The Nevada journal., 1854-02-17

of their heads to the soles of their feet and
such shifting as the poor miners got, has no
parallel, if we except the golden calf, which Mo-
ses beat with the eleventh commandment.
There were miners whom monte could not
allure from the paths of rectitude, but even
they had been smtted with fire and food There
is time for all things, and now was time for
sober meditation to the miners; and they did
mediate until they could contain their pent
up feelings no longer. They cursed the day
wherein they were induced to leave the joys of
the domestic hearth and the smiles of affection
to try their fortunes in a strange land. And
the miners spake and said
We have sacrificed property that took us
years of toll to accumulate. We have to re-
proach ourselves for depriviEg our families of
many Of the necessaries of life, in order that we
might better our condition in land of disap-
pointed hopes. We have taken our way across
the trackless deep, and have been tossed upon
the billows of old ocean day after day and month
after month, and have wandered over sterile
plains and sandy deserts. We have felt our
tongues swollen and our lips parched with
burning thirst. We have seen that land of
promise which we confess distributes solid and
genuine favor with lavishing hand, but then
we know these favors are matter of chant e and
that the chances have been against us. We
have searched dill gently for the shining treasure
among the gulches and gorges of the Sierras.
We have turned rivers out of their course and
carefully examined their beds. We have run
levels and sunk shafts without accomplishing
our object. We have stood on the mountain
side where the rays of the sun were reflected
with such intensity that it made the perspira-
tion run from our bodies in rivulets. (RExARK.
1t is necessary to take into consideration that
the perspration from great many bodies would
form one small rivulet, and great many more
would form two, and so on.) We have lain
our wearied bodies down for repose amid the
we are not certain about the quality, whether
it was Afbfhc OR Spruce pine,) SHOWS and on
many occ asions too tedious to enumerate, we
have felt the force of the remark, gold is shin
ing trouble.
1t appears to us that all the agents in pandi-
monium have concentrated their forces to wage
war against the endeavors of the honest miners
We have seen the miner expending thousands
ofdolarS and months of toll, to better his con-
dition, and all his hope and expectation washed
away in on hour. We have seen miners accu-
mulate fortunes that would compare favorable
with the kings and princes of earth, and yet
lost all in one night by the fiery element
Though we have had or feel that we have had
our share of the troubles, trials and perplex-
| ties that are incident to miners life, yet we
plead guilty to the charge of enjoying some hap
py moments in California
Who are they who have not felt pleasing
emotion stealing over them and contemplation
crowding itself upon them, while standing upon
the SUBMITS of the Sierras, Tor the heights of
sublimity. The married man wishes that the
partner of his life with the pledges of her af-
fection could be with him few moments to
gaze with him upon natures handiwork. The
unmarriedfhan wishes that the companion of his
joy and delight could be with him to gaze upon
those structures of an Almighty architect. The
critic will say that man must be miserable to
be denied such ardent wishes The idea we
wish to convey is, that the joy which man feels
in contemplating the works of nature, would
be increased could they share it with those
whom they love- Old father time that insati
ate savage and leveller, though he has crumbled
into ruins, walls, edifces, structures, and cities
Of mighty nations that are past and gone, and
scarcely icft'a vestigc of their departed great
ness to vindicate their past existence. He has
levelled empires, principalities, and powers in
the dust. He has made but little Impression
here. And while old earth continues to roll
on its course through the realms of space these
everlasting monuments of Great First Cause
will regard old father time with indifference.
i In conclusion we will exclaim with good OH
JOB. The things which we greatly feared
are come upon us, and that which we were
4 afraid of is come unto US we were not in safe
ty, neither had we rest, neither were we quiet
yet trouble came.
RESARK.-We do not promulgatc or sustain
any irreverent idea Intentionally.
i MIXER
GEN. Wool AND THE PRESIDENCY
The N. Y. Herald, regards the recent de.
monstration at Troy, N. Y, in honor oi
Maj. Gen. Wool as the commencement oi
movement towards the elevation of Gen
Wool to the Presidency. It says:
SIT is the first direct attempt that has
been made to put him, or any other per-
son, directly before the people, as candi.
date for their suffrages in the Presidential
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