Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-01

dapplause. 1would, for my part,
rathe { have a hundred loyal negroes vote
than one disloyal white man. TCheers.
The difference Of color Is real, but the
loyal .aegro is black without, the traitor
white man black within. The black
man 5 hows his color, the rebel does not.
Laughter. To secure to the loyalists
of The nation the privileges of enfran-
chise ment, it will be necessary for US to
conquer our only remaining enemy, our
narrow and deep seated prejudices.
The speaker then turned his attention
to the question of admitting the South
ern States to representation in Congress,
and said he had often been amused by
the wooing of sucking doves, but the
rebels had all at once become more
affectionate than doves. Nothing could
exceed their present apparent solicitude
for the safety of the Constitution. They
claim to be not only its lovers, but its
defenders and most careful guardians.
They appeal te the Supreme Court to
declare that the military tribunals,
which sit on their offenses, are uncon-
stitutional! Laughter. And they have
gone down into the pit where we had,
as we thought buried one, the great
cause Of the rebellion, and have reSur-
rected thence the doctrine Of State
Rights. They have torn from it the
cerements of death, wrapped it in swad-
ding clothes, and claim for it the same
recognition as before. We had con-
quered that doctrine as well as their
armies. 1t would make the creature
greater than the creator; giving to New
Jersey the right to dictate to the FEEDER.
al Government at her option. Laugh
ter. Thus we find JEFF Davis and his
followers singing anthems and hallelu-
jahs to the Constitution and to State
Rights. But the conviction is firm in
the minds of the, great masses Of the
people that the safety Of this Republic
lies in the constitutional subordination
of the States to the great Central Gov
eminent Of the whole, around which
they ought to ~revolvc, as the planets
sweep in their orbits around the great
central orb.
This idea of State Rights must DO
wholly eradicated from the rebel mind.
If they will not yield that point without
another and further struggle, it is in the
power and il may be wise for this Con-
grcss to wipe ont all their State lines,
give them new names, and assign them
their proper position in the Union.
There is nothing to be feared from the
present attitude of the Supreme Court.
There will undoubtedly be a conflict of
some kind, but the result cannot be
doubtful. l vas always taught to re-
spect the Supreme Court, and | do re-
spect it; hut if the rebels are successful
in the matter now before that tribunal
the question of the right Of Alabama to
admissior-and if they procure its de-
cree that Alabama is entitled to send
| Representatives and Senators to Con-
gress, and if she sends them up and the
Supreme Court tries to push them in,
Congress, by virtue of the provision in
the Constitution which gives to each
House the power to judge Of the quail
| fcations of its members, will kick them
out, and they may play shuttle-cock be-
| tween the two till they get tired.
[Laughtcr.] Such, he thought, might
be the eventual fate of the degenerate
parsons who had gone into that State,
imbibed the poison Of rebels, and are
now black within and out, also. 'But,"
said he, s'the people and the Supreme
Court may rest fully assured on one
point, while the present Congress exists
not a single r%ed-handed rebel shall be
admitted to o seat upon its floors. No
judicial opinion or decree a change
that fact. The members are strong and
fearless, and why? Because they have
been backed by the people, whose pa
triotism is as pure as the water struck
from the rock for the thirsty lsraelites.
1t makes giants of pigmies and the weak
men strong. Here is our hope and u
safety {: the PEOPLE. Before your will,
Congress, the Executive and the Su-
preme Court must bow rs to the sceptre
of destiny itself. Before your power for
the right, no puny hand can be success
fully raised to overthrow or obstruct it.
Our Government is so constructed that
its fate can never be determined by that
of one man. Individuals may die, but
the nation never, till that day when il
shall be decreed that oil nations shall
cease to exist.
We have q President. Don't let any
man say ! speak disrespectful of him.
I greatly respect his position. Laugh
teri was much surprised at the arti-
cles he peddled in that journey of his.
Everywhere he left the flag and Consti-
tuition with the people. Great heavens!
they had a supply of each. He was not
in the benighted country where he wat
raised, and might have spent his time
moro proftably ut home studying tho
Constitution. There is no danger to be
feared from him for obvious reasons. If
the Supreme Court gets across our path
we will get it out. can't say how it
will be done, but I am confident it will
be done, because it would be an attempt
against the destiny of the nation which
could not be tolerated. There is moth
ing alarming in the political skies at
present. All that is required is that the
people exercise patience, GOODNESS and
fortitude,
The speaker then descanted in most
eloquent terms on the physical advan-
tages and continental strength Of the
Republic /; the great promise of future,
social, moral, political and commercial
prosperity, as vouchsafed by the Allan
tic Telegraph, the opening of steam
communication with China, ETC.; and
closed with q touching tribute to the
memory of our dead heroeebut lack of
space precludes the possibility Of CIV
ing his remarks further in detail.
CHICAGO is a gay town. 1t is q little
mite faster than New York. It turns