The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-16

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believe, II this measure prevails, war will en-
sue. And il will not be an organized war,
conducted in accordance with the ameliorat-
Ing rules of civilized warfare, but war in its
direst, fercest, bloodiest phase-war until
the tongueless cayerns cry havoc"-a war in
which the cornbatants shall be vast mobs of
disorganized, ensanguined, Infatuated nen
and women. Already, sir rs / intimated O
short time since, havewe had prelude 10 the
coming storm. Already (if had the statis-
ties to show you) have white men been dis
charged from employment to give work to the
copper-colored worshipers Of JOSH and al
ready-oh, shame that it can be said!-have
white women of our country been expelled
from these lighter employments in which Chi
nese are known to excel, such as house-work,
sewing cigar making, book binding, etc, be-
cause the "boss" Of some Chinese company
agrees to furnish these pagans who will do the
same work for less money. Expelled, did j
sayr Yes, sir-ostracised, driven forth TO
J starvation, to madness, or something worse.
VIII these things be long suffered? Not until
you purge the human heart Of all feeling of
resentment for the authors - -'r1cc -riStaiued.
Sir. you have read Of moba acd riots: you
have read, while the blood curdled in your
veins and your cheek paled with horror, of the
scenes enacted during the French Revolution,
when the suns eye had a siclIly glare, and
the world grew faint with horror" when every
day, for eighteen never-tO- forgotten months
one hundred men, women and children met
their death by the keen edge of the guillotine's
knife; when 'liberty and equality was the
insensate cry that came from a surging, bru-
taliZed mob of human beings, as the eIecu-
toner held forth TO their frenZied gaze the
head of the lovelest woman of history-its
arteries spouting even into their faces the blue
blood of royal martyrdom. Again, sir, you
have heard of the mobs of Baltimore and the
draft riots OF New York. when men, a re-
dress for real or imaginary grievances, seeing
themselves torn from the bosOms of their fam
lilies as food for powder, in their folly and
madness took up arms to resist lawful author
ity, and you have heard Of the bread riots of
the larger manufacturing towns of England
and the crimes there enacted; of how, from
the throats of thousands of men, women and
children, there went from earth 10 heaven a
ceaseless, unnvailing cry for bread, bread; of
how, crazed, delirious from hunger and suffer
ing, woman forgot her sex, man his duty to
society and 10 his God; palatial houses and
churches We're burned, and every conceivable
crime committed, until the very demon of
discord and wrath seemed turned loose upon
earth. This Mr. Speaker might AFFORD some
warning of what will ensue. These scenes, sir.
re-cnRcted i'll our midst, will be the fruits and
| giories Of the success of the pet hobby Of Rad
/ icalism-"chenp labor" Sir, as inevitable
as the dawn of to-mOrrows sun, let there be
/ u little more pressure in that direction-let
| the MOnColinns become little bit more nu-
. little more suffering, and destitution in the
/ ranks Of our white lgboring classes, and You
| will see the very streets of your cities incar-
nadincd with barbarian blood. Take heed,
/ sir Radical, when that hour comes, lest the
, rctributive wrath 90 beyond its immediate
cause, the degraded pagan, and work ont q
bloody expintion up2n his patron! A persist
"nt disregard hy the consumer, the lorily pos
SCISSOR Of illimitahlc wealth, Of the plain rights
and necessities of the producer--a fragrant de-
fance Of the undcnable rights of the white
labOring classes Of the country. may repro
ducc in this land state of affairs that the
Radical and pseudo.humanitariGn would hard
~ deem fitting compensation for all their
labors. Mr.. Speaker, / have donc and in
conclusion, would say. that while l do not
stand here to affect the roll of the political
Cassandra, yet, holding myself humbly nc
countabe to the Great Scarcher of hearts for
the sincerity of my utterances, 1, i'll this high
presence, declare 1t to Toe my belief that il this
measure shall be ratified 10y the requisite num-
Der of States and il be enforced in the spirit
hitherto threatened by the Radical party, and
if Congress exercise the power il thereby be
comes invested with, as the leaders of that
party have promised, then, sir, rs that hide
Gus saturnalin of blood TO which have before
ayerted, the French Revolution, and as Eng
land during the widest eXcesses of Reforma-
ton. have constituted problems defying the
ability OF the learned and recondite savans,
ana philosophers Ol the enrth 10 solve, so IN
the future will our posterity, as they wonder
ingly aud amazedly turn to the red pages of
our history, in vain ask themselves why and
how IL was our Government, in the short
space Of eight years, fel! from the loftiest
hight over before trod by people into n
depth Of woe and darkness as Indefinite and
profound ns that murky cline to which Luci.
fer. the bright Son Of the Morning, fell in his
eternal fall, mover to hope ngain. Pass this
Amendment, and we furnish that problem for
future ages To solve. The stability Of our
Government is now on trial. In the result
nrc conferred the hopes and fenrs of the Hpos-
ties of freedom and republicanism throughout
the world. Is man capable of self-govcrn-
ment1 Is our past history n record of valor,
ington and Jefferson sages and statesmen,
whose vnor and genius were to emancipate
mankind from the dominion OF prince and
potcntatc," or were they but madmen and
charlatans, whose efforts have simply encrim.
soncd tho carth's bosom with the blood OF
) their victims, and whose names and memo
res arc 10 be exccrated and nbhorred for ovol
, and cver2 These questions will soon be On.
: swerod. What tho response will bo / will moi
attempt to say. II hereafter, upon proper re-
Fiction and understanding Of this matter, tn,
people shall deliberately vote their indorse
! ! nent of tho doctrines Of this party, l know
not what uy individual course would be: bu
! ! feel now that when / shall SEQ tho vote OF nj
! intelligent white man countotacted ut the bal
lot box by the vote Of u Ohinaman, shall dc
, ny being an American citizen, ms would de
, ny tho impntaton Of dishonor or crime. But
sir. | may be permitted 10 hope that as on
, | glpop hua IL pcu LONG nu1 deem. pur wakint