Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-08
DISABLED IN THE START.

1860 its decentralization was such that il
could not attack, and moi being up to
defense, its defeat was signal. In 1864,
though not divided in sentiment, its de-
moralizatiou was deeper, if possible,
than in 1860. 1t could not attack with
judgment, and it could not defend-its
course being indefensible-and it was
again beaten, worse than before. There
is less apparent harmony 10 its ranks
now than four years ago, but it is not
safe to count upon it as an aid to beat
it in November. And yet, we regard
that party as disabled in the start by
the nomination OF General Grant. Its
forte being attack, and there being no
salient point against which to direct an
attack, 1t is driven to the employment
Of epithets aud puerilities, which dis
close the weakness Of the party aud at
the anne time reveal the strength of
our ticket. As Grant said of the Con-
federacy in 1864, cit is nothing but q
SHE'LL the truth of which Sherman
demonstrated fully, so we may say Of
the Democracy-it is nothing but IN
empty, bombastic organization, and
bound to collapse in November.
The leaders Of that party have been
bereft of nearly all which is supposed
to ennoble men (; and yet we are not to
believe that they are wholly lost to the
sense Of gratitude. A very ordinary
dog will wag his tail when fed-show-
ing that gratitude is not always absent
in a cur. So we may conclude that
there are few men so base as to seek to
destroy one who has been instrumental
in saving their lives. What is Grants
position among men If it be not that Of
q rescuer Of the common liberty from
the death to which it was doomed by
the most noted leaders of the Democ-
racy? Through the wisdom, skill and
wonderful irmness of this man, armed
rebellion was disarmed, and with that
disarming the security of the people
was assured. General Grant performed
for the American people precisely what
Washington did eighty years before,
and has proved himself to be possessed
of the distinguishing traits of Washing
ton in a very high degree. He is mod
est, reticeut, unsel6sh aud patriotic.
He has also exhibited q remarkable tai
ent and tact in organizing temporary
governments in the conquered terrific
ries. II he has been guilty of any blum
dars, nobody has yet been smart enough
to point them out. Altogether, a more
unassailable man never found himself
before the people as a candidate for
their SURFACES.
However, we are told that Gen. Grant
lost a great many men in the campaign
which resulted in the disarming Of the
Southern, and more powerful half of
the Democratic party. We shall not
deny that nor is it necessary to show,
as We can if called upon, that in proper
ton to the magnitude of the work per-
formed Gen. Grant lost fewer men than
Mcclellan did on the peninsula. We
may properly state, however, that Gen.
Grant did not leave his army n prey TO
the Chickahominy miasm, and so in
crease the bills Of mortality without
benefit to the country or glory to the
soldier. But it is not a question of mo-
ment whether more or less men fell in
that campaign (; for it is now known
that the war could not have been closed
wit h less hard fighting ; and with the
same amount Of hard fighting no fewer
men could have been sacrificed. We
have seen, lately, that the charge Of de-
structiveness against Gen. Grant does
not proceed from any regret for the
fallen or sympathy with the surviving
mourners. Not only did the Democratic
leaders no participate in the ceremony
of decorating the graves of the dead Of
the war, but their journals, with a bru-
which has never before been ex-
hibited in q Christian land, heaped ridi-
cule upon the solemn professions which
that day filed along the streets of every
village in the North, and bore their
floral offerings to the cemeteries. It
may be hard, seemingly uucharitable to
say it, but we believe it to be true that
the only ground for the charge prefer
red against Gen. Graut is the slaughter
he made Of the Southern wing of the
Democratic party. He certainly did
cause the death of moro Democrats than
Of Republicans for it is pretty we'll de-
cided that the rebel was to the Union
loss as two to one. We shall admit
that he cannot hope for a majority in
those localities where treason was boldly
Of during the var
The enemies Of Gen. Grant cannot
attack his record with safety to their
party. He crowne d every work with
He is only assailable from the
rebel stand point. The addle.pate who
over the La Crosse concern,
though he be, sees this, and
accordingly makes his assaults from
that quarter. He calls Grant Blue
Back"-with reference to his uniform.
is in favor Of "Gray.Backs," as all
well informed people are aware. This
fellow well enough represents his party
in sentiment, but not in cunning. Il
is usually fashionable for Copperheads
to defer TO the old flag as a matter of
but every leader, from Maine to
California, harbors in his heart all that
Brick Pomeroy blurts out. A soldier is
q standing reproach to them. They
would level the graves Of every one
in the land if they dared. The
war Of the rebellion bears no fruit to
them. They remember it only as n de-