Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-26
a RIsiAo NATION. !

buEiLH sAoSo- ecNSAoA Mo" P'-s
while the victorious German armies
have been marching onward almost
without interruption directly Into the
heart Of France, ~conquering, always
conqusring, IS they 60. tho French
people have not stood still by any
means. They have shown m inclina-
ton TO rise and rebel against the un-
authogizel advance Of tho arrogant
enemy into their fair land, and they
still exhibit that same inclination on
every important occasion Napoleon
started In hrst, rising against the In
suits Of the Prussian King. He had
been waiting for a chance to rise, and
when no did get 1t he rose forthwith;
he and his gallant army fought the
enemy, and got whipped-something
he did not calculate upon.
Since then other leaders, a Ia Napo-
leon, have risen In temporary majesty
before the people, and called upon
them to rise and drive the swarmlng
German soldiers back over the border,
or even a~nnihilate them altogether II
thought expedient. The populace
listen, get excited fly of the handle,
cheer, threaten, and fancy for the mo-
ment that they have the whole Dutch
nation by the gullet and will choke
and shake 1t to death. A few rmlm-
sportant skirnishes, and evens some
good square pitched battles have been
tho result, yet nothing permanent or
satisfactory was attained on their part.
Yet they arc never discouraged; they
still rise whenever called upon, o Z are
intending to rise. 1t ID only a few
days ago that kilograms from Tours
said ",rhe Government announces
cheering news from every quarter Of
France. The peasants are prepared to
rise to resist tho invaders. Tho army
reorganization l. proceeding rapidly"
"Irlse enthusiasm Is increasing. Vol
unteers are rapidly swelling the ranks
of the two armies forming. The Prus-
SLAMS seem to be determined to advance
into Normandy. The people In that
Province are sending their grain and
cattle further south, and placing every
obstacle possible in the way Of the
Prussians."
It was probably this tendency to
rise which originated the idea OF en-
ploying balloons so extensively as
they have. Tho rising and energetic
Gambetta who rose as n bright leading
light before the enthusiastic Parlsians
and encouraged them to do desperate
things against the foul invader ofthcir
fair country, never felt himself rising
at a satisfactory rate Till no found HIM
self safely OH board a trusty balloon
rising out Of Paris, out Of tho way Of
the vicious Germans surrounding 1t
and sailing away to n more secure
locality. Here's what the telegraph
said a day or two. after his safe arrival
at Tours: "The derutations which
called upon Gambetta last night We're
authorized representatives Of political
reunions throughout the country.
They wero accompanied by several
thousand sympsthizcrs. Their object
was tho presentation to the Govern
ment, Of resolutions asking for a leyee
en- masse and the appointments OF
committees for departments, to be
.i charged with fastening tho popular
uprising"
Now NIL these balloon operations,
this transportation Of balloonatlcs or
lei very Important dispatches OF
Thousands Of letters to anxious friends,
do not seem &c amount to anything.
It Is all very gay, pleasant and scien-
tifc, but it Is not good square practical
effective business; It Is not fighting
the invaders and driving them from
the soil. II the French people ever do
rise with any hope Of doing something
practical In the way Of whipping the
Germans, their rising will have to be
in some other style than ''up in a bal
loon boys, up In a balloon"