Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-25
THE SECOND AND soHUEz RES
OLUTIONS.

question forms the caption OF Az nrll-
Gle in tho Eaterprise Of yesterday. In
that article u neighbor assumes that
the Chicago Convention was guilty ofa
blunder, in failing to insist upon Impair
tial suffrage, to be regulated by Con-
grOss North as well as South, rs a
cardinal principle Of the party. Not in
a spirit of captious disputation, but be-
cause we consider hearty endorsement
Of tho platform and earnest co-opera-
ton with tho party by the Enterprise as
of great if not vital Importance, we take
issue with that paper, and propose, to
tho best of our ability, to defend the
Convention against our neighbours
charge Of laundering or lodging.
The chief and most imperative duties
that dcvolvcd on tho Chicago Convcn-
ton were: First, to present n platform
representing the opinions Of a majority
Of the party; second, to present popu-
lar candidates who are reliable repre-
~sentativcs Of the party; and third, to
inaugurate q campaign that shall DO
successful in overthrowing and crush
ing the Democracy. That tho selection
of candidates was wisely made the En-.
~terprise uuites with all other loyalists in
admitting.
With the single exception of tho suf-
frage plank, our ncighbor agrees with
the unanimous sentiment of the party,
that tho platform is just what it should
DO. Concerning that plank we do not
propose TO discuss the abstract right or
wrong Of the principle Of impartial suf-
frage, as we do not consider that rs
having been in issue before the Convcn-
ton. On the contrary, the ouly point
for consideration, as a party measure,
related to the question whether tho Ma
tioaal or loyal State Governments
should regulate the matter. On that
point our neighoor seems to claim that,
because the National Government has
exercised q control over suffrage in the
South, its equal right to do so in the
North must be admitted. This is SIM
ply degrading honesty to the same level
a. criminality. From the establishment
Of the Government down to tho iuaugu-
ration Of tho rebellion, the right to reg
ula:e suffrage ha, been uudispu.edly
exercised by the States. By secession
and rebellion certain States forfeited
that along with many other Of their
privileges. Does it follow that tho loyal
ana faithfu. States incurred the same
forfeiture because Of the criminality of
tue d~isloyal? a number Of our staunch-
est Republican States have answered
this in the negative By submitting and
voting on suffrage rs q State question.
New York, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Kansas, and other Northern
States, on motion and by inssigstion Of
the Republican party mainly, have sub
mittcd aud voted upon this question.
This either proves that the party in
those States regarded it rs a legitimate
subject Of State control, or they have
stulti6ed themselves by solemuly SUBJ
hitting and acting upoa a matter which
was none Of their business.
While the Convention avoided the
blunder of overlooking these practical
declarations, and tho more grievous
bluuder of disregarding tho uumistaka-
BILE lesson taught by the Ohio and
Michigan elections, the members fairly
acquitted themselves Of any in;ention to
dodge by adopting the second of Carl
Schurz's resolutions. When they de-
clare that they twill hail with glad.
ness" ovory effort DIS making the
principles laid down in the Declaration
of Independence ga living reality GU
every inch of American soil," we car
draw no other inference than that they
| will, themselves, use efforts to accom-
| plish that end. The masses Of the Re-
publican party arc disposed to DO right,
and are capable Of reasoning. IL the
principle ofimpartial suffrage is rational
and right, the Republican party will
insure its ultimate adoption, whether il
be a State or national question. Nc
matter how reasonable or righteous II
may be, Democratic supremacy will
never adopt II. Tho lesson taught by
the Michigan election, Of all others, i'm
piled that Democratic success would
have been the Inevitable result Of n at
tempt, on the part Of the Chicago Con
yention, to make tho enforcement o
negro-suffrage on the loyal States b!
Congressional action an essential prin
eiplo of Republicanism. As our noighbol
forcibly remarks, "principles founded
In justice, liberalism and enlightenment
must sooner or later prevail "-provide'
the Republican party is successful, Blu
we opine that il would be much late
and no sooner in case Of Democratic
success. The highest aud holicst pres
ont duty of the Republican party is t.
succeed. Other duties will follow. Lo
US bend every enorgy to tho Performance
Of this present duty, and prepare our
selves for the responsibilities, Of TIL
future. ~
One OF Us.-General Grant will b,
tho FIRST person who ever entered upoi
the duties Of the Presidential Office pos