Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-24
THE CURSE OF A TERRITORIAL
GOVERNMENT.

The form of government granted to q
Territory is not only announcement and
utterly inadequate to the wants of free
and enterprising people. but is absolutely
degrading. So far is it from republi
can form of government and so far be-
meath the status of citizens are we, that
not only are we debarred from the right
of electing our own rulers, but those
rulers are not even selected from among
our own people. To be resident Of a
Territory Cthe word "citizen" would be
misapplied) appears to be fatal disqual-
i6caion from holding any important Of
fee within its borders. 1t yer has been
so in Territories and ever will remain so
here, until we shake off our serfdom and
assume our proper position as State.
A CALLING instance of the degraded and
beggarly attitude which we occupy, is af-
forded in the occurrences of yesterday in
the matter of our Judiciary. The shame
full story is told in few words in the En-
terpriss of this morning, as follows:
On the I'D instant, from the overwhelm-
ing pressure ofpublic sentiment and the I'M
perative demand of the members Of the Bar,
our Supreme Judges were forced to resign.
A meeting Of the Bar Of Storey county was
held Yesterday to determine upon successor
to Judge North, and r. S. Mesick was Sc
lected to fill the position. A committee was
chosen to solicit his appointment BY the Pre-
falar had IN IrtIFT
Field, Senator CONFESS and Governor Low
for the assistance Of their united recommen-
dation in procuring the appointment. Last
evening dispatch was received from Judge
Field, stating that a week since, himself,
Senator CONFESS and Governor Low, with
the knowledge OF Judge North's intended re-
siSnation, and at the request Of several gen.
tleman of this Territory, had recommended
the appointment Of John F. Swift, Of San
Francisco, as his successor but that they
would use their influence to have Mr..
Mesick appointed as successor Of one Of
the other Judges! Who has ever heard Of
Mr.. Swift Who does he belong to: Who
are the gentlemen Of Nevada" that have
treacherously uSurped our dearest rights and
robbed US Of what little voice we have in
the selection of our Judges? We demand
that their names be made public, that we may
know who are implicated in secret reslgna-
tons and the appointment Of men Of whose
very names our people are totally ignorant
Depend upon it, we have been sold. True'to
his instincts, when the general eSecration,
excited by his shameful Judicial conduct,
rendered It impossible for Judge North to re-
main upon the Bench, he secretly signihed
his resignation to his patrons and partisans
that they might forestan the public voice and
have a man Of their own choice appointed to
I'LL the vacated seat. Perhaps he received a
consideration for this service. In view of his
judicial antecedents, it is not at all unlikely.
But, at any rate, he will receive his just re-
ward at the hands of an outraged and indig-
nant people, who will consign him to oblivion
with this crowning act of infamy in his ju-
dieial career. We know nothing Of the new
appointee, Mr.. Swift. He may be a gentle
man who would honor the position. But, il
he possessed all the virtues and abilities
which have distinguished the greatest Jurists
of the world, we would advise him in view of
the excitement and indignation created by his
secret appointment, to never cross the Bor-
der"
We fully sympathize with the just in
dignation of our contemporary, and are
fully of the opinion that justice to our
selves and the best interests of the Terri
tory demand, that if Mr.. Swift receives
and accepts the appointment thus out
rageously procured, there be such gene
raj and unmisrakeable expression of pub
he dissatisfaction, that he will consider it
advisable to resign and give way to the
choice of the people.