Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-25
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up Us isSuos uPou "uiSu tue pottieS uEo
to join in the approaching campaign,
the true issue is this: Shall the Gov
ernment remain in the hands Of its
friends, or shall it pass into tho hands
Of its enemies? That is the question ;
and every man who goes to the polls
next November, and deposits his ballot,
must unquestionably putin his response
to that serious question. We may know
beforehand that our INSCRIPTIONS oppo-
nents dare not so before the people on
this naked question; for there is too
keen q recollection Of the great sacrifice
of life and treasure made necessary by
the misrule Of this striving party to
render the experiment q safe ono to be
made. Tho people recollect that the
Democratic party controlled the gov
eminent for thirty years ending in 1861,
and that before the 4th of March of that
year, ten States had, more or less for
mally and in fact ~repudiated that Con-
stitutiou, Of the i~nviolability Of which
its organs and orators have now so much
to say. Thepretext for this reputation
was the loss of power by the full and
overwhelming decision Of the people.
| The cause of it was the Generalization
of the party by slavery, ambition and
too much plumber. Long rule had be-
| gotten reckless administration Of a high
public trust. The then President, now
a weak and despised dotard, fumbled
| over the Constitution for authority to
| rescue it from destruction. He found
that its trainers had neglected to pro-
vide, in so many words, for the contin-
geucy that had arisen. True, it de-
clared itself supreme as law, and it
bound him on his oath to uphold and
maintain it, and to execute the laws
framed in pursuance thereof. But IT
| did not declare that a reputation Of the
compact by q State should be put down
by force. The President searched long
and diligently for the word " COERCION
but it was not to be found in the instru-
ment. He handed the instrument over
to his plastic Attorney General, Jere-
miah Black, and that functionary sought
high and low for the necessary word.
It was not there. Therefore, there was
no power granted by the Constitution
to coerce a State. So the evil work of
disiutegration went on, until Abraham
Lincoln delivered his inaugural, and
was installed President Of q family Of
States, Of which ten officially refused
allegiance. Mr.. Lincoln pledged his
utmost efforts to restore order and the
supremacy of the organic law. He
pledged this in the name Of the party
which elected him. Just as this
pledge was about to be redeemed
he fell by the hand of an assassin.
A drunken traitor, by n of those
unaccountable accidents which afiict
the best ordered families sometimes,
dropped into the dead patriots place.
But the pledge of Lincoln must be re-
deemed by the party which honored him
| in life and mourn him in death. We
know that it is an often repeated story,
but we must repeat it again and again
and so long as its repetition is made
necessary by the os~tentatious hypocrisy
Of our opponents. Did the Democratic
party rally to the support of the Consti'
tuition when the patriot Lincoln appealed
from the imbecili.y Of Buchanan and
the villainy of Black to the common
sense of the people? None have forgot
ten how that appeal was met by the
party which o rallies around Andrew
johnson. None will eyer forget, while
reason endures, how the leaders OF that
party denounced the proposition to meet
force with force rs destructive to the
Constitution which ten States had ever
then repudiated. None will ever forget
how, later in tho struggle, Democratic
judges ruled the currency Of the coun'
try, made necessary by the stress o.
war, US so much waste paper. None
will forget how the Democratic orator;
and editors counseled the people rot &c
lend the nation money to carry on the
war and take 1905 and 5-20's as sc.
curity for its repayment. Nor will any
one forget how these orators and editor:
counseled desertion from the army and
avoidance of the draft and exhorted
the skulking crew to resist the provost
marshal. This is q brief summary o.
the measures instituted by this party,
now clamoring for remission TO its an.
cient right to rule, to prevent the pun.
ishment Of men who deliberately repu-
dated tho Constitution. They now, as
ever, demand tho keys to the treasury,
and freedom to bring their native hell
above ground. It is for tho mass OF
American citizens to reply to this i'm
pudent demand. Two men are soon to
be placed in the field, each representing,
not personal considerations, but certain
principles. To all Republicans and
friends Of law, order, and stable peace,
the nominee Of the Convention to DO
held in Chicago, in May next, will look
for support. He will represent the prin-
ciple announced BY Congrcss-"Loyal
men must rule the Republic" To the
demoralizcd and ignorant, to open reb.
els and sympathizing Copperheads, the
nominee Of the Convention to be held by
our opponents will turn for support.
And the issue Of the contest must be, in
some sort, a victory of the l~aw-abiding
over the law-breaking, or contrariwise.
Friends, are you prepared for the strug-