Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-05
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The Entsrprise of yesterday morning
quoted a very brief extract from q long
editorial in the Springfield (Ma's) Repuo-
liean, emitting the quotation a "fareweii
shot at the President. In that same edi-
torial we find hat the President Is De-
sought-having vetoed the Civil Rights
Bill-to "join Congress in providing otnet
and effective measures for the same end;'
and elsewhere, in the same paper, conn.,
dence is expressed in the President who
j. is asserted, "declares himself strongly
in favor of the thing ITSELF" This very
same issue Of the Republican, from which
the Ps-,ess makes a garbled extract, also
contains. an editorial which thus COM
mences:
1.-THE Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial reports that Chiei
Justice Chase does not approve OF the
course of the Radical leaders in Congress ;
that he says they are damaging the negroes
by arousing antagonism and ill-feeling
against them ; and that 1t is impossible to
mediate between the President and Con-
gress, because the President is fixed in his
policy and Congress is under the lead OF
impractical men. We do not consider the
Chief Justice the wisest and most practical
of politicians, but what is quoted as from
him is manifestly true"
The same paper also contains an edito-
rial from which we quote, to the point Of
illustrating the fairness of the Pe-teed'' ex-
tract. It reads somewhat more like an
endorsement of the President, and a rap
at Congress, than a farewell shot" at
Andy:
wendell Phillips, if he should live a
century longer, would undoubtedly keep
on cursing slavery and its supporters, al
though both should have passed out Of
the recollection Of men and only be known
as marvels in history to the existing gen.
Grafton. The same tendency is illustrated
daily by speeches in Congress, in which
the people Of the Southern States are men,
toned only as rebels and alien enemies,
and it is assumed that the war is still Wig.
orously going on, although the rebellion
terminated a year ago, not o hostile arm
has since been raised against the Govern
ment, the larger part Of the Southern peo-
pie have been pardoned and taken the
oath Of allegiance, and tho leaders of the
rebellion who did not fly the country are
held for trial and punishment. But the
great and benefcent change gets no recog-
milton from this class Of men. They live
in the past, and the animosities of the war
seem to have become imprinted in their
very natures, so that only death can OBJ
literate them.
But this transfer of the ideas and
sentiments of war to the time Of peace not
only shows itself in words, but colors a
great deal Of the legislation or proposed
legislation of Congress. Beyond ques-
ton there vas during the war not only
extra-constitutional action or the part Of
the Executive, acting as military head Of
the nation, but considerable legislation by
Congress that wal also e~xtra-constitu-
tional, if not absolutely unconstitutional.
The necessities Of the case seemed to JUS
tify a Capitalization Of power not to be
tolerated when the country is at peace.
But, although that special necessity has
passed away, the impression It made upon
the minds Of some Of our public men re-
mains, and they still incline strongly to
the Capitalization Of power in the General
Government"
The very same paper speaks Of the Con-
necticut election as not a victory Of Con-
sress or Of President" but as "a declara-
ton for the unity of the Republican Union
party"
The Same issue also contains a para
graph from Beecher, thus editorially cap
toned by the Republican:
Mr.. BHgcHER ON GuARASrIEs.-Ward
Beecher spoke at Bridgeport, Conn.,, the
other night, and talking about the demand
for more guarantees from the South, used
this apt illustration:
Suppose you see o man trying to
drown himself-you plunge in, and at
much trouble and risk, get him to shore
alive, but reduced nearly to death. Be-
fore proceeding to his restoration, would
you require guarantees against his jump.
ing into the water again? Not would
be. your duty to restore him to life. and
trust to his sad experience to prevent q
recurrence Of his folly"
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