Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-14
THE oLIr1cA CRISIS.

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nomination as the national Republican
candidate for President, no shrewd man
will deny. If any mau fails to see the
direction Of the current now sweeping
through the land, he lacks the powers
Of observation very generally possessed
by mankind. No one event in the dim
future is more certain than this which
we have foreshadowed. Our exchange
list embraces journals from Maine to
the Territory Of Washington, and every
journal, in the interest ofthe progressive
spirit Of the day, utters but one sound
on this important subject. Moderate
counsels are hereafter to prevail in the
Republican party. Extremists are to
be silenced. The Union party will not
retreat, but will form in close ranks for
a victory in 1868. Nothing is more
distinctly audible than this outspokeu
voice of popular feeling.
The Democrats are apparently victo-
rious in the late contest. This is pre-
cisely as we expected and predicted,
though it must not be forgotten that
this apparently victorious party has not
polled as many votes in this, the year OF
its rejoicing, as it did last year, when
bowed down with defeat and disaster.
Democracy is, to all appearances, sri-
umphant; but the record does not shoe
| that IL has gained a single rote. In every
| State which has voted this Fall, the
| Republicans, on the books, still show q
majority of many thousands, though a
| full vote has not been attained. We
think, in the language of a metropolitan
journal, that Republicans have stepped
| aside to rebuke their leaders.
There is a very large majority in favor
Of a speedy reconstruction of the Gov
eminent upon an enduring, eoustitu-
tional basis. There is a very large ma
jority opposed to the mad schemes Of
Wholesale co%nfiscation, wholesale en-
reimbursement and Wholesale persecu-
ton, which some would-be leaders in
politics have favored. The recent re.
verses will cause caution and discretion
to be the rule in future action. A few
ignorant, u~nprincipled demagogues in
| power, who were never before trusted by
the people with any position, have run
the party into sure defeat. They must
sink below the surface, and sensible and
uusel6sh men must take the conduct OF
public affairs. Those extreme men have
fought persistently againsta union of al
loyal elements. They have laborod hare
to drive men out of the party, when, a:
wise men, all their efforts should have
been directed toward cementing into
complete and harmonious whole all the
constituent parts Of that party which
favored the war against rebellion. II
they have q particle Of common sense
left, they must perceive that there is now
a vital necessity of union, which should
reconcile all differences and harmonic
all conflicting opinions.
We firmly believe the country can best
be extricated from every embarrassment
and ENHANCEMENT by the party which
rescued it from its recent peril. We be-
liere there are hundreds Of thousands
in the Republican party who view this
question precisely rs we do, but who
have for some time been thoroughly dis.
gusted with the assumed leadership Of
bad men in the party. The result of the
late elections will be to force moro mod
crate counsels upon the party, and, un.
der the lead of its greatest General,
Ulysses S. Grant, rally oil to the sup
port of its banner who were the staunch
suppor,erssof the Government in iti
hours of danger, and concentrate into
one ~inSsncible host all patriotic mer
who N6k upon the restoration to power
Of " party which opposed the late wal
against treason, as q public calamity