Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
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will protect the amendments 10 the Con-
stitutiou and carry out their provisions
to the letter. and especially will he veto
all rebel war claims. These are brave
assertions enough aud may serve 10 lull
into q fancisd state Of security q lev
t~houshtiess voters who do not take
into sauare consideration his real abil-
ity to mako his declarations good. A
brave sheep may imagine that he can
command and hold in check q pack Of
hungry wolves. ard q brsyiug jackass
may fancy himself a whole menagsrio Of
lions striking terror into the ears and
hearts Of all within sound Of his msjes-
tic roar, but critical and considerats Re
publicans will naturally question the
real ability and power in either case.
Hancock 10 not nominated by the Solid
South and Northern allied Democracy
with any such idea as he so valiantly
sets forth. They will allow him to blow
and illuminate as he pleases at present,
but propose to control him to suit their
own purposes II they succeed in slsctins
him.
General Hancock's election, says the
New York Tribune. means the strength
snips OF the political power OF the Dem.
ocratic party by the most available
means. The Supreme Court would pass
by natural Causes to Democratic control.
The admission Of new States aud the
division Of Texas, as well as the acquire
ment OF more Southern territory. are
possibilities by no means beyond the
calculations Of the Southern leaders.
The election OF General Hancock would
be bat the entering wedge. to be followed
In 1884 by the choice Of . Democratic
President who would DO IN full SYM
PATTY with the claimants. This is the
danger th:. copfronts the nation, and
byt-sas courss lies open for It's complete
overthrow the triumphant election o.
General GARFIELD. The issue il q mo-
mentous ont. A mistake made nov
would be the next thing to u crime
The nation cannot afford to counter
snoe q wrong so enormous as the pay
msnt OF these claims at any future time
From Senator Conkling's great speech
recently delivered in New York We make
the following pertinent extract illustra
tive Of the foregoing points. showing
how thu rule OF the South could be made
perpetual:
The peril Of Democratic a~scendsncy IL
all the branches VI the government II
deeper rooted than any measure within
the scope Of existing public questions
Statesmen abroad talk Of 1.-The balance Of
power" and Of changing the map Of
Europe" These sayings mean not much
more than might easily occur here.
The resolution admitting Texas to the
Union In isi5 provided for erecting out oI
Texas four additional States. The area
IN 274, 900 square miles. the population
million and Q half. Such . proceeding
would add eight to the number OF South
eru Senators, aud add to Southern power
In the electoral college. From New Mexico
and other Territories. whose traditions
and ~prejudices have descended from slave
holding influences. several new States may
also be made. Schemes exist. not in EN-
bryo, but far advanced. to obtain "a slics
of M~eIico." Cattle stealing on the Rio
0rands border has been and 10 . fruitful
occsslon for incursions into Mexico
Special cavalry regiments OF unusual sizs
have been raised aud stationed on the
Texan frontier. II 10 an open secret tha,
mot long ago much sIertion and alertnes'
were needed to keep Us out Of another
Mexican war.
wi,hou, violating tho Constitution oil
transcending the usages OF the Republic
nj least seven new States could be brought
in. and in the case Of some OF them . very
plausible case could DO made. The pro
jsct would become . high party measure
its success would assure complete Demo
cratic a~scendancy in the nation for . gen
GRAFTON at least. II would put the govern
ment not merely in the hands OF the Dem
ocratic party. but Of the Southern Dom
ocratic party.
WHY should not this be done7 Who and
what 10 to prevent 10 II the Democratic
party 10 elec,sd7 The Northern wins
could never resist the Southern wing IN
Congress we're these new States brought
.toyssrd Cor admission. The Northern
wing never could. never will, and never
can withstand the pressure OF the far
0 Southern wing. Grsvitation and
arithmetic make such resistance impos'
able, just ~ . pound cannot weigh . ton,
inst AZ one man cannot outnumber . regi-
ment. The past 10 pitiful in its warnings in
this behalf. Despite pledges and Northern
indignation, Northern Democrats in Con-
eress united In voting down the wilmo,
proyiso In order TO make California
slave State; united In voting Tor the fugi'
tive Slave Law; united In the mighty per
adv which overthrow the missouri som
promiss in order to fasten slavery on nan
sas aud other States. and ani'ea IN Ieie
ing the Homestead law-Ah ~ 'ne osHe'
Of the Southern majority. v.,.,,
Mr.. Van Buren, at Last, IKE AaeSe'I
would '.go no further In this oioooy ous'
ness" and political destruction was ~
reward. Mr.. Douglass at isst mAoe
brave stand against sectional Asstsss,on
and be Was hunted to bis grave LNaSI
h king. and the avepging angel 10 nafeI
moro inexorable ia decree or more unerI
ing In rstribution. -,
i, 10 we'll to look at the situatio
squarely and con,smplsiivsly' and ss
what moro Is behind ''ths superb hgurs
head" The Democracy. With . ssspl
cious degree Of eager earnestnsss, pre-
,s.. that they have no hostile d.s'sn
against those aforesaid constitution
amendments. Yet lie. II 30 borne !
mind tina, no lopssr ago than JspuAr
Of last year the Democrats in the Unite
States Senate did all they could to prs