Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-28

A great deal OF controversy has arisen
with regard to the expression. the ma
ton as they call it," used by W. Z, 4.
Deal. Democratic candidate for election
to Congress. in his speech before the
Carson Convention. Mr.. Deal. In a
card Published in Thursdays E~aiopriss.
asserts that his phrase was. "to agsran'
die the nation. as they call It," and
socks to convey the impression that the
sarcasm conveyed in the words "ss
they call It," was intended to apply 10
tho "aggrandizsmsnt." and not to the
"nation." I. such was his intention.
he failed wofully in accomplishing It,
and betrayed a singular hack Of knowl-
edge OF the laws which govern the con.
rtruction Of language. There was not a
person in the hall at that time who did
not understand Mr.. Deal as conveying .
covert sneer at the idea that such .
thing as u nation" existed on this
continent. and ii was because the chiv-
airy there assembled believed that no
was an old.time States Rights man.
that they conferred upon him the nomi-
nation as they did. by reclamation. II
Mr.. Deal has deceived his brother Dem.
ocrais In this important matter, he has
secured the nomination for Congress
under false pretsnses. and deserves to
DO beaten by ehivalry votes.
Mr.. Deal must. OF course. be allowed
to explain his remarks in his own way
that is q courtesy due him as u gsntls-
man. and II his Democratic friends are
satisfied. Republicans have no right to
complain. But it will not do for this
representative Of chivalry to attsmp, to
create the impression at this late day
that he is not tainted with the Calhoun
heresy OF States rights" and that,
too. in its most psrnicious form. Here
is the substance Of what he did say in
his speech before the Convention. and
we challenge Mr. Deal. or any friend Of
his. to deny II He said that the rights
OF the States had been gradually sub.
merged. by unconstitutional legislation.
in the powers Of the Federal Govern
ment ; that the laws OF Congress which
insisted upon the right Of every citizen
In the South to protect himself at the
ballot.box were undermining the hber-
ties OF the people. and that unless the
Democratic party wrested the control Of
Congress from the Republicans. freedom
would Don receive its death blow in
this country. The specification OF the
laws Is our own. Mr.. Deals spplica-
ton was general. a. 1t was polite that
IL should be. But as Congress has done
nothing which can be construed into an
infringement Of estate rights" except
the acts specified above. w claim the
right to interpret Mr.. Deals speech to
that extent.
Here. then. we have the Democratic
candidate on record. lie cannot escape
IL he will. and he dare not. for u he
makes the attempt he will disgust his
friends OF the ~chivalry. The gentleman
promises. IL elected. to do all in his
power to place the freedmen. bound
hand and foot under the control OF their
late masters. He promises to introduce
IL need be. and at all vents to work for.
any legislation which will undo the work
OF the past thirteen years. and place the
chivalrous South in q position to again
commit treason. II she feels so disposed.
and to ignore the results OF the long aud
bloody war through which the Republican
party safely carried 1.-The nation, as they
call it," Such pledges as these are
enough TO efiectually damn any aspimnt
to Congress in this loyal State Of Ne
,ada. Two years ago no man would
have dared to make them. But the
Democracy has grown bold from antiei-
pated conqucsts and Mr.. Deal has be-
come inspired with some Of its courage.
Let the people Of the battle born State
rise up and rebuke him as be deserves
in November next.
Tur T,lara county p,lhic Good hnda