The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-07
SENATORIAL IHFALLIBILIrY.
In the Washington Chronicle of March
so re End the following:

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Hon. G. C. Gorham, Secretary Of the Sen.
ate, has prepared his answer to the charge,
preferred against him BY Senator Cole, anG
which are to be investigated BY the commit
tee, Messrs. Ramsey, Howard. and Howe
appointed BY the recent caucus. The answer
covers twenty-seven pages offoolscap.
Tuis calls up for consideration the
extraordinary fact of q Senator's insist
ing upon the removal of a Secretary OF
tie Senate uPoa avowedly personal
grounds, and nothing else. ar. Cole
brings no charge Of inrapacity or dere
LECTION Of duties against Mr.. GoIhsm-
for such would be manifestiy ground
less-but demands his removal simply
because Of alleged personal grievances
A Senator's dignity has been rufled a
citizen has dared TO have q choice re-
garding the fitness of appointments; thar
choice conflicts with the Senator'S de-
sires and the offender must be broken
Of bis Office! 1t is q mos, extraordinary
state of affairs which gives warrant to
such Q procedure. Is the '.diznity" of
Senators encased within SO thin q skin
that il must needs have so decided
vincication ss this? Is the upper House
Of our National Legislature q body COM
posed of peers o: the realm, whose pre-.
negatives are so high above the people
and whose character is so sacred as to
warrant their assumption ofinfall,hility?
Nus: . gentleman who serves the Sen.
ate in the capacity of its Secretary
renounee bis privileges as q citizen
and consent to become q mute and
opiaionless Eutomaton? We have al
ready had something too much OF
this Senatorial arrogance. If Coles
pusiilanimous prayer be granted, the
Senate will have capped the climax
Of its unrepublicau pride and removed
itself still further from the people.
Granted that the Secretary Of the Sen
ate attempts to secure appointments BY |
the President and eonfrmasions by the
Senate. What is there wrong or i'm
proper 10 such proceedings? May not
the most humble citizen solicit favors
from the President and may he not, ask
the aid of the peoples representatives
In tie Senate?
Mr.. Gorham and Mr.. Cole have each
played a part ia the politics Of Califor-
Ella. They have disagreed and still do
disagree regarding the affairs of the Re-
publican party in that State. Senator
Cole has insisted upon some appoint
lnents and combinations which were
. niirely unit to be made. IL is no. i'm
probable that against such appointmen,s
Nr. GUrham las entered bis protest.
IL was his du-y, ss . citizen to do SO, at
aoy rate. This, then, is not IN ''offense"
which any Senator can consistently
complain of in the sense in which Mr.. +,
Cole has complained. Is
That there is an irrepressible personal
r0ufiiet between these two il doubtless |
rue. Doubtless Gosham has spoken q
RELY amoog his friends of Mr.. Coles 4
'eculiari;ies and denounced many Of
is acts. No doubt Cole has abused
i'm round,y in return. Is this mere
,ersoaal quarrel an affair with which !,
ne Senate may rigt,fuliy deal? Is the {
,rscedens to he set that one Senator's Il
Tended dignity is always to be sppeased
" the dismissal of an offending Secre-II
airy? Mr. Gornan is a sober, discreet O
Gentleman, well aware of the response q
'iiity Of his high Office and the amsni- !,
,es to be observed therein. The differ q
ice between hnn and Cole were eutire
= coafned to tie privacy Of ;he iadivi.
Iaa,s and these With whom they may a
ave talked. This constitutes 10 occur b
enee worthy the attention Of the assem-
He'd Senate. Suppose Senator Cole to
ave qusrr-led with TIE President or
ue chief of a Department. He might,
ri,h equal propri.ss, drag .uch a quar-
Ell into the Senate Chamber aud demand ,
&c impeachment Of the object of bis
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