Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-20
PEACE OR WAR.


Grant defines the motive Of all his glo-
rious military achievements, when lie
thus declares that his great desire for
his country is peace. 1t was to restore
peace that lie drew his sword and
having conquered that peace, he made
haste to return the sword to its sheath.
And now, surveying the still turbulent
condition Of the country, and foreseeing
with clear sagacity the consequences OF
q restoration Of Democratic rebel pow
or, he takes up the standard of the great
party of Union and Loyalty, and de-
mands, in the nam Of the country for
which be so nobly fought and so glori-
ously conquered, " Let US have peace p
This simple but significant u,%terance
| Of General Grants, be it remembered,
WAS made long before Blair's nomina-
ton, and before his declaration in favor
| Of q new rebellion. It was, therefore,
no mere catch-word thrown out to coun-
teract the mad proposition Of the rene
gade who would conquer n supremacy
for his adopted party by force of arms.
It was the honest desire Of m honest
heart, expressing the conviction that
the whole spirit Of the Democracy,
North and South, is opposed to II safe
and enduring peace. Everything that
has happened since General Grant de-
clared himself for peace, goes to show
that the voice Of the rebel Democracy
is now, as it was seven years ago, for
war. Wade Hampton is to-day hard at
work at the old business of d" firing the
Southern heart" with threats and APP
peals, and promises Of a new rebellion.
The accredited emissary Of the Tamma-
ny Convention, he, and others like him,
are preaching new crusades for the
South. And the nefarious work in
which he is engaged is ably and heart
lily seconded by General Blair at the
North. Both Of them say, in effect,
" Let US have wal !" and an Issue is
thus made up for the Presidential cam
paigu which sweeps out Of sight all mi
nor considerations, and presents to the
people Of the country the simple choice
between Grant and Peace on the one
hand, and Seymour and War on the
other.
1t is a cause of rejoicing that this is
sue has been so boldly and openly made.
II is one that the people, Of all classes,
can easily understand. The election Of
General Grant secures peace; for the
maddest Of the Hamptons Of the South
or the uoisiest of the Blairs Of the
North will not venture upon the expert
ment Of war, so long as that quiet, de-
termined, fearless soldier and patriot
holds the reins Of Government. Such
an experiment would be too hopeless 10
offer any inducement to these restless
and reckless demagogucs. The election
Of Seymour threatens var Nominally
first on the Democratic ticket: he is
practically second. Seymour would
soon succumb to the pressure Of his
Office and to the Vaccinations Of the
men whom the Blairs would gather
around him, and the real power Of the
Government would be vested in the
man who sees no remedy for what he
processes to be the ills and dangers Of
the country, but in q violent and reyo-
lutionary overturning Of the popular
branch of the Goyernment-the dis
banding Of Congress by force. This is
nothing less than war, and on the side Of
this proposition every element that was
active in the rebellion is to-day arrayed.
There can be no doubt how the people
will decide this vital question at the
polls. They have had enough war. The
North never desired it, but went into it
rs q solemn duty and necessity, rejoice
ing when the duty vas done, and when
the need had passed away. The South
courted war and received such q lesson
in response as has left it harried and
desolate to IN extent that ought to teach
il wisdom. The mass of the Southern
people have learned the lesson the re-
bellion taught them; but there are still
left among them enough Of old poll
ticians and demagogues, TO stir their hot
blood up to new acts Of folly, should
any pretext Of hope be offered to them.
The election Of Seymour and Blair
would offer them this delusive hope,
and the peace which General Grant 90
sincerely invokes would be lost once
more in the din and confusion, the tears
and sorrows and blood Of civil strife.
Peace or War The choice is offered
TO the country. The great chieftain
who conquered the rebellion, like q
true soldier, calls for Peace! The reck-
less demagogue, whose whole public
life has been one hungry chase after
office, cries u in favor Of u war The
people will choose wisely between the
two; and, with Grant in the Presiden-
tial chair, the turbulent element Of the
Democracy will shrink back into re-
spectful compliance with the popular
will, and the country will enter upon q
new career Of peace and prosperity. All
the signs Of the times, and every sug-
gestion Of common sense point to this
result. The confidence in General
Grants patriotism, wisdom, modera-
ton, courage, independence, and broad
u%ationalism is so deep-rooted in the
popular mind, that it makes compara-
lively little outward expression. The
actual campaign will be an active, but
brief one. The people need little In
struction upon such a simple issue as
that Of Grant aud Colfsx against Sey-
mour and Blair. The old lines are
| dra xvp and The mamie array themselves