The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-26
10 the Mercy Of the Court"

II il singular what a faculty some people
possess for portraits. and how readily they
detect their own facial lineaments in a picture,
however imperfectly drawn. The District
Judge of this District seems to be bountifully
supplied with this evidence Of genius. He
discovers his portrait at once in an article in
our last number relative to the candidates for
the Judgeship, though the painter neglected
even once to mention his name. Fe rushed
Immediately for the Chronicle Office, and post
ed the war-like knight Of the quill he found
there. on what he should say in reply-and
the editor said it, in a long-winded TRADE,
singularly compounded, of abuse, threats and
a wall of despair.
Instead Of denial or explanation of the
points mentioned by the INDEPENDENT, the
Chronicle seeks to eyade the issue by accusa-
tons against this paper, of conducting the cam
psign by bold and reckless personal abuse"
etc. 1t strikes us that this comes with a very
poor grace from paper like the Chronicle,
whose editor lately searched through an entire
dictionary for odious epithets to apply to his
political opponents. party which finds its
chief expression through the editorial sewers
of vilifcation, SANDER and abuse of the Terri
torial Enterprise, ought not to be thin
skinned. As for ourselves, We shall try to do
justice to all men to whom We have occasion
to refer, and the Chronicle may rest assured
that no buster from that source, and no
threats against Democratic candidates will de-
ter US from the expression of our sentiments.
And We may here remark that had we been
disposed to conduct this contest in the man
ner charged by the Chronicle, abundant mat
ter is on hand to make it very lively for many
of both ottice-holders and candidates for
office. If our neighbor wants that sort of
thing, We promise to furnish several very in
teresting chapters on the lives and exploits of
divers and sundry applicants for popular favor.
We might commence very near the head of
the Radical ticket, with Tom Fitch, for in
stance. Perhaps our neighbor has never read
the Missouri record of its favorite candidate,
or his life as shown up by his own Radical
father-in law. We have abstained from the
publication of that document, and from many
others in reference to our local candidates,
the District Judge included, because we have
no taste for that sort of literature and have
NO disposition to resort to it unless compelled
by the strongest considerations for the public
good.
AS to the article to which the Chronicle de.
votes a column in reply, that paper does not.
and can not disprove q single assertion or ref,
erence to the Judge of this district. 1t does
not deny that the jury recommended Burke to
the mercy of the Court, and that the Judge
disregarded that recommendation by imposing
the extraordinary sentence of 40 years in
the State Prison on n man already 40 years
| old. There Is not q man in this country who
believes that tie>jury wonld have returned
that verdict, even under the instructions
of the Court, had they imagined that no
| consideration would be taken of the eyi
dence going to show that the Chiuamnn WA,
killed in self-defense, while nnder one OF
| those murdcrous phrenZies which lately wils
illustrated i'll Peru. The Chronicles asser.
| ton, that 1.-The INDEPENDENT sympathizes
with Burke. the boosted murderer" may pass
for what it is worth. Our sympathies ar,
always with the weak and oppressed, and We
know no reason why Burke being white
man should exclude him from the list The
Chronicle is perfectly consistent in sympa
thizing with the Chinaman. 1t seems to bt
| sufficient for the Chronicle to know only tina
Burke was an Irishman, TO entertain the opin
ion that therefore he ought to be hung
whether the jury that tried him thought 80 OF
| not.