Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-07
HOW THE MATTER STANDS.

Tho President insists that he has the
same end and abjec, in view tina IS the
political focus of the determination OF
Congress. He says he should be sorry to
.ro back" upon the Union party
arains, the men who have so far led the
country, the Republic, through the vii.
dcrness. The Copperheads insis, that all
these assurances are CANNON, humbug.
And yet they are, par excellence, support
ers of the Presiden, and his policy 4!
What act is it upon which the charge of
wholesale apostacy is made out against
the Chief Executive: His refusal to no.o
extend the Freedmen's Bureau Bill. That
bill clothes the President with tremendous
power. Under it he has, in time of peace,
more authority. moro direct, unques-
toned control Of men and money. than
had Lincoln at any period during the war.
Well may Seward inquire-Is a President
to be denounced for declining so much Of
prerogative and powera The Copper
heads say that Andy lies when he declares
he is in favor of securing the objects held
in view BY the loyal majority Of Congress ;
and, they add, in a natural connection, ice
are in favor Of Andy on the ground that
he is false to the face Of his declarations q!
Now this is proper enough for the genuine
Democracy :" but should white men fol-
low in the wake of such class-leaders: 1t
is true, we ought to say IN this connec.
ton, that many a man who, even up to
this date, has been honestly under the de-
fusion Of Democracy, Is glad Of an excuse
to be a supporter of q Union Administra-
ton, glad Of this chance for a personal
shake up into the company Of truly loyal
men. These men. when this emeuts is
over, will be found at-home in the Union
organization, and wondering how they
ever staid u Of the great national party
so long. We cannot blame these for TAX
ing advantage of the present rumpus, to
break into the Republican fold. Recur-
ring to the Democratic demagogues'
use Of the &" situation" we again inquire
If i. is worth while for Union men to kick
Andy clear into the opposi,ion's lodge
room, even if it were decided that he was
disposed to travel that way: Let US ven
,ure to say, No. Neither Fessenden, nor
Nye. who have both spoken directly on
the Freedmen's Bureau Veto, exhibit a de-
sire to push the President from US; and 80
far as they have been reported by tele-
graph, they are no. known to have said
that they thought the President was leav-
ing or inclined to leave his Union sup
porters.
I, would be a calamity indeed, if after all
the bloodshed for the preservation Of the
Nation, III. high purpose of the war for
the oppression of rebellion should be prac-
tically lost. That cannot be permitted.
Tha, failure cannot be brought about BY
the detection of the President nor even the
instability Of one Congress. And the
loyal people are right in a sensitive jeal-
pussy lest there be a lack of irmness in the
detailed accomplishment Of all those pat
riotic aims the soldiers Of the country had
in view when they offered and laid down
their lives on the battle fields Of the Nation.
But the calamity SO deeply deprecated
might be brought about by a series Of &C.
tons and results, first chap,ered by a rup-
ture twixs Congress and the President,
which discretion and Q conciliatory policy
that would not be concession Of princi-
pie might save.
The Democracy have nj right to the
proprie,orsh,p of Andy Johnson. Surely
he is no Buchanan or Pierce. But if he
be false to the Union party, then neither
Buchanan. nor Pierce, nor JEFF. Davis, are
names deserving Of such execration as will
be the baptism title of the 18th President of
the United States.