Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-05
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assembled to homer the otrthday OF the
great Rspublic. The streets we're
crowded with pedestrians and carriages.
Balconies were decorated with the
national Gag. and made beautiful BY the
many eolorsd costumes Of fair ladies.
From every houss-top the star spanslsd
banner was flung 10 the breeze. and
every building. NO matter how humble.
hal lis little symbol Of red. white and
blue. Our celebration vas . grand sue
csss from beginning to end. The
patriotic enthusiasm Of NJ citizens
began 10 show itsslf at early dawn. and
before the procession formed 10 fairly
boiled over. The good old days-tho
sorrovfui. bat still good oil days--of
&c were brought back to US. We saw
again the soldiers Of liberty tramping
over the frozen grounds: We heard once
more the thrilling words which form our
national gospel. IAN men are created
free aud squal;'' We passed in review
the awful struggles Of the heroes who
fought for our iadepsndencs-and who
gained il. We lived over again the
heroic days Of our history.
The grand feature OF the procession.
and the feature upon which We pride
ourselves, as We have q right 10 do. was
the school children. All had thsir little
fiags. and . aeasrous breeze from the
heavens caught the emblem Of human
rights and sent its wavy folds floating
through the air. Nobody who saw
those happy children. the fathers and
the mothers Of the future. joy and hap
piness bsaming on every face. could
doubt a. To our destiny a. q nation.
They were the soul sad spirit Of our
celebration. For them We have toilsd in
the past: for them We have builisd up
this grand commonwealth. We expect
them to prove worthy Of the glorious
heritage which We leave them. And the
best possible way ~ make than worthy
Of Il 10 to impress upon their minds. ~
We did yesterday. that, young a. they
are. they are a part Of this great nation;
that among them may be the future
President Of the United States. Pat.
riotisn once instilled into the young
mind. never leaves the heart Of the old
man.
The exercises in the pavilion were Of
an unusually interesting nature. The
music Of the Washington Guard Band
Was fine. and 1t was supplemented By
the vocal performances Of q volun.
tesr gles club. The Grafton was
delivered by Hon. John Yuls. II was
full Of patriotic sentiments and brim-
ming over with eloquent rhetoric. II
WAS . grand tribute. = worthy tribute. to
the genius Of the great American Re-
public. Mr.. yuls astonished his best
friends. They all knew that hs wouli
10 well. but none imagined that he
would reach the shining mark which he
really attained.
The poem. which was written BY VIM.
q. Hyde. Esq.. and which va prist In
another column. Is a fine literary pro-
duction. impregnated throughout with
the true spirit Of poesy. and full Of
grand and noble thoughts. But 10 fully
appreciate It's beauty and power. 1t
should be heard from the lips Of the
author. Mr.. Hyde Is . fms slocstionist
as well n, = poet, and when he real the
the poem yesterday. q thrill Of patriotic
enthusiasm vent through every heart.
Il WAS grand; Ii was sublime. and the
grsndsst thing Of all was that IL appeal.
cd directly to tho patriotism Of every
hsassr. and made Us all feel Tor the mo-
msnt that We could live or die for the
glorious oil dag Of the Republic.
We have had our celebration. and now
We have . right 10 glory in IL. Gold
Hill surpassed herself yesterday. and all
because We recognized the rights Of the
children. The Fourth Of July Is pecu-
liarly . child's festival. 10 We want our
sons TO grow up strong in patriotic dsvo-
ton to the nation. We must begin with
thew while they are young; We must In
still into their minds the principles Of
the Government under which they live.
the Government which they are to run
in the future. That they will so man.
age Il ~ 10 make OF the American Re-
public the greatest nation in the world.
is the fond hope Of every father and the
Earnest prayer OF every mother in the
land.
THERE Is = rumor that Mr. Erastus