The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-11-13
THE ELECTION AND THE DEPT.

ever since the Two great political partle
held their national conventions, has a
last reverted into the hands of thos
who are disposed 20 give it de6uit
settlement pro bono puJlico. Beyond tn,
niceties involved in, and evolved BY. tn,
abstruse arguments and ingenious soph
ISms with which we are all more or les:
familiar by consequence of " Sir Or
acle " of the rostrum, the conscience o.
the nation has its duty to perform
soberly and in earnest, and without re.
gard to party. This, indeed, is wha,
we have been contending for, and this,
furthermore, is the animus which lies
behind Grants election - that these
grave matters shall be decided by the
country and for the country by its sworn
and tried friends. What else ought to
spring from the success Just achieved if
not this? Practically the " nigger I"
has been taken ont of politics. The
Southern element put him in, and held.
after doing so, that he constituted an
insoluble problem. No doubt, be vexed
the Republic almost to death But the
very elements which corjured mp this
paradox have been, by force of the ire
pressible logic Of events, compelled to
solve their own troublesome riddle
TIE elections in Alabama, Georgia,
the Caroinas and Louisiana have given
Is the solution. The % Niger is in
separable, as an individual element.
from tie political power of the country.
But the debt is the country's. Essen
tally so. Ont of the debit and credit
columns of the nations books must the |
question be definitely decided: Are
The people to derive quM pro qno for
their vast expenditures q Capital has
only let go OF its surplus, during these
past years of trouble. The people have
given up of their substance; have given
up life, social values and all that is
dearest to the heart of toiling manhood
+o- the sake of an idea " hich they have
gladly left to their agents-the repre-
sentatives in Congress-to settle hon
estly and squarely. The popular voice
BOW asks, - Will you relieve US, now
hat the pressure is past?' Grant is OF
he people. lie also will ask the peo-
,le's delegates ia Congress assem-
lied to make the great mortgage
rs little burdensome as possible, con
;istent with public faith and the
'eople's honor. Herein is imposed
. Tremendous task upon the Congress l
lad the Departments. This Nation
: not insolvent-not even depressed ,
much less poor or wanting in resources :
&c debt can be managed so as to per
Mt the laborer TO be justly worthy of :
is hire ; SO as to do perfect and exact t
is:ice to the Nations creditors and so =
5 20 make us satisfied with, and proud j
:, ourselves and our intentions and !
lpacities. {
The futile attempts Of the Pend.etors h
I'D Seymours aud other revilers of the O
a;ional Idea have fallen still-born upon :,
le popular ear. All that has been Il
unched at the populace by way OF :
urtng the public credit has been so p
uch .'powder wasted" This people /. Il
aced no Idle value upon the blood and
easure " hich they so lavishly expended =
saving the Union. Let Congress un- OF
.rstsnd and appreciate this and derive o'
etrue lesson impaired by the campaign ca
hich is past, and lis deliberations Will 10
We to the National Debt a glory and a III
..ue which will be not unworthy of the (
use which gave it existence. II is "
It the price of the Nation but it is
mortgage which has come to be placed Of
ion the heritage which we owe human
and the heirs of Liberty. No child in
IA in 1868 will, if the Nations SER wa
MS do their duty, live to see THAI in,
,r,gage repudiated or foreclosed. tel
Va
L cRRAH.-A great many people Ehave h he