Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-10

IN the morning. with Ioaoeu plStoISj anu tuen
rode back. There was no boat there in which
to put off to the steamer, no provisions on
board Of her for voyage, no steam uE to run
her out Of the harbor against wind and tide,
and no armament OF ammunition with which
TO capture fishing smack, let alone
heavily armed vessel like the Rhin. II the
whole affair was really anything more than
mere freak OF lot Of disappointed young
men who were really anxious to go to Mexico
and serve the cause OF liberty, and wanted TO
keep up the spirits and hopes Of their fol-
lowers, it should entitle every one of them to
a situation in the Insane Asylum. A more
utterly absurd and Quixotic affair was never
dreamed Of in the world. Judge Shepard,
however, thought that there was enough in 1t
to demand further investigation, and sent
General A. A. C. Williams, Colonel David f.
Hungerford, - Ewald, w. W. Bruce,
Louis de Ia Nord, ]. r. Clarke, G. W. Sher-
man, John Thomas, and Titus Reynolds, on
the charge Of conspiracy to steal and carry
away the Peruvian dispatch steamer Colon,
to the County Court. They will lay in Jail
for a month or two, then come up for trial,
and be acquitted beyond question.
WHAT NEXT.
We had a tremendous meeting at Platts
Hall, last week, to express our sympathy
with MeIico-and, that is the end Of il.
Nothing practical came of it, or is likely to
do so. Meantime the Vega party is still en-
deavoring to do something towards getting
off an expedition to Mexico. A young
special police officer, whose reputation for
courage and sagacity does not stand high
among those who know him, assured me
yesterday that he had received a commission
as Major in the Mexican army, and was to
open an office on Montgomery street neat
week for the recruiting Of emigrantS. God
help the poor fellows who getinto an enemy'S
country with such commander! What
General Ochoa and his friends who represent
the real Liberal Mexican element among US
and at home, are doing, is not apparent to
the public eye. The French have by this
time been fully posted on the intended eXpe-
dition, and are doubtless looking out for it.
On the whole, il the accursed invader is ever
to be driven from the soil of Mexico, fear
it must be by the bayonets of Uncle Samuels
"boys in blue"
OLD F0GY STUPIDITY.
The exceeding old fogyism which prevails
in all business matters in San Francisco is
beautifully illustrated in the action of the
Board of Supervisors on the Nicolson Pave
meut question. Ten years since this pave
ment was first LAID down in Chicago, and 50
complete was its success that it soon super
seeded all other pavements in that city, and
all others in the west, and the larger cities of
the East are now adopting it. But San Fran
cisco Is behind the age. A block of this
pavement was recently laid down on Mont
,youn arv StYanf and Snita nf dofcnfe nuvin0 m
the ignorance Of the workmen who took hold
Of it for the first time, it proved itself worthy
Of all the praise bestowed upon it, and our
largest property holders at once signed pc
tition to be allowed to put down the Sicolsun
or the old fashioned cobbles, as might be
considered most desirable by those who had
to stand the expense. But would you believe
It. A number OF the members Of the Board
talk about "new and doubtful experiments"
and don't think the public know what they
want at all. Wonder il the old cobble-stone
pavement contractors are able to pay for such
luminous opinions: With the exception Of
the single block referred to, there is not
block on any street in San Francisco which
is fit for hauling over with heavy teams, and
ride through our streets is equal to trip
over a Canada corduroy road; and yet We
stick to the obsolete old ideas, and refuse to
be enlightened through the experience Of
others.
MORE OLD FoGYIsM.
see that you have brought to light some
interesting figures in regard to the number Of
quartz mills, and amount Of foreign capital
invested in Colorado. Nevada, California,
Oregon and Arizona. Now, do you know
why Colorado diverts the capital for which
we suffer and languish in the Pacific States !;
It is simply because she wisely and patriot
ically placed herself alongside her loyal sis
tiers at home in the outset Of the war, and
adopted the national currency, with all Of
its Objectionable drawbacks and disadvantages
without qualifications or "Specifc Contract
Acts" California and her sister Pacific
States took the opposite course, and created
distrust as to her loyalty, and doubts as to
her future course in the minds Of the capital
lists OF the East. Colorado could urge the
same arguments in favor Of her exemption
from paper currency which We used. She
produces the precious metals only, and has
not little OF the advantages for commerce
and manufactures, which We enjoy on this
coast; but she was up to the times, and ready
to meet the responsibilities and duties OF a
loyal people unfinchingly, while we hesitated
and doubted, and finally nullifed the laws Of
the United States in effect, il not IN words.
She has her reward and we have ours,
speak OF this matter with some feeling, for
cannot but think that our course has been
such as to ALLEVIATE the confidence of our
loyal brethren at home, and create danger
GUS diversity Of interest between US and the
other States Of the Union, and that hereafter
California will read with blush Of some
thing akin to shame their record. do not
says that we meant to be disloyal, but that
our conduct was guided BY wrong counsels,
and that we adopted policy which will have
an injurious effect upon US for long years to
come. Adios, AMIGO.
[NoTE.-There is some truth in this para
graph. But as greenbacks are coming up to
better price, as between paper and hard cur
rency, and our community not so likely to be
robbed as they would have been year ago,
it is not too late to adopt the legal tender
currency. In fact, the present is better
time than there has been since they we're
first issued.-ED. News.