The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-03
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of the Board of Trade of that city in
relation to the affairs of South Care
lima. The News says the meeting was
one of the largest ever known since
the organization of the Board, the
members who were present repre-
senting the varied commercial inter-
ests of the State, as we'll as the differ
ent shades of political opinion. The
meeting was called to order by Captain
George Ii. Walter, Vice President of
the Board, who thus stated its object:
The purpose of your meeting is to
take into consideration the present
financial condition of the State, and
by deliberation to devise such meas
ares as will enable us, by cooperation
with our fellow citizens throughout
this Commonwealth, to relieve our
selves of the intolerahle burdens
which now Cypress us i'll the present,
and with an OminOus prospect OF their
being increased in the future, unless
prompt and decisive action at once be
taken. 1t is only necessary TO look at
the alarming increase of the debt of
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ture which has marked the history of
the State for the past five years, to
satisfy us at once, that, as taxpayers,
we are bearing a burden too grevious
to be borne, and which must newt
ably result in bankruptcy and ruin.
1t means confiscation, and there are
those who do not hesitate to announce
that such is the purpose. We are to
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Resolutions were then adopted de-
claring that, whereas, underline opera
ton of the present State Government,
the majority of the property holders
and tax payers of the State, from whom
the public revenue is mainly derived,
are excluded from any power in the
legislation of the State, and from any
practical influence in the imposition of
taxes; and that the moneys raised by
taxation were improvidently and cor
ruptly used, and therefore the mem-
bers of the Board deem it their duty
to warn all persons not to receive, by
way of purchase. loan or otherwise,
any bond or obligation hereafter is
sued, purporting to bind the property
or pledge the credit of the State. After
the adoption of further resolutions
calling for co Operative county and
State conventions for the same pur-
poses, Colonel Richard L.athers, for
many years President of the Great
Western Marine Insurance Company
of New York, delivered a lengthy and
able address, from which we make the
following extracts:
Mr.. President-The grave subject
we are called on to consider tonight.
is one which has no sectional or par
tisan aspect.
We are here as merchants and bust
ness men from all sections of Il
common country, and holding all
shades of political opinions, to cOntem-
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CIV of the State and the ruin of our
selves and our fellow-citiZens of all
shades of opinion and color, and all
varieties of occupation.
The rich are not above the evil con-
sequences of the burden of State credit
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cannot escape the grinding effects OF
that form of taxation which virtually
confiscateS their property. discourages
their industry, and oOms them to a
slavlsh poverty hitherto unknown to
our country.
The occasional disturbances in some
of the counties of the State are to be
deplored and discouraged by every
Conservative and law abiding citizen,
vet we cannot disguise rom ourselves
that these violations of the public
peace are the consequence of a gener-
Gus but unwise effort to suppress the
fraud and oppression of corrupt local
rulers by parties who not only accept
the Union and desire to obey legiti-
mate authority of Federal powers, but
would be glad to receive that prOtec-
ton from it. in favor of the white man,
which now only appears to be extend
ed to the negro.
No people can prosper where the
fountains of power are corrupt and the
law makers ignorant and beyond the
control of that class of the people who
produce the wealth and bear the bur-
dens of the State. lApplause.l
Yet it was to ~perpetuate the power
of and protect the carpet baggers and
ignorant negroes in their plunderfng
schemes that a Republican Congress
passed the military force bill. OF ''re-
construction" so called, the speaker
said:
Mr.. President, a history of the re-
construction policy in this State and
the reault of reversing the order of so
ciety, even extending the system of its
logical conclusions i'll Legislative and
judicial matters. will furnish a most
instructive lesson to statesmen of all
ages. 1t will stand out, sir, as distinct
" as the overthrow of order in France
during the reign of terror, perhaps