Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-14
DOW.

10 the grea; and good Lorenzo. not a,
all. His memory is enshrined in the
hearts of many of his countrymen. and
is KEEP; green beside many family altar.
W. allude. rather. to the chivalric gen.
tleman from Elko. the gentleman Of
whose eligibility question was raised,
about the time 0. his election-said
question growing out of the alleged fact
that he had once upon a time. in def
anee of that Constitutional inhibition
which is SO dear to every Democratic
heart, sent challenge to mortal combat
the pair Of them lived in Elko county.
This gentleman has taken conspicuous
part. since assuming his place on the
floor of the Assembly, in making the
fact known that the Democracy still
lives and that the sturdy and immovable
purposes and convictions which underlie
the Resolutions of IS have not yet sue
cumbed to the wash and roar of the bill
lows of sectional hate and Northern ia
uaiicism. And yet still more conspieu-
oos has been Mr.. BOWS part in oppos-
ing the election of Mr.. Sharon to the
Senate. He has been very ardent, very
busy-almost cortumacious, in fact. He
fought for the resolution making inqui-
~ into that gentleman eligibility to
hold the Senatorial office with singular
per;inacity. and only yielded to the pres
sure Of an overwhelming msiority when
b. relinquished his point. And yet
again has Mr.. Dow added to his conspic-
uosi.y-if we may be allowed the word.
As to the manner Of his doing this, it
happened substantially as follows: After
the Senatorial Convention of Yesterday
Aad finished its labors, it was this same
Mr. Dow of Elko who rose in his place
aud offered resolution, in purport,
fhusuise. to-wit. namely:
Rssolre1. That out of respect to the
death of State Rights and the burial of
the honor Of our State. and the loss Of
ITS identity and the sale and transfer of
the same to the monopolies and corpora
f,cns. the Assembly do now adjourn.
Gould a hearty party zeal carry even
the most ardent and intrepid, not to say
of chivalric souls further than
tais2 We think not
And now. the truth of history COM
pells the statement that there is indisna-
ton on the Republican. and DISCUS, on
the Democratic side over this most i'll
timed and insulting resolution No man
IT. No member chose 10 SO
IDENTIFY himself With an act Of Inalis-
aant partisanship. as to raise his voice in
giving it approval. Ii was the unhaud-
soonest thing of the campaign
Mr.. James L. Dow is not a Texan. nor
yet an Arkansawyer. nor yet blood
thirsty outlaw from the wilis of Missou-
"a, as his appearance and Lis crook
necked cane somewhat indicate. by
permission, we make the following refer
sncs to the advance sheets III forth
Monographs Chart. and from
.hE. same We ga,her as follows, to-wit:
Name. James c. Dow
S.ora --.-.---- In Massachusetts
Ace IL
Occupation Lawyer
This illustrates, merely. tine Old say
ing, that once the blood Of the North
u3an is roused, lie Is capable of perform
ing the most desperate things.
Ne hear of threats of expulsion for
tie insult offered by Mr.. Dow to the
House Of which he IL q member. We
hope the better feelings of the hour will
prevail and that he may be allowed to re-
uain where he Is, q representative man
ss the Nevada Democracy. We have
been permitted to copy the following
resolution, which of course
cannot be passed, but which IS, never
theless. we understand, being canvassed
as pertinent to Ir. Dow's present att;-
tuie relating to the Assembly:
Eeso,rsd, That whereas James c. Dow,