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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
The Life of the Nation.

The following eloquent extract from a
Thanksgiving sermon preached at larry
town by Rev. J. A. TODD, pastor of the
Second Reformed Dutch Church of that
place, is worthy of publication. as illus
trating the vitality of our national life in
the hour of rebellion:
Thank God as we look abroad over
this nation to-day, we find the overwhelm-
ing evidence to prove that she is most
thoroughly alive. The vital, cohesive
warmth is in her members. The ruddy
glow of health is on her cheek. The vigor
Is in her step. The strength is in her arm.
The courage is in her heart. The fire is
in her imperial eye. She speaks across
the ocean through the ballot-box, on the
battle field, with the voice of command.
And authority sits throned upon her lofty
brow. She says to intermeddling Europe,
" Be STILL" and Europeis still. She says
to snarling faction in the North, Back
to your kennel" And faction goes back.
She says to armed rebellion in the South,
"Give place to me-" And rebellion
gives place, before the march of her VIC
torious legions. Are these the character
istics of nation whose life is extinct Is
this the Great Republic, of which the la
chrymose Member of Parliament declared,
at the outbreak of the rebellion, "she is
dead ;" Did you ever know dead person
to act in this way before ito persist in
standing upright, and ordering people
about as if she were really alives Dead
nations, like dead men, are apt to lie still |;
and to let the world go on in Its own way.
But here is nation that was pronounced
by the Coroners inquest of European des-
pots to be dead, and yet her heart-throbs
are felt to-day in her remotest extremi-
ties and the symbol Of her power is seen
flying at the masthead everywhere around
the globe. For God came into the inquest,
and said No; she is not dead, but
sleepeth." He took her by the hand, and
said unto her, arise! And straightway
she arose.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
A SPECIFIC CONTRACT DECISION
IN WASHINGTON.

The AkG of Tuesday publishes IN full
the lengthy decision rendered by Chief
Justice Carter, of the District of Columbia,
deciding that Riggs & Co., bankers, shall
pay in coin the sum of $4,000, placed
with them as general deposit in coin, be-
fore the passage of the Legal Tender law.
1t was the custom in the District at the
time the deposit was made to make de-
posts in both bank notes and gold, with
the understanding that the same currency
should be returned. The Court holds that
there was not in this case general debt,
but special contract. The opinion will
repay perusal. Several passages in it sug-
gest the idea that Judge Carter had seen
the Specific Contract decision of this State.
1t is to be observed that there was no writ
ten agreement-only an oral contract in
the Washington case. The money was
placed in the bank as a general deposit.
The banker had the right to use it until
demanded. He was under no obligation
to return the same pieces Of coin, but only
the same amount, in the same currency.
The decision evidently goes farther than
does our California law,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
Henry .. EooIe.

We find the following remarks concern
ing this "wayward" individual In the
Call of Tuesday. The character uscribed
to him will be acknowledged as correct by
all who are well acquainted with the
Governor:
"Condemning Footc for his treason. as
we must, we can but recollect that heonce
battled nobly for the Union in Mississippi,
run General Quitman from the track, and
then beat his successor as candidate for
Governor, carrying the State handsomely
against the traitors. He is queer man,
excitable to degree, believing at the mo-
ment that whatever he is doing is right,
cratic in politics, violent in language
when excited, ready to resent an insult on
the spot, and to make it up afterwards,
socially kind hearted, affable, courteous,
bearing no malice long, except towards
jeff. DAVIS, whom he has hated intensely
these twenty years or more. Notwith-
standing his philippics it may be doubted
if his heart has really been fully in favor
of the rebel cause. Perhaps, like Stephens,
the current of opinion was too strong for
him to resist, so Re foated along with it,
until, finding the ship about to strand, he
tried to get ashore on the amnesty plank.
He has a host of friends all through the
South, and it would prove an immense
blunder in Davis to take his life. Had he
reached the Federal lines, he probably
would have impaired more valuable infor-
nation than has been obtained from all
the "reliable contrabands since the wal
began. If as political prodigal he was
returning in penitence, we should wei
come him."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
TIL. Tux ON saIe,,

