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Gold Hill. Virginia City, audSilYcr city, at Kitty
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Union Central Territorial Committee.
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UNION CONVENTION.
THURSDAY THE 31ST OF DECEMBER, 1863,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for the j
following named office*. to Ik- voted for at the j
electiou to be held ou the lytli day ot Januarv.
ll*U:
Member of Congress.
Governor.
Licntemint Governor.
Three Justices <?f the Supreme Court.
Clerk of the Supreme Co art.
S?crpt:?rr ot State.
State Treasurer. j
State Controller.
Attorney General.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
State Printer.
The Convention will he composed of fifty-one \
delegates? divided among the several counties as
fnllown :
l>ongf?:w?, 3 delegates: Esmeralda. f> : Humboldt
5 ; lender. 5: Lyon and Churchill. 6 ; Ormsbv,
3 : Storey. 16: Washoe and Koop. X
It was recouimeuded by said meeting that the
election of delegates to the County Conventions,
and h ddiag "f said Conventions t?>r the purpose
of ^lectin; delegates to th?? Territorial Conven
tion, b- postponed to (he latest practicable period
It was also recommended that no PROXIES l?e
allowed lu the Territorial Convention. exeept
lurh Proxies as may be held by a delegate or del
egates fr ?m the same e-ntnty.
Committee wonM furthermore recommend j
that the delegates in the Territorial Convention i
to he holden as aforesaid, from the counties c??m- j
po*iug the Second. Third and Fourth Judicial j
Districts, be empowered to nominate candidates j
for the Judgeship* ju their espective districts.
I. O. STERNS.
WM M STEWART.
J W \ORTH.
J VKEI.Y JOHNSON.
WM. KPI KR.
C irson Citv. I We-nK-r 1**.
Committee.
UNION TICKET FOR STOREY COUNTY.
For District Judsre :
H. O. BEATTY.
For County Judge:
DAVII) M. HANSON.
For State Senators:
A. W Baldwin. | Is??c I. Rkiica.
chaklks Wilson. ii. h. flagu.
For Assembly :
A. J- Roirtn. ! I., i?. W \Ri>i.r.
\V, H. Uot.LMA*. I.KWtS Rwiimvit,
?lOHS" NKI.SKV WaKRES llKVTOS.
Jo'in I.nvtrr. .Jr.. t J. H. c
S. D. R. srr? \RT. ch \s. L Tirrrrr.
T. It. T\tlor. I I?. \V HaI.CH.
Ki ?R UOVERXOR.
CHARLES H. MORGAN,
(of Virginia/.
for rvlTKP STATUS SKN ATOKS,
JAMES W. NYE
HENRY EDGERTON.
FOR STATE l'RIXTER.
GEORGE W. BLOOR,
(of Virginia).
Card.
In this morning's Virginia papers my
naine appears as taking part ia the pro
ceedings of the bolters from the County
Convention and the "indignation" move
ment of those dissati-fied persons. The
use of my name in that connection is un
authorized. as I have no sympathy with
that movement. S. A. KKI.LOCKi.
Gold llill. Dee. 29th. 1S63.
THE XKWS.
For the first time since Christmas Eve '
the wires are working across the conti- j
cent, and bring us a dispatch. The news i
ii interesting, but not of any great impor- I
tance.
The Bolter Delegation.
The bolters held a meeting last evening j
at the Court House, in Virginia, and
passed resolutions of wrath and indigtia- '
rion. They, in common with other mi- j
norities, consider themselves the victims 1
of chicanery and persecution, and appear
fired by a spirit of determination to over- 1
throw the Convention of which they were '
such a feeble minority. This wise minor- (
itv of eight, having been unable to accom- i
plish their designs in the face of the cruel :
majority of twenty-two, are now disposed i
to wise a mutiny. They appointed a
committee to call out the "masses," and
send a delegation to the State Convention !
at Carson. When we consider that the ;
County Convention was called by comps- t
tent authority, and in the recognized man- !
ner ; tfiat the delegates composing that ;
Convention were all regularly elected and
admitted to scats, without a contest ; that
that Convention was called for the specific ;
purpose of choosing delegates to the Car- ;
son Convention : and that it did so by a
vote of three-fourths of the Convention,
it is difficult to believe that these bolters
have the most distant idea of having any
delegates of their's admitted, or their
whinings listened to by the State Con
vention. They will go after the fashion
of similar seceding factions, knock at the
door for admission, be rejected as a matter
of course, and get up another ticket of j
their own. around which they w ill hope j
to rally a sufficient force of sore-heads to !
claim the dignity of a "party." Such ;
things are an old story ; we have all seen |
the thipg tried in days past, and in our j
experience, the parturient throes of such j
mountains have never brought forth any- i
thing more than a very ridiculous mouse. !
Let them go. They will tire very speedi- |
Iv of "Maying out in the cold," and by j
the time another County Convention meets j
will have done penance, and be standing '
in an attitude of meekness, imploring ad- .
mission into the ranks thev have deserted, j
" I
The State Prixtership. ? The Bulle
tin, speaking of Geo. W. Bloor, the prin
ters' candidate for State Printer, says:
"Attached to that circular are the names
of a large majority of all the printers in
the Territory. As the office of State
Printer is one that it will be to the ad
vantage of the people to have filled by a
thoroughly practical man. one possessing i
industry, integrity and skill, and who will !
Ix* able to devote the whole of his time to j
the publi? service, we heartily endorse the :
recommendation of the printers, because j
Mr. Bloor is the only candidate in the j
field possessing the necessary qualiiiea- 1
rions. ? ? ? We are aware that
the proprietors of a newspaper possess a
great advantage over a poor man. un
1 nown to the general community, in run- j
ning for office ; but believing that the in- j
telligence of the people will enable them
to see the disadvantage they would labor
r nder in having a paper supported out of ,
the public funds ?s would be the case
should the proprietors of the Union or j
Fat*rpri*e obtain the office of State Prin- S
fc_*r, we again recommend Mr. Bloor for !
,|je position whieh wc tru-t he mr.y ob
tain. i
The Bolt from the Convention.
