Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-27
MIR. LINCOLN AND OUR MINING
WEALTH.,
Sneaker COlfax,s Overland Trip 70
Callfornta.
From the Springfield (Mass } RspuoneSn' ""'

Speaker COlf9x'1 OVerI6ho AF
CalifOrnia.
From the Springfield (Mass) Republican, may
18th, 1861
Mr.. Lincoln's comprehensive though
and practical wisdom were qualities tina
will grow more and more conspicuous a.
the reconstruction Of the Union anu tIs
future development of the nations wealtt
Justify his policies and illuminate ms re-
curd. The giving way OF the ooutnei n1
armies, the almost universal acquiesenct
of the Southern people in the national
authority and unity. their readiness TO &C.
cent the new order OF things, ana MAKE
the best of their defeat, all go to sho"
that he forecast the future better than mos
of our Northern leaders, and justifies nj,
lenient disposition towards our deieateo
and acouiescing brethren. A few OF the
bitter leaders, the fathers Of the exploded
plot for the destruction Of the Union, o.
course cannot live among US. Their own
people would not permit them TO remain
They must fee the country, or if caught
made an historical example of on the gio-
bet, or be forever 'expatfiated. But the
great body Of the South, soldiers and
civilians, will accept peace in the ngh'
spirit, and SO accepting will have it gran
ted 10 them. And amid the new activi-
ties and industries of the South, Its rapidly
developing population and wealth, its
social, material and political revolution,
all this bloody strife with all its bitterness
will soon cease to be anything more than
historical fact. Mr.. Lincoln saw this
and he was acting on it. The country
will also soon see it, and act upon 1t. His
policy will be perpetuated, because it is
the policy of common sense, Of commerce,
| of Christianity.
In other ways, too, his mind took a
strong and clear view of the future, OF the
opportunities of the nation, and of the re-
sponsibilities of the government. There
was a fine illustration Of this in his con-
versation with Speaker Colfax on that
very last day of his memorable life. Alb
sorbed as he would seem necessarily to be
that day in the then just assured peace,
and in the policies of peace just inaugur.
ated in cabinet meeting; fresh from Rich
mond. and all the political and military
experiences associated with our possession
of the rebel capital, his mind yet ran across
the continent and took strong and prac-
teal view of the great national interests
associated with the mining wealth OF
Colorado, Nevada, Montana, California,
Idaho and Oregon. II am glad you are
going thither," said he to Mr.. Colfax.
visit all the mining regions-tell the
miners have not forgotten them nor their
interests-tell them / look to them to re-
deem this nation from its great debt-tell
them the government will do all it can to
hasten the development Of the vast wealth
hid in their mountain sides and along their
valleys. shall encourage the discharged
soldiers to go there. shall direct emf.
grafton thither. There is wealth there for
individual and nation. Co." he conclud-
ed. land do not forget to tell the miners
we have them in mind, and are at work
for them"
In these few words he struck the key
note of one of the chief features in the
dawning era of growth and wealth for the
nation. The United States are entering
upon a career Of prosperity unexampled
in their own life, il not in the worlds his
tory. The agricultural regeneration and
development Of the South, with its cotton,
sugar, rice and corn, many times multi
piled BY skilRul and free labor, and ma
chinery and disseminated capital and the
working of the gold and silver and quick
silver mines Of the far West through q
generous flow of Eastern capital, labor,
machinery and skill, will rival each other
in contributing to the national riches.
Emigrants will How in from Europe as
never before; money will come with them;
the skill, energy and capital accumulated
BY the war will be turned to agriculture,
manufactures and mining and the nation
will move onward with rapid strides to-
ward destiny of wealth and power, Of
civilization and Christianity, such as his
tory never yet chronicled.
Already do we see the movement In all
directions. The steamers for California
20 crowded; the Overland stages never
had such patronage as now the emigrant
trains making up for the summer trip
across the Plains are Of unexampled
promise and more significant still, though
less obtrusive. machinery and capital from
the East are flowing into the mining re-
gions as in no previous season. These
are what is chiefly wanted for profitable
mining-machinery and capital. and more
of both are likely to be directed TO Ne
vada, Idahu, Montana and California in
the coming six months than in all the
time before since the discovery Of the
wealth in those States and Territories.
There is scarcely limit to the profit to be
returned from the intelligent exercise Of
these two weapons-machinery and CAPT.
ital-in changing the raw rock into aoso-
lutte coin. One hundred. two hundred,
and even five hundred per cent. are real
lied from the gold and silver mines Of
Nevada and California, where these in
srrumentalities have been wisely directed.
The fortunes Of petroleum are slight, COM
pared to that ob,ainable from these more
real and inexhaustible treasures.
Three circumstances, the condition of
the country, the new attention Of the
East to West, the dying message as 1t were
of Mr.. Lincoln to the mining population
lying between the Mississippi river and the
Pacific ocean, all unite to give significance
and interest to Mr.. Speaker Colfax's pro-
posed excursion this summer. Originally
planned as a simple, private vacation trip,
It has thus become almost q public mis-
sion. As one of the highest and most
popular officers of the Government-but
single remove from q temporary presi-
dency even-he goes as missionary from
the East to the West, carrying messages
of love and patriotism. and creating and
fastening new bonds Of union, Of interest
and of affection, between the two great
sections. Approaching this view of the
value of his excursion to the national life
and prosperity. looking upon it as some
thing to awaken new ties between Eastern
capital and Western labor, and stimulus
to the loyalty and = nationality as to the
nrosneritv of both. MIR, Holiday, the