Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-07
WHICH SHALL BE .uNLoADHDt~

WHICH HAIL M -tNAONJSEDs
The Republican party Of Massachu-
sets has been In existence for over
twenty years. The National Rspub-
lican Party had its birth In that proud
old Commonwealth. The abolitionlsts,
who formed the nucleus around which,
In 1856, the opponents OF slavery sx-
tension rallied to defeat the pro-
slavery Democracy, were In the State
Of Massachusetts, stronger than in any
other portion Of the American Union.
Sumner, Phillips, Wilson and other
honorary members and honored lead
crs In the "Irrepressible Conflict"
which for years was waged with hui
man slavery In America, were Mass
achusetts men, reared In her homes,
educated at her colleges, and repre-
sentins her ~liberty.lovlng people.
Boston was for years the headquarters
OF abolitIonism, the northern terminal
depot Of the great underground rail-
road upon whose rough and devious
track, and In whose poorly lifted cars,
the baggage" Tor freight" accord
Ing to Chief Justice Taney) from tho
cotton fields Of South Carolina and
tho sugar orchards Of Louisiana, were
tickeled through to the bleak provinces
Of Canada. Since 1855, the State OF
Massachusetts, has given large victories
to Republicanism. Her people, who
supported tho struggling party
In 1856. have never faltered In
allegiance sincs It's success In ls60.
Throughout the Val she was among
the foremost In loyalty aud patriot
ic effort. In tho last election for Pres
ident she gave a magnificent majority
for Grant. But the leadership OF the
Butler-C Cameron democratic crowd
bids fair to DO too much, rel for the
party loyalty Of Massachusetts,. They
protested vigorously against him last
Autumn, aud defeated his aspirations
for control OF that Commonwealth.
The appointment Of n Of his crea-
lures to the highest, most Influential
and most lucrative Federal Office In
that State, despite a series OF protests,
by both press and people In tho face
Of opposition persistent. aud coming
from the best elements Of both parties,
has had u most disastrous effect. IL
has done more toward alternating from
the Administration the support OF Mas
sachuse,ts Republicans than is at pres
ent manifest,
benjamin +. Butler Is n DAN
gsrous man, and, with his class OF So
called reconstructed Democrats, IL
pushing and dragging the Republican
party to destruction, just as they did
Democracy In the years just previous
TO the a Isn't it time for the party
to unload these men? Isn't IL quito
time for the PRESIDENT TO take notice
Of the fact that n few appointments OF
tho kind just forced upon Massachu.
sets will 10 more harm to the prospects
OF the party than can DC easily cured.
II there are to DO "unioaded," those
who disgrace the party to which they
adhere, who are at once the fomenters
Of discord, the orlginators and particle
pstors In every prominent scheme to
rob the public treasury, to disgrace
the nation and dishonor the name OF
Republican, who, We ask, are the
Jonahs, II not Ben. Butler In the
House, Simon Cameron In the Senate,
and their horde OF hungry lmitators
aud followers? They are foremost In
v~illainy and adopts In escaping the con-
sequences Of their acts. The appointees
named by them are Ia almost every In
stance their counterparts In criminal
ity. Only yesterday tho President
was petitioned BY resolutions aud mo
MORALS from Western Pennsylvania
asking for the removal Of n OF Cam
eron's nominees for \ Territorial sfllcc.
The name OF this worthy Is Seabright.
lie has just been confirmed as Survey
or General OF Colorado. lie lives In
FIayette county, Pennsylvania, and Ia
said by these petitioners to have been
throughout ths war, aud to be now, a
Democrat. This Of itself |. no grave
objection, but when they further say
that this man was one OF the copper
head stripe who opposed the draft and
i%nhumanly rejoiced over the assassina.
ton Of Lincoln, loyalty and decency,
humanity aud consistency rise up
against such an appointment. These
are the men for tho Republican party
to unload. Massachusetts, Republi-
cans say they will hereafter have no
more OF Butler. The Republican
press OF Boston. with but u poor ex-
ccption, reiterates u sehtiment, ahu
all good Republicans AMI honest men
will say amen. There are enough hon
est msn In the Republican party OF
Massachusetts, 10 carry the State In
spite OF and without the demagoguing
element. Aud the amo Is tue
throughout the Union. Let the dema-
gogue, be unloaded. The question Ia
Massachusetts, Is, which will the Re-
publican party unload? Butler aud
his crowd Of cormorants, or the ma
jority and better class OF Massachusetts,
Republicans? This question Is also
pressing itself Ia the State OF South
Carolina. In fact Ii Is ut the front ev-
erywhcre.
Tux "NEvAp, PuLrir."-rhc sec