Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-05

DO like the MdrseiNdise for France, and there was
q bounty offered tor the poetry and the music.
But nothing acceptable came from tho competing
writers. And the old bards Of the Republic, they
could not sing then, for the fountain Of their me-
lody was scaled, awaiting events unconciously
prefgured In their mInds. Tho Lord had decreed
that there should be no song for Freedom touch.
ing and thrilling the chords of the human heart,
until the full poetry of tho Declaration Of indie.
~pendence should be chanted In official and
authoritative proclamation, and the music of failing
shackleS should be heard In answering chorus and
In Jublant volume, shaking and enrapturing the
souls of good willing men oil over the earth.
As has been intimRted, during the first two years
Of the war, We were In great want Of a hero, and
from the misfortunate and ultimately very mort
Tying persistence OF our people In thegartering OF
Il hero, we at last awoke from u foolish dream,
to . recognition OF heroes titled by their own
deeds, without a pluudIt. and In the facc. almost,
of popular contempt. When, however, two years
ago to-day, the Union forces marched into the
city OF ficksburg, the military man of tho age
was pronounced. For him, thereafter, power and
honor were pressed, and his impossibllity would
have been to have escaped their receiving. Has.
trhtive In his genius of capacity, energy, md
steadfastness unto the end as qualities ofthe sure
victor, he makes solid our admiration for his
deeds by O solemn respect for his personal char.
acter. No pretense aided him to his present
exalted position, no cOnceited bigotry Of purpose
blocked his way TO after triumphs, no complaints
for any of the past. no loud selt.congratulations,
no intlmatcd desires for his future mar his record
an one distinguished alike for brilliancy of achiev.
ment and uuselfsh purity Of patriotism. 10
could determine. successfully, on six different
methods ufcapturing the key to the Mississippi,
au | utter long and putirnt trials 4. bandon them
one BY one without an exclamation OF discourage
ment or o hint Of relenting in that grim reSolu-
ton which sat upon his features. And when he
had unlOosed the commercial current on the
Father Of Waters" no would take and exercise
bis supreme authority, not In the parlors OF the
War Department ut Washington, but In hs old
tent OIL the field, where he was to
again his military labors. Ho could fight II out on
one line all summer; or finding II more ndvanta.
gc0us to do what appeared to be osherwiso, he
could disregard the general Interpretation of his
language. and get up and get out OF tho wilder
ness. and go down and hang his harp OF three
hundred thousand strings on tho Willows that
tiourlshed on the beautiful banks of tho James.
And there, seated on bis camp stool, smoking
and whiting for the absorption OF his ilghter
faculties, he guided tho Union forces throughout
tho country, md personally held an Immediate
command with its grip on the very throat OF
rebeldom, always confident, never impatient,
until at the close Of one memorable week he rose
aud threw the cigar from his mouth, and brushed
the chips from his knees and rode Into hichmond
with Il vanguard Of five thousand colored troops.
All hail! To Lieutenant.Goneral Ulysses 5.
Grant
There was Il time when some Of tho Saints"
believed that our Lieutenant General was too
much addicted TO tho use OF ulcohohc stlmuIants'
and they actually represented his case 10 the
| President, ~ that Of one vulgar and unit Tor
trust, IL IL not the first time, my Fellow.CitiZenS,
that Peter has been taught to DO careful about
what he calls common and uncleRn; especially
when he IN lodging in the house Oft tanner.
And for the crazy nun of the southwest, tho
victors laurel has been woven and intcrtwined
with lmarynthine flowers OF unfadinG beauty, II
crowns his brow. Before he commenced bis
movement from the Mississippi, the half suspected
design was published aud poohcd ~ by the Wise
nures Of tho world. And when lie burned Atlanta
aud the tramp Of his legions was heard on an un'
projected pathway TO tho Atlantic, every traitor
svmpathizer at tho North affected pity for their
certain destruction, while as many OF them have
since confessed they rcjOiced In heart at whit
they considered the ordained massacre Of every
man participating in the pcrilous journey. what
a march was that! 1t was tho Kidding OF inc
Southern Confederacy. II was The opening up Of
a magnificent draft.way from tho great river TO
the ocean: That the free winds Of Heaven might
commence their suspicious, Ventllating gaze over
the hot and horror I'll itten SavannahI OF the
South. All honor TO Major'Gcneral Wliiiuh L.
