Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-25
THE pE-wRE's POLICY"

THE PE-wEE's POLICY"
The Pe-tces is renewing its endeavors to
create dissen,ion in the Union party.
While almost every Union paper in the
Atlantic States, is talking Of q prospective
policy" which shall receive the sanction
of both Congress and the President, the
feeble voice from the sage brush is follow
ing up its "~series" for and in behalf Of
the policy" Of packed conventions, by q
string of antitheses, which have no more
dealing with the issues that are to be le-
ultimately raised at the next canvass, than
they have, with any pretense Of historical
sequence, to do with each other. We are
charged with advocating a platform that
would embrace Radicals and Copperheads,
Conservatives and Rebels. If we have
read the Pe-eee rightly, for some time past,
i, has been declaring that Conservatism
was Copperheadism, and nothing less.
And we suspect that nought but delight
a, seeing so many long words in a W
which the Ps-ree imagines constitutes
..heavy writing"--induced it to thus ssul-
tify its hool-hooting record. We find
that a majority Of the newly elected State
officers of Connecticut endorse the Presi-
sident and see no ''impassable gulf" etc.
We find that the staunchest New Eng
land journals approve the course Of the
Connecticut officers, as within the legiti-
mate scope Of Union party bonds. But
the feeble voice from the sage-brush pro-
claims that it would be a sacrifice Of
principle" to do anything less than en-
dorse Thad. Stevens at the next State
Convention in Nevada. As its words
sacrifice of principle" 60 forth, we see
the smile of derision that plays on the
coun,enance Of every Union man that
knows its history.
So late as the 9th Of April, Senator
S,ewar, said that the people complained
that Congress had no "policy; :" and that
they desired Congress to present n or
adop, the Presidents. Stewart admitted
the charge to be true, and no n ques-
toned the propriety Of his admission.
The Reconstruction Committee have pre-
scented a policy constitutional amend
ments that make up a policy. Nothing
called a policy" was before declared from
q committee Of the Union majority at the
Capital. This series Of amendments, with
a single omission, are likely to be adopted.
If the action of the Radicals" up to the
date of the introduction Of these amend
menss amounted to q "policy"-indicased
or entirely expressed-then the pending
propositions show that their programme
has been negasived in Congress.
Every zane and honess man in the
Union party Of Nevada, to-day, is anxious
for a clear Union fight and victory the
coming Fall; and few are they who have
a desire to place obstacles In the way Of
party success, BY creating d~issentions. It
is to be expected that creatures whose
price ranges from $1,000 downward,
will try one turn and another to make
themselves felt, as against the Treasury Of
the Copperhead organization. Affecting
occasionally to stand fairly on the Union
platform, it has not been able to make a
raise for its offered apostesy. Now it
proposes to stand in the northeast corner
of the Union party. and there bid itself
of. as worth something from the terms Of
the bargain; to-wit that it perform a
series Of summersaults ~diagonally across
the platform. There WILDE an insisting that
somebody must be knocked down or drag
ged u by the operation. But we warn
the Copperheads that the game offered is
Of no account to them, as it will neither
bring them strength nor harm the Union
organization, so deserted on a good rid
dance.
With the leading Union men Of the
Eastern States adopting a harmonizing
platform. before our next canvass, the Pc
culiar wisdom. rather the evil intent, Of
Nevada Unionis,s taking to radical planks
tina, lave already been compromised away
4, n Congress, is sufficiently manifest to all
men. A few Cinnamon, and perhaps one
or two Of Sam Browns Piutes, may be
led away, in opinion, BY the Pe.Teeites,
but we shall certainly remind them.and
the Copperheads that these rice-water and
sage brush proselytes have nc vote.