Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-08
Our SAM Francisco Correspondence.

A FRANCISCO July o. 1000
ED. GOLD HILL News Dear SIR
The "Glorious Fourth" has come and gone,
and as that has Of course been the leading
feature Of the week, let me say a few words
right here about
OUR CELEBRATION.
After four years of almost unceasing car
mage, ending, thank God, at last in the final
overthrow of the slave-iriyers' rebellion, we
find ourselves once more at peace at home,
and more than ever respected abroad. Never
had we such cause for celebrating; never so
much ground for union, harmony and general
good will. 1 regret that I cannot say, in
truth, that our celebration was q grand sue
cess. Aided by the whole force Of militia,
regular and volunteer, under command Of
General NJ Dowell, and number Of marines.
in full uniform, and a goodly number Of
sailors, in white shirts and blue pants, with
drawn cutlasses in their hands, from the U.
S. war steamer Lancaster, the military part
Of the procession was the finest ever seen
here by oil odds; but alas for our preJudices!
Sambo ruined the civic portion OF the dis
play. It is true that the attempt to get up a
separate demonstration Of independent, un-
contaminated white men," was a failure, put
nevertheless the people would not ana eia
not turn out as they were wont 70 oo-ano II
is Of no use to try to blind the fact, the negro
was at the bottom Of the matter. state thls,
not as approving Of the feeling oisplayea oy
nv race, but as a chronicler Of facts, who
must write down things as they really are.
In 1853, when our country was, to all appear
unce, in the last desperate struggle for an
existence, and the rebels were in the heart OF
Pennsylvania, while anarchy and defeat
stared US in the face 1--WE had not yet heardoi
Gettysburg and Vicksburg), and again last
year, when the war seemed almost as Tar
from a successful termination as ever, the
laboring classes, the trades, such as the
butchers, draymen, expressmen, fishermen,
ETC., etc., turned out in full force, and made
fully one-half the display; but yesterday we
looked for them in vain. There were but
fourteen butchers, when there should have
been 200; twenty.fou members Of the San
Francisco Olympic Club, out Of several hun
dred; fifteen or twenty draymen and truck
men, and a similarly small turnout OF other
civic societies, where there was any turnout
at all. The Fire Department was represented
BY one-fourth the number Of companies IN
service, and none Of those with full ranks
although the Howards, No. 8, and Pacific
No. 8, made a fair showing. The negroes
were out in large force, making quite a re-
spectacle display Of themselves. As they
were passing along Montgomery street an
enthusiastic French humanitarian shook
me warmly by the hand, exclaiming, "This
is the grandest triumph Of the age We
have conquered our prejudices, and there IS
no longer q distinction in man on account OF
color !" looked at the procession with its
small number of white civilians, and then Mt
him, doubtful for a moment whether or no he
was in earnest. We had taken q high toned,
theoretical view Of the matter, while l had
merely looked at the practical side OF the
question as eyinced by the immediate results.
the question Of allowing the negroes to turn
out with the whites will come up again next
year, and I nm Of the opinion that the OPP
position will be more bitter and united than
it was this year.
THE FIREWORKS.
The display Of fireworks was very brilliant
and cost a handsome sum Of money, but the
location was bad ; a great want Of foresight
having been displayed in selecting the
ground, which was in the southern part Of
the tow on Sixth and Howard streets, and
the pieces were so arranged that it was next
to impossible to obtain q sight Of them with
out paying for the privilege. This arrange
ment was the less excusable as there was
abundance Of vacant ground on the south
western slope Of Telegraph Hill, from which
every man, woman and child in San Fran
cisco could have witnessed the display free
Of charge.
OUR FRIENDS FROM THE EAST.
AS you already know the party consisting
Of Messrs. Colfax, Bross, Richardson and
Bowlcs, arrived here on Saturday night, hav-
ing been put through in double-high pres
sure style by Col. Bee, Of the Pioneer Stage
Line and Sacramento Valley Railroad Com
pany, and been fctcd aud toasted At almost
every step of the way. Only one thing &C.
Cured on the whole trip, from Salt Lake to
| this city, to mar the pleasure Of the excur.
s~ionists. l allude to the piggish conduct Of
| a certain editor OF an obscure sheet at Carson
CITY, who had not manliness enough to ac-
knowledge his error after he had been re-
bukcd BY Colfax and Bross and Col. Bee, had
been set right before the community. Per-
nit me to say, that l know that your course
in that matter WINS heartily approved by the
party, and his meanness as thoroughly ap-
preciated. The matter was fully discussed
BY them on the way down to the city. They
have been constantly on the go since. Since
their arrival here they have had invitations
enough already offered them to require at
least a months attention, il they had the
time to spare. They 60 to Oregon and
| time next week, and on their return will
| spend about a month here. Before they
leave here they will be the recipients Of a
grand Chinese banquet, rendered them BY
| the ask Companies" ! mean to be there
if possible. The worm soup which I got at
| the celebrated press dinner, at the Wing
Geong Temple last year, seemed to agree
with me, and l sigh for more. Sharks fins,
| too, are in my line. I UiR be there anyhow.
| Count me in sure, and l will let you know
what the barbarians think Of our grand tyees.
On Monday the party saw, from Russian
| Hill, the Russian Overland Telegraph Ex-
! pedition depart for the mouth Of the Amoor,
at the same moment with the Sacramento
for Panama-the Shubrick running out at
the same time and firing a salute as they
passed through the Golden Gate. The event
will be a memorable one, and they arrived
| lust in time to witness the spectacle. An
| other unusual sight was witnessed by the
party that evening; a magnificent double
| rainbow, the like Of which never spanned the
horizon in this latitude before. On Saturday
morning they go out to the Cliff House to
breakfast with the sea lions. About
a bakers dozen Of photographers have ap-
piled to them to sit for their photographs,
free Of charge, and they will be taken single,
double, and in groups, sitting and standing,
full length and bust, carte de 7isite and mann
moth size, for the edifcation Of the public.
PLEASE send US q group, Amigo. Ed
We'll, they are a noble lot Of men as ever
trod shoe leather, and they we'll deserve all
the Inequalities and attentions which our
people can show them.
THE SENATORIAL PIoHT
Is waxing hot, and is getting interesting.
The Call seems to have been captured BY the
Low party, but the other influential papers
have AZ yet manifested no preferences, though
very decided and ou.spoken in their preju.
dices. The impression is gaining ground
that Low will "throw up the sponge" within
a couple Of weeks and retire from the field,
and that FELTON,, outside Of this eity-where
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