Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-18
GREAT UNION MEETING.
Speech of Hon. Chaa. E. DeLong,


CONCLUDED IRON YEsTERpAY.l
now propose to turn my attention, In a reveren
tial manner. to the Gray EaSle OF the Union party.
| told you a few minutes ago that 1 WAS appOinte'
about two years ago u memoer OF the State Contra
Committee. Two years ago | canvasscd the Stat
In company with James w. Sye; and one day dur
iug the canvass, wnen VT vert riding IN a little two
horse stage over the dreary desert that intervene
between saltwater anu unlonvlLe. a c0nversA
tiou arose between US (who brought II up l do no
knowl. in which Mr.. Aye remarked that we wer'
rival candidates tor the same position. THIS WA
the hrSt time that TACT hal been alluded TO, although
We had been travelling together for a consiIeraOr
time. AT That time. IN the stage. II was remArSe,
by him: Here We are, opposing candidates TO
and the otner defeated. In such a case there Is still
4 position which Is well worthy the aspirations o
any professional nian,-ihat Is the United State
District JudgeShip. SOw." says he, III you vii
agree with me that Il you are electei United State
Senator, anu | am defeated. you viii use your lnIu
ence TO get me appointed TO that office. 1 viii do I'M
SAINT Tor you IN tue event that l AIN elected anu yoI
are defeated" Nye anu myself SHOOK hands upoI
that proposition. We went TO Carson, when I'll,
Legislature was about to convene. Tnete 1 tounC
that a senator was supporting Nye because Ny,
had promised him this United states District Judge
Ship,-Mr. LhTrowe, OF Lander County. daughter.
so / was informed; but 1 could not believe II at III,
time, nor did l then believe II. Time rolled on.
Knew where l could get n strong influence In my
favor by agreeing To support one man Tor that posi-
lion which l have named. But l never approached
that man, because | knew he would immediately
ask me to help him 10 obtain the Office OF Unitel
states district Judge. ! could no; tell him that
would support him. because OF this agreement be
tween Mr.. Aye aud myself. That man was Mr.
Alexander ". Baldwin, the gentleman who now
aOlis the position named. l never approached Mr.
Baldwin. nor asked him TO support me In that can
vaSs, because | knew he wOuiI ask Inc To support
him for the Judgeship, aud l knew that Nye wa
pledged To me and l To MIN on that pOint;-a pieds,
which II had beer agreed should DC Kept sesret
fine rUlleI on. MIR. stewart was elected. Thls
evening | charge in my place, that Ia presence o.
judge 4. ", Baldwin anu other Sentlenlen, Aye, IL
order to secure his election as United States Senator
agreed, amongst other things, 10 support Mr.
BALDWIN for United States Judge. Deny IL, any
man VINO lives, II he DARE. l then, WITHIN two OI
three votes OF an election upon one ballot. wa,
tOugut-tieI aud fastened down Dy u promise; anu
lost ms election ami James ". Aye gained his place
a. Uulte,i States senator BY my keeping my pledge
fSuicSt GIshonor that ever rharactcrizci a public
man. Here considerable disturbance was CAUSED
Oy an al1rm OF lire. IL, however, proving 10 be AT u
great distance ami OF n" Great extent, quiet Was
rcSiorcu-rcry lew persons leaving the audience
viii now, gentlemen. Rad you u letter. which
have lately received from judge Baldwin.
Mr.. DrLOng could not mud this letter, and the
reporter Ia, not been supplied with II. II was n
communication from Mr.. Baldwin. declining to
allow Mr.. belong 10 reCite Mr.. Baldwin's tuu aC-
count uI The manner in which Mr.. Sye obtained the
support OF Mr.. Stewart IS a Senatorial candidate
Ia a saloon In this city l addressed Mr.. Baldwin,
VINO was understood TO have been the means OF Nye
DrInI made Senator, In tue presence Of a number OF
grutleiueu. There ! asked Mr.. Baldwin why he
IuTnrd MS influence IN FAVOR oi Mr. NSc instead oi
MT. l viii not give Mr.. Baldwin exact language.
