Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-28

EsSolrod, That with unaffected sor'
rev va noun the loss Of our brother
that We shall miss his brotherly counsel
and companionship and the genial sun
shine OF his presence and fratsrnal love.
The fower Of the forest
shall blossom aSain.
And the -on.-bird shall carol
His souLsiirring stuin;
hut, the Heart Fate hath witherd
No Time can RESTORE.
And 10. voice shall b silent
On earth
R,so,rei, That we tender TO the widow
Of our departed brother our heartfelt
sympathy in her sad bereavement.
Resolved, That our Secretary be and
he il hereby instructed 10 forward a
copy Of these resolutions to the widow
Of Judge Campbell; to spread them in
full upon the minutes and to publish a
copy OF them in the GoLp HILL NEws
and Duly Territorial Eaterpris.
After the reading and adoption OF the
above resolutions, President 5. A. Nc
Means said that the propristy OF pro
nouncing u ~panegyric on their late re-
specteL brother. Will Campbell. had been
suggested to him u few days ago. at
which time he wa under the impression
that such q course was forbid by tho by
laws. He had since discovered his or.
TOR, and would be happy TO hear from
any aud all the intimate personal friends
OF deceased.
Hon. c. T.. De Long was then called
for. aud addressed the audience briefly.
prefacing his remarks with the state.
ment that he was totally u%npreparei to
do Justice TO the memory OF his departed
brother-a remark which applied equally
to the different gentlemen following him
on the same subject. We cannot pre-
tend to give even a respectable synopsis
of the various speeches, or in fact any
part Of the proceedings OF tho night;
Tor. ~ remarked in our editorial columns,
such n course would ill them with Pio-
nesr'' to the exclusion OF everything
else. But among other things, the hon.
orable gentleman said that n who
helped TO marx out the highways across
the continent had left for the other
shore. lie was n man who. like many
others Of us had an ambition TO
earn not only fame. but money. and to
some extent failing in the latter under
taking, had become a little soured in
temper; but underneath u somewhat
rude exterior there throbbed a true.
manly heart, which won him the love OF
many warm friends. IN whose minds his
memory would remain fresh and green
long after others over whom u greater
parade hal been made would be forgot
ten. Will Campbell vas followed to his
last resting place by sincere mournsrs.
lie had fallen first from the circle. Let
Let those who remained initiate him.
and die respected by their fellows and
themselves.
Colonel X. II. Taylor followed. in q
eulogy which showed his friendship for
his departed friend. and which was very
creditablo 10 himself. He said that he
scarcely knew what TO say. but the re-
marks Of Hon. &. L. DE Long had re-
called the scenes Of long ago, when
Campbell and himself first became ac-
quainted. and long before the prefix
Honorable wa attached to the name OF
his friend. From that time until he was
laid in his grave he had watched the ca
recr Of Will Campbell. and always with
pride. When he VAS elected Judge in
Sierra county. California. men predicted
his failure; but his was a nature that
always rose not only TO the level OF but
above his surroundings; and in whatever
position Campbell had been placed. he
was always equal to the emergency.
lie said that his friend. like many
others OF his Scotch eountrymsn. was
apt to say what he meant in plain Eng
lish. but under a somewhat brusque ex-
terror was hid a warm and genial dis
position. which. when once thawed to
friendship. never froze over again. He
was always a gentleman, who. whatever
his triiling faults might be land who
was without themf), was brimful Of
mirth and was the soul Of good fellow
ship. They would all miss his jokes.
his repartes. and his blows. No better
man belonged TO that or any other
society. II was well said by Mr.
| belong that the Pioneers followed him
10 his grave with true sorrow. but all
should remember that he is still n Pio-
ueer, and has but gone n little in adj
u TO the country where all must fol-
low. Ho believed that Campbell had
anticipated his carly dissolution and was
prepared for 1t. M ono Of his last re-
marks on going TO California before his
death was u quotation from Byfon's
tragedy Of Manfred. where he he says:
..Oli man It's not no difficult to die"
lie doubtless realized that It's not so
| difficult TO 90 to o better land. "where
(apostrophizing himl, until We meet. i
bid you u farewell. Will Campbell.
Green be the turf on the friend OF my
better days"
Al the close OF Colonel Taylor's AL.
dress Mr.. belong said that as their hall
was destroyed. he would move that the
Pioneer fiag DO drapsd in mourning for
thirty days in honor OF tho memory OF
their departed brother. The motion
was carried unanimously, and the Jani-
tor instructed TO see that tho wish Of the
Society be carried out.
". y. Stewart followed in a short adj
dress, during which he took occasion TO
contrast the society Of Pacific Coast Pr
oueers in this State with the California
Pioneers Of san Francisco. He said
that he had lately been ON q visit to that
city, during which he had attended the
meetings Of the Society. which were
simply disgraeeful. being characterized
BY jealousy. wrangling and pickering.
lie said that had the California Pioneers
sustained such u loss rs the Society in
Virginia City, the "0ld Boys" here
would have bosn prompt TO step in and
At least offer n little timely aid. such >
thought, however. never entered the
sordid brains Of the California Pioneers.
The majority Of the members composing
that Society, or at least the influential
members, were men who knew COM