Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-21

ny REPrBLicASs.
senators Jones and Ishsron Of Nevada,
sargent Of California, and Congressmen
Page and WOODBURY.. were the only ones
who had moved in the matter. The Dem.
ocrats from this coast had done little OF
nothing. The whole country Is becoming
Interested In this great problem. A Joint
commission has been ordered by the Dem.
ocratic House and the Republican Senate
20 examine, observe and report at the next
session. This commission will be fruitful
Of good. The members were to visit the
coast and sec the Chinese, and their report
will have great weight. His own views
were Of comparatively little importance.
He would do all in his power 10 obtain the
abrogation Of tho Burlingame treaty. but
he would help no Democrat to stone Chi.
namen while they remained upon our soil.
The people will do well TO leave the puzzle
In the hands Of the Republicans. The
Democratic influence In Washington Is too
slight to speak VI, and IL Is very likely
that they will have considerably less before
long. The Virginia paper had asked a
question and he had answered II. The
editor stood in sad need Of information.
He Vas welcome to q little. Laughter and
applause.
MORE IMPORTANT MArrER.
Mr.. Gorham said that the main ques.
tons before the people Of the country to-
day are: What kind Of a nation Is this to
boz What kind Of government do the
people wantp Are We to continue n a
republicp Are We 10 have q FREQ ballot
and an honest, peaceful election In all the
States once In four yearsp Are our citi'
zens TO be allowed TO 60 unmolested TO the
polls1 Is the Government to be allowed
10 protect all citizens In their constitu-
tional rightsp Il the national credit To he
maintained3 Shall there BE- wisdom and
economy in the conduct Of the Govern
mcnty All good citizens should desire all
these things. There are two applicants In
the field. both promising 10 secure these
blessings 10 the country. Let us SEQ what
their characters are. This Is necessary. IL
you want TO engage u lawyer TO manage
your affairs you want 10 know how ho he
hayed to his last client whether ho threw
of ON him or acted honestly. Tho Democ-
rAcy come before the country and arraign
the Republican party for corruption aud
extravaganza. WIZ are these men that
accuse us? The Democratic party has al
ways played foul. II has never been will
ing Ia abide by the will of the majority.
In 1880 tho Democracy sat down 10 q game.
Il held the smallest hand, drew q pistol
and attempted To haul down the stake. II
never would play fairly. Before tho war
IL WAS controlled by Southern men, AMI u
Ia bosseL by them now Mr.. Gorham de-
niei that the Southern people were driven
to desperation because their institution Of
slavery was Threatened. There wa no
Abolition party In the North In 1850.
There was not even n faction worth con-
sidering that threatened the continuance
Of slavery. They afterwards complained
of the Fugitive Slave law. and q now one
hal 81 10 enacted. although tho old one
had stood for fifty-seven years., AMI NO
slaves Of any account escaped into the
Northern States. All the row In 1901
was about not over SO. 900 worth OF slaves.
Tho real fact Was that the leaders Of the
Southern States
LoNagp ron nI-sMEMBrINtISr
And we're anxious for any excuse TO break
up the Union. In 1880 the speaker was q
q Douglas Democrat AMI believed the Con-
stitution protected slavery In the States.
the same as did Douglas and others. AMI
that view was indorsed by the party North
AMI south, We held II right for the peo-
ple OF a State To have slaves II they de-
sired IL. The same right was accorded
A. Ns-...s... NLaN Hi DaunIaa aln In
incur the hatred ~ tho Southernersr
Nothing. but that Kansas should not he
bound hand and foot, but should have the
same right as other States and Territories.
Then the South jumped the game when
they lost the first Territory. They hal
played by their " rules. too. Such men
could not be trusted for ten pounds OF
meat Mt any butchers shop In Virginia
City. Honest men stand by their agree
ments. When tho Democrats nominated
Douglas there were no ca~rpet-baggcrs. mi
no nigyers voted for him, yet tho South
erners were A. fierce In their hate for him
then as they are now for his namcsske,
Fred. Douglas. They hated those Of tho
Northern Democrats who would not stand
in with them to break promises and
bonds. They simply desired the de
struction of the Union and were
determined 10 accomplish that at all haz-
ards. They would not allow the majority
nsnac,,,. a. waller bellies" "mulat-
go. .nJ ..nlack Iepublicans." They
49,. axan .,raiI that slayery might b.
~ra,sc,sS and thew have mo- chance Ia
.accde' In mi. fear they elected Lincoln
Inv nominatin, Dreckinridge. Nothing
would sati.fy them but disunion. A con.
.titutional amendment was introduced In
%aan.S.., a. ,ho .aect ,bat slavery should
iii In .ny state until II IVA abolished by
ths vote Of that state. But no. Popular
rule was NOT what they wanted. II you
had given them a blank sheet of paper
mon which 10 write the terms on which
they would consent to remain In the Union,
they would not have touched IL.
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