Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-01
sPRKcH OF THE HON. A. A sAR'
GENT. LAST NIGHT.

The First Ward Union hepuoiican
Club Of Gold Hill, last evening, had a
most glorious meeting in Miners Union
Hall, which was filed with the true,
loyal, and "solid men" of our town.
It was the first regular meeting Of the
campaign; and. judging from the
earnest, Intelligent c%ountenances OF
the large audience, coupled with the
earnest attention and heartfelt ap-
plau.e which every now and then was
manifested, was ominous that the
hearts Of our people are yet In the
right place. In the absence Of Hon.
VIM. n. Hall, the President Of the
Club, Weep resident Hay presided,
aided by several volunteers. The Gold
Hill Brass Band discoursed cheering
music at intervals, before and after the
address Of the principal speaker OF the
evening.
After the usual preliminaries Of
Club business, vlce-President Hay In
troduced Hon. A. A. Sargent, Of Cali
fornia, who had previously been an
nounced to address the Club. He was
warmly received by the members Of
the Club. and proceeded to review the
past action Of parties, showing that
before, during and since the war Of the
rebellion, the Democratic party have
been guilty Of bad faith to the Govern
msnt, Is guilty Of the death Of all the
soldiers killed on either side, respon-
sible for every orphan and widow
caused by the rebellion, besides piling
up millions upon millions Of n public
debt which the Republican party Is re-
ducing at q rate, As shown BY national
statistics, more rapidly than ever a
. nation paid It's debt before. On the
subject of Chinese immigration and
importation, he demonstrated most
clearly that, while there was really
nothing In 1t that could be charged to
the fault Of either political party, IN
as.much rs there Is but one opinion
among all classes and all parties with
reference to the matter, and that Is one
Of hostility to their coming under any
conditions, they nevertheless did come
here under Democratic administra-
lions and Democratic treaties, and but
for the Republican majority In Con-
gress, would have become citizens
through the captious; pretended oppo-
sition to them Of Eugene Casserly,
who was only fllibustering to allow
the session to run out without effectinG
the passage Of a law to prohibit 1t, in
order to charge upon the Republican
party the odium Of admitting them to
the exercise Of the elective franchise.
The speech, as are all the speeches Of
the gifted statesman, Wa replete with
eloquent honest, logical, earnest ar
gument. There were no attempts at
flights of fancy, 10 sophistry, no
doubls-dealing. but plain, substantial,
unanswerable. hard facts, which were
well received by the audience, some OF
whom, We are pleased to state, were
Democrats until within \ few months,
but who are nov converted TO true Re-
publicanism, and intend voting the
Republican ticket at the next election.
Amer Mr.. Sargent had finished his
most excellent speech, and after the
Band had played a pleasant air, Hon.
j. p. Jones was called out, and made
\ most happy little speech, inter-
spersed with lively anccdo:es-after
which the band dlscoursed more music,
and the meeting adjourned with three
cheers for Sargent, three for the Re
publican party, and three more for Mr..
Jones. The next meeting will be held
on Friday evening, October eth.