Sherman!
The Charleston Mercury pronounced sherman
an idiot. Ten weeks therouftcr, Sherman passed
within sixty miles of Charleston and snoezcd'
md General ~Schimmelfenulng walked in mt the
buck door. and found grass growing In the streets
Of tho Palmetto metropolis, but no Mercury.
There was u slight mistake made. They put
| .hnrnon down ma an idiot. and he turned up O fool
killer.
Thc dashIng gallantry Of tho mounted hosts of
- ~ ,ba Valley of The Shenandoah and
90 hnor,,S ,bnt nIon,nnt country. with TOR.
uan, AZ vic,orv clearing the road. tho Union horse.
man s,rik. tn The renr OF the Confedcracy's cnpItal,
and their leader. reinforced with another Dlvl'
so ~ 9Th hrIIIant maneuyerings, TO the nbdics.
- =, ,hn u.mrnar's srnt and ths surrender of
= " = - IN, ,hout 10 say ' All honor"
Sn, n comnInctIous though, comes over me. II
~. rno-o A, In k.snIn0 with hiS character.
VIZ :. 49, n,i liz mod, for nrousInp the
~ uS"iII y 49,. im = Of Of hi. men ,hnt / shouId
nrrSa't"' 10 r"n nincn ~ nrono.r Tbrrr cheers for
IL 6rro oI t6c Shenandoah PnIIev, gallant Phil.
!SE,rrjIay. Rousingly responded t0.l
I'm sro M well M on land there have been cx-
rIo,,s ,yor,hv OF hiphest testimonial In credit
e. coprngr and success Tho fact that our sailors
bavs hud no regular navy TO contend with would
or,iinnriIy have drtrnctcd fromthc rcnOwn achieved
I'm that branch of the service. But 80 important
nnd efficient have been the sen and river forces In
reducing strongholds upon land, that ample op.
nor,nnitv has thus been afforded for tho display
Of the sraman's proves. And the single On.
counter which was obtained between fairly pltted
vessels of war, produced aresult highly gratifying
10 the lovers Of the Union and specially significant
10 the ministers and markers in John Bull'b Court,
who were spcrdIly and specially Informed. by
their own pleasure witch, of the 1nnl departure
ofthe Alabama, and the surviving and very good
health OF Captnln winslow and the Kearsarse.
We must not. in this connection neglect to note
the fact, that whiIe there has been no general call
for the construction Of sea. going vessels of war,
the immense increase Of our navy has not been
nrop0rtionutely limited to tho building of arb
or coast defenders, The promises Of Ericsson on
behalf of his Monitors have been justified by the
stcrncst ordeal. And he informs us that there
arc under the direction of tho Government, to-
day, three ironclud LiviathanS Of the deep, whose
entrance into any considerable port of Europe
could NOT, by any existing obstruction, movable
or immovabic, be- prevented or delayed.
To the soldier, the marine, the sailor, we pay
our tribute of gratitude md respect. No less do
We TO the faithful Statesmen of the Con.
grrsscs that have met since '6l.
II wos dccrped that the rebellion which had
on,ncd with thu most cowardly assault should
brvr n Ar concluSIon-sugges,ivc Of tho character
NJ nil lis nnrnoscs and derds-and crowning thu
ninnacIo of infImy for ul time The nation wal
snIr,rn with a Bereavement, In nil its features
full Of horror giving to the entire war. on tho
pnrt of the Insurgents, the definition Of n deed
which thew cal never dispute nor 30 over cease
- Iu,n.nt He who WAS 40 clear In his great