Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-15
THE c1RcUN1ocUTIoN OFFICE.

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THE cIRcUMLOcUTION OFFICE.
Charles Dickens once spread himself to
very considerable extent on the subject OF the
decentralization Office" the public bureaus
where the science OF "How not to do i" is
practised as a high art and the chief end Of
public officials. We have one of those !nsti-
tutions in this Territory, and if there is one
thing more than another calculated TO disgust
one with the contemplate nuisance which,
here n least, constitutes Territorial Govern
ment and drive him State Government mad,
ike our friend Of the Bul!etin. it is TO have
auv business transactions with the sinking
abortion. The whole system is burlesque
on the name of government, an insult TO free
white men of common sense, and ought to be
abolished BY the application of a cowhide
boot to the stern Of each and every represen-
tat;ve OF the bogus concern. What 1t amounts
to, more than TO keep lot Of lazy bsan-ea;ers
down at Carson on beggarly salary Of
greenbacks, too low 10 hire man Of common
sense and energy enough to keep his nose
clean, is more than We can discover. We
published yesterday complaint made 10 US
BY an officer of volunteers, grounded upon
the indifference OF the wooden-headS a. Car
son and their outrageous disregard Of their
own duty and the rights OF the soldiers. Last
eveningwe gave room 10 the complaint Of the
volunteer; to-day we have an individual, per-
soual growl OF our own. The circumlocution
shoe pinches oar foot this time and it is our
say. The amount to which we are pecuniari-
" damaged is no great shakes; only about as
much as the Government pays old Nye per
month in greenbacks. The wear and tear OF
patience and temper, and the score that has
been chalked down on our profanity account
have been enormous. We have been having
dealings with the circumlocution Office at
Carson. and that that shop owes us no more
than it does is our good fortune and the bad
,uck of some other man. The more that
office owes YOU the poorer YOU are. Last
winter we were very kindly proHeved the
privilege OF doing certain kinds of printing
at certain prices named. We did not accept
it for three reasons. First, the prices did
no. suit us; secondly, our bills would be
compelled to take avoyage ofcircumnavigation
OF the globe with good chance Of coming
back like him who went after wool-shorn.
Thirdly, we'd see them id first. That cock
falling to fight, we were honored with official
patronage in the shape Of sundry proclama-
tons. United States Of America, Territory
Of Nevada, God and Liberty, James W. Nye,
attest Orion Clemens, etc, etc" with the
Great Seal Of the Territory attached thereto in
due and ancient form. Talk is talk, but it
takes money to buy land quoth the book OF
Proverbs. In like manner proclamatiOns are
biz things. but staring At them don't pay
printers dollar 4 thousand for setting type.
We made out in due time our bill and sent 1t
TO the Secretary of State. That public func-
tionary occupied several months in finding
out that we ought TO have sent it to the Execu-
tive Department. Il would have been con-
trary to the forms OF high official etiquette
and against the peace and dignity OF the
Territorial Government for Clemens TO have
handed across the table to Nye. Certainly
Couldn; think OF il, 1t was suggested that
in order that everything be done up Tagnif,
we send power Of attorney to somebody
20 apply 10 the proper pigeon-hole of the cir
cumlocution office for our money, warrants,
scrip, O. whatever was coming to us. We
proceeded TO send such document. Back
it came by return mail, with Investigations
as follows, to-wit
TCKRrroRY OF NEVADA, SEcRErARY's OFFICE, }
CARSON CITY. Apr. IS. te6L }
p LYNCH ES9-DtGr Sir: Yours Of Yesterday
received. and shown 20 the Terrt"rita Auditor
lie -tys there i no stamp on the Power O: AttoT-
ney; that he does not pay for the military proc!a
marion AZ all aud that he will not pay for the
Others till you maze ouG bill certified b. Cover
nor Nye to be correct; and ;ha: consequently you
will have TO wi, till Governor Nye returns.
l therefore return you the papers and docu.
Enents.
his address is WIN. W. Ross, Carson City
Yours, Respectfully.
ORION CLEMENS,
Secretary Of Nevada Territory.
Written in bal red ink-EDI
Now, Governor Nye has gone to the East
on a political trip. When he is coming back,
nobody knows, and if everybody is Of our
taste, nobody particularly cares. As for him,
his Auditor, Secretary and Treasurer, and
whatever other functionaries go to compose
the Government Of the Territory of Nevada,
they have our permission to go to the devil
and as for our little bill, they can shove it