Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-06

ed. The following il
The 0sasisn.
Mr.. President and Fsllow-citizsns:-
The glorious Fourth Of July Ii again
here, and the hearts OF all true Amer
leans are burning with patriotism and
national pride. The pageant that has
Just paraded our streets, the booming OF
artillery and the grand peals Of martial
music evince the dearfess Of this day 70
the hearts ofthe people: and IL Is no won.
der that Americans should grow Wild
with transports OF Joy on this occasion.
for nins-nine years ago to-day the Amer
lean Eagle gave his hrst scream. and
sent the British lion bowling home with
his tail between his legs. On tho Fourth
Of July. l776-and In all reverence be
it spofsn-a band Of patriots, fsaIltssly
facing all danger and scorning all in'
limitation and threats, with o simple
trust and childlike confidence In tho
Lord God Almighty and his overruling
providence, signed, sealed and published
the Declaration Of Independence. which
has Just been read. and thereby made OF
America q nation, and to-day 1t II the
proudest and grandsst nation upon
earth. One OF tho grand causes OF the
rebellion Of the Colonies was the at
tempt by the English Parliament to levy
direct taxes on the Americans. b
act was severely denounced a. being lax
alton without representation. the Col
onies being unrepressntsd in Parliament
This certainly was excessive injustice,
for TO deny an American the right TO
argue the point under any circumstance,
il cruelty In It's direst form, and as IN
well stated In the declaration. the right
Of representation 10 q right formidable to
tyrants; although II the trainers OF thai
instrument had over seen o Nevada
Legislature they probably would have
wordsd il q little differently.
Things went on from bad to worse,
until, in the fullness Of pride and self.
c~onceit, John Bull levied q tax on all
the tea imported by the c~olonists.
knowing the love OF American women
for that beverage. Parliamen vainly
thought that should Brother Jonathan
attsmpt to oppose the importation OF
| that article, there wonll DO such n din
raised about his ears by tho tea drink
inc females. as would make him Glad 10
ac,spt f~ore;up opprcssion rather than
snsnyo domestic turmoil. Poor fools!
rev had vel 10 learn thai those Yankee
women could brave all danger and en-
durs all pri~vations, rather than that
| their liberties should DO lost, and that
they could knit moro socks, sew more
a..h;,, Nm, Irs,sr IN dr;rt tban could
w = . Oa ~ EnsIsn5 ~ saturated
~i,h tsa. lint thew learned il to their
cost vhs, Roston Harbor was turned
m ons cioantic tsa.pot. and the fishes
become Jpuuken with drauehts Of Eng.
lands choicest merchandise.
IA was during the war that followed
the Declaration. that the father Of our
country distinguished himself, rs well
hr his military Ieeds AZ his utter ina.
| h,l;tv 10 tell n Iie-a fault very rare in
M copnt,v
M Ina mo,ber a our country. history
i STRANGELY silent. her name even not
hsinc Mentioned. although some bold
sr.cS,,,ions say there ia reason TO be-
| Iisr. lint n wns Susan Il. Anthony; but
hs, ,,,ai noe makes II very improbable.
nSr;nc ~. war Tor Injependence. n
o.ao, 49, hr;ci,, names wsro nddod
: ~. ,;s,. J, ;m%o,,sis Anon, tbom
~ ~ War,.n who fslI
sr,,a. =, mnnl.r n Allen IN whose
s,n .s. ~. nntno.n AMI Scbuyler
suS uom,,.;a all Marion and a INST NJ
a,h.rs zoo nrmsrous 10 msntion. Look
=, Gsn I.es who tboucht himself a
n.,ron h,t wa. tsken bS C,en. WASH.
acton 10, n no,troon. .rb.n look nj
Gsr pn,r.m ths cbamnion bareback
a. ~ ,hs vorlai Ts could Lot hin
.H~..ns .,o,hIa tor,,a,J ,omsrsapit
.es,;".a., LonIJ..s anil rsver s,aLs \
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snip; anu y. uo's ,h.,s 80
r,nsI r.n v = -. aha Will |. f.~
W ~ a.. iii 49, ,ha iona.
n. ~ 3D.. p;.hh . made LoyhooJ
s.;s..",,a o., al ,;,m. m come, And
Gan. p;ckeps and Major Stefan wero
,h.,a h,n.sino iho worry lilo ont of tho
nr;,;.h anil Gaming Tor themselves tho
al. =, ,ha o,;c,naI ..pickcns and
S%,.I.ns
a. a.. o,o., too ,obls ds.ds of d.r.
Ia. nS,farmsI and nroud distinc.
,;un o,,s;poJ Admiral Hopkins. Can.
,ain, Harry Hinman. Mcneil and many
others there won bright ~laursls; but
greater than any stands the namo OF
John Paul Jones, whose bloody engage
meut between his flagship, the Bon
bomms Richard. and the English ship |