Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-07
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The telegraph yesterday informed NJ
that senator Sargent. Frank Pizisy and
Philip Roach have bad . hearing before
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rsla-
tions In regard 10 . modification Of the
Burlingams treaty. and that their argu-
ments evidently created IN imprsssion
upon the committee. Thsss men are
doing all In thar power 70 relieve The
citizens Of this coast Of the burden
which opprsssss them In the shape Of
Chimes cheap labor. Their operations
are bsins conducted In washington. and
they are striking hard al The very root
Of the evil. 10 evil 10 ID. In their sttsupts
to modify the treaty under which ths
Chinese enjoy al the rights Of the most
favored Of forsignsn In this country.
While our representatives At the national
capital are thus doing their duty. what
are we al homo doing 10 aid them in the
taskf What measures are ~ taking 70
show the people Of the East thai We are
in earnest In our own complaints. and
that the Monaghan 10 mot . desirable
acquisition TO our population
The same wire which broughtths new
that ssrssn. Piilsy. and Roseh we're
laboring earnestly In the nu-Chinsss
crusade In Washington. answered this
question. Il told u that . mob Of fooh
and knavss had marched from Carson 10
the lumber eonpany'sh ums . mile fron
town and demanded that al Cinnamon
employed by the company b discharged.
and white men 81 an advanced rate Of
wages employed. The fools and knavcs
we're we'll armed with weapons which
they had stolen from the armory Of the
Carson Guards. They then started for
Empire. whore the sams demand was
made Of the foreman OF the wood yard.
and . threat made that II itwas not CON-
piled with BY nett Monday the foreman
might find himself riddlsd with an un.
limited number Of bullets. After this
gallant exploit the riotous mob returned
To Carson, gave three cheers. and dis
psrsed. No arrests we're made. and Il
does not seem that any are contemplated.
We have called these men fools and
knaves. They are fools, because by
their injudicious scts they have placed
themselves in the eyes Of all honest and
decent men far below the Cinnamon
whom they dsnouncs. II Ia such dem.
onstrations - this which induce our
feliow-eitizsns In the East 10 believe that
the Chinese evil IL greatly exaggerated.
and TO look upon the acknowledged Mon.
eolian a. superior to his white ''per-
sscston." They arc knsvss. because
none but . scoundrsl would resort 10
threats Of personal violence To do the
work which . be done effectively only
BY calm. prudent negotiation 81 the
nations capital. The white man Who
would wilfully injursa Chinaman who
10 here under solemn treaty stipulaiions.
making his living BY honest toll. 10
simply q scoundrsl. aud every man Who
wa engaged In this riotous dsmonstra-
ton yesterday deserves the highest PEN
atty which the law can iuniet.
A few moro such exhibitions OF law
lsssnsss and disregard Of the rights
which the nation has pledged itself to
secure to Cinnamon. will result In dis
gushing Congress and the Eastern peo-
pie. and undoing the work which has
already been done BY u Commission.
srs 10 Washington. II lisa dissraes 10
the people Of Nevada that such proeesd-
ings can be carried on In our State aud
the perpetrators 90 u~npunishsd. II
the authorities Of Ormsby county
have not energy and decency enough
TO take this matter in hand and deal
with the fools and knaves % they de-
serve. IL 10 the duty Of Gov. Bradley to
10 see to 10 that the Laws are enforced.
When the fools and knavss make their
nett demonstration let them confront
the muxzlss OF musksts In the hands Of
the State militia. and II . few dozen
OF them kick the dust. Nevada will
b well rid Of just % many stupid focls,
aud r~ascally knaves.