The public press at large favors the rec
concentration of the Commissioner of In
tyrnal Revenue to lay an uniform tax on
sales, and the belief prevails that it would
produce larger revenue, and at less cos,
and perplexity than any other mode OF
import yet proposed: 1t is assumed that
the production of such articles as would
properly be taxed amounted in the loyal
States, for the yearlS6S. to 90, zoe, 900, 900,
basing the same upon the prices that ruled
Just before the war. A large proportion
OF the articles thus produced is of course
consumed without changing hands, but
the remainder Is subjected to one, two and
three sales. Certain manufactured fabrics
change hands as many as six or seven
times. The tax is to be laid, of course,
on only such articles as are put upon the
market; and this is estimated by statis-
tlcians to amount to three-fourths of all
that are produced. Making a calculation,
therefore, on basis of this sort, it will be
seen that the sales, altogether, of the loyal
States for 1863 amounted TO Gil, 900, 000.-
600; tax of one per centum on this
amount would yield one hundred and
eleven millions Of dollars. The Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, however,
merely recommends that tax of one.half
Of one per cent. be laid on this aggregate
Of sales, which he estimates will supply
the reported deficit of $4,000, 900 in the
product of the Excise system, on the 30th
of June, 1855. and make up the three
hundred millions required by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury.-M 7. Ssm.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19

IT is now charged that not only did the
Montreal Chief Of Police. but also Judge
Coursal, received share of the money
stolen from the Bank at st. Adams by the
rebel raiders. Very likely. Inasmuch as
his Honor-or rather his Dishonor-ac,ed
as Attorney for the prisoners, it was pro-
per that he should have is fee. But what
will our Canadian neighbors say to this
prostitution of justice in the person of
"learued judge" Are they willing to
let il 90 forth to the world that the bench
can be corrupted with gold and the often
ders 90 unpublished:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
u,..,.,iiarhilt,n nI.an, q, 81;

The Alias New York correspondent Il
responsible for the following expose Of the
meanness of Cornelias Vanderbilt:
The ineanness Of some of our merchant
princes has passed into a proverb, and
that of certain great steamboat man.
celebrated for his taste for fast horses and
Hudson and Harlem Railroad stock, is
not only proverb but an axiom. Some
time since this party sent one of his
clerks to Aspinwall, and as reward for
faithful service deducted the passage
money from his salary. About the same
time he donated splendid steamship to
the Government of the United States,
after he had made out Of said Government
a half million dollars for the use of the
very vessel as transport, to say nothing
of the millions secured for the service Of
other vessels. Lately the climax has been
reached, Government, it is known, sends
convoy with. each of the California
steamships on the Atlantic. The orders
invariably given by the owner OF the line
are for his vessels to wait for their convoy.
On the last trip of the North Star to this
port the gunboat Augusta, her convoy,
broke down, and Capt. Jones, OF the
North Star, lowed her into Port Royal
For this he has been discharged, his crime
being the extra use Of said owners coal ir
towing the convey into port. 1ngratitudt
is said to be the curse Of Republics, ant
in this case it seems to apply with start
ling force. Were it not for the safety o
the passengers and specie it would b
generally wish ed that some rebel pirat'
would gobble up one or more OF the sale
steamboat mans vessels.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
-. tsro,,no,ed A NC,

The proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, prohibiting
slavery. will beautifully harmonize with
the great ends it was ordained to secure,
namely:
Toefect more perfect Union.
Establish justice.
Insure domestic tranquility.
Provide for the common defence;
Promote the general welfare, and
. Secure the blessings of liberty mot Oh
slavery to us and our posterity. :,
From the beginning, even unui hom'
slavery has been at perpetual war WIN
each and all of these designs, for II mas
ever tended to and threatened disunion
it established injustice in the fugitive slave
net it has necessarily disturbed domes,
tic tranquility it has always endangered
the common defence; and has caused tne
present civil war. In brief, its history
and spirit are that of irreconcllaole, IRE
pressible, necessary, hostility to every oo-
iect proposed in the Preamble TO the Con, :,
stitution, to the fundamental doctrines OIL
the Declaration of Independence. hap
PLY this great charter of National Govern
ment provides for its amendment, wnicn
can now be readily effected; for the last
four years has created revolution IN the
public mind, which will not only permit
but demands, asa necessity" this on
ward step in civilization.
The Constitution provides that con.
vention for proposing amendments shall
be called by Congress, whenever t'0o-th'rd'
of both Houses shall deem it necessary, or
on the application of tpo-thtrds of the
several States. The spirit of Liberty now
commands those two-thirds, and the con-
rention aoiW be called. The proposed
amendments must be ratified by three
fo,wths of the States, either by their Legis-
latures or State conventions, as the one or
the other mode of ratification may be pro-
posed by Congress. There would seem to
be no doubt that, by the time the subject
goes to the States for settlement, the re-
0uisite number can be obtained. The
question, brought home to the people in
form which nobody can disapprove, will
call forth the real opinion of the masses
on slavery, unmixed with any political
preiudices and passions; and that opinion
must be on the side of liberty.-Boston
| Transcript.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
From the San Francisco Alta. ]
Adairs i'm Georuia.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The Savannah
Republican of the llth, publishes q letter
to a prominent citizen, stating that mill
tary commander, cannot give assurances
or pledges affecting civil matters, future
Congress will adjust these when Georgia
is again represented there, Us of old. He
SAYS Georgia is out of the Union, and
therefore a total reconstruction appears
inappropriate as long us any OF the people
remainad armed and organized against the
United States, as the latter would pursue
them with their armies, and deal with them
according to military law; afterwards they
will be dealt with by the civil Courts
He thinks some course should be adopted
as indicated by General Washington in
the whisky instruction, and in accor-
dance with the principles of the Burr con-
spiracy. He quotes from Washington
and Jackson on the preservation of the
Union, and says armies are simply fulfill
ing their commands, and that the Union
must and shall be preserved, cost what 1t
NAV. There is no other alternative for
the people of Georgia than to conform to
this view of their case. No Commits
sioners or negotiations or Conventions are
necessary; and whenever the people Of
Georgia quit the rebellion, and elect men,
bers Of Congress and Senators, and they
take their seats, the State of Georgia will
have resumed her functions in the Union.
Refugees concur in the statement that
Sherman will move on Branchville next
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
i. EASTERN TELEGRAPH
From the Union and Enterprise of this Morning. ]
Two Veteran Corps en- route Tor sa-
f VnRnah. 81


