Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-30
SENSIBLE RESOLUTIONS.

The resolutions adopted by the Ne
vsda Senate In regard to the Louisiana
difficulty are to the point, which Is what
can be said Of very few OF the res
olu,ions on this subject. They should
have been made stronger. and less tenn
porting. ID In true. and there was no oc-
cssion 10 say that General De Trobriand
not guilty Of any intentional wrong.
He was not guilty Of any wrong at all.
a q matter Of constitutional law. II
there was fault anywhere ON the Repub-
lean side IL lay with kellogg. but the
mere fact that the Legislature was not
in session when the troops interfered
effectually disposes Of all the elap-trap
about usurpation. etc. II is to be re-
GREETED thai there should have been 30
general = disposition to SO of ut half
cock in this business. not because the
Nominations Of ill-informsd people
amount To anything. but because so
many worthy folks are now eompelledto
take the back track. II Is further to be
regretted that 80 many public bodies.
Legislatures, etc.. should have made
haste TO pass resolutions which embrace
actual falsehoods-@ for example the
declaration hal the Federal troops in
terfered with the Legislature OF Lou
isiana. which is q gross and serious mis-
statement Of tho case. The Nevada
Senate would have done well to draw up
its resolutions with greater care. IL only
for the purpose Of exhibiting a marked
contrast TO the clumsy slop-ovsr out
bursts Of other Legislative bodies. But
after all they are sound on the main
point. and that is in sustaining the Gen
sral Government against the howls OF
rebels and Copperheads. - S~dcni"enfo
Record. Jan. 2sh.
The Record speaks to the point. Gen.
De Trobriand did jus, right. Governor
Kellogg did just right, and. in sustain
ing their action. President Grant did
right. constitutionally and legally.
There Was no Legislature interfered
with by Federal troops. There WAS
no Legislature organized. A body
Of men, some OF whom were legally en-
titled to their seats and some OF whom
we're not. by force and Illegally organ
lied q pretended Legislature. Their
supporters in the lobby, members OF the
League. armed. invaded the floor OF the
Assembly chamber. displaying the
badges. and attempted to execute the
functions Of S~srseants and Assistant
Ssrgsant-at-Arms. to which offices they
had not been elected. This was ''do-
nestle violence" Il was rebellion.
armed rebellion against law. II was a
violent interference by unauthorized
psrsons-a mob. with the attempt OF
duly elected and legally certified men,
bsrs Of the Louisiana Legislature. Ii
was Just such a juncturo as that contem.
plated by ths Federal Constitution whom
Il authorizes the Governor Of n State to
call for Federal aid IL the Legislature
cannot be convened" We say. that not
only WA Gen. De Trobriand guilty OF no
Intentional wrong" but moreover.
that he was guilty Of no wrong what
ever. We moreover maintain that Gov.
Kellogg. under the Constitution. was the
sole judge whether or not the Lesisia-
ture could be convened. and that by the
terms Of said Constitution 1t was his
duty TO do just what he did. /. e. call
for aid to suppress the domestic vio'
lsnce" then occurring in the Assembly
cham Der Of the Louisiana Legislature.
II Democrats and weakened Republi'
q n had waited until all the facts con
corning the Louisiana trouble" had
been made known and verified. We
should have heard less bowling.