Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-12
Gorham,s opeuiug Campaign Speech.

Platt's Hall was hlled 10
on Wednesday night to hear G. c. Cor
ham, the Union candidate for Governor,
together with other speakers. Ira P.
Rankin was called to preside, with q
list Of Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
In his speech Mr.. Gorham said
The united voice Of San Francisco in
the recent State Convention Of the Union
party, meeting with a favorable response
from more than a hundred of the dele
gates representing the interior, made
me the choice Of the dominant party in
the State for the chief Office in the pop
ular gift. The action of the majority
being deliberately and fairly expressed,
the minority of the Convention made
the nomination unanimous. The hon.
ored leaders Of the party, the entire
party presses, the masses Of the Union
voters, whose power cannot be success
| fully resisted, seem to sustain the de-
cision with as near AN approach to una
| nimity as is usually seen in the first
month Of a political campaign. Strug-
giles for political p%referment never are
and never can be decided without Civ
ing rise to temporary disaffection. The
presen. time furnishes no exception to
this general rule. II is perhaps the
part of wisdom and good taste in those
who prevail in such struggles to bear
with the few who, through iufrmity OF
temper, manifest impatience at the de-
feat of their favorite. am not here,
therefore, TO scold or indulge in person.
a~lities, or yet to 60 in review through
the dull and dreary details Of the recent
| primaries and Conventions in the sew
eral counties. l am willing to leave all
that to such as are now out Of temper,
trusting that long before the day Of cleo
ton they will have exhausted the subject
aud, in obedience to patriotic instincts,
habits and antecedeuts, be cordially Sus-
tanning the nominations Of the party and
doing battle against the enemies OF re-
publican liberty. | ome TO you to-
night to pledge to you my sacred honor
that nothing in my future career shall
cause you a solitary regret at having
supported me, and to say to you that
whatever Of intelligence, energy and
will | may possess, or which may grow
into the possession Of, shall be devoted
to the best interests Of San Francisco,
Whenever and wherever they may be
brought in question, subject Of course
to my duty to the State. To my mind
the mere election 10 the office OF Cover
nor would not of itself be success. True
ambition mounts higher. 1t is not salts
fed with securing place, but labors at
tcrward to secure the good opinions Of
good people.
In speaking of the Presidents obsti-
macy and opposition TO the Reconstruc-
ton Act, he said:
every possible obstacle is thrown
in the way Of the only settlement OF the
question which the loyal people will
ever permit. The President aud his
Attorney General have now ascertained
that the military bill is little better than
so much blank paper that the removal
of the murderer Monroe from the mayor
atty of New Orleans by General Sheridan
was unlawful, and il such is the case OF
course he must be r%eiustated. and that
the Military authority in the South is
still subordinate not TO rightful civil
government, but those odious and lille
Citimate concerns which Congress and
| the people intended TO set aside. A few
days will show whether II supplemental
law can be framed and passed at the ex-
ira session which will command the re-
spect of the Executive
In speaking of the possible election of
the Democratic ticket, he said
California will not go over to the enc
nv, o will Oregon nor Nevada. The
Pacific States have too grand a destiny
looming up for them in the years to
admit Of their pursuing such n course.
But were it possible TO defeat the Union
party in California in September there
would be heavy hearts throughout the
nation. The cause would be imperiled
in adjacent States; and to lose the Pa
cihc group would lead to demoraliza-
ton at the East, the consequences Of
which il is impossible to estimate. 1t
is we'll that the solid men Of business
in this city should think of these
things. Let those who desire a return
of tranquility and the complete re-es-
adjustment of peace and governmental
order, lend no countenance or encour-
agemeut to the brawlers who, togratify
private malice, would gladly defeat the
Union party in California. Let them
give 40 heed to the spiteful rawlings o.
the little tribe who by newspaper at
tacks on me labor TO injure and weaken
the party. Their every utterance con-
corning me is wantonly false aud found
ed in baseness. More corrupt mis-
creants do not infest any people. !
shall purchase neither silence nor their
praise. | defy all such creatures to do
their worst. LIE, any record be brought
to light by which can be shamed. |
know them to be INSCRIPTIONS, mer-
ceuary, cowardly and malignant vi
pers that they are. Have they not
seen that they gnaw a file?
He then reviewed the past history Of
the Democratic party and their platform.