the public, in the discharge Of his
office.
To what an extent Jefferson was an
object Of abuse from Congressman and
newspaperst there are few educated Ameri-
cans who are not informed, for it is q part
of the history Of the country which has q
prominent place in the record Of Jefer-
sons administration terms. In his Inaug-
ural at his second term Of Office he said
During this course Of administration
and in order to disturb It. the artillery Of
the press has been levelled against US
charged with whatever its l~icentiousness
| could devise or dare. These abuses Of an
institution so important to freedom and
science are deeply to be regretted, mas
much as they tend TO lessen its usefulness
and to sap its safety. They might, in
deed, have been corrected by the whole
some punishment reserved to and provided
by the laws Of the several States against
falsehood and defamation ; but public
duties, more urgent, press OF the time Of
public servants, and the offenders have
therefore been left to fud their punish
ment in the public indignation.
Precisely such epithe;s r. are now
launched against President johnson by
the hool-hooting organs, were thrown at
President Jefferson by papers Of like dis
reputable character with those now prin-
cipally engaged in issuing "falsehood and
defamation" against present Chief
Executive. And the same precedent in
inscriptions libel is found in the case Of
Andrew Jackson.
But rsad-come down to our own days
read what the Radicals said Of President
Lincoln and his policy" in 1854. If
"Johnson's policy" was not his predeces-
sor's, then the identity Of the bad Lam
guage by which it is called BY the Radi-
calls of "a is little short Of marvellous.
From the several calls, dated May, 1854,
for the Cleveland Convention, signed by
Gratz Brown. Of Missouri, and other
I" Radicals" we extract:
The imbecile and vacillating policy Of
The present Administration, its treachery
to Justice, freedom, and genuine demo-
principles m itsplan of reconstruction
the honor and dignity Of the Ma
lion have been sacrificed to conciliate the
still existing and arrogant slave power,
to further the ends Of an unscrupu-
Ious partisan ambition, call in thunder
tones on the lovers Of justice to come to
the rescue Of impartial and universal free
threatened with betrayal and over
It appears from this that Lincoln had q
my policy" and what is asserted of its
character, in the above official Radical
proclamation is Of the same style IS the
against Presiden. johnson.
Wherein does it difers
The Radicals then pronounced The IA
ministration ga civil and military fa;lure,,
this expression running clo.e Itch
the Copperheads, who said oths v,r h..
proved a failure" And in the Cleveland
Convention, a letter from Wendell l,hy-
lips was warmly ~applauded, which sa;8.
"Mr. Lincoln's model Of -recons.ruc .;o,
puts all power into the hands Of the nm
white race. To reconstruct The
rebel States on that model is only cont nm
the war in the Senate Chamber a, Ter
have closed it in the field. Such re-
construction makes the freedom Of the
negro q sham. and perpetuates slavery un-
Ter q softer name. Such reconstruction
and facilitates another rebellion
There is no plan Of reconstruction pos !
ible within 20 years, unless we admit the
Iegro to citizenship and the ballot !
such q recognition Of the blacks
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