.Or l do not want to use before this audience Ian
quake which toe best OF gentlemen sometimes Use
ia a public saloon. i said to Mr.. BALDWIN,: II Is
strange. You are a young man, ambitious; have 4
iuIurr before YOU; have lived on this coast 4 long
while, ! am IN the same category, NhS ud YOU
cast your influence In favor Of Nye, rather than
me" Nj. Baldwin reP!isd TO me deaS1hS nh ~ we y1
tor nun till the damned old rascal got down on his
stomach In the dust, and made us all the pledges
that We asked" l have oniy slightly varied the
I.n ,,4. ha ISpl- with the execution of the MOTus
e stomach and " rascal" the language Is exactly a.
spoEcu by him: anu 1t would not Ia proper Tor one
which 1 have substituted less harshnesS. And l
now charge upon Nyc. ana l can prove the assertion
oy many witnesses VINO were present wheh noS,
Currcd-prOyei II not by one, but by a GoLen-that
when Stewart was elected, a number OF gentlemen
proceeded TO Syc'S rOOm At night, aud found him
IN bed with John 4. Benhain. oil this city.
4 SuiCe-lS that the fellow that stole the watch!
Mr.. DyLOuS-AeS, the same man. Laughter
They rou>c,i Aye up. told him that they nAu agreed
10 elect him United States Senator upon certain
conditions. The conditions were these: First.
Mr.. Syc, YOU shall admit here and forever after
that you owe your election. TO Mr.: Stewart ana his
friends" Il agree to IT, said MT. Nye. Next.
You shall agree that all and every particle OF Fed
eraI patronage Ia this State shall, durlnS your term
OF otice. be at the absolute anu exclusive disposal oil
Mr.. stewart" Il agree TO that. said Mr: Nys:
Next, /" You shall agree TO draw the short term Tor
senator Just what i want said Mr. NEe, De-
cause 1 shall then 80 for two years, and then come
back ana be elected for siH years, and that VIII MAKE
u NNaA's -NNN- -
". Baldwin for United States District judge.
Just the very man l wanted TO I'LL the otice,', said
Mr.. Sye; lErcat lauShter:I =" agree 10 IT, nc
the Office, and / was tougne-tied: and l lost my e!ec-
;ion because l could not promise my support TO any
one TO III that office; and hence he went, ana hence
/ STAYED home. Aud there, gentlemen, Is tue great
difference between the Gray Eagle OF the Union
party " aud the diSloyal boy from iuba, who came
mere 10 realize the dream OF his iie.' lCheers anu
laughter. and. cries Of You'll realize your dream
Twill state further. tina, at that time, amer Mr..
Stewards election, u gentleman came to my room
and told NE ii | would consent to draw the snort
term Tor senator / could BE- elected for the vacant
place. This. OF course. was before Mr. NyeS eieV-
lion. l turned TO hiiu and asked MN " ne came
there by the authority OF Mr.. Stewart. lie said ne
did. Mr.. Stewart denies that such authority was
ever given by him., and l do not charge II upon MIN
that Il was: but | certainly believed al the time tnat
this otter did GENE with that authority. l SAID 10
the messenger: "Sir. so back TO Mr. Stewart anu
tell him l cannot accept that CONDITION: ann .I
these reasons: tina; II | did. l would go 10 MaShihs,
Mr.. ". NJ. Stewart; and that, no matter what ne
might DO, II | were TO oppose him l could MAKE no
attempt TO Justify myself before my t'ienas: %, {,
stewart was wrong, you should not have Opposed
him. because he took you with him 10 Washinston.
