Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-06

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thoroughly and powerfully enlisted a. this
crusade. Yet We saw Mr.. Bristow aud all
his helpers expelled from Office and nearly
ali the convicts pardoned In the very face
and eyes Of tho public-nay. Of public ex'
ASPIRATION. In regard TO civil service re-
form Mr.. White said ''as We could not give
to the average citizen the same incentive
TO attend 10 politics that We had given "a
ofice-scckers, We must take from the lat
ter the peculiar spur that pricked him on.
This could be done by making the tenure
Of Office as regards appointments perma-
nent during good behavior, and by max
Ing u . capital offense for any appeintce
TO NEEDLE with politics while holding
office. This done, the He'll Gate Of politi'
cal patronage would DO blown up. and VIC
should have plain sailing for other reforms,
aud not before.
A Dem oeratic Demonstration IN
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April CA mass meet
Ing Of citizens was held In tho square To-
day, II was very large, estimated at from
10000 to $1,000 people. Tho following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
We, the citizens Of New Orleans. In mass
meeting assembled, representing, as we
believe, tho sentiments Of q large majority
Of the people Of Louisiana. proclaiming
anew our devotion TO tho Constitution oil
tho United States and our unqualified
acceptance Of all tho amendments there
10, asserting that In loyalty to our
rs-ostablishol Union and In true national
patriotism. we do not yield to tho people Of
any section Of n common country. N We
stand ready to prove by any test. declaring
our earnest desire 10 obliterato the feelings
Of sectional bitterness which were left ~
the result of the late unhappy war, and To
reunito the whole people Of the United
States In o common bond OF brotherhood /;
equally DESTROYS Of breaking down the
barriers OF prejudice and distrust. which
designing political tricksters have. from
base motives, reared between the whiio
and colered citizens OF tile State, aud 10
ro-establish the relations Of tho two races
upon q basis Of Just laws. equal rights,
common protection and harmonious and
kindly sentiments toward cacli other, pro-
foundly impressed with tho gravity Of the
crisis through which u State Is passing.
and feeling that We should publicly pro.
claim our sentiments touching tho same.
do hereby adopt tho following resolutions:
Frst-That tho right Of local sclf.gov-
eminent Is q fundamental principle OF our
Republican system /; that II Is an inallen.
able privilege Of every State In this Union,
deprived Of which. q State ceases TO exist
as such In o constitutional sense, and be-
comes q nero province Of an alien govern.
ment.
Second That for four years the people
Of Louisiana have lived In y usurping gov
eminent, never elected by the people Of
the State. never voluntarily acquiesced In.
established originally and maintained
throughout iis career by the military
power of tho Federal Government,
and different from 4 direct military
government only In q name. and the par
ticulars OF its greater extravaganza, I'M
bridlsd corruption, the utter unfitness OF
persons entrusted with It's administration,
its contsmptuous weakness and inability
TO enforce the laws or TO protect the rights
Of the persons and property OF it, citizens,
and the greater hatred and contempt with
which 10 was regarded by tho people.
Third-That tho results ~ this usurpa-
ton have been to destroy happiness and
prosperity, 10 fomentdiscord and disorder.
and 10 lessen respect for law and govern.
ment, 10 encourage violations OF tho rights
Of persons and property. 10 rcpress all
business enterprises. to impair confidence
and almost to snaihilato the value Of pro-
perty. This unhappy condition OF Alairs
Is due solely 10 the confident hole tha, 'no
late election IN our STATE would result IN
restoring It's govsrnincnt ! 'ne r"h'roi "i
is people. anu "c n"pu .a 4, ~" ~ Nv
dlsappoin,mont we $50 n2unlny ~ 'no '"-
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isi.Us a,"o,ed hv n,",ar;,y ~ more ,h.n
q d votes. fully organized In ali il. parts.
Nichols Is exercising truly the govern
mental functions that arc exercised ~ The
saS. making anu 9nloLeahs laSs, aa"n,n.
.%.sv,ns ysscs ,nJ ,be or,lsr a. .[ocisiy.
There l. not within the limits Of tho State
an officer exercising n actual authority
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