Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-13
II EVENING NEWS.
Union lIeetings.

have lately been accustomed 70 name 'Na'
numbered precinct Of Virginia naa an-
other rousins Union meeting last niSh''
Colonel John A. Collins, for reasons mere
matter to be explained, was not present.
and !, his stead. Rev. Mr.. Fisher, Of Lam
der. a candidate for Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. was called upon for a
speech. He responded in a manner that
excited the enthusiasm OF the audience
Attending a chance for the house to con-
,inually ..come down" on originally en-
phssized Union sentiments. His clear
and dis,inc, enunciation, and the general
elegance Of his delivery enhanced the
favor with which his brief but brilliant
speech was received. Then came Butsch,
Y. Busch, "Butsch. the Blscksmith"-
who has been a pillar Of strength to the
Union party in this county during every
campaign. It is ground for positive and
repeated congratulations, when we record
the presence and talk Of the laboring man
from the Union platform. Butsch eau
drop the sledge and mou the rostrum,
and deal to the enemies Of the Union party
blows which, for sturdiness and effect
agains, the Copperheads, bear appropriate
comparison with the weight and moulding
execution OF his daily toll. BY ridicule
and sarcasm, as we'll as by the precise and
~indisputable recital Of Copperhead history,
Butsch is able to get representatives or
members of that political fraternity into a
white heat, and then he pounds them with
the hammer of patriotic argument, and as
they cool of. their minds are shaped into
adaptedness for place in the Union forces
the last strokes being gentle taps Of ap-
peal TO dress themselves with entire pro-
priety for service in the political o~rganiza-
ton TO which they are proselyted. Now
there is Judge B.; we expect. very likely.
he may have been converted into a useful,
night. Butsch's speech was full Of
points," to recspitula,e all Of which we
could not afford space to-day. He made
a particularly good hit in stating the case
of Texas as desired for annexation.
even at the great expense of a
war with Mexico. and then nomi-
nally cut loose from the Union
without a word of pro,es, from Northern.
bunker Democrats. He pushed the Mex
lean war record at the Copperheads with
unavoidable force. as offering a strong and
inexcusable contrast TO secesh sympathles
and plans. Though himself once opposed
20 the annexation Of Texas, for reasons
then entertained and set forth by the
Wing party. he did all in his power to aid
the Government when the Mexican war
commemorative adopting the motto: MY
country always right; but right or
wrong, nv country" VIVA, We had thus
obtained from Mexico, let US keep; and 1t
any still thought we did Mexico wrong IN
that conquest. we have and will improve
an opportunity which may be taken IN
resti,ution-oppor,unityt to force MaSimil-
ian TO 60 back TO Austria or France in a
war steamer or a a t-boa,, and then dis
,iuc,ly guaranteeing TO our n%eighbor on
the south, for all time, a sound Republi-
can form Of government. At the conclu-
sion Of his remarks Mr.. Butsch took occa-
sion 10 himself q candidate for
the Office Of Sheriff of this county pledg,
ing tina, he would, II nominated, meet and
with Union doctrines vanquish his oppo-
men, on the stump. and confident that he
would receive a heavy majority Of sen
dorsers" a, the ballot-box. Z. d. Fergu-
son then was called for. dis speech was
very brief, but from beginning to end,
in phrase and by gesture. was truly
eloquent. He made some smart points OF
witty illustration, toe. He said that
several weeks ago he had been cordially
invited 10 JOIN the Johnson Democratic
par,y-being seriously, gravely assured
that that party was bound to win at the
coming election. as the true, Conservative
Union" RI Party OF the State. He lad
declined on 6rst principles; but on pure
" selfish grounds he might have assigned
cause for his declination. BE presumed
almos, every Union man in the county
had been applied to IN a similar manner.
His sel6sh-if you so please TO call it
his selfish reason for not %acceeding TO the
earnest entreaty 10 Join the Conservative
Johnson Union Democratic Party could
be told by a story. A Western man once
visited an Eastern town where an old ac-
ouaintance Of his resided-the only per-
son in that vicinity whom he had ever be-
fore known. After registering his name
q, the village hotel, he began questioning
the landlord as to the precise whereabouts
and condition of his old friend. His
hos. informed him that Mr.. A. was a very
unlucky man. in his opinion irretrievably
ruined, financially and otherwise. The
a~uxiously inquiring guest remarked that
he had been told, on what he supposed
was good authority, that A. had a large
farm, and that he was, or was bound TO be.
q very rich man. We'll" says the land
lord, 'he has 60, a large farm /; that is, he
has possession of a good many acres OF
ground, but he has never been able to
raise anything on it except a big mort
gage. The Selec,men did once think OF
purchasing the best two acres for a m
,ery but as he had never been able to
raise anything even on that portion OF his
domain they concluded that it would be
unwise 10 make the PURCHASERS they were
afraid there would never be any resurrec-
ton from the graves that might be dug
there! 80 Jes so,-the speaker was appre-
hensive that any man who planted HIM
self on Tor under) the Conservative john
son Philadelphia Convention Union"
Democratic Party Platform never would
have any political growth or resurrection.
Mr.. Ferguson was vociferously applauded
a, the conclusion Of his speech.
The President, Mr.. Kaneen, then an
nounced that he had received a letter from
Col. John A. Collins, which the Secretary
Of the Club would read to the meeting.
Mr.. McDougsll then read as follows:
J. S. Kaneen, Pres't I'd Ward Union Club:
DEAR SIR: / very much regret that
severe illness prevents my being able TO
fulfill my engagement to speak this even
ing. Should l be unable to work before
the nominations, l hope in the canvass to
lend nv mite toward awakening an inter-
e,, in the minds of the Union hosts Of our
State TO give at the polls in Nevada an
overwhelming expression in favor OF the
acts of the wisest, puress and most humane
Congress that has ever honored our ma
iona halls in earnest efforts to vitalize
the g,es, principles Of human freedom set
forth ninety years since by our honored
fs,hers, in that immortal instrument the
Declaration of American Independence;
and tina, will make our country in TACT, as
as i. is in song,
..rh. land Of the free and the home OF the brave.