Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-31

passes forever. llue mas COuuteu OuI
the allotted number of days. Soon will
it take its place with the years that &c
to make up past centuries. But few
things have transpired during this year
to give it n prominent place in the his
tory Of the past. 1865 will long be re-
membered as the year in which the
great rebellion closed, and the great
American Republic proved to the world
that the people could and would rule,
The year 1865 will also be remembered
by an act which makes up the darkest
page of American history. Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States,
and the nations greatest patriot, was
slain by a traitorous hand, who for foul
long years had been striking ut the
foundations of our Government and
causing rivers of blood to flow all over
the land. By this act the reins of Gov.
eminent passed into the hands Of one
who Judas-like would sell it, not for
gold, but to crafty a willful and arro'
CANT disposition. During the past year
our national existence has been threat
ened with utter ruin by the course pur-
sued by the Executive, and which would
inevitably have been the case had it not
been for the true patriots who made up
Il majority of those that fill the halls OF
of our national counselS. By their
course they have thrown around that
priceless jewel, Jour country, such a
protection as will guard it from the Bit
ter assaults made against it by the Ex-
ecutive and his hordes of traitorous
friends. But in this particular, the
past year has proven one Of great joy to
the nation inasmuch as the people have
shown at the ballot box that the course
pursued by our Representatives in Con-
gress have won the highest esteem of
their constituents by doing that which
will live as long as time shall last. In
a private relation, how many changes
have taken place. Some who had por-
trayed in their visions a bright and sun
ny path, have through reverses of for
tune been compelled to travel owe
thorns. Some who had spent years of
toll in order to secure II fortune, have
been called away to "that land from
which no traveller returns while 9TH
erS, who for years have toiled on with
out one cheering ray TO light up the
gloom that surrounded them, have sud-
denly been favored by fortune, and
as it were, taken from the mine and
planted in the midst of some fair eden.
How has it been with Nevada? What
changes have taken place in our own
mountain homes? Has her great mineral
resource failed? Has her population
decreased, or her prospects as a great
State been lessened? No, not by any
means. During the whole of the past
year new mining fields have been dis
covered throughout the whole length
and breadth of the State. Towns have
sprung up as if by magic. The old de-
veloped mines continue to pour forth
their streams of gold and silver as boun-
tifully as in their most palmy days.
The early structures erected for reduc-
ing ores, in many instances, have given
place to large and more complete ma
chinery. And to-day Nevada stands
with better prospects than it has ever
done since its first settlement. With
tomorrow begins a new year. Young
and hopeful. There is, perhaps, no
time when man can make a good reso-
luton so well as on the first day of the
year. Let all our readers sit down and
lay out a course for the coming year
and follow it in doing this do not vio-
late the dictates of conscience, and at
the end of the year we will warrant you
a clear conscience and an improved
purse. Young men of Gold Hill, many
Of YOU have habits which neitherimprove
you morally, financially mentally or ply
.sically, tomorrow is a most excellent
time to make q new start. You will
remember that those who revel and bask
in the sunshine Of all manner Of vices
must in the end drink of the bitter wa
tiers that flow from the great fountain OF
evil. Spend your leisure hours in stor-
ing up useful knowledge. Become men
of knowledge and virtue. Make your
selves useful men in society. Nearly
all our great men have risen from OBJ
security by their own exertions. Why
will you not make the effort? Try it for
but one year, and see if at the end of
that time you have not lost all taste for
that which you o call pleasure. With
these remarks we bid you q farewell for
the year Eighteen Hundred and Sixty
Six. Hoping some of the suggestions
we have made may fall on good ground,
and bring forth a rich harvest of thought
and intelligence that shall make some
Of the minds hat now grovel in igno-
rance bright and shining lights; and
may Neyada'be pointed to as a State as
much higher in point of intelligence and
moral virtues as it is higher than its
sister States in altitude. With this we
wish you A HAPPY New YEAR.
EXPRESS SALooN.-It will be seen by
an advertisement under "New To-Day"
that the Express Saloon, next door to
the Bank of California, will be in full
blast on tomorrow, with egg-nogg at
the head of the bill. The NEWS office
acknowledges an invitation to be and
appear at said office at 8 o'clock on to-
morrow to show cause why they should
mot partake of this excellent beverage.