Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-16
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And nov comes the grand Csnisanial
celebration Of the ' . glorious Fourth
Of July. Docs not every true. American
say that u should b oslsbratsd In .
more glorious manner than Of its ninety
and nine annual prsdsesssorsf By CON-
mon consent the great patriotic heart Of
the nation will conesntrats its strongest
thrsss al Philadelphia where the nav
born Rspablic. Young America. was
hus rocked In the cradle Of Libsr-
". Yet responsive throbs should
and will thrill forth from the heart
Of each sovereign State OF the
Union. nis but natural that now. in
The great Centennial year Of the nations
Independents. that our patriotic citizens
should gather In from all quarters to
tho great celebration at Philadelphia.
which will be the greatest our country
has yet known or will know for . hun
drsd ysars to come; yet those Who stay
Il home all feel . desire to synpathiz-
ingly celebrate the day In an appropri-
ate manner.
Here In Nevada. especially along the
great Comstock range. We all want to
celebrate. yet NO regular enthusiastic pro-
gramme or rssounding notes Of prspara-
ton sssm TO crop out with the usual
decidsdnsss which has characterized the
occasion heretofore. Even Gold Hill
does not seem to have her loyal heart
snthussd up 10 the standard this time.
but like Virginia h looking Eastward
whore 30 many u her prominent
citizens have already gone to the
great National Centennial Exhibi-
ton. Some few citizens Of vir-
einia seem TO have an indefinite
idea Of getting up some sort Of a cslsbra-
ton. but the chief. In fact the only
prominent feature in the programme is
that Of getting up the old fantastic or
Horrible procession. which has been
the main feature in Gold Hill the last
two annual celebrations Of the Fourth.
Even the Eaterprie this morning says
there IL no wsll.dshned and general ar
rangsmsnt for q celebration In that city.
and has no good. definite and appropri-
ate plan to recommend.
And now right here We wish 10 ODER q
suggestion. The people Of Carson. the
Capital Of the State. invite Virginia,
Gold Hill. and everybody else TO come
and Join with them In the celebration
Of the Fourth. Could our citizens 10
anything nor appropriate than TO
accept Should not the great Gen.
tsnnial year be sisnalizsd by having
the chief celebration OF the State at the
State Cspitali Should we not assemble
al hesdquartsrsf Cannot Virginia cels-
braie with Carson this time! When
the devastating tiamss were roaring
amid clouds Of blacknsss, and
Virginia was fast sinking before the
nsry hell Of her doom . few months ago.
With the first tslsgraphic intelligence Of
The calamity. while yet the destruction
had but just commenced, Carson
began baking bread, and gather
ing clothes for the hungry and shelter
less. and by special trains forwarded
all assistance they could to the relief Of
Virginia. Carson did far more In pro-
portion than did even rich and proud
San Francisco. and II 10 but appropriate.
at least. that Carson should be rsuem-
bsrsd. Virginia can afford TO remember
Carson. But asids from oil other con-
sidsraiions ID IL not appropriate that the
chief Centennial celebration Of the State
should be held at Carson this ysarf We
charge nothing for the suggestion.