Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-05
A MANLY ANSWER 10 An INs0.
LENT DEMAND.


appropriating the space required 10 print
4 in full. II 10 . document which can
not BE- condensed without utterly losing
lis essence. Il brsathss . manlinsss
Characteristic Of our Chief Executive: II
is imbrusd with an independence which
will command the respect even Of his
enemies, and arouse the admiration Of
his friends. The spirit Of the General
who led our armies TO victory. Is sPpar-
emit in every line. A weaker man, .
moro eoxardly man. would have yielded
10 the insolsnt demand Of an insolsnt
Democratic majority Of the House. and
mseiiy answered . question which they
had no right TO AJAX. But General Grant
IL not q weak man. The leaders Of the
rebellion discovered that ysars ago; and
their successor. and allies in Congress to-
day are beginning to realize the sams
thing.
Ahowl OF simulated indignation will
naturally arise from the Democratic
camp throughout the country now that
this message II made public. OF eourss
thsrs will. II vas What the men who
framed the resolution which has called
IL forth intended. They have strivsn
for months to nnd something upon
which TO base charges Of malisasanee in
once against President Grant. They
have poksd around with thar investi-
eating sticks amongst all the slums Of
scandal in Washington; they have
subpsnaed lunatio witnesses and gravsly
proceeded to examine and c~ross-sxamins
them. They have been aided in their
noble attempts to disgracs q nation that
they might ruin . political foe by such
influential papers as the New York
Herald and the New York Sun. And
after all their labor Of (Democratie) pat.
riotism. they have utterly failed TO pro-
dues one iota Of evidence to connect
General Grant with any act Official or
private, not strictly In accordance with
his sworn duty a. Executive Of the NA-
ton. Poor fellows! what could they
do, They must do something. The
Republican administration must b
proven corrupt from its fountain head.
A brilliant idea! Grant 10 a mnn In ev-
cry sense Of the word. Lie will maitain
the dignity Of his Office. Insult that
dignity and no will resent the insult.
1t 10 easy to place such a man in q posi-
ton in which he will appear to be at var
with Congress; and such appearance
with the unthinking multitude will go
far as proof Of corruption in ONCE.
The plot was laid, and we congratulate
our Democratic brethren upon what lit
tie measure Of success they have
achieved.
The frat stop in carrying out this
scheme Was taken by Hester Clymer's
investigating COMMITTEES.
They asked for certain government pa
psrs. which were promptly furnished
them. After making use Of them. they
refused 70 return them 10 the Depart
msnt. They forssAw the result. and in
ID. The President, to protect
hinself a. custodian Of the government
archives, issued orIsrs that no more pa
psrs should leave the Departments. Here
Vas open opposition to . committee Of
Congress. so they said. But was hi
Certainly not. Certified copies Of any
papers were al their disposal ut any
time. This little game. therefore. would
not work. The public would see through
Il. so our Democntic patriots put
their heads together. and on the ID
Of April illuminated one Of the most re-
maxkabls resolutions over passed in
Congress. Il called upon the President
TO inform the House what acts. IL any.
had been done by any executive officer
at any place or places outside the limi,s
Of the capital during the past seven
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