Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-03
DrcoRArE FOR TnR FOURTH.

Tomorrow a great nation will engage
in the centennial celebration Of the
anniversary Of its existence as an indie
pendent power among the nations Of the
world. The citizens Of the American
Republic. North. South. East and West.
will devote themselves to patriotic re-
ioicings. Il is sminsntly fitting that
this should be "a. We stand a. . nation
to-day. the great exponent Of republican
principles. We have much to be proud
Of. When other republics have failed.
and died . lingering death. ours has
proved sslf-sustAining; and Is Ii is the
people in their msjssty who mako na-
tons, tho glory Of u Republic Is re-
fisetsd upon her citizens. In one hun
bred years we have risen from q little.
struggling band Of colonists To u great
country. whose power Is felt AMI ac-
knowledged all over the civilized world.
Ours is the mos, wonderful history %
modern times. aud We may well he par.
donsj IL in our centennial celebration
car enthusiasm iI somewhat Of an sxag-
gsratsd nature. We can afford. in this
grand year Of our triumph. to fairly boil
over with enthusiasm. Let Us boil over.
and thus show to the entire world that
We can fully appreciate ih. magnitude
Of our achievements and the glory Of
our institutions.
We OF Gold Hill must not bs behind
hand in doing honor to the Centennial
Fourth. All over the country to-mor-
TOW fiags will ny and cannon will roar.
Many towns and citiss will 10 simply
snshroudsd in banting. The national
nag. which is the symbol Of u indie
psndsnee. beneath which our fathers
fought for freedom. aud under whose
protecting folds We have passed u hun
drsd years OF unsIamplsd prosperity.
should DO seen on every house and sv-
cry building in Gold Hill Tomorrow.
There 10 no town or city in the country.
which stands to-day a. = greater tssti-
mony to the living powers OF our Amsri-
can institutions than Gold Hill. Young
10 years. We are mighty in u enter
prise. and that enterprise has been fos-
tered and cherished by tho great Repub-
lie, OF which We form au integral part.
To that Republic We must seeord due
honor o-morrow. Let the American
flag. the symbol Of its power. float in
every street OF our town. Let the strar-
ger who passes through our thorough
fares see ON every side the en-
blem OF national greatness. Ii ID
u debt which We owe to our common
country on the Centennial Fourth.
We must not dishonor the debt. We
cannot afford to. IL We would preserve
our name a. q thoroughly Republican
aud patriotic community.
Yesterday was tho Sabbath. aud il
Wa. hardly to be expected that much
decoration would done ON that day.
Bui ws have to-day and tonight in
which to hang out our fiags. aud make
Of our houses temples Of liberty. There
Is not a house holder in the community
Who cannot afford this poor tribute to
patriotism. our boys and u girls
should awaken tomorrow morning and
find the town clothed in holiday attire.
Seeing the display they cannot but
study over its meaning. They will
think OF tho oldsn times when our self
sacrificing iorsiathers fought for Liberty.
aud what Is much better. gained It.
Thar souls will DO fired With patriotic
arJor, ami the Fourth % July will as-
sumo for them a new meaning. They
will remember the days Of &c. which
IL what our boys need to r.iasmber.
Veterans Of the Mexican war. and
Soldiers who fought in our civil contest.
will gaxs upon a town draped in the
old Dag. with JOY and pride. We must
give to our boys and our soldiers this
pleasure. Let rs decorate and dseorsts