Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-27
TREASON RAMPANT AGAIN.

proper. and no Republican. however
radical" will find one word OF objec-
ton : urge against the beautiful memo
rial ceremony over the remains, even Of
those who fell in an unhsly cause.
Whatever their motives in the great
conflict, death has sanctihed them In all
mems eyes. and the honor done to their
memory annually is well and properly
bestowed. The ali.absorbing grave
opens a chasm in which all Of evil il
and should DO buried. and from that SOL
smn shrine NO incense should be al
lowed to arise but that Of the good which
the living accomplished. And therefore
il Is that the old Union patriot Of the
North looks ON with an approving smile
at the decoration OF his dead enemy's
grave. II ennobles the Southsrner to
remember with gratitude the mon who
fought for him. NO matter how bad the
cause in which the battle was waged.
But such words as those quoted be
low. which appear in u letter from
jefferson Davis. read at the ceremony in
the cemetery at Macon. ennoble nobody.
Coming o. they do from the man whose
inordinats ambition was the sole causs
Of all these graves which were yesterday
decorated. they are an insult to the sor-
rowing friends who were gathered
around tho sadly suggestive mounds,
They were an insult. too. to the entire
nation. but that is hardly worth o ..
sidering at the present moment, for We
have given this hoary-headed old scoun-
drel full license to insult US at any time,
and therefore have no right to complain.
When We compounded his awful crime,
We made treason honorable in his per-
son. and II is not at all surprising that
he now goes about the country yslping
treason moro loudly than ever. Our
mistaken elemency has given him the
encouragement. and ~ q nation We have
no business to be astonishsd at anything
which he may say or do.
But we owe it to ourselves to take
some note Of tho words OF this blatant
traitor; they inspired rebellion once. and
they may not unlikely do 1t again. We
therefore ask the readers OF the NEws
to peruse and digest tho following ex.
tract from the letter OF JEFF. Davis which
Was read at the graves OF the Coufed.
crate dead yesterday. No better time
or opportunity could have been seized
than this to instil into the hearts Of
Southsrnsrs that subtle poison OF trea-
son which resulted ia armed rebellion in
1860. Here. at the graves of their dead.
who persisted for the principles in which
they believed. and at n time when the
old party Of disuniOn is apparently in
the ascendant. this willy old scoundrel.
under whom they have once fought,
snsaks. snake-liks. up to them. and
pours into their ears this reasonable
harsnge:
Let not any % the Survivors impugn
their faith by Offering the penitcntial plea
that they believed they were right Let
posterity learn by this monument that
you commemorate men who died In = de-
fensivs war ; that they did not. a. has
been idly stated. submit TO the arbitrA-
ment Of arm the questions at issue
questions involving inalienable rights in
heritsd and held In trust for postcrity-
but that they strove for State sovereignty.
which their fathers left them and which IL
Was their duty II possible 10 transmit to
their children. Let this monument teach
that heroism derives its lustsr from the
Justice Of the canse In which II was dis
played. and let II mark the difference
between q war waged for the robber.liks
purpose OF conquest and M to repel inva-
| sion, 10 defend . peoples hearths and
altars and TO maintain their lares and lib
critics. such was tho war In which Dur
heroes fell. and theirs IL the crown which
sparkles with the gems Of patriotism
and righteousness. with \ glory undimin-
ishsd by any motive Of ACCOMPLISHMENT. or
intent to inflict ruin on others. We pre-.
sent thom to posterity as examples to be
followed. and wait securely for the verdict
Of mankind. when knowledge shall have
dispellel Misrepresentation and delusion.
IL il not unreasonable 10 hope that mature
| reflection and closer study Of the political
history Of the Union may yet restore the
| rights prostrated bv the passions developed
In our long and bloody war. II. however.
ID should be otherwise. then from u
heroes graves shall como in mournful
tones the answer fit. AMI II our children
must obey. they must but thinking on
our day II will less debaso them To sub
nit"
Mark the insolence Of this traitor.
who owes his neck to-day to the charity
| Of a people upon whom he brought four
years OF civil war, a people who are still
paying the price Of his unholy ambition.
Note his reference to the "justice Of
our cause" and his presentation Of tho
dead Coniedsrates "to posterity as ex.
amplss to be followed" Observe his
faith that the rights Frustrated by tho
passions Of our long and bloody war" may
yet be restored. The only right that
we eau call TO mind. not yet restored
(more's the PITY Is the right to hold
fellow. creatures in the bonds OF slavery.
Is jefferson Davis beginning already to
lay the foundations Of another war for
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this purpose It looks very much like
IL. And this is the first result Of the
slight temporary advantage gained by
the old Democracy. What will this foul
mouthsd traitor. who opens his lips to
breathe fresh treason, even now. do
when the country is once again in tho
hands Of his Northern friendsf We leave
it to the good sense Of the American
people TO judge. We believe that the
general verdict will be that until this
generation Of Souihernen has passed
away. and not ons drop Of treason