The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-09
A ChAnRe Of Sase

I themselves Aa.ltlt, anu ui2ttCE llG law sltulu
they be arrested, tried and, If adjud-ed guilty,
punished. Justice, good government, and
social order. demand this: but. should they
be arrhigned before the bar OF justice, could
jury De found in Storey county. unless espe-
ciHlly selected for the purpose, that would pro-
nounce against them the verdict Of guilty:
We doubt II. This i strange condition OF
affairs vet scarcely more TO be wondered at
than the circumstances which. i'll a measure.
account for If they 90 not justify il. Weneed
not recapitUlate them here. They are made
notorious daily by charges of the nismauaCe-
ment of our leading mines. OF grasping mo-
nopolieS, Of IA reckless waste of the substance
of the commonwealth. These complaints are
beginning 10 be participated i'll by every class
of the community, and anything looking to-
ward the correction of the alleged evil, whether
It take the form of moral force or personal
violence, Is regarded with dangerous favor.
Hence, we regret 10 say. that Yesterdays
movement does not meet with the cOnlemnA-
ton II legally deserves, and to this fact are
those concerned in it prepared TO point for
partial justification. While Cuudcmuiug the
act, aS every good citizen must. /; would be
unfair To overlook the CiTcums tauc,> that have
tended 10 provoke il. IL Yesterdays proceed
lngs there i a significant lesson 70 more than
une.-EBteTpriSs.
Some time last January q Small-Sized raid,
similar To the above, occurred in Uuionyille.
which was denounced by the Enterprise. in
coarse and violent language. Is being the rc-
suit Of Democratic teachings. and the natu-
ral oUtLrowth of the iguorau; caste Urcjudices
which IL doctrines inculcate. If the posi-
tons then assumed We're true. how are we TO
account FOR the Storey county raid on Chi
uese lahorers, immediately under the drip
pings of the Enterprise sanctum. in Il
community that gave II sweeping Eadi-
cal majority at the last election: With
ont further light upon the subject from
the Enterprise, in explanation of this seem
Ing paradox, we will be forced to the conclu-
the Unionvillc ruid were false and slauierous
upon the Democracy. Its not, however, with
the causes OF the awless acts of the miners
Of Unionyille, or of Gold Hill. that We pro-
pose to deal ut this time, but simply to call
attention to the ground and lofty tumbliug
which has characterized the course OF that
journal, carrying it from the extreme Of bitter
partisan dcnunciation in one case to pullia-
ton and quasi approval in the other; and. in
addition, to point out few inaccuracies which
the extract above quoted contains
The Enterprise asserts, that in driving the
Chinese from their work on the railroad, III
9'"Fc! county the law both state and Fed
erHi' was violated. 50 far rs Federal law Is
concerned the statement Is stupidity false, rs
was clearly shownin theuLurti, e attempt Of the
I =. DISTINCT Court NJ NIrslnI" City. punish
'""9' WI" A'd he'h engaged III the r"!d ut
ohi"H'lue' II was there demonstrated, most
'"H'iuSi''l!' tAHt The l. :. District Court had
L" jurisdiction "i 'N'h 'hrHS'S' ana W" v"n-
the IFe"el"h 'h"t Judge baldwin Will not
'''' I" i''"N' "i "'' % 4'"'-'h "-nln III the
''''''S '"".',' '''!u' dr. H. I'll" III inc h"m"oIdt
CUM! i'''' !'s' WINTER nor VIII his defenders
III 'i"' instance ;" "'''. MN III THIS one. H.
an 'i'' i-I',l P!'S' H"" INSERTS no jury could
"' iouh" III store! county 10 convict these
l'''','7, unless II Ut" jury ''peci'IIy selected
''' 'ti'' P'"foS' NO" i II 'h"t "rand jury
was ''"i'' III '''' '"'"'"S Gil! /" !hdic' cltI-
It"'''"'' CONN! LOT similar
oDei'He' IL III! PROOF ma been wanting be-
10 '''''' inc '''"hu jury which
',' Wv ''''"''' ~ ii'''""''' county Tor
! - E''"''' '''"'!' WIS select
=" ''P,v''''' '"i ''''' ~" P"9'' 'hlN admission
" ''' t'''''' ''' "0''' ~ conclusive Oh th''
!"''"' ''''' We h''s never ''S:: ::2''',': Win
" "o"ot "h u'' Su'I'c'' We were always sat
''"'" '""' 'I'' "'""' '"i! summoned ana
i'"i''hiio''u ny '"oHe D"id"Ih' 'h"t found tn"