The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-09-20
THE NEW REBELLION.

that it was "all talk" The seque
showed that even braggarts may some
times be in downright earnest. Ant
vet the threats of 1860 were not NOR,
ou'spoken than those uttered in 1865
by the adherents of the " Lost Cause"
and by the token Of rebel performance!
it is the part of wisdom to believe tina
the decision aud alertness of loyal mer
is the only preventive Of the threatened
New Rebellion. The facfion of the
Democratic party which put Breckin.
| ridge and Lane in nomination for the
Presidency in 1860 is the ruling force
which, by proxy, (the fighting rebels
being then in the 6rld) put Mcclellan
and Peudleton in nomination in 1864
and which in this year has the consis
tency and audaciiy to nominate a South
ern sympathiser for President and an
avowed revolutionist for Vice Presi-
dent. Breckenridge. the exponent of
continued pro slavery rule in 1860 ;
Mcclellan, the champion of peaceable
Secession 10 1864 and Seymour for the
continuance of the power which can.
at will, make secession an accomplished
fact 10 1868 are all chips off the same
block. The langor and apathy of indo-
lent, inert /" Conservatism " must see
this condition or lend its aid TO the New
Rebellion.
They were far seeing men who, in
1860 saw that abolition was the logical
result of free soilism and who also
saw that secession was slavery's only
remedy. Blair land hat be has said is
the distinctive spirit of the Democratic
Platform and the life of the Democratic
attitude of the day. is simply a dila
tory convert to the truth of what Davis
Yancey & Co. upheld in behalf of slav
cry as an argument in favor of seces
sion. B'air's convictions, or whether
he has any. have nothing to do with the
matter !; we must deal with his profes
sions. If, when he WAS professed
Free Soiler, be thought that the doc
frines OF that party could prevail. BE-
lacked the foresight of the party whose
:. Lost Cause be is now serving if be
did not see the inevitable result of the
application of these principles as they
saw it, The profound Southern think |
Prs knew that Seward and Lincoln |
spoke the logical truth when they fore
old the irrepressible conflict which |
should result in the country's being
Ill slave or all free. Either false 10 hi
Professions or too coward,y to accep'
heir inevitable result, Blair recant.
,is Uuionism and seeks to put tb+
.gg back IN the shell"
1t is witless stupidity and obstinate
oily which blinds any man who has
he good of the Republic at heart to
ak and think for and sustain the Dem
'cratic party now. Men no were Union
overs had an excuse for voting for
eight years ago-the ex
use of delusive belief that through
is election war and disunion might b. ,
verified. Charity fluids some palliation
,r the patriotic dupes who voted for
Mcclellan and Peace" in 1864 bu'
no but a perverse secessionist or II =
illful falsifer of Union principles can,
18th the constant and irrefragible argu |
ents which the South presents day by z
ay, be a supporter of Seymour and r
lair? The indications that the South :,
ould carry out its threat of secession f
1860 were as nothing compared with !,
lie signs of the times The prepare S
ons which Floyd and Toucey made for II !
belion were done quietly. The peo II
e OF the North knew nothing Of them v
very man, woman and child knows
wv that all rebeldom is not only ready Ii
strike 10 favor of Blair's doctrine of
volution, but that they are already
riking. Look at Georgia look at ii