Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-08
bsine authori.,d 70 survey the supposed

bsing authorized 10 survey the supposed
navigsble wstsrs Of other nations-on
this enthusiastically the tributaries
Of the two great rivers Of South America
the Orinoco and the Amazon. There
is nothing. he adds, to prevent such eI-
plorations but want Of funds.
Little is said Of tho Postal Depart
mont, Congress being referred to the
Postmaster Generals report Tor infor-
nation and recommendations upon that
subject. Considerable space is devoted
70 the Louisiana trouble. the White
Leagues and the Arkansas difficulties.
The President. in referring to the late
difficulty in Louisiana, says: consid'
erins that The present State Admins.
tration Of Louisiana has been the GOT
eminent in that State for nearly two
years; that IL has been tacitly acknowi'
edged and acquissced in as such by Con-
grsss, and more than once expressly rec
osnized by me, I regarded II as my clear
duty. when legally called upon for that
purpose. to prevent its overthrow by an
armed mob under pretsnse Of fraud and
irrrsularity in the election Of 1879. 1
have heretofore called the attention Of
Congress TO this subject, stating, that on
account Of the frauds and iorgeries COM
mittsd at said election. and because 1t
appears that the returns thereof were
never legally ~canvassed, 1t was impos-
sibls to tell thereby who were chosen;
but from the best sources OF information
Il my command I have always believed
the present State officers received q ma
jority OF the legal votes actually cast ct
that election" He refers TO the exist
sncs OF White Leagues, and to their
lawlsss actions; and says that snjoined
by the Fifteenth Amendment to prevent
such a state Of things and convinced
that these organizations were for the
purpose Of preventing the free exercise
by all citizens Of the elective franchise, he
instructed proper officers to presscuteth the
offenders. and stationed troops to pro-
tect them in performance Of such duties.
He says in this connection, that CON-
plants were made OF this interfersnce
by Federal authority; but II said amend
ment and act do not provide for such in
reference. then they are without mean
ing. for the effect Of the whole scheme
Of colored Acknowledgement would be
worse than a mocksry, and little better
than a crime. The whole number Of
troops employed in the South at the
time Of the election was 4,0S2, Truly .
mighty and ~intimidating host OF Lin
coins hirslings.)
The President in referring to the Ar
kansas troubles. recites the facts rs re-
csivsd by him. and invites the attention
not only Of Congress, but Of the whole
people, to their psrusal. These facts
We will publish in to-merrow's issue, in
the Presidents language. Lightly
passing over the Department OF
Justice. he briefly refers to Indian af-
fairs. and pays q compliment to the
Peace policy which he says has been adj
hsred to with beneficial results. He
calls the attention OF Congress to the
Centennial Exposition. and suggests
that Congress take such action as will
secure q greater general interest there
In. Abiding to the Civil Ser
vice Reform, he says that tho rules
adopted have been adhered to rs closely
as has been practicable with the opposi-
ton they have met. He says It is i'm
practicable to maintain them without
the direct and positive support OF Con-
gress and sarcsstically adds that gen
orally the support which this reform re-
csives is from those who give II their sup
mort only 10 find fault when the rules
-. .n-n.,sr,lv asnartsd from" He fur.
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thef gees oh,u
Removals from oWco w vna.a
are frequently cited rs departures from
,ho.c soainst whom charges ar. made BY
irresponsible persons and without good
ground are also often condemned IS
q violation ,. mem. ynasl .nsso S,,
~ Tonarsss ad;ourns v;,hout positive
legislation upon the subject Of Civil
Service reform, l will regard such action
As %. m ye n,v;aa
an examination Of certain Apprentices to
Determine their fitness, and competitive
examinations vii 90 aoandoned. Inc
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Of the e.untry. have sh.wn much zeal
and sarnestnsss in their work. and to
them, an well as to myself, 1t Will % q