Nine of the members of the County
Convention, yesterday, withdrew from
that body, and published in the Evening
Bulletin a card, setting forth their reasons
and " grievances," in the words following,
to wit :
And tcherras, A majority of the alleged
Delegates to this Convention have assumed
an ungenerous attitude towards the under
signed, a minority , by perfecting, what is in
political parlance termed a slate fur officers,
which it is their evident intention to force
upon us.
The charge about that " slate" may be
all very true, ami it mav be all a creature
*
of the fancy of the seceding delegates.
But one fact, however, is rerv certain ;
and that is that the gentlemen who com
plain of the proceedings had ill the Con
vention, and evinced their iKsgitst thereat,
are not properly constituted for delegates
to a political body, nor fitted by experi
ence to represent with much force their
constituents, in the subtle strategy, which
is the mode of warfare ever resorted to by
dabblers in the " filthy pool." The course
pursued in the Convention and to which
! these parties, at altogether too late an
hour, took exception, was the appoint
ment of certain Committees to whom
were delegated certain powers, rather
more extended than is perhaps generally
customary in such bodies. Here, if any
where, the cutting and drying process,
took effect, and the " slate," if any, was
made out. The question upon the ap
pointment of those Committees, was stated
by the Chair in the usual parliamentary
manner, and then, if ever, was the time
for those delegates, or whomsoever disap
proved of conferring those powers, to have
interposed their objections. If they saw
therein the cat in the meal-bag, then or
never was the time for them to have
spoken, and stated their discoveries or
their suspicions, liut, if we are correctly
informed, those questions were put and
carried by a vote of three-fourths of the
Convention. If so the appointment of the
Committees and the exercise of the powers
delegated to them, followed as a natural
consequence, and all the acts of the Con
vention, naturally resulting from the affir
mative vote on those questions, was the
act of the whole Convention, and that
these parties found themselves out in the
cold, is their misfortune, and no crime of
the other three-fourths of that body.
When the Committee on Nominations
made their report, and the question on the
adoption of that report left the whole
matter open for discussion as to any wrong
supposed to have been attempted. One
of the minority did. it appears, speak to
the question, and, from all accounts, was
listened to with attention. lie failed to
satisfy the Convention that anything was
wrong, and the Convention ratified the
nominations made by the Committee.
This immense indignation of the minor
ity is " the old thing, that everybody
who has ever had aught to do with Con
ventions has become accustomed to. In
this instance, however, the flare up appears
to be more absurd than ordinarily is the
case. One-fourth of the Convention
accuse three-fourths of the body of a com- ?
binatioa to defeat the wishes of the mi- '
noritv. They declare that the powers \
conferred on the Committee were too arbi
trary. Why did they not oppose the ap
pointment of the Committee, and the dele
gation of those powers r To get up at a
later hour, when the whole subject matter
had been finally disposed of in parliamen
tary form, and announce the discovery of
a mare's nest, is a poor way of evincing
one's political sagacity, or fitness to take
part in a Nominating Convention. It is ;
not what is expected by the people of the j
delegates they elect to represent in such a '
body.
The powers conferred upon the Com
mittees were perhaps extraordinary ? yet
these delegates who complain, consented
to the delegation of those powers. As
far as Ave are able to learn, everything
was conducted squarely and in strict ac
cordance with custom. If the nomina
tions made were in accordance with any
preconcerted scheme, that scheme was car
ried out in a manner that left it an easy
matter for those outside the plot to have
defeated it. If they had not the wit to
perceive it, their own stupidity is alone at
fault. The nominations appear to us to
have been fairly made, and we consider
them binding upon every member of the
Convention, and the party which that
Convention represented.
Col. CKA.DLEB.vrGH . ? The U nion Coun
ty Convention yesterday, in one of its
resolution-!, endorsed this gentleman as a
candidate for U. S. Senator. It was a
piece of considerable "sharp-practice," for
until the resolution was read, it is extreme
ly doubtful whether, outside of a few pol
iticians, he had ever been thought of as a
candidate for any such position, lie has
been away from the Territory for a long
while, and where his pre-eminent talents
over Governor Nye come in, is what very
few will be able to detect. Governor
Nye is among us ? has been untiring in
hisefforts to ascertain the wants, the wishes
and the true interests of our people, in
their endeavors to be organized as a sov
ereign State. In what, then, does Col.
Cradlebaugh overtop our present Gov
ernor as a suitable man to represent this
people in the U. S. Senate r We shall
continue to advocate Xye's claims until
the matter is settled by the joint action of
the Legislature ? for the reason that we
believe him honest, capable, and patriotic
as any man who lives in the Territory.
We do not believe the resolution express
es the sentiments of the great mass of the
Union voters of Storey county, when it
prefers Cradlebaugh to Nye.
Live O.vk Claim, Palmyra Distict.?
The live Oak is a claim lately incorpora
ted, and which promises to bo one of the
most important claims in the district. It
is located near the mill, on the George
Law ledges, Xos. 1, 2, and 3. The tun
net will strike all three of these ledges at
from 150 to 200 feet below the surface, and
from the mouth of the tunnel a track can
be laid directly to the mill, thus saving a
considerable item in the way of transpor
tation. The tunnel will also probably
strike considerable of a stream of water,
which will be very valuable of itself as a
mill privilege. ? Cor. Union.
To-t>ay's Stock Report was received
too late for insertion. j
The County Ticket.
We place to-day at the head of our
columns the county ticket nominated yes
terday by the Union County Convention,
there to stand until the general election.
That ticket represents the political party
to w hich we are firmly attached in senti
tiraent, and whatever aid we can afford to
insure its election shall be freely and
heartily extended. We apprehend at
present no serious opposition, but it is im
possible to foresee what may arise in the
few weeks yet to intervene. We have
not the pleasure of a personal acquaint
! ance with all of the gentlemen who com
| pose the ticket, but we know most of them
| by reputation, and that reputation in ad
i dition to our confidence in the intelli
gence and patriotism of those who com
posed the Convention is sufficient guaran
ty to us to make us feel safe in endorsing
the nominations without hesitation. The
number of names upon the ticket renders
a review of the merits of the various can
didates out of the question, in a single
i article, and we contend ourselves for the
i present in announcing our entire satisfac
I tion with it as a whole, and our determi
! nation to support it with such vigor as is
! in our power to put forth.
