Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-24
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0NGREssMAN HOLMAN TAKES Ex-
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There are some Democrats in Con-
,rsss Who have learned something by
he war; who believe that this Govern
nent Is a nation" supported BY the
peopls-not a confederation Of States
iissolubls at the viii Of any discon,snt-
I'd section. OF these Mr.. Holman. Of
Indiana. Is one. In a speech last Sal
urday ON the Centennial Appropriation
Bill, Holman took occasion TO let the
secession element Of the Democratic
party In Congress know that while he
was training in their company hs was
not sound upon The particular political
goose they had elevated in the face Of
the people d this country. Hs cid.
aliuding to the recent speech OF Con-
grsssnan Tucker, Of Virginia. In whisA
IL was asserted that the United States
was not . nation; that eli there had
been anything settled beyond recall in
the progress OF the country. IL was that
the sovereignty Of the people. not the
sovereignty Of the States, va. tho soid
~foundsiion on which tbs political
powers Of the Government rested" and
the .'facs had not only bses solsnnly
established In the Constitution, bat had
been rsafarmsd on every battlefield from
the time Of the formation Of the Govern
m.nt to the prsssnt hour. that u was .
nation. II spoke through its accredited
Representatives With tbs. voice Of . M
ton. and no argument or reasoning
could impair the faith Of tho people in
that TACT" There IL nothing in th.
above language Of Mr.. Holman. Demo-
cratic Congressman from Indiana. which
We cannot fully endorse. 1t Is the doc
trins Of every loyal nan in the nation;
the principle. TO support which. o
loyal North went to var; and to destroy
which, the South took up arms. sis
the opposite Of Cslhounism; the foe OF
national dissolution and disgracs. But
unfortunately. Mr.. Holman does not
represent the sentiments Of the Demo-
cratic party. Upon the floor OF the
House OF Representatives to-day. there
IL . soHd phalsnx Of s~sssssionists: men
Who. II We give them credit Tor honesty
Of purpose. have deemed the prin-
oipls-rsprsssntsd BY Mr.. Holman
Of SUFFICIENT Importance TO Sight against
the Government for its maintenance;
men who. 10 they are properly repre-
ssntsd BY Hill Of Georgia and Tucker Of
Virginia. believe a. strongly to-day in
the right Of seesssion and the absoluts
Independent sovereignty Of each State
in the Union. a. their fathers did in CAL
houn's day. or they themselves did dur.
ing their struggle for the overthrow OF
the Union. Mr.. Holman ID . Northern
Democrat. and We arc glad to see that
unlike Wood. Coz. Randali and other
copperhsads Of war times. he has the
manlinsss. not to say hardihood. to re-
buks the insolsnt and incendiary utter
sncss Of the gray-coated element in Con-
grsss. But Mr.. Holman does not repre-
sent the sentiments Of . majority Of his
party either in Congress or elsewhere.
A united Southern Democracy. OF whom
the sx-rsbsl officers in Congress are
representatives. has pressed itself in
10 the Legislative halls Of n Gov
eminent. and now. while the words
OF pardon from q generous Gov
eminent are still sounding over the
land. dsianily reasserts the right Of Sc
csssion. and with unblushing sfirontsry
declares that the North. not the South.
was In fault during the var /; that the
South. mot the North. vas the defender
and upholdsr Of the Consultation. This
10 the Democratic party Of to-day; inso-
lent. boastful and d~isloyal; declaring
that. Notwithstanding the defeat Of its
armies upon the battlefield. IL has moth
ing to take back. nothing to regret, but
that nov. - in 1861. and for . score Of
ysars heretofore. II denies the national.
ity Of the government, aud its power to
cosrcs . State to save itself from de-
struction. Mr.. Holman 10 q bold man;
his words will set some Of his party TO
thinking. II may Be that hereafter
there will DO less secession talk by
Southern members. But We have yet 10
hear or read in the speech Of any repre-
sentative Southern man. an endorse
mcnt OF the principles laid down by this
Indiana Congressman. Until the
Democratic party at the South as well
n 81 the North. accepts in honesty and
ssrnsstnsss the doctrine Of ~nationalism
distinguished from State Sovereignty.
ID is not . safe element to trust with the
control Of our Government. Until
Northern Democrats cease to toady 10
the disloyal arrogance Of their eI.rsbel
allies in Congress. there win be as little
trust reposed in them by their ~constit-
usnts A. by their opponents. The coun-
try awaits the reply OF ihe South TO Mr..
Holman's propositions. The right OF
accession seems to have become q "livs
Ma. WILLARD % Michigan has In
troduced a bill in tbs House looking to
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