Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-17
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
CARSON CRY, October l6, 1867
THE Union GLIB NETTING.


DEAR News The Union meeting held
at the District Court rooms last evening,
was quite interesting ; and especially so
for the Democracy, whose faces did
smile for the first time in q Uniou meet
ing for many o day.
Thsrs was q fnll force Of Union boys
on hand, and many q "Cop" lifted HIM
self on the back ssats,"- which have
been 80 familiar to them for the last six
years. The meeting was called to order
by Judge Beatty, the President and, it
appeared, the first thing in order was
the adoption Of the " eight resolutions"
which were offered ut Q previous meet
ing and laid over for solemn consider
alton until last evening.
Governor ]. s. Slingsrland moved
that the first seven be adopted, in q
body. General Nourss amended by
moving to vote on each resolution sep
arately, which was agreed to. All went
like q marriage bell until about tho
fourth resolution, when the gentleman
from Storey" (Cutter), as Gen. Nourse
called him, introduced an amendment,
in substance as follows: "That the
Union party Of Nevada do not believe in
giving the suffrage to any Of the inferior
raceslp At this juncture Of affairs
Nourss sprung to his feet, Wells fell back
in his seat, Denison scratched his head,
Waits fell under q bench, while Smith
(sergeant-at-afms) arose for order, mot
. point, but order among the chairs and
benches). Silence came forth, and Nourse
had just raised his specs to address the
President, when the President was seen
| coming down from his seat, in o break
neck act, calling out in thunder tones ::
"Mac.-McKesby ! take the chair-tske
the chairl" and before Nourss could
replace his specs, "Mac." wa in the
chair, and Beatty was laying down the
Constitution as made and provided for the
"poor colored individual" who treads
the citizen path alone, without q vote.
This amendment was discussed pro and
con for one half-hour, when it was de-
cidsd that "the gentleman from Storey"
was out Of order.
No resistance Of any force was farther
made until the bloody eighth resolution
came, when Gen. Clark kinder got in q
left-hsnded one, which smelt like leav-
ing the poor African out in the cold,
even unto the third generation, or until
sixty days after the demise Of odd
Buck" This fetched the " Chief" up
again, and as 6ne . scene of political
warfare followed as you commonly
chance to gaze upon. Nourss, Wells,
Beatty, and Denison, torrents; Clark,
Slingerland, and Edwards for Clark's
amendment. Denison said "he knew
nothing about the resolution, although
he had ncs reported favorably on it,"
but as he had been listening for a few
minutes, he nov believed it was q bad
one, and one lodging the copperheads,
which he never would do.
Here the Hon. q. H. Bence arose in
his seat, Just in front of the stand, and
"Desired to know"2 Interrupted by
cries of "Order," "Order," and "Can't
tell youp Said Bence: "Mr. President,
can't l be heard" Presidsnt-"I pre-
sumo So" Bence-"C Can I 60 on p
Presidsnt-"If you are going home"
Bence-"I thought this wal a Union
meeting? ?" President" Only Of the
Club" Here Hon. H. h. Bence closed
his speech, amid unbounded applause.
The bloody eighth was laid over until
one week from next Saturday; no doubt
for the sole reason of giving the Hon. b.
Il. Bence Q slight chance to write up the
balance Of his speech. Yours, MAX.