Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-25

INNING CitiLcus VI i.yVu So"uay "o'
held at Armory Hall, Silver City, last
evening, for the purpose Of perma-
nently,organizing q Miners Union, Tx
Ing the rate Of wages at 81 per day,
and to act In full harmony with tho
Gold Hiil aud virginls Miners Unions,
whose officers attended In full iorco In
special carriages provided by each Of
the respective Unions for the occasion.
At S o'clock, the hour Of meeting,
the hall was denssly crowded. John
NJ. Tague, President OF the Silver City
Miners Unlsn occupied the chair, and
after duly setting forth the objects Of
tho meeting, called upon Hon. A. c.
Hay. who explained very concisely the
manner In which they would proceed
to Initiate the officers and members Of
the new Union, stating that he had the
honor 10 be present nc the Initiation OF
the first officers Of tho Gold Hill and
Virginia Unions; aud as there was a
great amount Of business TO come be-
fore the meeting on this occasion, he
would net detain them by making a
long speech. President John +. Nc
Donnell. Of the Gold Hill Miners
Union. was next called, and spoke as
follows:
Mr.. President and Gentleman. men,
bers OF the Silver City Miners Union :
My pleasure IL boundlcss to see tho
successful issue the miners Of Silver
City have achieved In forming \ Sister
Union In this city. await with pleas
ure the day when the miners, from tho
western slopes OF the Rocky Mount
aims to the shores Of the Pacific will
be ons great band OF CO operative
unions, working In harmony for the
one great and noble end-the elcva.
tion Of the working man. The field
to that attainment Is open to You all,
and do not hesitate when your rights
arc at stake, ~ men Of noble minds, as
men Of dlseernnent and justice, to de-
mand the sacred right that God and
nature has bestowed upon all men,
without respect to persons.
The time at length has como when
Knight can no longer triumph over
right" the laborer-the builder Of em-
pires and Statcs--is fast awaklng TO
that intellectual superiority which In
past ages marked the progress Of the
few, whilst the millions remain In lg-
uorance OF the equal rights they had
to share with the lordship OF creation
the divine right Of all men-hence
the Ignorant had to be subssrvient to
the will Of those who had 4 greater
power OF mind, and ~ n natural re-
suit become their slaves.
The march Of Intellect. with "the
march Of empire" il on the wing. aud
Is waiting the sacred themes OF Liber-
ty, Equality and Justice throughout
the length and breadth Of civilization,
doing away with that terrible doctrine
that kings, autocrats and aristocrats
had their right divine from heaven,
whilst modern equality amply proves
that their true position Is tho extent OF
intellectual capacity and tho amount
OF labor they are able TO perform, so
a, not to be drones In society, but to
contribute their mite to the general
prosperity OF the community In which
they reside.
The two great elements which COM
mand tho attention OF the world ut the
present tins, arc capital and labor.
That the former has hitherto held SUI
preme dominion over the latter, Is
proposition that cannot DO denied, In
~ much ~ the history OF the human
family, down TO u very recent period,
.sT..l 80 ..,.I. ,.H.r. kka ahNrar
had fixed tho amount Of wages to be
paid by the capitalist, when he could
have his work done cheaper by others
who were necessiated to work for any
price the capitalist might think nt to
dictate. when men begin to think,
tyrants begin to tremble." II you
would seek men Of great minds and
learning, search the circles Of the
upper ten," aud find them II you
can. Your search will DO eve In vain,
aud you will be obliged to seek and
tlnd them In a lower and more humble
sphere OF life you will iind them
among the working mon OF America.
What has made the United States the
most prosperous nation on tho face Of
the earth to-day? The answer Is sim
ply, skilled aud unssillsd labor, judi
clously applied to all things. That
labor Is the primal source from which
all capital emanates, Is simply the
laws OF natural science revealed, so
that capital and labor are so closely
allied that to annlhllatc the M would
be cxtermlnation Of the other. With.
out the cooperation and co-exlstence
OF both. the world would become a
chaos; man wos,i degenerate to the
degradation OF the savage but thanks
to that All-wise, benefcent power that
las Implanted In every human heart,
the talent n appreciate everything
great and good In human existence, TO
derive happiness and prosperity from
the bountics that nature has lavlshed
upon the world, ~"making lire, flood.
aud earth. the vassals Of his will"
Look at the progress OF modern
science ; see what gigantic proportions
art and labor have brought 1t to. Was
IL imbeclle a~ris,ocracy that brought
these great elements TO the ilourlshing
condition We lind them In our acad-
emic hall-? No; they rosc to per-
lection ut labor's earnest call.
That labor should havu It's just ro-
ward aud encouragement IL the topic
that should be foremost Ia every think
Ing mind, coming as II does from de-
vine authority, that "thc laborer Is
worthy OF his hire" aud the man or
set OF men that would try TO have
cheap labor. have small intellectual
capacity aud aro the natural bern enc