The Nevada journal., 1853-01-21
NEVADA JOURNAL.
For the Nevada Journal.
Nevada as she is!

place. The irregularity ofits precincts,
the apparently new and hastily con-
structed edifices, covering the hills and
descending into the valleys, overhung
by the lofty pines, waving to and fro by
the force of the mountain breezes, COM
bine grandeur and beauty indescribable
Then the salublity Of the climate, the
invigorating noun tain air, for the great
er part of the season, presents another
attraction to the resident of this noun
tain home well worthy Of consideration.
Again. the facilities for acquiring wealth
afforded by this place, perhaps, are un-
cqualled by any other in the Stase, in
consequence ofits peculiar situation and
the rich mining district by which it is
surrounded it being the central and
most convenient place for thousands of
the hardy and industrious miners to
spend their Sabbaths and days of leis-
ure to whom it owes its existence, and
on whom it solely depends for its present
Importance and its future greatness. 1t
is standing monument and unmistaka-
BILE evidence Of yankee" ingenuity,
untiring perseverance, and energy
Such is the city of Nevada by nature,
assisted by the industry of man. Such
is the physical condition of this far
famed mountain city.
But what shall we say of its moral
condition ? Would to God it afforded =
more favorable contrast with its natural
and physical. Would to God it were
surrounded by those religious and moral
influences to which its beautiful situa-
tion justly entities it, But alas this is
not the case. The most important reg
ulator of oil civilized society has been
sadly neglected and forgotten amid the
general hustle and confusion. The re-
storer and preserver Of peace, the paci-
ficator of all difficulties, and The sure
guarantee against uproars and disorder
is only known in name; greatly desired,
yet impracticablc, commendable and
lovely, yet spurned and disregarded.
Is it necessary to give the name of
this inestimable - this indispensable
something" to every well-regulated
community? Is it, ask, necessary to
say that it consists in paying due regard
to the holy Sabbath--in living q moral,
temperate life-in taking the word of
God as the man Of cur COUNSEL" and
following out its precepts to the letter.
Impossible Americans cannot be so de-
graded. The teachings of religious lib
erty, to which they have been subject,
must be fresh in their memories The
moral training of bye-gone days must
still have place on the tablet of the
memories, that will exert an influence
oft-times, even upon the most reckless
and depraved. To what, then, shall we
attribute the uproars, the disorder, and
even anarchy, that, at times, prevail ?
To what shall we attribute the frequent
murders committed under the most fla
grant circumstances the frequent tri-
ais in the courts of justice, and the in
voluntary oaths, that proceed from the
Hon. Judges on the bench down to the
most miserable debauchee? To what
shall we attribute the sad and miserable
condition of many husband and father,
staggering through the streets covere d
with shame and disgrace, content with
q brute's fare, and worse than brute's
treatment Is it barbarous ignorance
Is it for the want of knowledge to direct
them in the right course We cannot
disgrace our counlrymen so much as to
utter an absurdity. The most casual
observation will convince any one, that
it is attributable to the ayaricious un-
godly and reckless disposition to acquire
wealth by what means attainable. And
is not this the cause, directly or indi-
rectly, of most of the drunkenness, not
only of this vicinity, but also OF many
other places' For an instance, one man
may drug another in order to rob him Of
his hard earned fortune. The one will
drink because OF the success attendant
upon his diabolical deeds, the other to
drown his sorrow.
The one encouraged by his success,
goes on in the commission of other
crimes throwing off every good influence,
making use of his ill-gotten gain for the
destruction of others less vile, scattering
broadcast the seeds of drunkenness and
dissipa tion conta mina t;oc Al. ...