Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-17
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Colonel j. c. Zabriskie invited Judge
J. s. Pitzer to joiu him in Il political
discussion last evening at Pipcr's Opera
House. Piszer accepted. A, the proper
hour the house was we'll crowded with
the sovereign voters of both parties,
and in the stage boxes and on the stage
were several ladies, DESTROYS, like the
sterner sex, Of hearing the political is
sues of the day we'll discussed. Pitzer
opened the discussion in a speech Of an
hours duration. He stated in starting
out that he should arraign the whole
Republican party before the audience,
try them, and convict them. Well, the
Judge did srraign the party, and he did
try them, but as he could not 6nd them
wanting, he not only failed to convict,
but on the contrary got beyond
his own Democratic souudings aud
Hoated bravely adrift on the great
sea Of patriotic U%uionism, padding
forth in a manner astounding to his
fellow Democrats and highly refreshing
TO all the Republicans present. Pitzer
did make a glorious Union speech,
whether be intended it or not, and as
soon as his evident change in political
faith shall be satisfactorily settled and
confirmed, he will doubtless be em-
ployed by the Union Central Committee
to stump the State for the Republican
party. Strange as it may appear, Pi,zer
not long ago was strongly Of the Sc
cesh" Democratic order. But thus they
come into the fold Of the faithful, aud
"a while the lamp holds out TO burn
etc. Col. Zabriskie followed in q speech
also of an hours duration. The
Colonel couldn't see where Pitzer had
made anything Of point in
his speech. He had failed altogether in
his arraigument OF the Republican party
in that be had charged no crime. That
great party were already arraigned be-
fore the American people, and their YER
diet was now being rendered. Had the
Judge heard the recent news from YER
mont, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
other portions of the Atlantic States?
Point after point Of similar effectiveness
did the Colonel make in the course OF
his speech, amid frequent and enthnsi-
sstic shouts Of applause, using up all
opposing points which the aforesaid
Pitzer might have made pretty efectu.
ally. The Presidents Of the meeting
C. c. Batterman (Republican) and R. II.
Taylor (Denoerat)-called I" time, and
old PITT came up to the scratch,
confident but evidently wary in
view Of the manner in which he
had so very unwittiugIy committed
himself to Republicauism in his first
onslaught. He spared cautiously
about the stage, carefully avoiding any
reply or return Of the political blows Of
his antagonist; in fact, he rather nou-
plussed him by Sinking the discussion
and argument altogether, striking out
wildly in all directions, regardless of
all key notes or rules Of either ring or
opera. Deiug confined 70 half an hour,
he consumed it in asking who had ere
ated the great debt now resting like a
huge incubus upon the broad shoulders
Of the nation aud trying to defend and ex-
cuse himself to the Irish and Germans
present for having been one Of the most
prominent leaders Of the old Know
Nothing party, on the ground that
Schuyler Colfax, B. C. Whitman, and
others now Republicans were also
Know Nothings at that same time.
He eulogized Seymour considerably,
and was Of course much applauded
by the Democratic portion Of the audi
ence. Time was called for the last
rouud, and Z.briskie stepped promptly
up for his %half-hour's closing. He found
considerable fault with Pitzer for not
sticking 10 the text points OF discussion
and "fghting i, out on that line, and
had TO do the best he could under the
circumstances with the new points ad-
vanced by his antagonist. He explained
pretty satisfactorily, we think, 10 all
present that the great national debt
was created solely By the Democratic
party, or in putting down the rebellion
created by that party and its Southern
friends, which is all the same thing.
In reply to remarks Of the Judge rela-
tive to the nativity OF those who
did the fighting of the war, be
read statistics from the official
records Of the War Department, show
ing that seventy-6ve per cent. Of our
soldiers were native born Americans.
He wound up with q sockdologer for
the Judge, by merely stating that al
though it might be true that Colfax,
Whitman, and others were, with Judge
Pitzer, nj one time prominent Know
Nothings, yet unlike him they never
were secessiouists or Democrats, but
always had been and still were loyal
and true to the Union, and faithful TO
the best interests Of the whole country
and the nation at large.
We were much pleased TO note the
good order and decorum preserved,
there being no interruption except from
numerous impatient Democrats dis
courteously getting up and leaving
when Colonel Zabriskie commenced
his closing speech. Judge Pitzer
At once stepped forward and
requested that as this was n mutual
discussion his friends should be also the
Colouel's friends, and therefore should
be courteous enough to hear him
through. Another thing, too, there
was precious little ranting about the
eternal Niger" and everlasting Chi
naman, those fruitful topics in all Dem
ocratic speeches. The meeting closed
with three hearty cheers for Colonel
Zabriskie, three for Grant and Colfax,
three for Judge Pitzer, and a very weak
single one for Seymour and Blair;
Whatever Pi,zer might have done had
he been politically altogether on the
right side, under the circumstances 1t
was evidently the general opinion that
be got worsted. In fact, We heard a
Democrat in the crowd coming out sor-
rowfully remark that the "a whole thing
was all .one-.ided His ideas will be
fully confirmed on the third OF next
month. "Grant's what's the matter
MEETING MONDAY EVENING. The
Union meeting at Theater Hall, Monday