From the Union and Enterprise of this Morning. ]
Two Veteran Corps en- route for sa-
Vannah.
NAsHvILLR, Jan. l7.-Gen. Meagher %
arrived last night from Chattanooga with
several thousand veteran troops. the fii-
tenth and Seventeenth Army Corps or
ganized as provisional division IN the
Army of the Tennessee, enroute to JOIN
Sherman at Savannah, via New YORK
From Fort Fisher-The KGOG, .% %"n
e. an the Fight, aud gone "p 'ne
HiVcr-Ma2Rziue EHpiodeo.
BALTIMORE, Jan. IA correspondent
from Fort Fisher states that the troops
under Terry numbered about lo'OoU.
The pirates Tallahassee and C9icka-
manga were In the fight, and were driven
up the river. Our gunboats went up the
river on Monday morning.
A magazine in the Fort exploded oy
accident on Monday morning, Killing anu
wounding 300 of our men.
The Forts near Fort Fisher aud
their Strength. ,,
NEW YORK, Jan. lime dapeT1!Se''
in an article on the defenSes OF winning,
ton, says Fort Fisher has y guns Caswell
81, Johnson 10, st. Phillips 9, and otner
works estimated at3O, We may consider
all these works ours beyond question.
Those south of Fisher are cut off and must
surrender on demand, while those above
can not hope to make successful resist,
ance against the approach of our Meet ana
army.
The Irtb@ne'S Washington special says
it is well known fact that the taking OF
Fisher does not stop blockade running
into Cape Fear river. bikes Island COM
mands the other entrance.
Citizens of Savannah for Recon-
sIrucfion.
New York, Jan. lS.-The Times "a
vannah correspondent, Jan. 10th, says
A special messenger left on the 9th, with
dispatches from the authorities OF SaVan-
nah to Gov. Brown, relative to return
OF Georgia to the Union.
Pierre Soule gone TO McxicO-Breck-
inridKe for Rebel Secretary of war
-F0ole Released.
The Richmond Wig states that Pierre
Soule arrived in Mexico on mission for
the Confederate States.
Street rumors in Richmond say Seldom
is removed, and Breckenridge will be made
Secretary of War.
The Confederate House of Representa-
tives has declared, by resolution in re-
gard to Foote. that under all the cir
cumstances it is expected the military
authorities will discharge him from GUS
tody. 1t is presumed he has been released
Louisiana United States SENATOR
RecOnsiructiOn Movement in Ala
hama.
The Louisiana Legislature elected Gov,
Hahn U. S. Senator for six years after the
4th of March.
Rear Adu. al $. 7. Lee informs the
Navy Department that resolution viii
soon be introduced into the Alabama
Legislature recommending the return o
that State into the Union.
Gen. Butler before the Committee on
the Conduct OF the War.
Buffers testimony before the Committee
on the Conduct of the War lifts the vel
with which he has closely covered many
of the disasters and blunders in front O.
Petersburg. His testimony produced
profound impression. Summons havt
been issued for Grant and other higf
officials.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19

JOIN Bull VIcrINIzED BY THE SEcEsH.
Some weeks ago Confederate Fair was
go, up in Liverpool by the rebels and their
friends, ostensibly for the benefit of the
Southern prisoners in the Northern States
of America. A London correspondent OF
the Tribune says in his letter, dated the
18th ultimo:
Il heard yesterday, on good authority,
that nearly the whole of the money thus
obtained. $4,000. had been used, COB
bled up and appropriated by hard-up
Confederate refugees n this country,
headed by the amiable Mason. and that
the dodge was started with no other idten-
non. Also, that there is prospect OF a
Jolly row in consequence, when the
business comes to be made pubhc-the
Sritons engaged in it having acted in good
faith, and being exceedingly disguised at
the suspected result"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
TIE LEa1sr !. III, RE.

In the Senate, yesterday, G. T. Rice
was declared the official reporter of the
Senate, at twelve dollars per day. The
bill for the relief of Hiram Welsh, Asses
sor of Humboldt county, was "passed
over the Governors veto" by an unani-
nous vote. That lets the Governor out
on that point. There was, of course, q
great deal of talk" about other bills and
resolutions. but as we have not four CO.
lumns to spare, we cannot furnish our
readers with the luxury of reading that
which costs them so heavily in the shape
of taxation. In Assembly, the high crimes
and misdemeanors of VIM. NJ. Gillespie,
the reporter Of the Enterprise, were brought
before the House in the shape of rcsolu-
ton for his expulsion. There was Il hot
harangue on this resolution. Bien "
said he had had been abused by the GOLD
HILL News, and the House had not only
refused to consider itself insulted thereby,
but that the Speaker had actually "took
a little somethin" with Lynch, i'm
mediately thereafter. After such pre-
cedent he thought the freedom Of the press
should not be curtailed. The House said,
Tres Bien" and the resolution was lost.
Tozer then declared that he would take il
out of Gillespie's hide, or words to that
effect.
"He rights his wrongs wherever given
Were il in the courts Of Heaven"
or any other man.
Senate bill-"An Act concerning courts
of justice and Judicial officers" was con-
CURED in. ~ 60.
Senate messages were received, trans
hitting the following concurring in reso-
luton which rescinds joint, or concurrent
resolutions, providing that the Judiciary
COMMITTEES of the Senate and Assembly act
together. Also, Senate Bill No. 10, IAN
Act to secure persons and animals from
danger arising from mining and other ex-
cavations. The rules were suspended,
bill read first and second time and referr-
ed to Committee on Mines and Mining
Interests. Also, Assembly Bill No. %,
san Act to tax and regulate Foreign In
surance Companies"
The question recurring on the Senate
amendments to said bill, they were con-
CURED in. Ayes 90. noes 4.
Also, Senate Bill No. SO, can Act re-
lating to Marriage and Divorce" which
this day passed the Senate notwithstand-
ing the objections of the Governor.
The Governors message transmitting
veto of said bill was read.
Mr.. Parker said that the Governor had
seen fit to send in his fifth veto. His OBJ
lection to this bill was, because the sub
iect was not properly expressed in the
title. He considered the objection was
not valid, and read an extract from the
statutes to prove it.
The question recurring on the passage
of the bill, Notwithstanding the objection
of the Governor, it was finally passed by
vote of % to 5. Away went the Gov
ernor again.
Cutter introduced a resolution calling
for another Constitutional Contention ; /!
We suppose the object to be to abolish
Governor Blasdel. The resolution was
made the special order for Monday
evening. 49,.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19

