The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-02-07
THE DYNAMITE RESOLUTION.
How Senators RiddIeberger and In-
gals View the Matter.


Speaking in opposition TO the reso-
luton introduced in the u. s. Senate,
last week, denouncing the perpetra-
ton of the dynamite explosions in
London, Riddleberger of Virginia,
closed with the following peroration:
"Only short time ago the Houses of
Congress had heard ola judicial opin-
ION, rendered .over yofder,' punish
Ing some Irishmen, IN which the
Judge bud violated every principle of
common law, every principle of the
Bill OF Rights, every principle of the
Magma charta, every principle OF the
Constitution, in determining ques-
tions OF fact for the jury. Had any
expressions of ofindignation been heard
in the Senate ? No. II an English
Judge, having Irisnmen on trial be-
fore him, could say 10 a jury, These
are the facts, without eliclting any
expression of indignation OH the part
of the United States Senate, he Rid
dleberger) must beg to be excused
from expressing sympathy tor blow
ing up building In which the laws
we're made that were administered by
such Judges. ..Wo are so neutral
here,n he continued, "that some Sen.
ators think We ought not TO dig
ditch lallnding to The Nicaragnan
canal) without the consent of Eng
land; so neutral that we could not
give an adverse opinion about poor,
struggling Ireland. Although Ire
lands natural increase" Riddleber-
that OF England, there were not by
z,000,O so many Inhabitants in Ire-
land to-day as twenty years ago. such
was the result of oppression. Any
resolution that might be passed here
would be construed rs resolution OF
sympathy and fellowship With The
Government Of cruelty and tyranny.
The resolution before the Senate he
regarded as mere expression OF SYM
patby with the British Government,
aud nc would not vote for II.
ingalls,, OF Kansas, also opposed the |
passage al the resolution, saying i: |
There Is something worse IN society |
than synamits, and that u tho pas
siops and guilt that make dynamite
possi;5io. lac worst dynaililv ~ IN
tie soul of man, povcrty--helpless
aud hopeless - oppression. The |
y rongs OF centuries are ingredients Of /
tiat agency ol destruction. II ws are |
10 DO expected BY the adoption Of THIS |
resolution 10 express our convection
that the Amer. an people are in any |
NAY whatever responsib Tor these |
outrages, or that they are IN any way |
" whatever aecotnpllees al Inose " ho |
are responsible Tor them, ! sir, repel |
and dIsaNow IT. These acts convey a |
naouaentoas aud poitenlions lesson. |
No matter what may be said OF the |
course OF England toward Ireland no |
matter what u,ay be said of her course |
In the East indies, in China, in Egypt,
In New Zealand; In all portions OF the |
earth where her power has been Ca
erted, there can ee but Que opinion Of
the lesson that these occurrences |
teach. That lesson, sir, is, That for |
nations, IA for men, there Is nothing !
80 Improbable as injustice. The thief
robs himsell; the murderer intllcts
upon himself deeper wound tnan
thai which stays his victim; any ma
tion or State hat imposes chains upon
any portion Of its citizens or subjects,
places heavier manacles upon itself
than those which bind its hap
less victims; and those who deny the
rights OF mankind, or impair the pre-
rogatives of freedom anywhere, are
taught by these occurrences that be-
hind them, silent and tardy it may
be. but inexorable and relentless,
sands. with upifte.l hand, . meaac-
ing specter of vengeance aud retribu-
fian ~