Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-29
Resolutions

AQoptcu Oy the UNION NOuhtN GOnNcntloH,
of Storey county, Dec. %, 1868.
Resoired, list. That the Union party Of
Storey county rc-aiiirms its devoted loyalty
to the Government of the United States Of
America.
I'd. That the Union party OF Storey county
stands true to the country all the time, and
bids eternal defiance to the rebellion and all
its supporters, hackers, allies, sympathizcrs
and friends.
Sd. That, thanks to the God of battles,
and the immortal valor Of our National arms,
the war is success that it must never cease
until the supreme authority of the Govern
ment shall be fully established throughout
the borders of the Republic, and our flag
floats in peace and triumph over every
State.
4th. That believing as We do that the Ma
tional Administration with honest Abraham
Lincoln at its head, is earnestly trying to
conduct the war to successful, speedy and
honorable close, every patriot should stand
BY it and give it his earnest sympathy and
hearty support, and that man is 4 hypocrite
and traitor, and in his heart false and I'M
true, who, while the c6uutry is involved in
this grand struggle for its life, asserts his
loyalty to the Government but dcnOWnccS the
Administration, which is the soul, the breath,
the life of the Guvernmcnt-the Government
itself living thing.
Rrsolrcd, That the mines shall be ever
free to those who discover and develop them,
and that indScriminatc taxation Of mining
claims is unwisc and unjust, and destructive
OF the prosperity of the country.
RcSoired, That the expenditure in Nevada
Territory in discovering and developing its
mineral wealth has far exceeded the aggrc-
gate yield of the precious metals, and that
the country is largely indebted to the enter
prsing pioneers and discoveries of the mine
raj resources of the coming State, and it is
wrong and oppressive for either State or
Federal Government to take from the miners
the legitimate reward Of their hazard and en-
terprSc-aftcr they have vcnturcd their lives
and fortunes, with the tacit assurance Of
Government that their hopes should not be
finally blasted by its oppressive hand; and
policy and Justice alike forbid that unjust or
unreasonable burdens be laid upon those
whose energy and industry are enriching the
nation and adding millions to the wealth and
commerce Of the world.
Resolrca That under the Constitution sub
mittcd for ou adoption the Legislature has
full power and authority to control the sub
ject of taxation; that it is its duty to say
what shall be Just valuation Of mines and
mining property for all purposes Of revenue
and it shall be deemed necessary b. the Leg
islaturc, in order to raise money for the sup
port Of State organization, to require the
owners of the mineral wealth of the State to
contribute their just proportion to the Gov
eminent that protects them and their prop
erty; it will then be the duty of the repre-
sentatives of the people to define what is a
mine and what is mining property, and to
determine in what manner the Same shall be
taxed.
Resolrea, That in taxing mines the Legis-
lature ought so to discriminate as to leave
entirely unembarrassed the development of
the mineral wealth of the State, and to leave
free from taxation undeyeloped mining
claims of mere speculative value-and
only subject to the burdens of Government
such claims as yield net profits to their own
erS.
Resolred, That iuasmuch as the Constitu-
ton requires an equal and just valuation Of
property for taxation, the Legislature must
proceed upon Just and reasonable basis,
and that no law will be in keeping with the
spirit of the Constitution, which requires the
Assessor to estimate the undiscovered and
hidden wealth of mine buried beneath the
earth; but, the Legislature must establish
some certain and definite rule for the Yalu-
alton of mines and mining property, and 1t
being well known that all Is uncertain IN
mining until the mineral is extracted, no
Legislature will presume to provide for the
estimating the value of a mine by any other
criterion than the products obtained there
from.
Resolred, That while the subject Of taxa
ton of the mines is under the control and
subject to the will of the people themselves
through their chosen representatives, there is
no fear of wrong or oppression.
ReSOlred, That the great danger to the
mining interests of the Pacific coast is the
prevailing misrepresentation throughout the
Atlantic States of the difficulties and haz-
ards of mining, and the expenditures Of mon
ey and labor requisite to continue the metal
lie stream flowing eastward from the Pacific
coast.
Resokred, That we have no fears that our
Just and liberal Government, true to its loyal
subjects, and magnanimous even to its foes,
will ever attempt the adoption of policy so
mnnifestly unjust and ruinous, as to wrest
from the miners of Nevada the reward of
their honest industry. But it is necessary
that Congress be informed, that justice may
be done and a State organization with an
honest and faithful representation in Con-
gress, is the surest safeguard against taxa
ton, sale, or other disposition Of the mines
BY the Federal Government.
Resolred, That the Hon. Henry Edgere IN
and Colonel John Cradlebaugh possess the
full confidence of the people Of Storey coun-
ty for the high and honorable positions of
United States Senators. In them the peo-
pie are willing to repose the sacred trust of
representing the peculiar condition and
wants of the miner, and the social and polit-
ical relations of the new State.
ReSoAred, That the Senators and Assem-
blymen nominated by this Convention, do
pledge themselves, and they are hereby in
stractcd to support by all honorable means,