Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-09
POLITICAL


profound regret upon a great deal that
is now going on in the Southern States.
There was room for the belief, after the
rebellion was suppressed, and the
Southern people were brought face to
face with the ruin that was brought
upon them by that Gigantic blum
DER" as some Of their statesmen called
it, and crime as the nation regarded IT,
tina. they would never more give eoun-
~tenance to the hot-headed aud haiF-
Drained orators and writer's VINO u
dragged them into that terrible deso."
ton. But Notwithstanding the oi.'et
experience Of the past seven years. 'na'
f-n;,ful section Of our country IS ss'il
cursed with the influence and active
agency of the same classes Of men. But
. short time ago it was the BELIEF OF
an unques,ionable majority OF the
people of the old free States, that
the planters, farmers, merchants, manu-
facturers, and all others in the South
engaged in industrial and productive
pursuits, were heartily sick Of all the
memories Of the late rebellion, and were
anxious to put them NIL aside, so that
they might get their business affairs
into successful action once more, and
20 on with the necessary operations OF
life. There can be but little doubt that
such was the case, and we cherish the
belief that it still remains true Of the
masses of the people of that section Of
our country. Yet what wonder is 1t
that many plain, good people in the
| North and West believe that the rebel
lious spirit still prevails, only waiting
for another opportunity to break out
afresh? They are told so, day after
day, and week after week, by those who
are put forward or put themselves for
ward as the representative spokesman
of the old slave States. This comes to
US from conventions, from meetings,
and through the partisan press. The
uttersnces on these occasions ore Of the
most mischievous character, damaging
to the people of the South, and exssper-
ating to the people Of the rest Of the
country. They are naturally looked
upon rs showing the temper Of the
great mass of Southern people, and the
inference quite a. naturally follows that
those who show such q spirit Of glo-
rifcation over the events Of 1861 to
1865 will not be slow TO repeat them if
the chance presents itself, and that they
are therefore not to be trusted. They
boast of the achievements Of the rebel
lion, they apostrophise the rebellious
flag, they declare that the "lost cause
is to be resurrected, they speak lightly
of numbering the "Northern Huns"
they declare that their former comrades
in arms are ready to rise again when
the signal is given, and they deal gen.
orally in a grand round Of the same
style Of exasperatiug oratory that "iired
the Southern heart" before the rebel
lion, and which at last fred the North
ern heart also. There is great danger
that both may be fred again-and the
worst enemy to the South could hardly
desire a worse fate to befall that unhap-
Ply country.
Now as VIC have already said, we be-
lieve that q majority Of the Southern
people ore not truly represented by
these %scandalous proceedings, but I'M
fortunately for their peace and quiet
ness, and for the tranquility and pros
perity of the whole country, there is no
effective or emphatic reputation of
them on their part. Some Of the moro
sagacious of the Southern newspapers,
it is true, have deprecated such speeches
and publications ms injurious to the
canvass for the Presidency, and on this
ground have tried to muzzle the slang
whanging speech-makers and editors.
But this is not q satisfactory ground to
put the case upon at all. What is said
and done is not condemned because it
is wrong and bad in itself, but because
it is impelitic. Now, although this
may 60 down with party men, it will not
satisfy those whom the Southern people
ought 10 be studious to retain rs their
friends. It will not satisfy those who
desire to be generous to the South, be-
cause they wish to see the people of the
South rescued from the ruin Of the re-
bellion, but who at the same time hold
their country above party, and will not
associate themselves with any move
ment that keeps alive the spirit Of re-
bellion. 1t will not satisfy those think
ing and independent voters who arc not
blindly bound to follow the dictates of
party, and who in these days hold tho
balance of power among all the parties.
These are the men who, since the war
is over, have tried to exercise n restrain
ing influence over the ultra men Of the
Republican party, and the masses Of the
Southern people ought to see that they
are not repealed from the circle Of those
who wish them we'll. But they pN be
driven off unless such u]tterances MS
those we have referred to are not only
condemned, because they are impolitic,
but because they nre o~utrageously
wrong. Some months ago n number Of
the former military officers Of the re-
belliou took occasion to make public
and emphatic declarations, to the effect
that having been beaten in their effort
to di,uuite the country, they would
never more engage in politics, but con-
| fine themselves entirely to their business
pursuits. It would have been we'll If
they had all been Of that way of think
ing, and if those who made such prom
ises had kept them, and it wonld be bet