Kecse Kiver Items.
(From the Itereilie, o f December 2 1///.)
Otho Ledge ? Goi.dex Fi.eece Com
I I'ANY. ? The claim of this company is situa
| ted in Santa Fe District, and is an old loca
tion. A tunnel was commcnced some time
since, and a few days ago it tapped the ledge
at a depth of sixty feet below the surface.
The ledge at this depth has realized the most
sanguine expectations of the company, and
all that is needed now is a mill conveniently
situated to crush the larsje amount of rock
that can be extracted. This will probably be
crccted early in the spring. The ledge is" ten
feet wide, and assays have been obtained
from it near the surface as high as SliOO.
The tunnel is ulv seventy feet in length, so
that the ledge can be worked very easily
through it.
Ontario Ledge. ? This ledge is situated
about one-half a mile southeast of the Yankee
lilade. There are 1,000 feet in the location,
? and preparations arc now being made to sink
' a double shaft. The work will be pushed
I forward rapidly. We were shown a few days
! since, by Mr. 1>. Mcllenry, two small bars?
' one of the value of S'i '21, obtained from
1 thirteen pounds of rock from this ledge, and
; the other worth 0", the yield of twenty
j five pounds. This return would be at the
j rate of $000 to the ton ? as good as need be
| desired.
CuiDGitY Ledge. ? This ledge is situated
, about one mile and a half south of town, and
: but a short distance from the Tesora. It was
j discovered and located about three monttis
i since. An incline has been sunk on it 22
' feet, at which depth the ledge is twentv-thrce
I inches wide and well defined. The ore will
j undoubtedly piv well, as it shows chlorides
in large quantities. Work is being vigor
! ously prosecuted, and a considerable amount
; of quartz has already been extracted. Mr. S.
? I*, llobcrts is the superintendent.
X.uu Ledge. ? This ledge is situated near
the upper grade, and but a short distance
: from th~ Ponv Ledge. It was discovered
about a month since, and a location of one
thousand feet made by Messrs. Amadcn. Sny
der, Anker and our old friend (). C. Lewis.
We have been shown a specimen of the rock
I taken out within a few feet of the surface,
j which looks decidedly well.
Rkvknte Company. ? We have been
shown some rick specimens of ore from this
j mine, the rock from which, upon crushing
j and assays, realizes upwards of six hundred
' dollars to the ton. The shareholders have a
a good thing of it. The work is being prose
j cutcd with energy.
Good Work. ? One day last week forty
three pounds of rock from the Troy ledge
was crushed at the Union Mill, and yielded
at the rate of $1,300 to the ton. The rock
was crushed by the smalt two-stamp battery
used at this mill for prospecting purposes,
worked to within five and seven-eighths per
cent, of the fire assay.
Peacock Ledge. ? This lcrtse is situated
in Marshall Canon. An incline has been
| sunk upon it to the depth of nineteen feet.
I The ledge is well defined, thirty-two inches
? wide, and tine ore is now being taken out.
The prospects are that this claim will prove
to be number one.
We were shown yesterday several speci
! mens taken from the Chidgey and Peacock
ledges, for the purpose of being sent to San
Francisco. We venture that the hearts of
owners will be much gladdened when they
reach their destination.
BfLLlox. ? We saw a few days since four
large aud fine looking sivcr bricks, which
had been obtained from ore extracted from
the Vineyard ledge and crushed at the Union
mill. The bars were worth ?1,891 97. Keep
them coming, the marc the merrier.
Our National Resource*.
We make the following extract from a re
cent article in the X. Y. Post upon the wealth
and power of the Nation, as developed by the
war :
" A rebellion which has torn away nearly
one-half the nation, has not been able to dis
turb, to any great extent, the natural work
ings of our institutions, and much less to
dash them into fragments. It is true there is
a party among us which helps the domestic
enemy, and feeds the grudges of our enemies
in Europe by proclaiming that our Constitu
tion is clean gone, that not a vestige of our
liberties is left, and that the Administration
rules with the stern, relentless and crushing
hand of the most arbitrary despotism. But
such misrepresentations are the maggots of
overwrought editorial brains, which cannot
live exposed to any atmosphere than that of
the tap-room. We who go about our peace- !
ful avocations from day to dav, almost un
conscious that a war exists, and certainly un
conscious of the interference of the Govern
ment in any of our concerns, except by the
fiavment of an extra stamp now and then,
uugh at the shallow pretext. We know that
our institutions are not only stronger but
safer now than they were at the beginning ; j
we know that they will comc out of the fire j
annealed and purified, not consumed ; we
have no fears that they will be overthrown by
the people, or permanently perverted by their
temporary rulers ; and we are unable to dis
cover in the future either the tvranny or the
anarchy which our foreign maiigners are so
willing to predict as the certain outcome of
prevailing tendencies. ? ? ?
While wc have upheld the integrity of our
institutions, departing from the letter of them
in a few cases only the better to secure their
spirit ; while we have not only not suffered
in consequence of the war, but prospered in
spite of it, we have made the most prodigious
exertions both in a military and philanthropic
direction. Maintaining no less than a million
of men in the field, whose operations have
spread themselves over thousands of miles,
requiring unprecedented expenses forsubsist
ancc and transportation, we have had thrown
upon us for support the impoverished popu
lations of the districts which the rebellion
has wasted. Nor have they appealed to us
in vain. Our commissary storehouses have
been open to them with almost as much rea
diness as they have been open to our soldiers.
We beat the enemy first and feed him after
wards. At the same time circumstances
have compelled us to take charge of the ser
vile class, which he has abandoned to idle
ness and destitution, but which we shall en
deavor to elevate to industry, pleutv and
manhood. Upon these varied duties the de
mands upon our resources and charities have
been exigent, but not exhaustive. It has
seemed that, like the wiu v's cruse, our
means were fed by the drains upon them, or
grew by their own consumption. We have
always managed to find a few pennies or a
few crumbs more to solace the famine-strick
en of less fortunate lands."
