Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-07
A GLrnrsE OF COMING TREASON.

Ciuco tnc ofosf W shase~
Msrshals. commanding them to pre-
servo the purity Of elections. North
South. East and West. has besS made
public. the Democratic papers and
Democratic siump-spsaksrs have raised
a dismal howl. The majority Of these
papers and these speakers have con-
tented themselves BY amply entering .
most emphatic protest: but this majority
il in the North. not in the South. In
Baltimore. the city where United States
Soldiers we're nrst attacked and slansh-
tered. the leading Journal has some
aiguiAcant comments. according 70 the
following dispatch:
wAsufxorox. September e.-Ths Demo-
crsts Of Baltimore received hs Attorney
Generals letter In the same spirit In which
the Baltimore mob received the nassa-
chusetts troops on the 18th Of April. 1881.
This leading Democratic paper there to-
day calls ON the party 10 Organize minute
men a. tho only means Of preventing
bloodshed st the polls. The organ says
that ''the time has not yet come when
force must be met by force. and Baltimore.
which may b called the cradle Of civil
and religious liberty. should take the Iced
in the patriotic work" baltimore. which
led In tho shooting down Of Union soldiers
ON their way 70 protect Warrington from
rebel Invaders. 10 nov the irst. In behalf
Of . united south. TO summon its people
70 tho bayonet.
This Allows the spirit which sotusiss
the South. the great stronghold OF
Democracy. They are ~ eager 70 kill
Northern soldiers nov a. thsy we're In
1861; % eager TO kill them - they ere
to slsughtsr inofsnsivs nseross for the
awful crime Of daring to vote In s0eor-
dance with their belief ~ the Govern
msnt has authorized them to do. These
are the characteristics Of Southern
Democrats: Of the men who will rule
this country II Samuel J. Tiidsn ID
elected President. How does the reader
like the p~iotursr
Nov. what does the order Of the
United States Attorney Gen srai to the
United States Marshals amount tor
What 10 thsrs In 10 which gives riss to
this awful ''bayouet howl" in he ranks
OF the Democracy1 II amply says that
the manhals. at the csming national
elections, shall see to IL that every
lsealissd voter shall Be protected at the
bsliot-ba1. Only this and nothing more.
There 10 NO infringement Of Ssste rights;
nothing In the order TO which any honest
Democrat, who wishes to sss . fair cleo.
ton. can object. The msrshas are moi
authorized TO interfere with voters.
They are simply directed TO intsrfsrs
with the men who attempt to intimid.
ate the honest voters Of the country.
And this 10 what all the hsvi IN made
abouti II 10 10 prevent United States
Msrshals from doing their duty that the
Baltimore Ap.srican calls for the ~organixa-
iios oi . company Of minute men to
shoot down United States officers.
Il 10 high time that this people and
the world At large kasv whether the
Government OF the United States has
any power which rebels are bound to
respect. We have whipped them onos.
and in that spirit Of esnsrosity which
has always characterized u Republican
Government. We forgave them their
treason. assumed our share Of the var
debt without murmunng. and received
them bssk with open arms. They have
repaid our g~susrosisy BY numbering
psscsabls citizens In the South. terror
hing whole sections Of the country. and
attempting by fraud and intimidation
TO again obtain control Of our forts and
ships and a~rssnals, that they may again
steal them. The patriotism Of the
American people is just now At the boil
ing point. and II Baltimore minute men
attempt to obstruot United States odcsrs
In the discharge OF their duty on cleo
ton day. the probability IL that after
the second thrsshing the rsbsllious sls-
mens will not be treated In that spirit Of
generosity which characterized our too
lenisnt Government in 1865.
The order Of the Attorney General in
no way interieres with the rights Of the
States. II has no reference 70 State
elections. which the sovereign States
have an undoubtsd right to control
themselves. The United States rscos-
nizss this right, and on the samssgsn.
srsl principle believes that IL has . right
to SEQ to IL that its election Ia prop
srly conducted. Il viii see TO IL. do
pend upon Il. Notwithstanding the blood
thirsty aspirations Of the Confederate
Baltimore american.