Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

TIE had q little election over in Califor-
mia the other day, and elected q few Judges,
and among them, in the District composed
Of Nevada and Placer Counties, was one
Reardan, who was nothing but a secesh pol
itician IN Virginia City in 1858 and 1854
regular broom-ranger.-GoH Hill Netos.
What q blessed thing il Is for some folks
10 have agood memory-it enablea them, at
all times, to tell the truth; and how prone
political coats-after the fashion Of leopards,
q slight recollection Of the venerable and
amiable editor Of the News, during the
Broderick- Latham campaign of SO; and we
doubt not that many Of the citizeus Of Placer
remember him better than we do. In those
days, was he not the most rampant, blood
~and.thunder, o~ut-and-out, double.distilled,
States rights (shade Of Calhoun, forgive US
Democrat in all the country round? II the
editor Of the News could only have been in
Placer County for the past month or 30,
"speechifying' for the Democracy-as was
his wont in the campaign above alluded to,
in conjunction with his quondam fellow
stumper, "0ldSour Flour"-we haven't tho
slightest doubt that the Democracy would
have carried that county by at least a thou.
sand-minorty! The last time we heard OF
this modelsf "loilty, /" he was at Forest Hill,
astriding the tripod OF the Courier, belching
forth at the denizens Of that benighted region
lin double-leaded "pica"-phillipies upon
Estates Rights Democracy."-Gr Valley
National
The editors Of the National either have
very poor memories, or they are entirely
u~uacquainted with the editor Of the
Gold Hill Nsws. As a politician, how
ever, we are free to admit that from
1910 to the summer Of ls6o-or the
time OF holding the Democratic National
Convention which nominated Stephen
A. Douglas for President-we were hon
sstly and faithfully q member OF the
Democratic party which believed in the
doctrine of noa.interfsrsncs in slavery
where it lawfully existed. 1t was no
dishouor or q discredit to q man to be.
long to the Democracy in those years OF
national prosperity. But principles and
parties and men changed in 1860, and
as a free and independent American We
changed with them. Instead Of being a
Breckenridge Democrat, we cast our
vote for STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS and his
wing Of the Democratic party. 1t was
an honor then, and it is 4 credit to any
man to-day who can honestly say that
no voted for STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS for
President in 1860. We never "take
water" on our political record. After
the Presidential campaign in 1850, We
became the publisher Of the Placer
Courier, a weekly newspaper, printed at
Forest Hill; and the political fight of
that year being over, we had no occa.
sion to =" bslch forth" on States rights,
the assertion Of the Grass Valley Ma.
tional, at this late day, to tho contrary
Notwithstanding. When, however, the
rebellion against the Government broke
out, in April, 1861, and when we plainly
saw that not only the Breckenridge
Democracy, but q limited number OF
the Douglas Democracy, approved OF II,
and arrayed themselves in full sympathy
With rebels and traitors, We cut loose
entirely from all allegiance to'the Dem
ocratic party, under whatever name or
style it assumed, aud like a good, honest
and loyal American, VIC have fought in
the ranks of the Union Republican
party for the preservation Of the Gov
eminent, aud to this day we are not
ashamed of our political record from
1861. II the foregoing explanation will
be of any service to the young quill
drivers Of the Grass Valley National.
they are welcome to publish it, or hold
their peace about that which they can
not or do not understand.