The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-10-13
THE ISSUE


independence from Great Britain an
had just completed its organic law,
would be quite as absurd and equal
wicked to sickle for the ante war al
guments of the tories as it is now, 70
any party to cavil at and seek to repu
date the Reconstruction measures G
Congress. The cases are exactly par
allel. The Congressional Acts of Re
construction are simply the most care
fully devised conclusions of the loyal
lists of the country concerning the uew
anomalous order of things presented
| by the conquered rebellion. The rep
resentatives of the people do not dog
gedly say that victory over treason
shall result in the tyranny of the con-
queror-as a less enlightened body OF
law makers might and would have said.
but they take upon themselves tie
thankless task of replacing modified
political power in the hands of the late
ly rebellious States ; adopting, at the
same time, certain nild and prudential
measures to insure to the country a
guarantee against the political victory
of the secessionists, and taking out of
the hands of the unrepentant rebels
the power to assassinate what they
have failed to defeat in open battle.
This is al, ; and it is against this posi-
ton that all rebellion and all Copper
headism is arrayed. Grants candi-
dacy at this juncture is simply an in
cident of Reconstruction, just as Sey-
mour and Blair's candidacy is an in
separable adjunct to the Torvism of the
opposition.
The whistling of shot and she'll the
groans of the dying the wounds of
the manned the pale faces of the dead;
The weeds of the mournful the tat
tered shreds of the dear old flag should
1ot be needed to convince any thinking
nan of the vital importance to the |
,ause of Nationality, Good Faith and
Patriotism, of this political struggle |
Blair has bad the frankness to aver the |
ruth of the matter so far as his side
be rebel side-is concerned. Said he !
Il bis Broadhead letter: " 1t is idle TO ,
ak of bonds, greenbacks, gold, the
,ublic faith ard the public credit
Why is it idle? Simply because they
re questions which are all subservieut
o the oae great question at issue
Shall the friends or the enemies of the
Tnion control its destines during the
ext all important four years ? Blair
nows as well as Alexander H. Ste
hens or Wade Hampton knows that by
be result of the Presidential election
4 November next is to be determined
-hether the United States shall be con-
;dered a power with sufficient in herent
Governmental strength and integrity to
sue " bonds )" to emit 'greenbacks;'
, coin gold," TO have a "public
nth - or be entitled to a " public
edit" He knows that with a tr-
N Dhant and rerivifed Confederacy to
ctate the course of this Government :
it'll that power which attempted to
,erturn the throne placed behind the
rome with the political intriguers
ho made the tender of greenback at |
e South a penalty, and who pro- c
aimed it a crime not to accept Con- I
derate shinplasters in payment of c
bit that with these men placed at I
e belm of State there would no long :
exist an occasion 10 debate the ques- c
N of the payment of the nation T.
nds TO longer be any issue as to
e woriLlessness of greenbacks no s.
IRE attempt at serious unfolding OF g
e public faith and the public credit O
such things would be swept off the p
,e Of American institutions. Blair r.
enough to know oil these p
ings; and was also sNgacious enough +,
be aware that by making it known m
r.