Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-16
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Reader! prepare yourself for the re-
lation ola fact more startling and incred-
ible than the widest fiction ever coined
by the brain of man. We have made a
wonderful discovery. We have Stun
bled upon a greater curiosity than a
winged elephant, q bird with teeth, a
feathered boar or an orderly Virginia
rough. What is it, think you Hold
your breath ! Brace your nerves ! Now,
bark ye We have met with n Demo-
cratic editorial replete riih common sense
and apparently dictated by patriotic tn
pulse! In the Pittsburg Post, a leading
and respectable organ Of Pennsylvania
Democracy, was published, a short time
before the meeting of the Chicago Con-
v%ention, a leading article under the
caption of "The Duty Of the Demo-
cratic Party in a Certain Event. The
following are a few excerpts from that
article, and we commend them to care
full perusal by rejecting men of what
ever party:
Suppose that contrary to the wish Of some
Of the leading Radical Black Republicans,
who want the office themselves, General
Grant should be nominated for the Presi-
dcney BY the Republican party, what course
ought the Democratic party to pursue
Ought we to nominate q man in opposition
to General Grant? Ought we to charge him
with being an enemy to his country, or in
favor Of unjust measures, merely because he
may have received said nomination.
We are inclined to believe that more de.
Ponds upon General Grant now than upon
any other individual in the United States.
We believe him to be far superior to the ma.
jority Of the far.sighted politicians who have
been ruling the nation without bringing peace
or economy to our legislation. he is known
to all the people as a Straightforward man,
and, so far as can be judged, a man well
disposed to deal fairly with the people Of all
sections Of the Union.
What better thing can we do in case oil
General Grants nomination by the Republi-
can party thar to vote for him for the Presi.
dcncy Our aim should be to strengthen his
hands to render him as much as possible
independent Of party, and to elect him as the
President Of the people. II unanimously, SC
much the better.
We solemnly believe that il the people
generally Of the United States can CONT TO-
gether with real unanimity on General Grant
in regard to the Presidency, it will DO thu
happicst thing for our country that coult
possibly occur. The future good effects o
this course arc almost incalculablc. w
earnestly ask our Democratic friends every
where to consider this subject carefully.
We fear that VIC will excite the deris
ion Of our readers, as being foolishly
credulous, when We assert our belle
that there are many who will accept the
above as sound sense and truly patriotic,
and who will in their cousciences en-.
dorse it, who are yet identified with the
Democratic party, merely from the force
of habit and long association. But
even we do not expect delegates Wade
Hampton or Rhett, Messrs. vallandig-
ham or Pendleton, the La Crosse Demo.
erat, San Francisco Examiner or Belmont
Reporter to accept these sensible sug'
gestions. Neither these nor the bulk
Of the Democratic party desire either
peace, harmony or national prosperity.
But let US hope that there are some who
still consent to be known as Democrats,
who will seriously ponder such utter
ances as the above, and who will man
fully cut loose from a party which will
scout and boot at this and every similar
advance toward reconciliation and good
feeling.