Now. gentlemen. rather than - that WAY; Ia,neI
who was TO be my colleague. preferred 70 nHe =
private citizen In the State OF Nevada. lCheerS'J
| called my friends together: told them Tue propo,
sltiOn, When | saw the lgnt was lost. l proposed
to draw ont OF II. But my friends Insisted that l
should remain a candidate.
Then there was an attempt to make another ar
rangemcnt, which was to effect my election. Gag
gett, who was a Senator from this county. was IN
the consultation. Slingcrland. OF MaShoe, VINO was
my ardent friend, proposed that stewarts friends
Should turn In and elect ME, and that Stewart should
draw the short term for three months instead ottwo
years. IL such was the schedule OF terms. We did
not then know how long the terms would be,
whether two and four years. or three months ami
two years. II was then agreed that the friends OF
DeLong should help to re-elect stewart. 1 wa,
asked n | wonld agree to that. / said Certainly
for that WAS a fair and honorable proposition TO
both. | then asked how many OF my friends were
required TO agree TO the proposition, They said. on
the other side, twelve or thirteen. l told them TO
20 into the next room, and they would hnd my
friends. Thirteen Of my supporters Immediately
signed the agreement This all iell through, now
ever, But there was nothing dishonest or dlshon-
ouble In this arrangement. II was fair alike TO
both. And l desire to here declare, anu challenge
contradiction. that l myself during my canvass did
nothing other than appeal 10 my friends Tor their
Mat have stated I have made known TO show
YOU the inside OF a legislative caucus; showing the
way in which men are sometimes made Senators or
unmade Senators.
Aud now / will 20 on and talk q little more about
Mr., Sye. tCheers and cries OF Go onrI
/ hold in INV hands a report OF Mr.. Usher, Secrc-
tary OF the Interior. l want to read you some por-
tons, relating to the management oil indian AFFAIRS
In Nevada lie commences Dy saying, unucr Nhe
head OF rz orr
alNlCsS IN REGARD TO tncul, naNt ottu huu "r III q
very nsatistaCtory condition. Cheers andiaughter.
Agent Lockhart has general charge OF the Indians.
branches OF the Plutes and n portion OF them known
as the Carson Valley Indians, who had reservations
surveyed In the western part OF Nevada, Including
Walker Lake and Pyramid Lake, and a smaller res
ervation for a farm and mill had been selected on
the Truckee river. lLaughter.l Last year the
necessary expenditures for this mill and for an irri-
eating ditch, for the farm had been made, but the
water In the river disappointed for a time the hopes
raised a. 20 both mill and farm" lGreat laughter
Now. there never was a ditch dug Tor lrrlSatlng
purpoSes. There was q ditch dug TO bring water
10 the mill that was to be built, but II was dug
arronO end MP and all the water that the TrucEee
eyer flowed never would run In that ditch, because
II was the highest where II should have been the
lowest. tContinued laughter.l And II remains
ther, A standing monument OF the wisdom OF the
Indian Superintendents OF this State, egualed only
by the celebrated bitches Of General Pillow, who
dug them on the inside OF bis walls Instead OF out
iH2rc the audience were so c0nvulscd with laugh.
Ter that the speaker could not proceed for several
mInutes.1 The Secretary OF the Interior appears
70 be seriously exercised about that mill. He says
IT cannot dismiss, with this brief reference, the
subject OF this mill and reservation. The reserva'
ton was selected with q view to give the Indians q
home, and 20 furnish In It's very valuable timber,
stock for the costly mill TO be erected upon II. 10
Justify such a cost, (abolt $4,000, Including the
stock Of logs already cut,) II was undoubtedly con.
templated that beyond the very moderate wants OF
the Indians in the way Of lumber for h~omes-llaugh
terI-sales Of lumber to- LARGE amount were 10 oe
made for the benefit Of the Indians OF the agency.
I know not what other object they could have been
for either reservation or MILL" The sale oflumoer
,,ho /, ,hara Il M onnortunity TO bring IL into mar.