Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04


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fnR oovKRNoR-s MESSAGE.
0svsr.sr Bradley has spoken to the
Legislature Of Nevada. and through the
Legislature to the sovereign people Of
the Stats. Il u safe 10 Say that neither
the iav-naksn. nor the people whom
they represent, are much disappointed.
either 81 the tone or the style Of his mes
sage. An experience Of six ysars has
tasghs N not 70 szpsct many very high
ly practical susssstons. or the slucida-
ton Of brood iasss Of public policy from
0ovsrner Bradley. An experience Of
six yssrs hes Taught n that he IL ser-
Aidly sslAah In his party principles. and
~ the principal object be has In view
u administering the duties Of his high
o@es. Il 70 create Political capital for
the Dsnoensie party. whether the real
interests Of the State are subssrvsd or
not He has bssn tvios elected BY the
votes Of the arangsrs and Liberal Re
pubtcans. with whom he has alvays
bssn popular; but while giving him
this empty honor. they have taken good
care 10 put 10 out Of his power to do any
great harm. BY siscting . Republican
Lsgislaturs 10 checkmate whatever par
tisan movement he might make.
The message which he sent to The
Legislature yesterday Is 90 generally de-
void Of any pointsdly practical interest
10 the public that We must decline to
give up The seven columns Of nj space.
which would Be required for Its repro
duston In full. Thsis are one or tSo
points touched upon. however. which
seem 70 demand some attention and
comment Notable among these are his
-,Oks and suggestions in regard to the
TIE Governor. after stat
'onr Legislature. controlled by
Of fosssrins care. did net
require al I'VE prosseds Of the minss to
b assesssd - they certainly could have
done under our Consultation. but they
required that The net proceeds only
should DO taxed. allowing . large and
liberal deduction for mining. hauling
and milling" proceeds to advise Ii,
legislature 70 insist upon the enforce.
msnt Of q Law. the constitntionnliiy ol
which 10 now under consideration in The
Urited States Supreme Court. Precise
,iy how Gov. Bradley proposes to enforce
the payment OF the tar. even with III,
all Of the Legislature. until the couiI
has passed its opinion, IL beyond tho
comprehension Of less astuts men than
himself.
The Chinese problem 10 grapplsd with
by this "rsformins" Governor in th,
same spirit Of boldness which character
isss his mastsrly treatment Of the bull
lion tar question. In this connection
be cannot resist the temptation to in
dulss in = brisf disasiliQR op.tAaw
The time Was wheH subjects Of this char.
actsr were settled exclusively By Stats leg
islation I; when the States north 81 the
Ohio River. fearing tho effects OF . free
negro population. prohibited by Law the
immigration Of that clAss of people Ia
thsss states. But lats amendments ~ the
Constitution Of tho United States hav,
taken this subject entirely out Of eur hand,
and transferred 10 70 . 0ovsrnmsat three
thousand miles away, that knows ~ little
Of our wants. and are a. indifferentto their
csxrscton. - was the Parliament under
0sofus III. 70 the want 81 the Colonies |.
ssntsrysgp
Ths uns never vss when subjects Of
|, this ehsr> 80 we're sssiied BY State leg
islas..e. 10 Gov. Brsdlsy doss NO,
know Il, he 10 not O. to held the high Of.
Zee which The suiKf,gss Of the citizens
OF tAia stats have conferred upon him.
The original constitution. as proposed
at ~Philseslphia in 1851. aud afterwards
adopted BY the thirteen States. contains
the following clauses:
xfaessH.-s,e..5a 2. Clause An.
1.-THE Prcsidsnt) shall have pswsr. by sad
with ths aavics and consent Of the senate.
" make t~rsaties. provided two-thirds Of
the senators present concur"
Article VI. Clause 2.-"And al tres-
ties made. or which ishali be made.
under tho authority Of The United
statss. shall b. the supreme lay Of
the land !: and the judges 10 svery Stat,
shall BE- bound thereby. anything in the
Consultation or laws Of any StAts 10 ths
contrary. notwithstanding"
These provisions are very clear. and
Mr.. Bradley. a. Governor Of the Stat.
Of Nevada. should have understood
them. The Cinnamon are here under
solemn treaty stipulatious between this
country and China. and until that treaty
Ia abrossisd all the laws which the Leg.
islaturs Of Nevada can pass. will have
no effect to stay the tide Of Chinese i'm
migration. Everybody recognizes the
evil which the Chinese are to the coast;
but ssnsibls men recognize the feet thai
The United States Government alone.
ran mitigate II; and the govsrnnsn, IL
taking preparatory steps to that end.
His remarks on this subject are mere
bosh. thrown In for political effect.
There are many other points on which
the message might b criticised. So far
asths personal quarrel between Govern.
or Bradley and State Prison Warden
Hyman Is concerned. Governor Bradley
would have consulted his own dignity
and the dignity Of his ONCE by saying