Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-17
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In our kilograms from the East, We
find the following significant paragraph: .
New YORK, Nov. 10--A Washington
specisl saws the Democratic Congress
men who have arrived are frank in their !
declaration that the work Of the Demo l
cratic House will be mainly devoted to
investigations. 1t is proposed that law
be passed at the coming session provid-
ing all Investigations into the conduct OF
the Executive Department of the Govern
ment shall be conducted upon. the joint
recommendation of both Houses, and
rot the independent action of one branch
alone.
Now, the only conclusions that can be
drawn from this statement, are: First,
that there are matters that greatly need I
investigation; second, that the admins
tration and its supporters are alarmed at
the prospects of searching and i'm
partial enquiry into their doings; third,
they will endeavor, at all hazard, to pre-
vent the dreaded examination being had. |
But such au insolent and high-handed |
attempt to prevent the ventilation of the
proceedings of the Government must
and will fail. The members of the I'D
ministration are the sworn and paid
servants OF the people and their employ
ers have right to know all that has been
Sha, OF - Tho nd
legitimate means of acquiring this knowl-
edge is through the representatives Of
the people, especially through the popu-
lar branch OF the National Legislature.
In England, from the earliest period of
parliamentary history, there was a con-
slant struggle between the Commons and
the Crown to acquire. declare and assert
the formers entire freedom OF action.
Centuries went by. and still the struggle
went on, the cause of the Commons
gradually gaining ground, until, under
the first Charles, they, writhing under
the intolerable tyranny of that sancti-
monious despot, declared war against
him, defeated him, took him prisoner
and struck off his head. This act of
righteous retrbution was warning, for
all time, to conspirators against the
rights of the people, whether of their
own body. or an imposter, who pre-
tended to rule by divine right. From
that time. nearly two hundred and thirty
years ago, down to the present era, the
contest has gone on, until complete
victory was gained by the popular cause,
and to-day the Commons of Great
Britain form the actual government Of
that country. During this long period of
turmoil, there have been many collisions
between the Upper aud Lower Houses,
but the latter was nearly always sue
cessful. 1t jealousy conserved its privi-
leges and never allowed the Crown or
the Peers to infringe upon, lessen or
jeopardize one iota of its rights. That,
in this particular. is the history Of the
British House of Commons. Seeing
this. shall ii be said that the Representa-.
tives of the people OF the United States
of America shall be shorn of their rights
and denied the privilege Of making in
quiry into the greater or lesser oflicers OF
the nation. To curtail the privileges,
powers or rights of the House of
Representatives is to restrict and
lessen the liberties of the people
They are, in one sense, the PEG.
pie, because through them the peo-
pie act and express their will. When
their representatives are restrained, the
people are restrained, and who shall dare
to say that the American people shall
not have the right and enjoy the power
to accurately ascertain the acts of their
servants, and reward or condemn them
as the occasion may warrant. The mere
mention Of such thing in an American
journal, is an insult and an attempt to
reduce it to practice, would warrant the
impeachment and punishment of every
traitor who dared to advocate or support
30 ruinous measure. There is little
confidence to be placed in the present
Congress. In the flag end of its exist
ence. it may attempt almost anything
that is corrupt, vile or even reasonable
1t must not be forgotten that it has al.
ready passed an act to muzzle tho press,
which shows conclusively that it cannot
be trusted, nor the Senate that concurred
in, and the President that approved that
villainous measure. They will all have
to beware. Though for three short
months from the fourth Of December
next, they will unitedly WELD the govern
ment of the country. They had better
take heed to their footsteps. The storm
has already risen ii has driven portion
Of them as unfaithful stewards from the
charge they have neglected, and if dur
ing the short remaining period of their
incumbency, they should conspire either
against their successors or their country,
the tempest, the effects of which they
have already experienced, will sweep
them into outer darkness as resistlessly,
as q tropical cyclone scatters the reed
huts of the natives of Asia. We have no
doubt that their malignant will is full of \
evil and equal to any devilment, but
they had better be careful and go very
slowly, the eyes OF nation of forty mil
lions OF souls are watching them very
narrowly.
The last victim to the popular amuse.
ment OF swapping pistol Mt q person,
not thinking the fire arm to be loaded,
was a colored man named Downev. who