A New Comet. ? A new comet was dis
covered at Leipsic on the 9th of October. ?
Dr. Gugleman, of the Royal Observatory of
that city, has calculated the following ele
ments of its orbit :
Perihelion passage December 29th.
Longitwle of perihelion 128 deg. 28 mto.
Longitude of ascending node 105 deg. 03 min.
Inclination of orbit 86 deg. 26 miu.
l'erihelion distance 1,308.
These elements show that the comet will
be nearest to the sun on the 29th of Decem
ber, and will then be distapt from th-it lumi
nary $bv}iit one hundred and twenty-three
million of-siles. i
BI TELEGRAPH?
SPECIAL TO THE GOLD HILL NEWS.
Sacramento, Dec. 28.
Blockade Ruuners at Wilmington.
Nkwbern, N.C., Dec. 23. ? Late Wilming
ton papers announce the arrival there of a
grert number of blockadc runners.
The President's Pardon.
The new oath of allegiance has been ad
ministered to a number of rebel officers and
soldirrs, who came into our lines to acccpt
the Presideut's pardon.
Leasing the Abandoned Plantations.
The plan of leasing out abandoned planta
tions in Eastern North Carolina is proving
a great success to the Treasury Department
and a great benefit to the laboring classes of
both colors.
Skirmishing in Tennessee.
Memphis, Dec. 2oth. ? Hurlburt's forces,
watching Forrest and Chalmers, south of '.his
place, have had several skirmishes with the
relicts.
Army of the Potomac.
Washington, Dec. 28. ? From the Army
of the Potomac we hear that all is quiet along
the lines.
Oyster Boats Captured.
It is reported that a number of Philadel
phia oyster boats had been captured by the
rebels," in York River. They robbed the
crews, sent them to Richmond and then
burned the vessels.
Capture of a Contraband Mail.
A dispatch to the Post to-day, says : That
a large contraband mail had been captured
in Baltimore just as it was about to start for
Richmond. Prominent persons are impli
cated.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 17th says :
that the Federal Government has abandoned
everv point excepting the treatment of negro
prisoners.
A Successful Cavalry Foray.
Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 23.? 'The Tribune's dis
patch from the Army of the Potomac, says
that our cavalry have1 returned to Bealton
Station, having made a successful foray
against the rebels, driving the guerrillas, dc
' stroving property and capturing a rebel
I mail.
Ke-Orgnnization of the Army.
The iJcrtiUVs dispatch says that the re-or
ganization of the army has commenced.
General Tyler has been assigned to the com
mand of the Irish Legion.
From Europe.
The steamship Olympus brings from Liv
erpool dates to the liith inst. The Richmond
correspondent of the London Times admits
that the blockade has now, for the first time,
made access to rebel ports dangerous and
difficult. A correspondent of the same jour
nal says that the crisis will soon test the
South! and pays a high tribute to Northern
! faith and self-reliance as compared with
I Southern lukewarmuess.
Denmark and the (iermanie Confedera
I tion will attend the Congress.
It is reported that Austria declines the in
' vitation. A circular from Do L'lluys that
England's refusal had frustrated the combi
\ nation, but France was ready to come to an
| understanding with the governments, and is
I willing to debate pacifically upon those ques
| turns liable to lead to complication.
Resolutions
Adopted by the Union County Convention
of Storey county, Dec. 28, 1863.
Resolced, 1st. That the Union party of
I Storey county rc-afHrms its devoted loyalty
1 to the Government of the United States of
| America.
j 2d. That the Union party of Storey county
stands true to the country all the time, anil
bids eternal defiance to the rebellion and all
| its supporters, backers, allies, sympathizers
i and friends.
3d. That, thanks to the God of battles,
i and the immortal valor of our National arms,
I the war is a success ; that it must never cease
: until the supreme authority of the Govern
| mcnt shall be fully established throughout
, the borders of the" Kepublic, and our tlag
1 floats in peace and triumph over every
| State.
4th. That believing as we do that the Na
tional Administration with honest Abraham
Lincoln at its head, is earnestly trying to
, conduct the war to a successful, speedy and
! honorable close, every patriot should stand
; by it and give it his earnest sympathy and
i hearty support, and that man is a hypocrite
and a traitor, and in his heart false and un
true, who, while the country is involved in
this grand struggle for its life, asserts his
j loyalty to the Government but denounces the
Administration, which is the soul, the breath,
the life of the Government ? the Government
: itsrlf a living thing.
ftesolred, That the mines shall be ever
; free to those who discover and develop them,
| and that indiscriminate taxation of mining
! claims is unwise and unjust, and destructive
! of the prosperity of the country.
Hesohed, That the expenditure in Nevada
Territory in discovering and developing its
j mineral wealth has far exceeded the nggrc
' gate yield of the precious metals, and that
I the country is largely indebted to the enter
I prising pioneers and discoverers of the niiue
! ral resources of the coming State, and it is
wrong and oppressive for cither State or
Federal Government to take from the miners
! the legitimate reward of their hazard and en
| terprise ? after thev have ventured their lives
| and fortunes, with the tacit assurance of
I Government that their hopes should not be
I finally blasted by its oppressive hand ; and
i policy and justice alike forbid that unjust or
unreasonable burdens be laid upon those
j whose energy and industry are enriching the
j nation and adding millions to the wealth and
commerce of the world.
Resolved, That under the Constitution sub
i mittcd for out adoption the Legislature has
! full power and authority to control the sub
ject of taxation; that 'it is its duty to say
? what shall be a just valuation of mines and
| mining property for all purposes of revenue ;
and it shall be deemed necessary by the Leg
islature, in order to raise money for the sup
port of a State organization, to require the
owners of the mineral wealth of the State to
! contribute their just proportion to the Gov
1 eminent that protects them and their prop
erty ; it will then be the duty of the repre
sentatives of the people to define what is a
mine and what is mining property, and to
determiuc in what manner the same shall be
I taxed.
