Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-05
OPINIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA

Union spa III Salliotuia SA"Aois
the fact that the President has some pretty
good hackers left on this coast yet-not-
withstanding his enemies declare that none
but Copperheads are defending him. The
r~evilers of the President and his policy
will take to water before long. Read the
following sensible talk from California
Union papers. The Red Bluff Independent,
always one Of the most earnest Union
papers in the State, and edited by an orig
inal Republican, says:
1.-The Radicals are so arrogant and
dosmatic that one-half of the Union men
who stood by the Government during the
rebellion are disguised with, and will not
support them. They have wi the seeds
Of discord in the Union party, and it is
gradually falling to pieces, and in a. very
short time the Radicals will find them
selves in a hopeless minority throughout
the Nation. We care little what party
we may be classed with, the mere say 50
does not place us there; but We will not
withhold our support to the head OF the
Nation when he is doing what we con-
slider best for the country"
The Chico Courant. edited by an old
line Republican, who held Office in the
last Legislature, thus defines its position 4:
"If the issue between the President and
the Radicals is not negro ~sutfrage-or in
other words the peculiar theory of Stevens
and Wilson-then what in the name OF
Heaven is the issue between the President
and those frebrands of the Union party?
II Congress, or the Legislature OF Cali
~fornia, see fit to repudiatc the President.
they may rest assured Of one thing, that
the people will repudiate them the very
first chance given. So far, VIC believe a
large majority Of the people Of the United
States indorse the acts OF the President.
1t is time to censure when there is cause
for censure. What a contrast there is be-
tween the insane frothings Of those turbu-
len, spirits Of evil, who are ranting
against the President, and the calm,
honest and sincere determination to do
right. portrayed by every act and word Of
Mr.. Johnson"
The San Jose Patriot. edited by the man
who was first to advocate the Republican
doctrine in the State-who, we believe,
published the only Republican paper in
the State in ls56-says:
THE Radicals are alone and wholly TO
blame in producing the present rupture in
the Union party. They produced the
issue, deiantly daring the President 70
oppose their mad schemes. The President
calmly, bravely, periodically, awaited his
time, and when it came, fearlessly did his
duty. This is our solution Of the crisis /;
and believing it, we advise the friends of
the Administration, more especially the
old vanguard Republican friends Of the
Administration. to stand by the Govern
ment. Let us be true to ourselves, to
principle, and to the country"
The Mariposa Gazette. a Union paper
from the start, uses the following sensible
language:
There is at present considerable dis
cussion over the difference between the
President and the Radical Cnionists upon
the reconstruction question, and many
Union papers use little moderation in re-
ferring TO the matter. Some seem anxious
TO make a fight about it and create q
breach in the party. Would it not look
better for such 10 be a little more charita-
Die and wait until they see more clearly
the results of the Presidents policy, and
not try to force O division: The President
has suffered more from the war than any
who now talk against him, and why seek
for cause to oppose him: At least let him
have the benefit Of reasonable doubt, and
do no condemn until a fair trial is given"
The Folsom Telegraph, whose editor is
a Union member Of the present California
Legislature. speaking on the main ques-
ton, says Of Seward
He is Johnson's right bower now, and
was the lamented Lincoln's when he ve-
toed, or rather retained in his pocket,
which was the same thing a reconstruc-
ton Act passed by the last Congress.
When Seward deserts Johnson. it will be
time enough for Union men to do the same
thing"
The Copperhead papers and politicians
are loud in endorsing the Administration
of President Johnson.-HumbolM Times.
To this the Humboldt Journal, in an
article scoring the Radicals, replies:
And so is every truly Union paper
and real patriot throughout the whole
country. 1t is only the blindly radical
and fanatical papers and politicians that
are not"
The San Mateo Gazette gives its opinion
in the following expressive style:
1.-THE President has vetoed the Freed
mems Bureau bill, and Congress under.
took to pass it over the veto, but failed.
We think the Presidents head was 'level.'
There's getting to DO too much Niger
altogether in some peoples heads to be
healthy for the country, and they require
snubbing-'slightuously.'"
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