Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-21
A REIGN 0r TERROR.

the men who were trampline upon them;
how they avenged their many wrongs by
~rsdjsnipg the streets Of Paris with the
blsod Of their opprssson; and how.
finally. fairly msddsned by their con.
tinasl slaughter. they came 10 look upon
human life a. something to Be played
with at their pleasure. and no man was
safe who dared to utter . word Of con.
dsmnaiion agsisstthe Commune. Those
were the days in which France trsmh,ed
tn her foundations; the days when civ
ilizsj Europe stood ashast. ~ abe CEN
teuplstsd the extremes TO which human
passion and human cruelty cosld 60.
They we're sad days for Francs. sadaer
still for the men who nads them pos.
sibls-ths mon who had crushed the
poor and the lsboring classes. until they
were forced 10 choose between death
from starvation. or possibility Of life
by the murder Of the men Who were
riding over them.
Il Il to Be hoped that NJ such CHASTITY
reign Of terror will ever aud . place In
the history Of the great American Re.
public. And yet. - We contemplate
the events nov transpirin3 In the East.
and tho rapid spread Of the agitation to-
ward the Pacific. " cannot but trsmbls
for the safety Of u institutions. The
little muttering Of discomfort which be-
anne dimly audible from M~srtiusburg
oa Monday. has swellsd TO . deep thun-
der roll. the echoes Of which are to-day
rsverbsr~ting throughout the entire
land. The strong man pAlesas he views
the indications of the coming tempest.
and the timid man quakss with fear.
Thai tempest. u Il comes, will send
forth q torrent Of blood. which will
drsnch this land from one end to the
other. The scenes Of the French reign
Of terror will bs rs-snactsd on the 81
cred soil OF free America. aud foreign
nations. who are our enemies from In.
Htisct. will look on with . hsllish joy ut
the bloodshed AMI destruction Of prep
srty which will follow.
We have NO dsspotie king in this
country - France bal. no arrogant,
titled nobility to trampls the people in
the dust and wiring from their labor the
msans to support u luxurious court.
But We have an a~ristocracy which has
grown with our growth. and become
strong with our strength. ami which Is
now depressing the poor NJ much rs
sver the eitiz.ns 81 France were OPP
pressed. The yoke is more CALLING. too,
from the fact that in this lani We pro-
FEES TO esteem evsry man M free and
equal. That the profession is q sham
has long been known TO foreign visitors.
Who have returned to their homes con
vinced that . titled nobility was. on tbs
whole. far preferable to AN aristoeracy oil
wealth. A nobility In these enlightened
daya 10 forced for sslf-protsction to pay
some respect to the rights Of the poPu'
lace. But . great corporation which
employs thousands Of nsn. holds them
practically at its mercy. unless. indeed.
they can form combinations for self pro-
lection. Its money Is all powerful. and
its workmsn are individually weak and
needy. But even the worm will turn
when trod upon. and Why should no,
man. made In the image Of his God.
protect himself from opprsssionf II
begins to look very much as though he
meant to do IL. svsn at the risk Of inan-
gurating q genuine reign Of terror in this
country.
The great railroad corporations Of
America are banded together In a con-
spiracy to enrich themselves with mil
lions. by depriving the poor man Of tho
very necessariss Of . decent life. His
vii. and children mu.t on nearly naked.
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.tiIl further. 4. 4, moi human p.tur.
that he should reals, the reduction. and
use all legitimate means in his power 10
compel the companies to come TO tsrmaf
II the strike now In progress In the
East spreads all over the land; 10 our
entire railroad system becomes ipopsra-
tive. and cur mail service Is stopped ; II
blsod flows in torrents through the
streets Of u large cities. and del
ugos u fertile plains. the railroad
macpatss will bs held responsible