Resolved, That in taxing mines the Legis
lature ought so to discriminate as to leave
entirely unembarrassed the development of
the mineral wealth of the State, and to leave
free from taxation undeveloped mining
claims of n mere speculative value ? and
only ijubject to the burdens of Government
such claims as yield net profits to their own
ers.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the Constitu
tion requires an equal and just valuation of
property for taxation, the Legislature must
I proceed upon a just and reasonable basis,
and that no law w'ill be in keeping with the
spirit of the Constitution, which requires the
I Assessor to estimate the undiscovered and
hidden wealth of a mine buried beneath the
earth ; but, the Legislature must establish
some certain and definite rule for the valu
ation of mines and mining property, and it
being well known that all is uncertain in
mining until the mineral is extracted, no
Legislature will presume to provide for the
; estimating the value of a mine by any other
criterion than the products obtained there
from.
Itesolved, That while the subject of taxa
tion of the mines is under the control and
subjcct to the will of the people themselves
through their chosen representatives, there is
no fear of wrong or oppression.
Ilesolved, That the great danger to the
mining interests of the Pacific coast is the
prevailing misapprehension throughout the
Atlantic States of the difficulties and haz
ards of mining, and the expenditures of mon
ey and labor requisite to continue the metal
lic stream flowing eastward from the Pacific
coast.
Resolved, That we have no fears that our
just and liberal Government, true to its loyal
subjects, and magnanimous even to its foes,
will ever attempt the adoption of a policy so
manifestly unjust and ruinous, as to wrest
from the* miners of Nevada the reward of
their honest industry. But it is necessary
that Congress be informed, that justice may
i be done ; and a State organization with ait
honest and faithful representation in Con
gress, is the surest safeguard against taxa
tion, sale, or other disposition of the mines
by the Federal Government.
Resolved, That the Hon. Henry Edgerijn
and Colonel John Cradlebaugh possess the
full confidcnce of the people of Storey coun
ty for the high and honorable positions of
United States Senators. In them the peo
ple are willing to repose the sacred trust of
representing the peculiar condition and
wants of the miner, and the social and polit
ical relations of the new State.
Resolved, That the Senators and Assem
blymen nominated by this Convention, do
pledge themselves, and they are hereby in
| str^ctcd to supporl by all honorable means,
our talented- and highly esteemed fellow-citi
zen, the Hon. Henry Edgerton, of Storey,
and Col. John Cradlcbaugh, the pioneer of
Nevada, who has hundred us by his honesty
as a Judge,, by his- fidelity in Congress, and by
his bravery on the battle-fields of the nation,
as the only conspicuous champions of Neva
da, for the positions of first United States
Senators for our new State.
Resolved , That the Territorial government
now established is wholly inadequate t>o the
wants of our large and growing; community,'
and fails to afford adequate protection to the
lives and property of our citizens ; that the
Judicial system is defective and imperfect,
and the administration of justice is weak and
unreliable, and a change is demanded ; that
it is the duty of all good citizens to aid in ef
fecting a change for the better, which can
only be accomplished by adopting the Con
stitution, and placing every department of
government in the hands of our most loyal,
capable and honest citizens.
Resolved, That the wealth and population
of Nevada are sufficient to support an eco
nomical and efficient State government ; that
with the safeguards in the Constitution, no
fears need be entertained of oppression or
burdensome taxation, if the people are care
ful and vigilant in selecting good and true
j men for office.
Resolved, That whereas, the Hon. J. W.
North entertains, and has publicly expressed,
views upon the suhject of taxingthc mines of
Nevada which are in direct variance with the
policy contained iu the foregoing resolutions;
therefore our delegates to the State Conven
tion are instructed to oppose bv all honora
ble means the nomination of said J. W. North
to office by said State Convention.
Resolved, That each member of this Con
vention, and every candidate seeking a nom
ination from it, be required to pledge himself
to support at the coming election the Consti
tution of the State of Nevada, and the ticket
nominated by this Convention.
Oregon Appj.es. ? The Portland Ore
gon ian of December 16th, says: There are
now in this city 6,000 boxes of apples
awaiting shipment to a market. We un
derstand that a Rood sized steamer could
have a full freight each week, or four car
goes a month for some time to come.
AXXOUXCEMENT8.
AV. ?. MELVILLE,
Principal cf the Public Schools of Virginia,
Candidate for Superintendent of
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Or tlie Htntr of ."Vevnda.
diai if
FOR STATE PRINTER:
GEOliGE \V. 1JLOOR
The practical printers of nevada
Territory rccnminend tlie above gentleman
to the People as a proper mid capable person for
the office of STATE PRINTER: and would
most respectfnlly ask their suffrage in his behalf
nt the earning State Election,
Virginia, Dec. 21. 1M. de'2-l tf
CIKCI'LAU.
THRGINIA, STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA
V TiTrllorj', Doc. ltf. IHiCi. ? The Practical i
Printer* of Virginia, Gold Hill, Carson, Washoe
City, Esmeralda. Reese River, Humboldt, ami
throughout the Territory, feeling that they have
intoreNtH of vital importance involved in the com
ing electiou of officer# for the future State of Ne
vada. have adopted this means of making known
their wishes and intentions concerning the office |
of STATE PRINTER? a most responsible posi
tion. and one to which none hut a truly compe- |
tent Printer and loyal man should he elected.
The office of State Printer, iu dishonorable hands
may he nscd as a powerful political engine, and
prostituted to nefarious schemes by tricksters and
charlatans. Tor this reason, if no other, the qual
ifications of the nomiuee for this office should be
thoroughly understood, politically and profession
ally : and the mere fact that a candidate publishes j
a newspaper should not In? accepted as positive
evidence of bis professional ability, neither should !
that circumstance be taken as indubitable proof j
of his sound loyalty. More especially will the in
fant Slate of Nevada require a man of integrity
and efficiency to discharge the duties incumbent I
upon the office of State Printer duriug the first j
years of it* existence. The revision and re-print
ing of old Territorial laws, the adoption of new
ones, and the multitudinous calls upon that officer |
which the formation of n new State involves,
make it imperative that the first Printer of the
new State of Nevada, more than nnv succeeding
one, should be a iiihii of unquestionable loyalty,
and one whose professional acquirements arc of ,
the highest order ? a man of integrity and ability.
