Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-15
4 u WEEP.

CATIONS into Republican corruption. IL II
sad 10 think that one Of the immaculate
army Of sslf-saerincins patriots who rule
the House Of Representatives 10 TO b
dismissed for writing himself . fool. and
that without any preliminary ''investiga-
ton" We had fondiy hoped that no
one would b found in the party OF
purity upon whom the lash Of official
correction need fall. We confidently sx-
psctsd that the millennium Of politics had
come. whom . Democratic majority was
installed in the House. But alas, We
have erred. and We msskly bow and con.
fees our error. Fitshugh, the ~rollicking.
festive. lsttsr-vriting Fitzhugh. IL about
to fan. His hours. ~ door.ksspsr OF
the patriotic and economical House, are
numbered. We have IL on his " au-
thority that he Wa 20 bigger man
among the members than old Grant,"
and yet such in the uncertainty Of hu-
man events. that this ''bisssr man. Ia
about to Be- removed. while ''old Grant
will still remain to breed corruption and
add to the confusion Of this distracted
country. 80 t1nporu! o moresr" We
weep.
And yet the crime Of this noble scion
Of Democracy would ssem TO be vsnial.
He lid not like "old Grant" spend q
portion OF his salary for needed rest
and recreation at Long Brunch. I'm.
like that tyrant Of the nineteenth cen
tury he never committed the unpardon-
able sin Of spending the secret ssrvics
money to prevent Democratic frauds in
New York. lie was amply inspired
With . iaudabls ambition to excel in let
ter writing. and to that end devoted
himself to Q continual practice Of the
art. Unfortunately one Of his political
productions has fallen into the hands oil
a corrupt Republican enemy. and that
enemy TO the party Of purity has been
ungentlsmanly enough to give II to the
public. This evidence Of corruption in
the administration Is sad and astound.
ing. and again We feel constrained to
weep. Again We weep.
That our readers may see how little
ground there il for the removal OF the
much abused Fitzhugh we append soms
extracts from this choice spistle. twill
DO seen that the diction 10 elegant, while
the photography il modelled after the
system most in use among members oil
the Democratic party. Tho festive
Door-ksspsr says:
~ have bad To keep two ushers and
two 10 three clerks svsr sinos the houl
Of my election in my Office. and Il ID
now 5 o'clock In the morning that l hav'
gotten up TO write write to you, In 10
gard to-I tried to q q place for him
but the members are NO clamsrous foi
| their constituents that 20 fur u has beef
impossible to do 90. my force aftel
christmas will be increased and then
will Be able to do something for him 4
l will stick him in. Fay (Ftzhush's SON
arrived on Saturday morning all safe
set him % work ON Monday at . 81. ion
place & he 10 the most delighted fellow
You ever saw. I wish you could b hsr'
with me DO try X come ON. the Gown
furnishes me with q fine turnout 4
spanking pair Of horses & before x aftsI
the house sessions * recess l have sx
elusive uss Of them. my coachman Gomez
down every morning for us. that js Fay
4 myself and after driving around to my
breakfast take me 10 my Office. come on
4 I will give you x - . good time,
Congress 10 invited over to the Centennial
on friday. We will have . big time
come back ON Sunday.
am q bigger nan nov with the
members than old Grant. i cannot put
my foot on the floor Of the Hall but that
they make . break for me- L sometimes
a dozen begging 1t ms at nee for places
for some friend. l scarcely ever git out
Of the onics to go on the floor OF tn:
House. :
81 have q Supt K assistant In each
department and about q dozen book
keepers besides my 0fice clerk, i we do
things up In stils. I have . boy to take
my hat i coat or I can't turn around
without some one at my beck K call. h
when I get all my new appointments
broken in. I ahall have . nice time"
whatthers 10 In thsss inspired words Of
aDemocratic statesman to cast blame on
their innocent author We fail To sss. To
be surs they are indisereet, and probably
hin brethren In the faith Of Jefferson
Davis fear that he may at some future
time reveal the secrets Of the Temple. II
he has not done 10 already. But sup
pose he does. Surely these apostles Of
purity in once have nothing to conceal
from the public whom they dearly love
and faithfully serve. This man should
not BE- sacrificed because be 10 frank and
outspoksu. His implied insult to Gen.
Grant should not Be used to his preju-
dice; for has not Grant insultsd the
House by refusing to inform II whom no
last brsakfastsd outsids Of wsshingtouI
Nevertheless. Fi.zhugh, must go. One
Of his own Democratic brethren. Repre-
sentative Glover u Missouri. has offered
. resolution 70 that effect. We grieve
over the ungsnsrous spirit thus mani
tested. hut we are powerless to avert the
blow. Once moro let Us drop q tear
over the fate OF the honest, incorruptible
but unfortunate. Fitlhush.
GENERAL NOTES.
CALIFORNIA will hold 4 grand Centen-
q.