Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-23

ya Communicated
AN APPEAL.
The Sale of that Mountain lIahog-
my Wood"
SILVER CRY, LYON Co., NEVADA, !
December, %, 1864.

SILVER CIT1t L1uH w., N6lADa,
December, %, 1864.
The committee of arrangements having put
off the sale of the cord of mountain mahOga-
nv wood sawed by ]. C. Benson, on account
Of the inclemency of the weather, have deli
nitely decided as now the weather appears TO
have settled, and the commencement OF the
Holidays is about to begin, that the sale shall
come off wichout fail tomorrow, Saturday.
December 24th. Quite lively time is anti
cipated, and several gentlemen have spoken
freely Of their intention to purchase portions,
with the intention of presenting various artl-
Giles to different patriotic and public persons.
We heard one gentleman avow that he IN
teeded to purchase enough OF the wooa 10
send His Excellency, Abraham Lincoln
maui and three wedges, and that he INTENDED
to have them bound with the native Dulllon
Of this State, as an appropriate memehto
from loyal Nevada. Appropriate IN more
WAYS than one. First, as being typical of the
necessity for crushing out rebellion oy spht-
ting the stubborn will of the Confederacy,
and bringing them again into practical use
to the Union, by quashing slavery, that
stumbling block to the Federal Nation
dividing the slave from the Shareholder LOT,
ever, like the rail from the log. Both useinl
n their proper sphere, but jangllng ana I'M
wieldly as heretofore. OF but slight practi,
cal use in the normal state, but valuable anu
of considerable value in the regenerated OF
manufactured one. Another proposes to SEND
memento or compliment to the great retor-
mer and liberalist in England, the world-re-
nowned John D. Bright, the champion OF the
middle and lower classes in the cause OF
of liberty-the brightest light among all the
elite of Great Britain-a man dcservedly en-
titled to the consideration and respect oil all
loyal Americans. Generals Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan, and a host Of soldiers in the army
of the United States, might be worthily and
honorably selected for appropriate presents
such as Generals batons, ETC., and at the
same time assist i'll bringing more revenue
to the Sanitary Fund. Nor ought our Navy
to be slighted; such men as Farragnt, Dahl
| pren, Winslow, Collins, and many others,
would be appropriate ones to select as re-
cipients of some slight token from our young
State Of Nevada.
Fellow-citizens, the sale Of this wood is
for the noblest object, viz: to alleviate the
| sufferings and to sustain our brethren IN the
| the EaSt-wounded, manned and disabled
soldiers-who have been crippled and lost
their health in defending the liberties of our
beloved country and to perpetuate them. We
.appeal to you, therefore, to turn out in force.
Come with the determination of spending
| that five dollars in this holy cause, which you
| intended for amusement. 1t will be well
spent, and bring blessing upon your next
wears work. for remember, " He who giveth
10 the poor, lendeth to the Lord, and He will
repay thousand fold"
Women of Nevada, you too can aid us,
lend the winning charm of your persuasive
voice to your Observation-Disclosures, sons, and
lastly, We maidens, your sweethearts. Take
pattern from the matrons of l176, who deemed
| It no hardship, no sacrifice, no disgrace, and
no toll to second the noble heroes Of that pc
Rod who perilled their lives, to achieve the
great boon of Liberty. And will you not
now contribute your mite, like the widow
who gave her all to the treasury, and who
was pronounced by the Mighty One to have
given more than all put together, inasmuch
as she gave her all. You are not called
upon to make any such a sacrifice, but you
can induce, most likely, one Of your male ac-
uuaintances to purchase to the amount OF
trife If all do this, a large amount OF suf-
fering will be alleviated that now worthy men
are Ianguishing under. l say again, use
YOUR influence. Urge all to attend with the
determination of purchasing something,
I however small. All will tell in the aggre-
gate, and much suffering be allcviated with
the trife which probably would be squan-
dered on some trihing enjoyment, and which
spent in this way, will bring the conscious
ness to all of having done a good action.
Farewell, friends; be wise, and $50 ye
therefore, and do likewise"