Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-14
THE pREss ON NYE AND DoloNe.

ID khhbS ON AMI DoI<ONGs
SENATORIAL DrexrrY.-Politics is call
ID "6lthy pool" and yet we presume
hat self-respect, decency, veracity and
regard for the ordinary proprieties of
may with justice be demanded,
though, perhaps, often vain, of poll
Assuming that proposition to
be correct, and assuming further that
The position Of Federal Senators is one of
The highest political dignities of the
country, we have a right to expect that
for that Office shall be gen
and shall not descend to NEAR
tricks fn their contests with n anoth-
er. An important struggle is in pro-
gress in the adjoining State Of Nevada
Just now, and it seems that the strongest
for the United States Senate
are James W. Nye and Charles f. De-
The latter, for the purpose of
defeating his rival, has publicly accused
W. Nye ola number of grave
crimes, such as accepting brides and de-
frauding the government of large sums
of money. These charges, however, are
not sustained by any proof or evidence
that would be received in a Court; and
although the accused could hardly be
required in justice to meet such charges,
yet he has met them, and produced a
number of afidavits and letters to prove
himself innocent. So.far, at least, Mr..
Nye has decidedly the best ofthe matter.
Now, it is all very we'll for Mr.. De-
Long to bring criminals to condign pun
ishment, and the higher their, position
the more credit he will deserve for his
success and spirit; but to make grave,
public accusations which he cannot
prove, and to make them for the pur-
pose of defeating q rival candidate for
the United States S~enatorship, is dis
graceful. Such conduct ought to de-
stroy all Mr.. LeLong's chances for pro-
motion to any responsible office. If he
does not now prosecute and convict
James W. Nye Of crime, he should be
dropped as a man unfit for high position.
His election under such circumstances
would be a discredit to the coast. II
Mr.. Nye is distasteful to q majority of
the Legislature of Nevada, they al find
men in their State quite as fit, intellectu-
ally and morally, for the United States
Senate, as Charles E. belong. On the
other hand, if he proves his accusations
then he is certainly far worthy
than Mr.. Nye. But he should be required
to prove them or to be regarded as dis
honored. If candidates for the Senate
make wanton and malicious charges OF
felony against one another, the people
and the press should express their most
decided condemnation Of such a course.
We speak from no personal motive, but
simply to vindicate the of public
justice and to denounce ~offenses, which,
If tolerated, would do serious damage
to our national reputation.-S. +. Alta.
The San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle
is responsible for the following com
ments upon the controversy between
Senator Nye and Mr.. G. E. DeLong.
And, notwithstanding the somewhat
free and easy ann with which the
Chronicle alludes to the Senator, and its
affectation of familiarity with habits,
which, if ever peculiar. to him, were
characteristic of his earlier manhood,
the spirit in which the article is writ.
ten is an altogether kindly one, and is a
strong pronunciation in favor of tina,
honesty of purpose and that freedom
from corruption which his more init.
mate friends know to be prominent
traits in his character. Says the
Chronicle:
Charley belong was not wise when
he made those frantic and frenzied
charges against jolly Jim Nye. But
then It. is q melancholy fact that great
men are not alpays wise. Undoubtedly
Charley is great man, paradoxical as
it sounds; and yet he he charged
Nye with all those naughty things in his
recent electioneering speech. Everyone
who knows Nye, knows that he isn't q
saint or an anchorite. He loves a glass
Of something good" to DO sure; but
then all the bright and wholesome spirits
that have ever worn fleshy integument
on this planet, from father Noah tc
Father O'Reilly, including in the inter
val such choice souls as General Alex
ander, poet Horace, preacher Luther,
and President Johnson, have showed the
same infrmity. OF course, Nye loves
his glass. Hc always did. He die
years and years ago when he travelled the
circuit in New York, and tried breach
of promise cases, and others of a sensa'
tional character, against Ambrose L,
Jordon, and Joshua Spencer, and 9th
ers then recognized as the giants of the
New York Bar. He always was suscep.
tible to the influences of female charms,
He was always short of ready cash, and
seldom out Of debt. But when it comes
to charging him with bribery or corrup.
ton, no. one who knows the man, or his
antecedents, will listen to the charge,
Consequently we are not at all astonish.
ed to learn that the old war horse has
triumphantly replied to belongs sian
der. No n who knew Nye ever be.
lieved them for q moment. The Vir.
ginia Enterpri,s says that all these &C.
cusations were uttered and refuted over
a year ago. Furthermore it appears
that the calumnies have been fully un.
derstood and ~discredited by the people
of Nevada.
SENATOR NyE ON DELosa. AT the
close of Senator Nye's calm and most
conclusive yindication Of his character
from the aspersons cast upon it by Mr..
belong, he remarks very pointedly:
al must ask the pardon of the public
for placing before them SO lengthy q
communication upon this subject, and
hope l may never again be called upon
to appear before the public TO defend
my character from such unjust accuse
tons. There is, however, one cause Of
congratulation in this unpleasant bust
ness. Among all his charges, belong
has not accused me Of occupying a
doubtful political position, nor have
been obliged, in my defense, to procure
certificates from Democrats to prove
that I was q Union man."-Nye County
Mtws, Oct. 18th.
Nor SArIsPAcroRY.-In the Enterprise
of. the nth, DeLong replies to the an
swer of Senator Nye, in regard to certain
charges belong personally made against