Such a man we would see elected, and therefore
respectfully -present for your consideration the
name of
GKOIIKI? W. RLOOR,
of Virginia,
A gentleman in whom all followers of the "art
preservative" in this Territory have the inost im
plicit confidence : and we most respectfully re- j
quest the co-operation of our fellow citizens in as
sisting us to elect him to that office.
D. M. SaNDIDOK,
James \V. Scott,
John t. Barry,
.1 II. Bain,
David U. Williams,
son. L. Maxwell,
Pitney Taylor,
J. H. Mundall,
w.m. Webb Newell,
Philip Lynch.
George W. Colwell,
Dr. W. W. Barnes, jl'. Sinclair,
W. W. Barnes. Ijoseph Edwards,
of Gold 1 1 ill. IE. T. Pl.ANK.
Frank Smith,
II. W. Johnson,
Richard James,
A. B. Carrinoton,
John Clements,
Samuel Poi?e,
F. Alexander,
M. McCarthy,
E. A. Powers,
If. A. Kelly,
J. W. E. Townsend,
Peter Daly
E. Armand.
j. wells Kelly,
John l. ginn,
W.m. H. Miller,
L. C. Salisbury,
II. ('. Bennett,
Henry Tkayser,
j. K. Morris,
J. M. Con i.ey,
Geo roe A. Thurston, |
C. Miller.
J. s. McCann.
i\EW TO-DAY.
MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS!
There will be a meeting of the
Citi/.eus of Gold Hill in front of the Bank Ex
change. at <i o'clock, precisely, to appoint Nine
Delegates to the Union Convention to be held
this evening in Virginal.
COME ONE, COME ALL!
deS9 It
BARBOUR & N0UGT7ES,
A T T OllNEYS-A T - L A W .
OFFICE? Enterprise Building, Virginia Citv.
de29 tf
FOUND,
A POCKET-BOOK CONTAINING XATU
rali/.ation papers. Prommissorv Notes, etc. j
The owner can have the* same by calling at this
office.
Gold Hill, Dec. t??. lPtKl
illnry Ann G. A: M, YI. Company.?
? Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the
Trustees of the Mary Ann Gold and Silver Min
ing company, held Dec. liltth, J863, an assessment
ot Ten Dollars per share on each and every share
of the capital stock of this company was levied,
payable immediately, in gold coin, to the becrc
tnrv, at his office in Gold Hill.
Ueg> im N. A. If. BALL, Sec'y.
Onento Contolidal cd (7. and S, .Tf.
Company. ? At a meeting held this day by the
Board of Trustees of the above company, an as
sessment of One Dollar ($1) per share wan levied,
payable immediately to the Secretary at his office,
oa the Michigan Company's claim, in Gold Hill.
GEORGE S WEN SON, Secretary.
Gold Hill, Dec. 26, 1663. dc29 im*
Potomac (?. &z N. iVK. Company. ?
Notice ? The sale of delinquent shareholders, to
have taken place this day, is postponed till MON
DAY, the 11th of January, 1H64, opposite the
company's office, between the hours of 2 and 3
P. M. on which day it will positively take place.
By order of the Board" of Trustee*.
A. LU KIN, Secretary.
Gold Hill. Dec. 28. de2? Id
Bob !??? fkr r O. ST S, ??/. ? ompmny.?
Notiw im hereby given that on SATURDAY, the
30th day of Janonrv, 1^64, ai 3 o'clock, P. M.f there
will Ihj Hold at public fiction, in front of the Com
pany'* office in Virginia, bo many nhiirets of the
capital h toe It of the company utanding in thu
namcM of the following persona an may be necen
nary to pay all aaitcsgincuta now due by said par
tie*, together with all expenue* of advertising and
Mile.
iVmen Cert's. Sht.
Charlev C limn.... 109 ?"?
Hie hard Hoare 23
Timothy Rn*h 107 5
Henry Kohler. 104 7$
Mathian Foley 102 5
John (,'ostellow 101 5
Wm Tredeman 100 5
E G Winnie 96 15
Win ClatiMtcn S6 5
J W Millard 110 15
H Rohwer 72 5
J no Sullivan 24
P Burke ?9 5
Peter McNamee.. 56 10
A L Waugatnan 43
OMAlmy 100
ft I .an King 176
R J Walker 191*
J W Phillips 90
Alex Thrift 106
Jno H Say ward 47J
}l Donovan 15
1* O'Connor 5 5
By order of the Board of Trtwtee*.
JOHN McCAKTY. Secretary.
deCT td McUau liuil-linf.
BANKERS' NOTICES.
MAYNARD & FLOOD,
BANKERS,
H9I/D niI.L,
DRAW EXCHAN8? OK NEW YORK;
CHECKS ON
DONOHOE, RALSTON & CO!,
Sua t roBciico;
D. O. MILLS & CO.,
Sacramento
HIDEOUT & SMITH,
otl3 tf Marynville
AI.MAltlX B. 1'AIL. ..Il.L.BI.ISK. .. W.H.BAKEE
ALMARIK B. PAUL & CO.,
BANKERS,
GOLD IIILL N.T.
SIGHT DRAFTS OSf
B. Darldton A Uerrl,S?n Franelieo
D O. Mill* it Co. Sa rameulo
J. C Btrdceye & Co. Nevada
Decker Jewel, Mary.vllle.
Money Loaned on approved secu
rity. Bullion bought, and advances
made on same, for the U. b. Mint or Assay.
LEGAL TENDERS BOUGHT AND
SOLD.
General, Special and Time Deposits receiv
ed.
Collections made.
County, City and Territorial Scrip purchas
ed. ocl'2
B.F. HASTINGS, | John Simc, I A.K.Grim
Sacramento, | San Francisco. | Virginia.
B. F. HASTINGS & CO.,
BANKERS,
C Street, two doors North of Taylor,
VIRGINIA, N. T.
