Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-26

will do any and all things in official sta
ton which will produce him immediate re-
turns of profit. He is of the stamp Of be-
ings who will procure a per centage on
every contract; and if he does not deprive
the local Government. Of required improve
ments, he will make the cost Of the same
rebound to his personal and illegal gain.
Set a thief to catch a thief" may be ac-
knowledged as very sound sense but
there is no analogy force from that or
kindred sayings, going to prove that a
shylock is a "good man to rule the city
or county, or be influential in the affairs
of the State against which he holds con-
siderable amounts Of debt-title, bought at
a nominal sum, and claimed as "justly "
requiring to-day or to-morrow's face coin
ing. Is it not palpable, on a moments
serious, candid reflection, that the very
last man to be chosen to the positions in
Dictated are the creatures who are properly
~catalogued " scrip sharks; The "econ-
omical administration " argument does not
hold q minutes iair judgment, among in
telligent citizens /; though it has a surface
first blush p~lausibility.
Monopolis,s and scrip sharks: May
they have an abundant entrance into the
kingdom of R%etribution.
STYLES OF CONGRESSIONAL DE-
BATE.
There was o debate in the United States
Senate on the 23d of February, which was
so much in accordance with the former
dignity of that chamber in its historic
periods as to demand notice by that part
of the press of the country which sees and
deprecates the i'll effects of haste, passion
and violent language in Congress. The
principal speakers were Mr.. Sherman, Of
Ohio, and Mr.. Fessenden, Of Maine, botf
Of whom voted against the President.
veto. The immediate cause Of debate was
Mr.. Fessenden's motion to take up the
House resolution denying any representa-,
ton TO the insurrectionary States unit
Congress shall have declared them entitled
to it. Mr.. Sherman opposed any imme'
diate action upon that resolution, because
the same excitement, haste and want o.
consideration that characterized it's pas
sage through the House, might also marx
its passage through the Senate, If taker
I'D while the excitement is still so pre-
valent. If the resolution was as import
n as Mr.. Fessendcn considered it, TIT
more cause there was for deliberate action
For himself, he did not think the resolu'
ton ali important one, as it was merely
declaration Of opinion and would have NJ
force as q law. All this was said in eS'
cellent tone and temper, and was alto
gether in the style that should character
ize the deliberations of the Senate on sucl
grave matters as now engage its attention
Mr.. Fessenden. on the other hand
thought the resolution was Of such higl
importance that it ought to take precedence
of all other business. He was not unde
the influence of excitement himself and h,
did not think the Senator from Ohio was
As matter connected with the resolution
he referred to the Presidents speech o
the day before and to the veto message
While doing this, he remarked that h,
always spoke of the President with re
spect in the Senate and elsewhere, becaus
he felt respect for him, and he therefor
had no h~esitancy IN referring to what III,
President said and did on official matters
He said further. that although he votec
for the Freedmen's Bureau bill and in op
position to the veto, yet he had nc par
ticular attachment to that bill. He als'
observed that he had objections to the bill
himself; that some Of the Presidents OBJ
i~ections to the bill were such as woult
commend themselves to the consideration
Of the country; that it was a bill upor
the provisions of which there might yer!
we'll be considerable differences of opinion
but that he did not agree with that part o
the veto message which took the grount
(as he thousht) that Congress could no
pass such q law while the Southern
States remain unrepresented, and he there
fore voted against the veto. Here WI
have decided and positive differences o
opinion expressed in moderate tone ant
language, and in q plain, sensible, manly
and sta,esmanlike way. 1t is the toni
and style which should always prevail In
the Senate and on the part of the Execu.
tive. 1t commends itself to the good
sense and patriotism of the country, and
if it prevailed moro generally in Washing.
ton, it would save US a great many Of the
useless agitations which disturb the com.
munity, unsettle business affairs, and
lessen the respect in which our authori.
ties should stand, both at home and
abroad.
OLD MASSACHUSETTS.
Massachusetts, was the first State in
which an Eight-Hour Law was intro