Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-14
sAslMY,s DIVIDED HOUSE.

mind. and that his soul 10 sore dismaysd.
There Is an old scriptural provsrb which
say that ga house divided against itself
cannot stand" Little Sammy lives in
Just such q house. The Democratic
party is composed Of two branches to-
day, a. il was in 1860. There IL n
Northern party and . Southern party.
Upon the Southern branch Mr. Tildsn
has depended to inaugurats him By force
Of arms. II the Republicans proved
brave enough 10 assert their rights. and
demand the recognition Of the will Of
the people which was expressed in the
election OF Governor Hayes. Northern
Democrats. according to Fernando Wood.
have depended upon their Southern
brethren, a. Mr.. Tildsn has dsns. fully
believing that they xsrs- prepared for
snothst wal in preference to seeing
Hayes inausurated. And 50 the war
spirit has had full play in the valiant
heart. OF the stay.at.homs coppsrhsads
OF the North ever since the election OF
Hayes was assured. and vague muiter.
inss Of coming trouble have been heard
throughout the land.
But u Democratic friends in this
section OF tho country have rsekoned
without their host. The South has evil
IDENTIFY had enough Of fighting At a dis
advantage. In the last war everything
Was apparently In their favor. The
White House WAS occupied by q man
Who was but a plant tool in their
hands. The traitors knew that James
Buchanan would take NO steps to crush
them. His cabinet was composed OF
men who were in thorough accord with
the rebels. and who did everything in
their power to aid the cause OF treason,
Arms and ammunition were sent South
la large quantities. to be used against
the government which paid for them.
Our navy was scattered all over the
world. Our army was small. and what
little there was Of IL. was distributed in
small ietachmeuts all over the country.
Everything WAS prepared 10 make the
r.bellion q success. And this prspara-
ton was made-by the great Democratic
party Of ''Reiorm."
In addition TO these favorable cir
e~umsisnees. tho Southern Democrats
confidently counted on tho active
all OF thsir friends in the North
men like Samuel J. Tilaen ana
Horaiio seymour. who had for years
been melting them to revolt by
upholding the psrnicious doctrine first
promulgated by John c. Calhoun. tina,
this union was mo union at all. and that
any State had q right to ssceds at its
own sweet will. and take with II the
forts. custom-housss. and other property
which had been paid for by the people
Of the whole country. Tue South BE-
lieved that those mon would stand by
them, and refuse / O see them ''cosrc.d''
into the Union. They had . right to
believe 90. for these very men were fore
most in advocating the principles for
which the Confederate States fought.
AL this Is changed now. There IL no
buchanan ut the helm VI the Ship Of
State. In the place which he formerly
occupied, stands a grim. silent man ; q
man whom the old traitors Of the South
know but too we'll. A man who forced
down thar throsts the bitter pill OF in
glorious defeat. and who for the last
eight years has forced them TO respect
the laws Of the nation u they do NOT re-
spect the rights Of humanity. They
have had enough Of this man in the
pas, : they have no idea OF facing hin,
in the future. This man has seen to il
that our navy il not scattered at this
time, and the Southernsrs know that
within t~wsnty-iour hours after their
declaration OF REASONABLE purposes.
every u OF their ports would be Fl.
tee,ually ~blocsaked. and they would be
shut OH from al communication with
the outside world. Thoy arc afraid OF
this man, and they have good reason to
be afraid Of him.
In addition to this. Southern Demo
Gratis have learned by bitter experience
TO distrus, their Northern allies. Well
might Bon Hill say IS he did yesterday
to Fernando Wood. who was urging on
another civil war '' You have deceived
US once. but you cannot do II again.
YoG sniicsd US into a Wal fifteen years
a,o, and then sent regiment upon regi-
msnt to whip u.s." Well might he say
to his Democrats colleagues in the
House, OF whom b. is a virtual leader ;
III any attempt is to DO made to inau-
guratO Tilden by force. and the country
Is to DO plunged into civil war. North
ern Democrats must expect To do all the
fighting. ,eilaoat Aoip from he Soath."
These words of Ben Hill practically
disuni,e the Democratic party. They
arc a warning to Samuel ]. Tildsn that
he aud his Northern friends cannot force
the South into another rebellion for the
purpose OF i~nauguraiius him by force.
1t Is evidently "a houss divided against
itself " that sammy lives in. and that
house is sure TO fall.
Tue San Francisco Stock Exchange
SAL that General Thomas II. Williams
had a narrow escape at the great race Of
last Saturday. lie hired . horse. which