Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-09
HoRRIRLE, HORRIBLE!


Hon. W. II. Claggett, of Humboldt,
made speech last night at the Anti Con-
stitution Meeting, in Yesey's Hall. He is
a pleasant earnest, and we think, an hon.
est speaker. He is representatives.
fact, his speech was the only argumenta-
tive one offered to the people, who seemed
relieved when the buhoonery of Bryan
and Beebe ceased. Mr.. Clagsett made a
development concerning the original bill
providing for the calling of Constitu-
tional Convention, which is certainly new,
and cannot but astonish the public, not
so much at its preparation, as at the per-
sons who were parties to the alleged fraud
for not developing it until this late day
less than two weeks before the people are
called upon to vote for the adoption Of the
Constitution Claggett states the bill re-
fered to was passed by the Territorial
Legislature, and signed by the presiding
officers Of both Houses, in which the
blanks were not filed designating the num-
Der of delegates to the Convention to
frame a Constitution that he (Claggett)
knowingly voted for the bill in that shape,
and that he subsequently hunted up the
bill, and found the blanks surreptitiously
filed up by some one connected with the
enrolling clerks deFArtment-in which
condition it was approved by the Gov
ernorl Is it not little singular that the
people have not before heard of this
fraud. Why has not Mr.. Claggett, who
knew all about this horrible" fraud, ex-
posed the affair until nows A month
ago we recollect of seeing his name an
nounced among the probable candidates
for Congress. John B. Winters is the
nominee of the Union party for that posi-
ton. Is it not fair to infer that as long
as Mr.. Claggett had prospect of getting
a nomination under law and a Constitu-
ton which he declares fraud upon the
people, he was content to keep the matter
secret; but now, that John B. Winters
is the choice of the party, he thinks prop
er to give his exposition of the damnable
fraud: Is it not little singular that our
really kind-hearted friend and fellow-citi-
zen, Hon. J. II. Mills, who signed the bill
as Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives, land who, according to Claggett's
statement, also knew of the fraud has
permitted himself, since the Goth day Of
December, 1862, when that fraud became
law, to remain silent on the subject-to
permit himself time and again to be named
as a candidate for Governor Of the State
of Nevada-a fabric, according to Clag-
gett, which is rotten from its foundation !!
Verify, these are piping times, when a
Territorial Legislature can pass sub a
fraud" upon free people without
wincing, and the knowing ones seal up
their bosoms for more than year before
they have the courage to expose the out
rage! If there ever was time for free
people to rise up in their might and over
throw Territorial Government capable
of perpetrating such "outrages, and
adopting new form of STATE GOVERN
MExr, we think now is the time for the
people of Nevada These men who were,
by their own showing, privy to a fraud
which they sought to turn to their own
base uses, are now among the "outs. :"
Let the people take advantage of the hap
DIV moment, and while they are out, form
a State Government in which these per-
petrators and hiders of fraud shall have
no voice, no part, and no control.