Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-06
And sincere our sxuitss.ssss,

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Who gave our glorious nation birth,
The proudsst one TO day % earth-
Let praises FOR them loadiy swell;
These gallant sem united WED
In battling for Q glorious cause,
And .etodsy ~ith patricia, PRIDE
And nom their dseds Q lssssn draw.
Old Bank.r's nm. that haiioved spot,
Where warren bravsly fought and fell,
To other delds not soon forgot.
On which the sons Of ffsedsn foaght,
Historians love with pride 10 dwell.
Our ntbsr fought oppression then,
The, fought Tor frcsdom; ysa and wou,
And We to-day do honor them.
In this far western land ~ men
Who the nohlest work Of 0od has deas.
Tia ours to strengthen and make bat
The glorious work thoss heroes did,
And shoaid Treason, - In the past,
Raise iis fool hand that work 70 blast,
May such rise 81 the nations bid
To strike the foe who should dissolve
A nation. ffesst Of the free;
On Ne thoss sacred rghts devolvs,
And Il should e'er Be our resolve
Ns'sr nom our grasp to lot thsm nee.
-Four weary years Of bitter strfs
Against Z brave. bat inhaled fos,
Our nation struggled for its lifs,
When treason everywhere was rife,
Our Union blest to overthrow:
Then Thousands Of her loyal brave,
Marching ct their eoanty's call.
Found In the sunny South . grave.
Beneath the coll thsy fsaght To save
To freedom and our people sn.
Victory, light on our banners she'd.
Aud cheers wsat up at freedsm's shrine
A. onward eur brave soldiers sped.
H. nraut Ahsrliso anS uksrnan la
They crushed the haugAty rsbsl line.
Peace tn the country was declared.
And JOY now reigssd where gloom had
dwslt;
For thcse brave men who danger sh.rsd.,
Those from the trsaehsrous bullets shared.
Onee mors the Ioys Of freedom felt.
Our proud old hax has stood the nrss
Ofstrife, and with frssh lustre grows
with lsve Il still each heart insplrss
Az on 70 did our honorsd sites,
When borne against their hated foss,
Though rebels trsiled 10 10 the dust.
And strove the starr On II 10 hide,
10 quickly from thar clusters burst.
To wave more proudly than 81 nrt
A nations hope. . natien's pride.
Ts day II floats ~ ns'sr before.
Tue prouaest banner In the brsese;
A DAG Tor freemen to adore,
A fsg BY patriots bravely bore
Ger battle nslds and distant seas,
A sign Of hope for the oppressed
Ofevery land, o svery cline;
II knowsns color, creed nor caste,
For all beneath its folds are blsst.
A down they knesl at ffesdom's shrine.
brave Lander nom his place on high,
Who meath its folds for freedom blsd.
Looks down on u with seeming Joy,
While sedgwiek BY him standing nigh,
With pride 10 seen to nod his bead,
And the countless thousands slain,
Who for that starry emblem sled.
Are heard. methinks. aloud proclaim.
o keep the proud old nag nom ttain,
In lie defense our spirits led"
FORGET, o then. the saddened past,
And draw a curtain DER that strife,
which on our land such gloom did cast
Asalmost every hope 70 blast.
while seeking for the nations life.
No North. no South. no East. no west,
should 10 the ffesman's proutest boast,
Willis his most sacred bshcst
should be to shield that DAG % hlsst,
However great should Be the esst.
On motion this poem was unanimous
ly ordered published, and after Hail
by the band. w. F. Ander-
son. 0mtor OF the Day, delivered the
following
Grafton.
FEILow CITIZENS: In risingto perform
The part which has been assigned me in
The exercises OF the occasion. my mind
.nvoluntarily recurs to q period fifteen
Gears ago, and marks the contrast pre-
lented by the spectacle Of this day and
hat which l beheld when first I looked
ipon these hills, and descended into
canyon. I see gathered here u
multitude from all the surrounding coun-
~, from terraced hill-sides and the eI-
valley. The happy condition Of
his favored community is evidenced in
he commodious homes which grace the
anyon from end to end. and in the taste
nd elegance displayed in the forms OF
hose who have come TO do honor to this
holiday. At that earlier time
o which I have made allusion. the scene
sas almost that OF primite solitude-mod-
fed but little by the first efforts OF civil
Then the Pluto walked In o
.ort Of lordly pride amid the rude habi-
Of the pioneer. scattered here
nd there above Crown Point ravine and
the pyramid Of rocks which bore
he appropriate name Of Gold Hill. The
title IL preserved rs descriptive OF the
country and Of the municipality, but the
Did clustered rock groupings, permeated
Nth the precious metals, has disap-
ground in the ponderous and
ron jaws Of your mills. and undergone
he process Of reduction. Gold Hill, as
Inown to the pioneer. Is OF the past, o
.ecollection and o name alone.
The place which knew IL. shall know
/ no more. What there was in IL OF
metallic worth has long since been con-
'erted into the current coin OF the Re
or passed into forms Of beauty
o embellish the boards OF the opulent.
What there was Of the color OF the set
ing sun is perhaps flourishing in the
Of New York and the marts
I Europe, and that part which partook
Z the hue Of the harvest moon has, II
nay be, been carried into the stored
reasuries Of the princes OF India and
nina. I see q few around me here, and
mopg them you. Mr.. President, who
I'M understand the a~llusion, and the
hanged aspect OF the scene which little
,ore than q decade has produced.
Instead Of the steep and rugged trail
,bicb Ied from the slucpish waters Of
he Carson. we hear the shriil scream Of
ha ;r,n horxs ysveyberatinc around