DRAW ON SIGHT or on time, in
urns to suit, on
GEORGE PEABODY, London:
THE BANK OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, New York;
FARMERS' & MECHANICS' BANK
Philadelphia;
JOIlN SIME & CO. San Francisco;
B. F. HASTINGS, Sacramento.
Hj* Bullion purchased, and advances
made on same.
Collections made on reasonable terms,
and proceeds remitted promptly.
Deposits, special or otherwise, received,
and all other business connected with Bank
ing punctually attended to. ol'2
Notice to the Public*
At a meeting of the undersigned
member* of the "Banker*' A**odation," held
Not. t Lie following waa adopted and ordered
published :
"It ?hall be tbe dnty of the Secretary to notify
each Hanking firm, soon as reported, the name* of
parties who may make payment* of LEGAL
TENDER NOTES at par, for debt* due our *ev
.?nil tirm*. and *uch pnrtic**hall be publi*hed and
thereafter refused credit or account at any flank
ing House of the Association.'*
11. F. HASTINGS St CO.,
K Rl'HMNG Si CO.,
MAYNARD it FLOOD,
STATELER Si A It KINO TO? ,
ALM AKIN II. PAfL & C"
PAXTON St THORN lit ROII,
WELLS. FAKOO St CO.,
Per J. II. Latham. Ajr?nt,
ARNOLD 6i 11LACVELT.
WELLS. FARGO & CO.,
de2 1m _ Per P. I>. HKD1.KY. A pent.
Ranker's Notice.
THE rXDERKIOXBD BAXKKR8 WIT. I.
elose their oflicPM onCHRlNTMAS
ami NKW YKAK'S DAY. and parties having
paper mature on cither of thoite days arc hereby
untitled to arrange tile same on the imT PREVIOUS.
B. K. HASTINGS Jt CO..
I'AXTOX .V THOUNltlTUOIl,
A IIXOM) & lil.AI'VKl.T.
STATKLKIl & AKRIXUTOX,
K. RUHMXH & CO..
WE U.S. KAltGO ti CO.,
l'er j. H. Latham, Agent.
Virginia, Dee. IP. 1WU
MAVXARD A KI.OOD,
ALMAU1X It. PA CI. & CO.,
WKM.S. KAROO it CO.,
l'er I*. D. llFAllI.KT, Agent.
OoM Hill. Dee. It", IHtHi. deA! til
MISCELLANEOUS ADVEHTS.
HOWARD, GOEWEV & CO.,
WIIOLEHAI.B AND RETAIL
Dcnlcru hi Foreign and Domestic
WINES, LIQUORS, ETC.,
409 and 411 Front Mlrcel, Han
Frnnri* co, California,
Offer to the trade a choico and well selected ?tock
of F?reipn and D*mc8tic
Wiiiow, Liquors, Etc.,
Of the moat celebrated brands, which we are
now prepared to offer at such prices ng
cannot fail to pleaxe those who may
extend their patronage.
Aluo? Keep constantly on hand the well known
and famed trade-mark brand of
TENNENT'S ALE AND PORTER.
?Iel4 tf
CARD.
Rumors having been circulated
that we, Ibt' undersigned, appointed by citi
zens of Storey county their Executive Commit te?
for the purpose of systematically opposing (he
adoption of the proponed Constitution, huve indi
vidually withdrawn from the contest, do hereby
declare all such rumor* to be untrue, and do fur
ther declare thnt it in our intention to use all hon
orable means to defeat the adoption of the Oiiiti
tution, believing the rejection of the Constitution,
for the reusou* explained in our address, to be for
the bent interest* of the Territory.
DAVID S. TURNER,
JOHN C.ILLIfi,
i.ouis FF.r.siKR,
R. B. SYDNOR,
\VM. A. M. VAN BOKKELEN, I
JOHN. H. M1I.I.S,
A F.MARIN B. PAUL;
J. C. CORKY.
MOSES HORN.
M. W. 1RVIN. I de52 3t
Committee
W. U. HOWARD,
Sheriff* Storey County, N. T.
PHILIP STONE R, Under Sheriff.
LEE McGOWAN, > n
F. A. ELLIS, \ DcP"t>'
Office in the new Court House building,
No. 14 South B street, VIRGINIA.
?-0 PERSON EXCEPT TIIE ABOVE
-J- ? named officers, is authorized to serve
any Process coming from or through the
office of the Sheriff of Storev county, Nevada
Territory. W. H. HOWARD,
o26tf Sheriff Storey county, N. T.
DR. HEWLETT,
SURGEON DENTIST,
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
to the citizen* of Gold II 111 and vicinity.
After nu experience of fifteen year*, he feel* ?*
Kuml that he can give entire ?ati?faction, in any
operation pertaining to the dental art, would I*
Hpeetfully Molicit yonr patronage.
OFFICE ? In Union Block, corner B and Tav
lor street*, Virginia City. nolt* tf
PARDEE, BABSTOW & CO.,
STOCK B li OKEK8.
OFFICE? 24 South C Street, Enterpriie Build
ing, Virginia.
MINING 8TOCK8 BOUGHT & SOLD.
Oidrn promptly attended to. oelS
GOLD hill
PIONEER WINE _AND_ LIQUOR STORE.
C. LEIC11TER & CO.,
fireproof building*, M.iin Ft reel, opposite the
Union Quart/ Mill, G'ld 11.11.
dill liu
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTS.
assay OFFICE
-or?
H, H A E B 1 S ,
GOLD HIXL, X. T.
THE undersigned, established t( Aisayqr
for eight year* in California, and for
two years in Nevada Territory, is now at
Gold* Hill, where he will attend to any busi
ness entrusted to him with promptness and
dispatch.
Gold, Silveh, and Ores of evenr descrip
tion assayed, and returns of Bullion maae
within six hours in Bars or Coin at the option
of depositors.
For correctness of his assays he refers to
Messrs. Trevor & Colgate. . . .New York.
B. liehrend & Co " "
Davi lson & Berri San Fran V
J. harrott & Co <?
Sather & Co "
Tallant & Co..... ?*?
