The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-27

concurs in and endorses the contract or trans
action in other words, what would have
been an equitable ground Of complaint, or
defense, if resortcd TO in proper time, IL
waived by acauicscence and concurrence.
Bnt there was no fraud, actual or construct
i've, no deceit, no surprise. Lyon County did
not ask for the passage of the law, II was
done at the instiga:ion and request Of
| Churchill County, as shown by petition OF
residents of that county, praying for the pas
| sage of the bill. So much on the subject OF
| fraud, with which we would never have been
charged had not Wadsworth been born.
railraad built, no champion would have been
discovered to advocate a cause frausht with
50 great injustice.
Again Lyon County by the action Of this
Legislature in funding the county debt, has
contracted to pay her creditors in a certain
manner. from certain per cent, of all the
taxable property OF the county. The faith OF
Lyon County is pledged to the performance
ofthis obligation, and the bill before this
Senate, proposes that the very power which
imposed this obligation (of course with our
consent), shall deprive us OF the ability. or
power to comply with it, BY taking from US
one-haif of our territory. and more than one
seventh Of our taxable property, without an
equivalent, and without consideration.
Again by legislative enactment, we are
required " pay StNtHtl 1--WE taouSiHu uo11"iS
to the Virginia and Truchee Railroad Com
pany; the Till having passed and become
law while our territory was intact. and we
considered ourselves secure in cur posses
sicns, and able to meet the demand and
after mourning this additional obligation, and
having it fastened upon Us as the law Of the
land it is now proposed to induce the same
body TO render US powerless in the premises,
by taking from us the only means we possess,
10 enable Us to perform the contract.
These would be frauds stupendoUs that
the s'Etleu.an's lament upon the subject Il
fraud sinks into utter in>ignrcance.
Sir: We reposed confidence in the Legis-
laturc and in the integrity Of our county
boundaries, and, IN consequence, have con
cured in the Acts alluded to and it wonid
be nothing less than fraud, 10 deprive US Of
any portion Of our territory duTiI z the oper
alton Of these laws.
Again the faith Of the State of Nevada is
pledged for the fuihlaent of the contract be-
tween Lyon County ard the Railroad COM
pany. by passing this bill the Legislature
would be establishing precede nj that would
forever deter counties from subscribing to
railroad enterprises. 1t would in effect, be
breaking the piighted faith of. the STATE,
guaranteeing that law passed authorizing
counties to subscribe TO railroads. should net
Sc repealed or modified. IT, you take frou,
'orH;y any portion OF The nj ans il had when
he law WAS passed on which a loan was
sased, do you not change the status Of the
hen existing capacity To pay And is not
hat, by implication at least, partial repeal
If the law, or Z modification Of ~
now ask this Senate ii they intend by the
'assage Of This bill, to either modify the laws
passed al this session O. the Legislature, OF
.iolate the faith SC solemn. pledged: