Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-21
Our Temples Profaned-A Crusade
Necessary. -

From the Enterprise.l
Since the time when the proclamation Of the
Holy Sepulchre reused Christendom to a
strife for its delivery from infdel hands,
events never appealed to people as strongly
to resent and ayenge the Dissertation of their
| sacredest faith as they now call upon the cit
liens of this Territory. Almost every trust
| reposed in public officials has been disre-
garded and outraged. From the most insig-
eifcant local officer to the Judges of the Ter
ritory there has been system Of fraud and
corruption scarcely to have been expected
had our Judges and rulers been deliberately
chosen from the most notorious of conylcts.
The veriest criminal in the community might
well protest that his crimes were small and
pardonable compared with the enormities Of
those who arraign and sentence him. He
may have broken open house and robbed
an Individual but they have plundered in
the public treasury and stolen from ten thou
sand. He may have swindled some one by
selling what was not his; but they have sold
the sacred power confded to them, basely
bartering the honor and interest of the COM
munity and trafhcking in Gods own justice.
If any complain of wrongs and treacheries
that are as apparent as the sun and stars,
they are insolently challenged to produce the
proofs Positive and logical demonstrations
are good in their place; but there is faith
that scorns evidence and rests firmly on an
intuitiye sense of indisputable realities. In
the heart ofthe community has sprang and
grown strong faith that we are environed
and being consumed by corruption; and, as
certain as conviction leads to deeds, the day
is not distant when an outraged public Will
rise in terrible resentment and expurge these
| lanF0ns T
forthcoming, it will be done in the name Of
law; if not, it will be done on the higher
principle Of self-preservation. The people
are not always to be plundered with IMMUNITY
because no positive evidence points directly
to the audacious robber. The decisions Of
the Courts are not always to be awarded to
the highest bidder, because the exact amount
and place of payment are not generally
known. That fraud and bribery are common,
everybody is satisfed-and so well satisfied
that if matters continue in their course much
longer the people will hang dozen or so Of
Judges and other officials, taking their chance
on proof to justify the act afterwards. The
most serious of our lamentable evils, because
existing where the greatest interests are at
stake, is the character of our Courts. We
do not believe there is man in the Territory
to day who entertains profound respect for
| any Oh our supreme anu DlSITlCI JuuSes'
Not that they are deficient in social qualities
or legal talent; but because it is the general
belief that they have been purchased time and
again, and will continue to sell themselves
while they occupy the Bench. We believe it
alike on general principles and special evil
dence. We also believe that the honor, the
prosperity, even the salvation Of this Terri
tory depend on the removal Of the present
Judges; and to that purpose we shall devote
our utmost exertions. Their favor cannot
dissuade, nor their threats intimidate US.
and the public shall yet hear things to rouse
their Indignation and fury. The case is a
desperate one and it is not improbable that
the remedy may also be desperate.