The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-15

OEAB ACbtSA Va 1870.
! ult. duly received. En- my eonmuDica-
tion to you and referred to by you in
your letter, aimed to exhibit to you
reasons and sterling facts why the gov
eminent of which l am the head ought
to receive prompt recognition from the
National Administration. In your re-
ply. you suggest difficulties that you
deem exist, without reference to the
rightfulness of my government or title;
but say that as soon as the existing
military government is withdrawn the
Nichols Government will become the
only existing government and will have
to be recognized as such. Inasmuch
as you say that your letter only ex-
presses your own individual views, it
is not necessary for me To- attempt to
correct your opinion that the eircum-
stances are such that it will be out of
the question for the Republican Ad-
ministration to maintain my title,
which now engages the attention of
the President, under the Constitution
and laws of the United States.
/ judge the purpose Of your letter
to have been, in a friendly way, to ac-
complish the abandonment by me of
| the Office of Governor. to the end that
my defeated opponent might assume
possession of the Office to which have
been elected. Admitting the value of
the opinion of so learned. of so deserv-
eddy great and Influential counsel of
the nation. am constrained by high
sense of duty to unqualiiedly decline
to entertain any disposition to relin-
quish or to abandon the official posi-
ton for which : oeceived majority of
| the legal votes cast at the last election.
l have been, declared Governor by the
Legislature in joint session with an in
disputed quovuyn, in both Houses. and
having been vested with authority as
Governor, I cannot, with due regard
for my oath of Office. and in justice to
| 10000 voters who have elected me as
I chief magistrate Of the State, even
| though should. receive consideration
and position IN some appropriate way,
abandon this faithful people to the
n1ereAess. prosecutions of the White
League Democracy. lam the head of
o government, as perfect as that Of any
State in the Union. My predecessor,
together with the Secretary Of State,
Auditor of Public Accounts, State
Treasurer. Superintendent Of. Public
Instruction and Attorney General. with
all the archives of their several Offices,
1 surrenderedi their positions into the
hands. of these lawfully elected men.
ELknow the present government is in
I possession Of these offices and can
keep them. Lam opposed. by an or
ganized and armed mob of men in this
city, known as the White League, who
have maintained during my admins
tration q force heldy together more by
encouragement given them from abroad
than by any other means.by those who
seem to measure the legal existence of
a government by the amount. of force it
can present. Were this force anarmed,
as it will be when, the legitimacy of my
government is recognized by the Pres
ident, nothing viii seriously impede
the success of my administration.
| Personally, my position has been, is
now. and viii be until the General
l Government shall see tit to recognize
my authority as Governor. an embar.
RAISING one. and 1t would. be source
of qualification did the responsibility
rest upon some other than myself.
Hundreds, of Republicans who. have
given their lives as a. sacrifice to the
cause of liberty and free government;
the thousands VINO have deposited their
votes at the peril Of their lives, are
ever presentin my mind and demand
that.L faithfully discharge the. duties
devolving upon me. Should I show
less devotion than these faithful PEG.
pie? Though the effort cost me my
llfe., still, that devotion would'be o bet
ter heritage for my children than the
n IL u