Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-30

tinctly in the tumult. Nourse contin-
ued, reiterating substantially Judge
Beatty's remarks, to wit: "That the
seven resolutions already adopted wore
sufficient" &c. And one would think
they were. Several gentlemen took .
shot at the resolution from both sides !;
among whom the Lieut.. Governor Ok
hibited that determined, desperate So
licitude which might be expected from
q parent for o child about to receive
sentence Of death.
H. S. Mason, County Treasurer, was
earnest and honest in his support OF the
resolution, and made the best argument
offered that evening, if q five minute
speech could be called an argument.
The question being put for the last
time, the ayes and noes being called
for, before the roll was commenced, an
idea struck Nourse. So he delivered it
as follows: He said this resolution re-
minded him of a man in Maine who was
floating down a river on a log, in great
danger Of being drowned, when some
men in a boat discovered him, and pulled
to his rescue but before picking up the
man, saw his hat floating down the
| stream they went first and picked up
| the hat and then took the man in. He
said we were leaving the man lnegro)
in jeopardy" while we went after I"
little old hat"
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned by q vote Of 50 ayes to 10 noes.
it occurred to me at the time suppose
this audience to be a fair average of the
voters Of Nevada, (which of course 1t
was n~ot-being q Union Club meeting,
and none but members Of the Club al
lowed to participate.) There were lb2
men present, So were in favor Of negro
suffrage ; Is opposed to that doctrine,
and IS opposed to all the others. Dry
rot would be the inevitable result.
The Lieutenant Governor changed his
vote from the negative to the afirma-
tive. Instantly Nourse moved to recon-
| slider the vote by which the resolution
was indefinitely postponed, and that
that motion be laid on the table. Every
body got the floor at once. Some dis
puted Nourse's parliamentary right to
make two motions at once. Others de-
| clared that it was parliamentary; that
it was done in Congress every day. Mr..
Cutter admitted that it was done In
| Congress, but that it was not done on
this coast. Judge Beatty and all the
other Radicals contended that Nourse
was right.
Above this clamor was heard the stem
..-.- - sc Govnor StfnraplaNd
who by slapping the desk and stamping
the floor, obtained partial silence while
he explained what the parliamentary
rules on the twin motion Of Nourse's
were. He said ait was a gag that no
gentleman eper inflicted on another IN any
political meeting" As Nourse did not
| dispute that proposition, the inference
was possible that he did not claim that
distinction, as he insisted upon his
double motion, which the chairman
Judge McKeeby) finally succeeded 10
stating, by the aid Of Judge Beatty. It
was Of our carried.
The following resolutions, offered BY
Nourse, were adopted with but few dis
senting voices:
Resolred, That deemiug the issues now
before the people of this country suff-
GENTLY met by the resolutions already
adopted by this Club, we cheerfully.
concede to mombers Of the party the
largest liberty Of opinion upon other
questions.
Resolved, That until further develop
ments in the political condition of the
country shall raise new issues between
political parties, we deem it unwise to
make new party tests by any action OF
this Club.
By this time Conservatives had aban-
doned all hope of obtaining concessions,
and Nourse having the Club in his Own
hands, proposed an Executive Commit
tee of FIVE, as part of the organization of
the Club. Lieut.. Governor Slingerland
nominated five gentlemen for that COM
mittee, but on the Radicals nominating
FIVE other persons, he withdrew his
men, saying he did so because they
would be beaten. The following named
gentlemen were unanimously elected:
W. D. Ferguson, B. F. Small, Edward
Irwin, VIM. Wallace and S. II. Marlette
TALL Radicals).
Mr.. Cutter, in accordance with pre-
vious notice, offered a motion to recon-
slider the vote whereby the eighth reso-
luton was indefinitely postponed. The
motion was lost. Mr.. Cutter offered q
"universal manhood suffrage" resolu-
ton, which was lost. The Radicals,
fearing the fulflment Of Forbes unique
prediction, were unwilling to rely on
their "manhood."
In justice to H. II. Bcnce, / will say
that although present from first to last,
he kindly forbore any infection on the
audience. The fve-minute limitation
lets his kind of eloquence out.
The Club adjourned, to meet at the
call of the Executive Committee. I'll
bet they don't meet again in six months.
The Conservative members of the
Club earnestly denounced the action Of
the Radical majority. Two or three
expressed their determination to remain
in and act with the party, denying any
power to drive them from it, etc. This
assurance Of faith was received as o
matter of course by the Radicals.
How strange! wherever the human
family exists, there slavery of some kind
or other is found. What master worse
than fanaticism?
Yours, truly.
FREEDMAN.