Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-29
,rArCiAL AND EDUCATION.
Al REFLECTIONS.

TO TUE EDITOR OF THE GOLD HILL
News: In your last issue 1 read q
communication over the signature of
John Bull" In which the writer gave
his views or Impressions Of what he
had seen while In Nevada. He mem
lions the inordlnate desire to obtain
money. which Is a characteristic Of the
American Of the present day, aud Of
the lavish expenditures Of 1t when OBJ
tslned. While no man realizes moro
than I do the necessity Of every man
acquiring a competency, I must insist
that we, in Jul endeavors to obtain .
fortune, sacrifice TOO many comforts,
and aspirations AFTER something better.
There are to-day, In Nevada. hum
dred, Of men who have not a single
thought OF anything but "stocks,"
mcn who seldom or never take = book
In their hand, aud who, In reading the
newspaper, merely glance at the stock
quotations. The people Of this CON-
munlty are not much addicted to cul-
tivasins the minds. Night after nigh.
notice crowds OF young men stand
Ing OH street corners engaged In light
and foolish gossip who might DO 20
much better employed In %cultlvatlng
their intellectual faculties. Ignorance
ID u dangerous element In a Republi.
can form Of Government like ours. Ii
Is better suited to q monarchy or on
aristocracy than where the people are
the only sovereigns. The stability oil
Government depends upon the intslii.
yence and virtue Of the people. and oil
the whole people; and this fact should
he borne In mind by every American
citizen, that the hope Of our country,
for the future Is not so much In our ma.
tional resources, In rich prairies,
uavigable rivers. aud In our mines OF
silver and gold, those Ophirs and e.
Doradoes Of wealth as In right educa.
ton OF our people. knowledge makes
the world present phases new and
changing to the mind. II introduces
maj to objects and glories visible and
invisible. tangible aud untangible. 10
its p~oSseasor IL unravels things mystic
rious and marvellous, and enables him
to ascend to stupendous heights and to
descend TO wondrous depths. BY the
light Of Its inventions the astronomer
scars among the stars, counts their
number, calculates their magnitude,
t,tnn-ttra3 flAt-. lt-kn AL ,.oslys
their revolutions. By its lamp the
geologiSt penetrates the earth's crust,
explores her secrets from the old sand
stones up to her alluvial soils, exhibit.
ing her fossils aud her petrifactious.
Nay, 1t makes us acquainted with the
d~enlzens Of this and other ages whose
thoughts still live and light the world.
It brings back the deeds Of former
tunes and renews the events Of other
ages rs wildly 10 u. a II we had lived
there and then. knowledge awakens
our syInpathies, enlarges our desires
aud multiplleS the supply. 1t brings
us into contact with society enlivened,
enriched and refined by It's blessings.
Il Is the students passport. compaii-
lon, counselor and friend. The ability
to acquire knowledge i derived from
Deity. He Is the tount, the river, the
rivule. of all knowledge. knowledge
Is the strength of our country, the cor.
ner stone OF our republic. the basis OF
her government, the source Of her
glory aud the prop Of her institutions.
The men Of this and other countries
the most eminent, the neu Of this and
other nges the most illustrlou5, have
come up from the humble walks OF
life. aud learning has achieved for
them a position superior to that gained
by wealth or noble birth. Young
man !. If you ever hope to rise In the
world. cultivate tho talents which God
has given you. JUsrrcE.
Virginia City, July 30. 1872.