Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-21
rHE ERA.

"Chier Justice Chase has placed him.
self in the hands Of Democratic friends,
who are taking measures to mako him
their candidate against Grant john
son, Seward, Doolittlc, Dixon, Hancock,
Chasel Is this superlatively tho nse
and nation of a~postasy? 1t Would seem
so. and it would seem that apostasy Is
the surcst, If not the only stepping
stone to popular favor aud prospective
advancement. Agreat party, claiming
to be u majority OF the American people,
endorse the npostasy Of these men by
making the announcement Of their rec
reancy the signal to hug them in frater-
nal embrace. This great party, the
self. CONSTITUTED guardian Of tho Cohsti-
tuition Of u country ; assuming 10 be
the champion and defender OF the
Union ; this party that is alone capable
Of II wise administration of the Govern
ment, makes the most trcacherous npos-
tasy the surcS, guarantee Of its favor.
But it would not be surprising il the
Democracy should claim that their {
allies are consistent, aud that the party
from which they have apostatised has
proven recreant to the principles which
the apostatcs held in common with il.
Whether or no this he true is easily
dcmonstrnble.
In another column we publish pro-
| ceediugs in u Confederate Court, in
1862, against Andrew Johnson, an allen
enemy to the Southern Coufederacy,
which. concludes with \ sequestration OF
the estate Of said alien enemy. Mainly
because of the acts aud expressions
that led to the above proceedings aud
sequcslratiou, and partly because OF the
scquestration itself, Andrew Johnson
received the nomination for Vice Prcsi-
dent and the votes OF the Republican
party. The Republican party still eu-
dorscs the acts aud expressions that
caused the seluestration OF Andrew
Johnson's property and caused him to
be proclaimed nn alien enemy to the
| C~oufcdcracy. The Confederate seques-
traitors o endorse Andrew Johnson,
he abjures the record to which they ex-
ee1pted and recognizes them rs his allies,
The Republican party proudly vaunted
the military achievements Of Goheral
Hancock during tho rebellion. The
Democracy remember with greater APP
prevail his New Orleans carriage ride in
the company Of ex-President jeff. Davis.
Whose approval would the General pre-
fer to have transmitted to postcriiy? Is
our party rccreant or the General nm
apostate: Seward and Chase may be
termed the architects aud builders OF
the old Republican party. Who now
quote and defend the sentiments which
they uttered that made them famous,
elevated them to their present positions,
and are now, IS ever heretofore, II part
Of the groundwork aud supcrstructure
Of tho Republican party?
The Republican party still ndheres to
and advocates the principles for the
eu%unciation whereof they a~prlauded,
honored and elevated Seward and
Chase. Neither Of those men dare pro-
claim their adherence to those princi-
| pies in the camp Of their present allies.
As it has been our pleasure to honor
them for advocacy OF principles which
We rcvered, i, is with pride, not un-
mixed with pain, that we spurn them
when they prove recrsant to those prin-
| pies. And herein consists II notable
contrast between the two great parties
that divide II country. The Democ-
racy receive and glorify proselytes, no
matter how obnoxious their principles
and past record. The Republican party ,
without hesitation, casts of leaders
heretofore the most honored and be-
loved whenever they provo false to prin-
ciple. One regards numbers aud nun
beers only, the other will sacrifice lead
ers, numbers and success on the altar
of principle. DEMOCRACY gloats while
Rcpublicanism a~gonizes, to soc the first
office of the nation prostitutei and dis
graced by II treacherous and debauched
boor, and the ermine Of the highest
judicial Office dragged in the "flthy
pool Of politics." Viva D~EuocaacY
Viva ArosrAsy +!