Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-10-17
Old Ideas.

| l"uich VIC ueny, however, IL II on the
subject of old iieas.
For when We witness the savings and
doinps of the Cavaliers, and cnunterf it
Gates" in our So called National Com
gross, the mind r"vrrts pr SO to he old
and the wise d ,c'rines Of nnr Fathers,
which. constitute the only trnc blsis Of
cur once republican institutions. We
care not what methods of false reasoning
or what number of sophisms the radicals
and those who are 'stuck" afer raiical.
ism, may try to s'uf down the thrmis
or into the minds # the people We hold
these two propositions t. be nbsoirfply
direct,y and incontestiUy essential 10 the
existence and perpctna,ion If our govern.
ment that is: that every STA e must NJ
tend h. its own business. according to its
laws; ard that Congress must attend Ia
i's own duties. ace riding tc the Consii'u
iion orthe Uni'e1 Stats. a. h,ndeI
down tn ~ bv orr fnrrathers II we d.
OF do this. We have tut psenln rrnub-
lie. at hr-t; and n" man who c r,us are
free from the mists aud cubwebs of f,
nataci>m can de Y it.
"There is the rub = one State inter
fering with another That is what cans
ed the war. and that is what will cause
the ruin of our once grand gpvernma t.
unless the conservatives can stem the
tide of fInafic SIN that is threatening our
complete d. siuc'iun.
Slavery is an od institution Il has
existed since the DAYS If \ braham. which
every man must ALLOW, unless he sup
ports the pnsilanimity # II rice Wal
pole. who said that AL history il a lie
With due respect for those whudlffer from
us (for we believe thar there are miny
who believe that slavery il wrong) we do
not believe thar slavery is positireiy
wrong therefore it is ncy'tirelg right.
Abraham bought and soil slaves. an d
there is nnthing IN record tnshuw wheth
err those slaves were white mn or mi =
gers" 1--WE know, however, that JOS ph
was "A rhde slave. th-t is if old Abe vas,
for Joseph was the son Of jacob AMI Ja-
cob the son Of Isaac. aud I>anc the sun
of Abraham } ut whether slavery j.
right or wrong, it is dome AMY with, :.
The democracy which never was mir
on pro slavery. is nor contending now for
slavery. and the South have given it ur.
1t is generally conceded 'h h ; SayyeS is
abstract, every one knows, and we are not
con'endng for it.
But e"ery one must admit, that is ifI
they have any knowledge of the exact
wtkings ct The system. or any nnwl,
edg" of the condition of the negro in hi.
native land, that the proper s'a'u-,,f the
negro is that Of slavery 50 long as he is
among white people. Who is So base
slave as the negro in his native country?
WI lie he is an integrant plrt nfa white
community, he can aere- become son.
stiiuent element of white Getty. Thad
Stevens to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
Slavery is dead. and we are OILY giving
II one last gond kick to LEI it slide Bat
we must solemnlv demur 10 his eau ATTY
and oppose his right ut suffrage; and ali !
'hc WI SHICHieS w hlDrTlPd, ar any ttllpr /
place, can nnt max" us equals Con gross
would display TT about "s much en~e.
in passing law 10 the IF ct that the
rnval e4gle. which tnwnrs ,und th,, .ierp
cliff and hnilds his eyrir there. and iha
hooting, moa-iug owl should ay. 81 t and
hatch in the same nest. Just a. III uch
sense in it.
1t is dead and We are irwin to buy it
80 that great bone f contenrlnn hetw en-
The North and South shonld n,oer b
heard of again for it has become an of
Tense to onr nostrils.
The war was n SUCCESS a. d 90 VII. alb
but the objects If the war.
Is set forth in the Cri,tend - es ,ln.inns.
ire failure. (and every radical win 70
ell aye IN those resolutions knew he WIS
aging ave t1n lie) for the Union is NOT
estnred. AMI the Constitution is M, !
naintaine. The sci, organism If the
south j. broken nr. aud the ripn'e Of
Iisc 'rd j. visible M tho surllce If s,cie :
v in the Y rtb anl vban i, xr;u al