Reynolds, Reis & Co
B. F. Hastings & Co SacrnmcntO'
D. 0. Mills &Co
Rideout & Smith Marysville.
Decker & Jewctt. "
A. L lr H I N ,
MINING STOCK AND REAL ESTATE BROKER,
SEARCHER Or RECORDS
B. F. Hastings & Co.
Maynard & Flood.. . .
A. B. Paul & Co....
ol2
Virginia city
? Gold Hill.
H. HARRIS.
?AND ?
G K N E It A I, A ? K N T.
SECRETARY OP GOLD DUST, POTOMAC,
Wide Awake, Forcude i Rickard, Major and
Ln*t Chance Gold and Silver Mining Companies
OFFICE ? In A. Montminy'n fire proof build
ing, two doom Inflow the Gold llill Uotr.l, Main
street, Gold Hill. uoZi tf
L. G. A. COl'RSOLLGS, "
GENERAL AGENT AND COMMISSIONER;
Interpreter mf lb*
FRENCH, ENGLISH AND SPANISH
li A NOUAGES.
ALSO,
By-Law* nnd Trn?t I>eed* for Mining Companies
Promptly and Neatly Drafted.
Agent for Longron'n Pioneer Expirs*.
OFFICE? With A. Lukin, E?q., Main strest.
Gold llill, X. T. no23 tf
A. JIO\TMIST,
TOBACC ONIST,
F IRE-PROOF BRICK STORE, TWO DOORS
below Gold Hill Hotel,
Main Street, ------ Gold Hill.
Wholesale and Retail Dualer in
CIGAR8,
TOBACCO,
CUTLERY,
STATIONERY,
CONFECTIONERY.
YANKEE NOTIONS,
&c? ? - &c., ? ? Su.. ? - Sie,
Lute Eastern Papers & Periodicals.
II. II. FI.JtGO. } .J I. M. PLAIT.
H. H. FLAOO & CO.,
S T O C K B It O K K R S ,
Oold Hill, N. X.
OFFICE ? Mayntml'n new block. no25lf
I). LKVISON,
Opposite Bank Exchange, Gold Hill,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
BOOKS & STATIONERY
CIGARS,
TOBACCO,
FANCY GOODS, KTC.
Tip* A good assortment of Mcersehnum Pipes
on hand. no!7 If
BOOKS FOB THE HOLIDAYS !
No. 1C North B ntreet, Virginia.
BOOJt E31POKIU3I!
A. P. CIH'RCH.
LARGE LOT OF HOLIDAY BOOKS, ALBUMS,
<M1 3w Etc , Etc., Etc.
3IUSIC.
Gold him, brass and qttadrillb
Hamt ? We, the nndemigned. would inont re
upectfiilly inform the citizens of Cold IISII and t{
cinity that we are prepared to fnruivb Manic for
Bulla. Part ire, Serenade,, Procession*, etc., at th?
?hortent notice and mn-t reanonalde term,. Or
der* left at at C. TRUE S SALOON will niwl
with prompt attention.
H. K. Pl'OH,
A. MOSSERSCHMIDT
F. SC1IULTZ,
M. J. yuixx,
J. F. BEACH,
A. C'ELIAX,
H. RENHAM,
F. SIMMONS,
J. RAKER,
C. TRUE,
W. TODD. etc 12 1*
rF" $20,000 !??J rF"$20,000!-fe1
Read ! Read ! t Read ! ! t
J. A. WRIGHT'S
SECOND
MAMMOTH GIFT ENTERTAINMENT
FOB TIIK HOLIDAYS I
To be given at
MAGUIEE'S OPERA HOUSE.
fpiin FIRST GIFT WILL BE A MATCHED
SPAN OF 4-YEAR OLD FILLIES,
sired by tho celebrated trot
ting fftullioo Nattier, and rnised from
thoroughbred mare* by Frrd War
ner niifl Jrroni* C. Darin, lu Yolo
-"onotv. California, together with
one of Douglas* 6l Poit'i snperlnr
Buggies, with Kobes, Blankets, and
everything complete, constituting ?
most splendid and magnitlcent turn
out, valued At $*,300 00
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN 60L0 COIN,
Together with the largest ant', grandest col
lection of rich and elegant California
and Wa*ho? JcWflry, embrac
ing superior
fiold and Silver Watches,
Diamond 8ets, Musical Instruments,
Cartes de Yisite, Stereoscopes,
Photographic Album*, Card and
Sewing Tables, inlaid with Pearl,
With an endless variety of the finest Work* of
Art, and altogether comprising the largest aiaort
mt'iit ever distributed npon the Pacific Coust, gra
tuitously, among ticket -holder*.
TICKET#! ? OXIj Y OIVE DOLLABi
For Side and Raffled for, as before, at
NO. 11 C STREET, VHtOINIA.
I xT All orders promptly attended to by Uio
Proprietor. no!8 tf
1) involution of Ooptirt nerwhip.
The copartnership heretofore Ex
isting between Churlea K Robbins and Wm.
P. Hurrison, under the style of Charles F. Robbin?
Si Co., In this ilny dissolved by mntnal consent.
Charles F. Robbins having disposed of his Intorest
in the Printing Business and Fnrniibiug Ware
house to Wm. P. Harrison.
Wm. P. Harrison in alone authorised to collect,
receipt for, and receive all moneys due the lat"
Arm of Churlea F. Robbins & Co., end atmnwi ail
it> liabilities. CIIA8. F. ROHBINS,
WM. P. HARRISON.
The nndersigned will eontinne the hiilness nn
der the stvle of Win. P. Harrison Si Co., m 417
Clay street. WM. P. HARRISON.
Ann Francisco, Doc. 7, 18631 d?-24 tf
LOST,
Last evening, at viroinia, a certi
ficate of Deposit on John < freer of Silver
City, for one bnndred and eighty dollar*. Tbe
finder, by leaving it at the office of the Cold Hill
News, will be suitably rewarded.
1"^" Payment ot tbe certificate has hcen stopped,
dcaif WM. TUORNBLRG.