Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31
II NEW YEAR.


no one more universally sincere and
heartfelt than that which tomorrow
will be on the lips Of all, "a happy
New Year" The fact that, i'll our
country, as in no other, the general
prosperity Of the nation insures that OF
each individual, and the adversely Of
each Is shared by all, gives All added
bond Of sympathy, and infu'es I'll
carnestneSS into the desire we natural
ly express at this season for the hap
piness of those around Us. New Years
day seems, Of all the year, the httest
time to look into the future. Accurate
chronology is the corner stone OF his
tory. and nothing marks so strongly
the progress Of civilization as the
exactnsss with which time. is measured
and appointed. The savage, unable
to make correct computations, strives
vainly to regulate his affairs by the
changes of the moon The scientific
estimate of the earth's position in ref
erence to the sun, and the consequent
systematic arrangement Of time, Eaye
been the foundations Of much Of the
superiority which civilized nations
have attained over barbarians. By
this we have learned to apportioh our
time, and to give n due attention to
the various claims pressing upon us.
Ii the watch or clock fails to give
notice of the passage OF the hours. we
soon get into confusion, and neglect
that systematic division of time through
which most matters Of real worth
are accomplished. The celebration OF
each New Year Is the sounding out Of
the great clock Of the world, and those
do well who listen to its meaning
voice. There is, then. in the begin
ming of a new year, n far deeper Sisni-
iicance than is dreamed Of by those
who regard it n \ mere holiday, or by
those who may affect to despisc all
such milestones in the pathway Of life.
While the close Of an old year natural
~ induces retrospect, the beginning of
n new year is equally suggestive OF an
anticipated future. Were we gifted
with prophetic power to foretcll to
each other all that is In store for Us
during 1871, the cheerful wishes for
4 happy New Year would die
upon our lips. The joys premature
ly discovered would lose their i'll
MIGRATING power, and the sor-
rows would be increased by the de-
spairing gloom they would shed over
existence. And yet the coming year
Is, in one sepse, within the range Of
the vision of each Of us. The produc-
tons of wisdom, the discoveries of art,
the power Of the press, and the results
OF history, are all chiefly valuable Us
they furnish n mirror which casts an
image forward, rs well aS retaining =
reflection. All the future is but tie
development of the past. Though only
the architect who holds in his hand the
plans of a building 4 forcSec how
every part will appear when finished,
yet any II who goes carefully over
its foundation walls when laid can
obtain a general knowledge of the
probable hight, solidity, and capacity
Of the structure. SO, though the par
ticular course OF this years events are
known only to the great Architect Of
human progress and destiny, yet the
ultimate development Of the principles
already known may be manifest to
every thoughtful person. Tl%Iisi|equally
true with nations and with individuals.
The principles OF national integrity,
Of political and religious liberty, Of
equal rights, of universal education.
so far As they form the foundations OF
a nations life, must result in its ulti-
mate prosperity, even though waves of
trouble may threaten its existence. \
demoralized, ignorant anh vicious
people cannot for generations rise to
true greatness, though wealth should
roll in upon them like n Hood. In i'll
diridunl life, each oue may thus far
look forward with prescience to the
coming months, and sec whether they
will form ia the best sense - happy
New Year" II is the internal dispo-
sitions aud principles Of life, far more
than any outward circumstances, that
will decide this question. 10 him who,
gathering wisdom by past experience,
and marking all the comfortable causes
OF his niisfortunes and his successes,
turns over 4 new leaf in his moral his
tory, studying moro faithfully and
obsyinS more perfectly the laws Of his
whole being, the new year will bring
blessings and happiness that no out
ward trials can disturb; while to one
who cherishes 4 selfish spirit, or per-
sistently INDUCES in any known wrong,
no outward success that the coming
year may reveal can suffice to bring
the satisfaction that he raves. Let
each one, then. in commencing this
new year of our lives, resolve TO put
duty first in all our plans and pursuit .
Then, though We know not what is to
befall us in our outward life, we shall
have that within which will secure, in
its best sense, "a happy New Year"
4 UT against the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, Of New .Icr'
sey, for 5000 o insurance, has just
been decided by the United States Dis
trict Court at Pittsburg, Judge McKe-
non presiding, in favor Of the assignee
of the insured party, who, i. appears,
committed suicide, on which account
the company refused to pay. Nearly