Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-12-22

We do net delight in the misery OF
man or beast. Whether friend or foe,
we would always sooner See them happy
and contented than otherwise. Being
wretched or i'll tempered seldom con-
tributes to make any one useful or
more agreeable associate. Therefore,
for the comfort Of others as well as our
selves, we would always sooner see
satisfied contentment than unrest and
growing. But with all this milk OF
human kindness that occupies SO large
portion of our bosom, we must plead
guilty to harboring feeling of satisfaction
when We read the mourpful howl. ns re-
ported by telegraph, to have been uttered
by the Southern carpet-baggers, in which
they complain that the Nothern Repub-
licans have turned the cold shoulder
upon them, and say that for all the evils
caused by the reconstruction acts and
the officials installed under those acts,
the Republicans of the North are alone
responsible. This grievious wall has
been ELECTED because the!people are wax
ing up to the necessity Of restoring
peace, security and prosperity to the
Southern States. SO long the theater OF
anarchy and corruption Of every and the
worst character. We think these fell
lows are not just or truthful Gratis, in
deed. of which they never were accused)
to the Northern Republicans. 1t! is true
that the representatives of that party in
Congress originated and passed the re-
construction acts, but those measures,
even the most i'll advised and harshest,
never authorized stealings, frauds and
perjuries. Not line or a word can be
found in the statutes referred to that
could by any construction be made to
authorize Scott and Moses, of South
Carolina, and Bullock, Of Georgia, steal
ing everything they could lay their
hands on and supporting their swindles
by fraud and perjuries. Those acts die
not authorize Moses to pardon the wors
criminals as fast as they were convicted
or Kellogg to usurp the Government
Of Louisiana, or Warmoth to stea
himself rich, or the Returning
Board to swear to lie and So
that certain men were elected whe
they know they were asserting false
hood. Those acts did not authori2
Reed Of Florida to Bullockise that Stat
or Davis of Texas to enter into col
spiracy with one OF his judges by whic
the property of two whole counties WI
swept away and many lives sacrificed
The reconstruction acts did not authori7
or give any color for the commission {
these deeds, nor were they meant to d
SO. Respecting the wisdom, justice {
expediency of those acts, We do not pr
pose to make any remarks, but we ca
confidently assert that when Congrel
passed those acts it did not intend
render the Southern States formerly
rebellion q mere prey for the spoile
No such motive we are certain ever a
tusted member of the national legisl
ture when those acts were passed. N
the carpet baggers must stand on the
own bottom. Their sins must be borl
by them alone. They have sowed 4
wind and must reap the whirlwind. Tn
have broken every trust, committed eve
crime they have reduced vast and pc
ulous States to desolation and ,miser
and they are the men that did it.
will not do for them to lay their sins
the door Of their party. They were n
told to conspire against the lives al
liberties of their fellow citizens, to ste
their property. to degrade them. to dri
them to utter despair and ruin. Meth
the Republican party or the Reconstr'
ton acts ever told or authorized them
commit those crimes. So they had b
ter repent and try to make restituti
rather than raise lugubrious howl a
attempt to father their crimes upon p
pie who have no completely or sympa'
with their misdeeds.
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USMAsKED.-So the Katie King hu