Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-27

The New York Herald has sent O spe- |
cial correspondent, Mr.. Charles Nordhoff.
to the South for the purpose of critically
observing the situation and faithfully
describing the results Of his examinations.
We do not know that the Herald made
the wisest possible selection in the per.
sonnet Of it's correspondent. for Mr..
Nordhof's description Of the. Pacific
Coast publis a in Harper's Magazine,
was very namby-pamby. jejune scamp
ish sort of an affair. However in the
East he may do better. These eastern
ink-slingers whenever they visit the
Pacific Coast. attempt to describe and
comment on what they see. invariably
show their own stiffness and lack Of
knowledge or appreciation of the subject.
Mr.. Nordhoff has commenced his labors
with the State Of Arkansas. and draws
frightful picture of the horrible condi.
ton to which the carpet. bag thieves have
reduced that unhappy State. The Clay
ton. Dorsey crowd of which Brooks and
later still, V. V. Smith were the stalking
horses, have had nice time of it since
1868. What they did is summed up in
few words. they stole everything on
which they could lay their hands. SEN
ator Clayton was Governor then and was
the head devil of the whole affair, and
the way in which he and his accomplices
cleared the decks of that Ship of State of
everything that was valuable, would have
surprised even Lambro. that skilled pro-
fcient. in appropriating other peoples
property, scuttling ships and cutting
throats. Clayton was however, holder
or K ;kier than some Of his fellow ras.
calls, he managed to get into the U. g.
Senate, where he is now bright and
shining light Of whom the lobbyists know
full well the value. What Clayton did
In Aarkansas. was done by Holden in
North Carolina, Scott and Moses in
South Carolina, Bullock in Georgia,
Yarmouth in Louisiana, Reed in Flor
ida. Davis in Texas, and SO on all through !
the catalogue. As we have often said,
there is no question Of party about such
matters as these. 1t is simply the de-
Tense OF life and property against so
many bandits. On one side are the ras-
Gals, on the other the honest portion OF
the community. The exigencies Of no
party can ever justify the screening of
such offenders from the punishments due
their crimes. They were to be as much
depressed as SO many highwaymen or
housebreakers. Knowing this, We can
not but rejoice that confessedly the ablest
and most public spirited member Of the
American Press should have gone to the
trouble and expense to send cores
pendent on the ground to ascertain and
report the facts. For Heavens sake let
us have the truth. No matter whom it
affects or hurts. sets up or knocks down,
Injuries or establishes, let us have the
truth. Let the lights shine in upon the
dark places and let its revelations be
faithfully put on record. Do not stop to
consider upon whom falls the blame
whether Republican Democrats blacks
or whites. Let the facts be known free
from bias or prejudice, and then let jus
tioe be done though the ,Heavans fall.
Such proceeding is fair, is impartial, and
is the only honorable and just course to
pursue, and is the true mode Of restoring
peace and prosperity to the South.