Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-11
SENATOR NYE. NOBLE TRI-
Butte.

About the time that Senator Nye, last
summer, left the East or his return to
his constituents here, the talented cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press,
who signs himself Occasional" and
who is conceded by many Of the news
paper press of the country to be the
best Washington correspondent at
headquarters, wrote the following letter,
which was published at the time, re-
garding Senator Nye. 1t is a we'll
merited tribute, and we re-publish it at
this time so that members of the Legis-
lature may see how highly regarded the
Senator stood in the estimation of those
who daily Jaw him when in the dis
charge of his Senatorial duties at Wash
ington. We ask a careful perusal Of
the following extract:
In q few days James W. Nye, Senator
in Congress from Nevada, will leave New
York for the purpose Of addressing his
people, who are soon to elect q Legisla-
ture which is to choose q United States
Senator for six years from the 4th Of
March next. As General Nye will be q
candidate for reelection, he proposes to
render a full account Of his steward
ship. OF course, the long arm of An
drew Johnson has been extended to
strike down this fearless and eloquent
Republican, and it will not be the fault
Of His Accidency if a severe opposition
is not rallied against General Nye.
This canvass, therefore, assumes a
national interest, and the hundreds Of
thousands who have watched his cour-
ageous votes and read his thrilling
speeches in the Senate will follow him
in his campaign. When I contemplate
the vast benefit conferred by n such
champion Of human rights upon his
fellow men, I am amazed that any
American, much less any one protesting
republican principles, should be found
pursuing what Is called a conservative
course in these trying times. General
Nye was appointed Governor Of the
Territory Of Nevada by President Lin
coin, and was elected one of its Senators
when it was admitted as q State, draw
ing the short term, his colleague, Stew
art, securing the long term. In early
years General Nye raj q Democrat, but
he afterward co-operated with the
friends of Seward, in New York, having
served in several high official positions
with much ability. Of w tenn
permanent and noble impulses, his asso-
Citations were soon formed with the
radicals in the Senate Of the United
States. His rare personal advantages,
his fine voice, impressive figure and
pleasing countenance surrounded his
arguments with q singular charm
and made him a general favorite.
All his u~tterances seemed to reach
the popular heart F.; and in the re-
cent political struggle, owing to nu-
merous invitations to address the people
elsewhere, he found it exceedingly diff
cult to attend to his Senatorial duties.
But If General Nye's course contributed
to the unity of the Republican majorities
in Congress, and to the strength Of the
same political organization in the At
lantic States, its influence upon his own
people and upon the politics Of the
whole Pacific border cannot be over
estimated. Not alone were his power
full speeches productive Of good results
politically, but his energy, assiduity
and orthodoxy gave him such a hold
upon his associates in both Houses that
when he asked fayors for his constitu-
ents they were readily and generously
granted. he goes home, therefore, hav-
ing done at least as much for the thriv-
ing and vigorous population Of the Pa
ciSc States as any Of their representa-
tives. Ny tribute to this pattern states
may be understood by u political
friends in Nevada as simply the echo
and reflection Of the feeling of the great
party in this quarter, who have watched
with delight his splendid efforts against
treason, and who await with unconceal-
ed solicitude his triumphant return to
the body Of which he is so brilliant an