Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-25

| cause ne WAS HDSCit i " 1919. liuGHIcl.I
A curious kind of All alibi to prove. But
Mr.. Mighels docs not deny that lie
wrote this article, though he. too, has
rushed into print to defend himself. And
his defense is that in 1874 he wrote
articles Of a different import, He was
then aspiring to the nomination of Lieu
tenant Governor, and was en~deavoring to
make political capital for himself.
Now for the purpose of clearing away
the objections that the Republicans have
to vote for a Democratic nominee for Con-
gress, it il said that a Democrat will vote for
a Democratic Presiden mt in case the election
is thrown into the House of Representa-
tives. / will certainly do 50, and you, my
fellow-citiz ms, ought to think it no more
than right that a Democrat should be
elected President. after the people have by
the grossekt frand. been deprived Of o
President ia RI e.ec.ed. But that question
is entirely out Of this campaign. The
Democrats have elected a majority Of the
Congressman in Ohio and Indiana, and
they will have in the next Congress II
States against II Republican States, with
out counting Nevada or New York, or any
doubtful State. So that in making up
your minds whom you shall vote for, this
matter will not affect you.
The next objection is that a Democrat
will vote for the payment to the Southern
people for losses Of slaves and for other
rebel claims. Mr.. Daggett stated at Reno
that these claims amounted to So, 0 0,0o0,-
900; but when he got here he increased
them just 500, 1000, for lie said here
they amounted to $4,000, Oc0, GOO.
Now Mr.. DaSSett Is too ignorant Oh tae
Constitution. or he insults the intelligence
OF any audience making such statements.
The navment for lnsgas Nv the enfranclise-
ment of slaves is prohibited by the Con-
stitution Of the United States. as are also
all claims incurred by the Rebel States III
prosecution Of the rebellion.
As to the other claims presented to Con
gress, the Democrats have been mos care
ful in the allowance Of any claim. Tine
claims already paid are claims made by
loyal men in the South for losses OF their
property during the war, and not by the
necessary prosecutions of the operations Of
the armies. More than 500. O0o,O0o OF
such claims have been paid, and l am in
favor Of paying every loya! mar in the
South or elsewhere who met with such
losse, to the last farthing. Any man who
was loyal TO I ie country and the flag, who
whilst I'D the tide of secession, should be
paid to the last cent. 1t is claimed that
there should be a paciication OF the South.
What is meant by this? Nothing else Is
meant than that there should be a renewal
OF tie strife and agitation down there.
Base is the man who would now attempt to
arouse sectional feelings.
Mr.. Daggett paradod through this State
with a copy Of the 'Okolana States and
in a melodramatic manner threw it to the
audience.
Now / say that any paper. whether it be
the "Okolana States or the Territorial
! Enfarnrisf. - fha qae--c Ia Eppp IN the fgsi-
ing that has long since been laid in the
graves of those who wore the blue, and
those who wore the gray, should be con-
demned.
Mr.. Deal next discussed the Chinese
question. avowing himself in favor OF an-
nulling the treaty with him by ieglsla-
tive action, In case the President and Sen
ate refused to act. He also pledged him
self to advocate a bill to prevent unjust
discrimination in freights and fares upon
the Central Pacific faiiroad. he also
argued that the present tariff, which was a
war measure, and passed only for tempo
rary purposes, should be modified and
changed 50 that 1T should be less oppres-
sive. He Advocated no radical change
bnt favored a simplification Of the tariff,
such as would prevent frauds, and cause
tolls to be collected peacefully from lux
uries.
In eonciusion' Mr.. Deal sad that the
principal cause urged against HIN had
been that he was born IN a southern State.
For The hrst time he SAID. have been ac-
eused in this campaign of being a Seces-
sionist. Though l ran FOR office during
the war. aud later, no such charge was
over made. The charge is false. l never
believed IN the right OF Secession, nor that
any evils ever existed JnstfyinS 1t. The
courts stand as a barrier between the peo-
pie and unconstitutional laws, and when
ths courts fail, the paople by their ballots
have the power to cancel any threatened
evils.
have not been educated Ia the school OF
any sectional statesman who has attempted
to twist the Constitution to SUIT his par
ticuiar l have formed my
opinions from those statesmen whose
minds nave been broad enough to embrace
the whole country, aud from the Con-
stitution itself and the decisions Of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States. In tie
language OF Daniel Webster, "the Constl-
tuition Is the peoples Constitution. 1t is
the peoples government, made for the peo-
pie, made by the people. and answerable to
the people. The States are sovereign so
fss as their sovereignty is not affected by
the Constitution. The general govern
ment and the State governments derive
their power and authority from the same
source. The National Government pos
sesses those powers which it can be shown
the people have conferred upon it, and no
more, all the rest belong to the State Gov
ernments.' These are my opinions con-
corning the powers OF the States and the
general government. have never changed
them, or had cause to change them.
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