Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-15
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element. all those Who regretted and De-
uounced the repeal Of the Missoah Com
promise. all those Who objected TO
upon Kansas the institution Of
human slavery at the point Of Border
bayouets, were treated with the
that unless they succumbsd to
the degrading demands Of the chivalric
war would snsus. When Abn-
ham Lincoln wa nominated By q Re-
publican Convsntion In 1860. Southern
threatened 10 var upon the
Union II he we're elected. When he
sought 70 take his sal - Prssidsnt OF
this Republic. members OF . Maryland
mob-KukiuIsrs and White Lacquer
threatened his assassination. and when
he was finally installed in tho executive
Office the politicians Of the South inaug-
urated WAR. They III he fires Of rrro-
iaiion." Well. the nation had q
Long. bloody. butter. expensive war.
There Is no need TO recount its horrors.
neither TO repeat what history records rs
its final result. The war was ended.
and tired contestants in both the North
and South with one accord echoed
Amen /! and stretched put their vssried,
trembling hands in gratitude for tho
sweet advent Of . longsd for peace.
Again No SOC the symptoms OF revolt.
again the threat is made that bloody
revolution will ovsrspread tbs land II
certain things are done or left undone.
II comes this time not from the polite.
ians OF the South. not from Stephens,
nor even from Jsf. Davis. They have
bad enough Of war: Of revolution. This
time Il bursts forth in strenuous ''sonor-
osity" from the Democratic organ in
Nevada; from q petty sheet owned by a
disappointed politician and edited by a
-; but we forbsar. It is not our
desire to resurrect the past, for purposes
Of emphasis upon the present status or
u~ttsrances OF the Virginia Chraies.
That paper urges revolution. Like
sIoloch- satan's chief Of Staf-its
''voies is still for open war" II wants
''the free Of revolution" lighted. II
would rejoice to see grim hecatombs and
dead mems bones piled high again. 1t
wants to resurrect the hospital, the be-
grimsa and blood stained surgeon; the
operating table. It clamors for new
rows Of mounds marked with the sad
dsst Of all memorial inscriptions -''un-
known" II longs 70 hear the busle
blast, the trumpet. the rattle OF the
drum. the tread Of heavy squadrons. the
roar Of battle. and the fearful weired &C
compartment Of dying groans. It calls
for revolution. which shall bring
wrecked homes. lone hearthstones, lists
OF skilled in battle" cripplss. debt, dis
cord and mayhaP, ruin to the ma
ton. Il would also increase the
number OF Navy Paymastsr's clerks.
Again We forbear. The Chron.
es msyhAp will yet be gratined. There
may DO insane men enough in this great
nation to force another n Before
God We hope not. But IL so be. il ONE
upon the n~ationas before. by plot and
eountcrplot. by wilful effort Of ambi-
tious leaders for self elevation. we have
only TO suggest that IL will never end I'M
til we have . NXrios, or--ths meteoric
fragments Of what now we style the
most successful Rspublie Of the world.
We dread a war. Tho paraphernalia Of
military preparation has lost its charms
Tor Us. The Republican party breads
another var Every soldier OF the
Union army deprscaies another contest.
In this feeling we firmly believe they are
joined by the fighting men Of the South.
But there il q class who. knowing no
thing Of war. invite its horrors. SO did
this class in 1850. They were not then.
however. found in either army. Thy
were home guards or Navy pay masters
clerks. II We arc to have another war
We hope 10 God that in its outset no
volunteers will he accepted; that . draft
will be ordered. and that the stay-at-
homes. the Srawlins non-combatants,
the home guards. will DO in the trout
list OF ''liablss'' to the memorable draft.
There is no nonsense about this. These
loua.mouthed bmwisrs should have q
chance to ftly prove their zeal and
bravery. The ebullitions Of the Chreai-
Gle should have vent at shorter range
than tho distance between Virginia City
and New Orleans. But they never will,
even though q hundred revolutions, .
score OF wars should supervsns. Tho
warliks editor OF that blood.thirsty
sheet Is q non-combatant. His prov
ince is to guard the women and children
or Government funds.