A SUBLIME SpILE.-Some twenty years
ago Mr.. Everett delivered an Grafton be-
fore the Mechanics Society of Springfield,
Massachusetts,. in which occurs this elo-
quent passage:
I'm the great Temple of Nature, whose
foundation Is the earth, whose pillars are
the eternal hills, whose roof is the starlit
sky, whose organ tones are the whisper
ing breeze and the sounding storm, whose
Architect is God, there is no ministry more
sacred than that of the intellectual me-
chanic."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
A ROW IN THE HOUSE.

The Lower House of our Legislature i
becoming a lively institution. The bar
renness of the Treasury causes empty
pockets; empty pockets contract the leg
islative credit; this necessita,es retreneh-
ment and economy. Those generous IL
bations of sparkling Heidsick. when, uu-
ring the Senatorial contest warmed 'Ne
heart, and filled their souls with gushing
sentiments os love toward each other ana
10 all mankind; their day is past ana
fighting whisky is now the only app'e'
g. Er;;ole the rabid Rabbi, COM
n,en,.3 sort of guerrilla warfare with
.na c., HILL News on his own hook.
H. no has come out with his campaign
: . matter for the public to decide. He
has frightened the Washoe delegation for
= week or two with his stern-chaser, but
NO damage has been done. Bien is but a
small pimple on the body of the Assem-
bly; bat when he festered. it was sign
of disease in the whole corpus. Governor
Blasders veto of the Legislative Fund Bill
acted like dose OF saffron, and the whole
body broke out in a general canker-rash.
The Governor and his Private Secretary
then caught particular hell |" for sea-
son. The "style of the Enterprise re-
porter next brings Mr.. Speakers wrath
upon his devoted head, and threats of per-
sonal chastisement followed failure to
expel the offending quill-driver. The dis
cussion of these several questions has
heated up to higher temperature the fe-
vered blood of our Lawmakers, and the
proceedings of the past day or two betoken
the approach of dreadful day, when the
fierce scene of the cats Of Kilkenny shall
be enacted on the floor Of our State Capt.
toll, and a mass of gore, CUTS and garbage
shall alone mark the spot where once sat,
in peace and harmony, the assembled Wis
dom of the Silver State.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19

The Oroville Record says the fair
weather for the past two weeks has been
the delight of farmers in Feather River
Valley. The first and second rate lands
are in a finer condition for cultivation
than they have been for years past in the
month of January, and the volunteer
looks more healthy and prosperous. There
is no farmer in the valley idle now; they
are improving the favorable opportunity.
From one to five teams may be seen in
the different fields all through the rich
and fertile valley Of Feather river.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19

The Richmond Wig makes a clean
breast of it. 1t says the situation in Ten
nessee is melancholy enough; and adds,
that It "was a black day for the Army Of
Tennessee when Johnston lost his COM
mand. Hood was soon ianked, beaten
and compelled to abandon Atlanta. He
then stepped out of the way. hat in hand,
and asked Sherman to walk through
Georgia" And Sherman has complied
with the polite rennest.