The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-01-29
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 80. 1865
DELEGATES TO THE CHICAGO CON
vENTION AND OTHER MATTERS.

In the Virginia Trespass of Monday
evening is an editorial rejoinder to our
comments upon its expression of hostil-
ity to our Congressional representatives
as possible delegates to the Chicago
Convention. 1t opens as follows:
Now, concerning the matter of sympathy
with Johnson's policy, and dubiousness about
sustaining the course of Congress, we must
remind the APPEAL that the most of people
claiming to be loyal and Republican, and in
the past credited with such cavilings, are to
be found now in the front rank OF radicallsm.
Any one questioning their hearty loyalty
must call the question to their backs for they
have outstripped everything on the track of
radicalism. No matter for that, though
they may be useful, and shall not be hindered
by any act Of word of ours.
We must confess our inability to I'M
derstand the meaning of this. If it is
intended as an inuendo at Senator Stew
arts original action with regard to the
passage of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill,
we have only to say, in defense of that
gentleman that his explanations of his
vote, to his constituents, made on the
stump, after his return here, were en-
tirely satisfactory the earnestness of
his good intentions having been fully
shown by his subsequent acts and say
ings. The APPEAL criticised Mr. Stew
arts votes and speeches with regard to
that bill, freely and without stint. He
has since, by his course of action and
by his manly declaration of principle,
put himself upon the right course and,
as in duty bound, we have given him
credit for the frankness and ability with
which he has expressed himself. Be-
lieving that he acts from IN earnest con-
viction, We have accorded him our sup
port. We hope to see no reason, in the
future, for Withholding it. If, in this,
we answer something that the Trespass
did not mean to convey, it will please
deal in explicit charges, and not in am
biguities.
Having vented this somewhat perplex-
Ing prologue, the Trespass proceeds as
follows:
The remarks OF ours, though, above alluded
to, we think entirely just and proper. The
APPEAL had not thought of either of the
Senators nor Congressman as a probable re-
preventative in the convention. We had
heard of them in that connection here, and
some said il would be following a common
practice, and save trouble and expense, to
commission the delegation in Congress to re-
present Nevada in the Chicago convention.
We objected, and put our objection on record
early, and purposely. We want this point
discussed, and deliberated upon, so that no
man shall hereafter say that he took any step
this year without thinking what the conse-
quences might be. We know it is a some
what common with among political aspirants,
now, to have things 60 smoothly-to discuss
issues between Union men as little as pos
sible. They shall not get off so. They COM
menced the aggressive, trying to foist illegiti-
mate issues upon the party; and came down
to advocate the non-expressive at later
stage of discussion and after being warned.
We shall see that those issues are discussed. =,
We tell them that the Republican party in ,
Nevada and California is opposed to any ac-
ton of Congress to force upon the States a
distribution and a rule of suffrage and we
tell them that the loyal men Of these States,
who stood faithful during the war, do not re-
cognize that the enfranchisement Of any
other race than their own was any part Of the 9
principles which they fought, nor that it is a
anywhere unless perhaps in the
Southland there to be adopted only as ne
cessity and reluctantly.
Now with all due respect to the Tres
pass, the above has staggering style
about it. 1t is, moreover, reiteration ;,
Of what, in this county, at least, has b
been proven utterly untrue. Certain c
hereabout, attempted "to c
ioist illegitimate issues upon the party" F
and the Radicals beat them four to one
Whatever aggressions have been appa-
.ent here, have come from gentlemen y
whose views would seem to get express
'ioa through the columns of the
rrespass. TWAS resolved by the mai
'rity of the Union party of this county, Ct
represented in the Union Club, that we
would follow the lead of the loyal maj CT
,rity in Congress and not commit our K
'elves, in advance, against any ques- u
ions or attitudes that might come up :,
n the future. This was the action of