Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-14
w1RaANp's LECTURE, VIRGINIA.

The attendance at the Opera House,
on Monday evening, was not SO large as
the ticket sales, and the nominal admis-
sion charge foreshadowed, but the au-
dience were appreciative, and the lee
turer was faithful to his frequently
eliciting applause. The small attend
ance, however, induced him to omit a
little piece of pleasantly, which with a
full house would have been merrily re-
ceived, containing as it does, a play
upon the names of many of u promi-
nent citizens, and for that reason, may
be relished by our readers, and we have
therefore obtained it for print:
'Our Senatorial election having long
since transpired, your speaker of this
evening will not be suspected Of any
special belongings, to pass Winters IN
Washington, or even at a Capital more
Nye: but he would not defend himself,
if he should be suspected Of a wish to
demonstrate, that in one way or anoth-
er, no citizen, however obscure his po-
sition, or however fully occupied his
time, is entirely without other than vot-
ing influence, which he will be very
apt to exercise, if only every Hhit-G-
man. How sincerely he sorrows that
an old friend failed to Fitch up in Wash
ington, that friend best knows; bowey-
er, it was not possible to William Will
liamsD in, and coincidence alone is sd-
missable. And while in the Nasty pas
toral vein, let me offer q word Of conso-
lation to those whose politics are too
metallic, Tor whose purses were mott for
the Senatorial occasion.
You know, dear m%ourners, only n
could be selected, and ye rere not far of
(nighl, and ever now ye sorrow not
without hope. Moreover, it is not al
ways the Bald-trin, for even, if like
Joseph he be a Goodman, he may get
Lynehed: or, a Navigation Company,
having natural interests in the Humboldt
or Carson, land, like those rivers at the
proper place and time, prone to 'ink),
may throw the very ablest men over
board or a railroad may kill any man
Of the people and be able to Stand for ii;
or, both of them, even if not a mammoth
Bank, may own 8 foot, or at least have a
Sharon Nye.
When next we select a Senator, why
not Hunt for some Buck Of a minister,
mo allusion is here intended to any n
in the mart or to brother Martin either,)
or, if unable to find q Batterman, or one
more Far, or Hale, why not choose for
our Captain a Taylor. But as we already
have one in the Presidential chair, it
might be Ruled that such a Foreman,
like an Apple, should be strung up to
the first Green-trse, if one could be found
Lor enough. But this side of .Aontanyd
such a Rhuliug might be deemed Impe-
nal, and as impossible to be Bourne I'M
der our Flag, as ever for a Bishop, or
any other Gold Hiliyer, to swallow a
Campbell, or for a John or (any otherl ion,
who Wood Goe and Sunder the land.
However, there is time enough yet for a
Senatorial Ball, or Bliss in some new
Hall, or ever to trot out a favorite
!Meagher Mayor and let her prove HIM
self a Piper.
The foregoing was meant to occupy a
few moments in delivery, for the benefit
of stragglers, who, aiming at the adver-
tised time for beginning the Lecture are
always sure to COM in late. Its spirit
is in perfect contrast with the sober and
earnest dignity Of the entire Lecture,
and but goes to show that without sus-
pecting it, we have long had in our
midst a man of as versatile a mind, as
his genius is radical and comprehensive.
Should any responsible parties either
here or at Virginia, relieve him from
risk of expense and the trouble with
toll of getting up a public repetition Of
the lecture, his card in the News OF last
evening pledges him to its re-delivery.
Who will set our BALL in motion? The
thoughtful men and women Of Gold
Hill can i'll afford to forego a hearing OF
this remarkable Lecture.