Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08

tomb of Washington. 1t is the treasury of the
merchant who seeks new ventures it is the pro-
phet Of the politician, and the rewarder Of the
statesman, who may read, while he yet lives, the
verdict which an impartial posterity may catch
from its lips.
THE CALIFORNIA STATESMAN is a fine paper
very different in appearance and character from
the old State Journal, which died several years
too late. The Statesman takes defeat phlosoph
icaly, and remarks:
There were a rousing set of the people in high
state of excitement last night. If whisky dOesn t
advance to-day, we shall be willing to agree that
there was gut in the market last week. Every
body was out but the happiest men we
were the stad old Republicans, like friend Crock
er and his kind. They laughed all over their
faces, and well they might, for they had gained
an unexpected triumph.
IN MEMoRTAM.-Ten thousand associations clus-
ter around these words, Volumes might be
written from their silent monitons. Look
upon the past, an nemeriGH, we behold the pic
lures long since hid in the camera Obscura Of our
being They tell of holy love of buried affec-
tions and softly speak of days when all the
earth seemed clothed with never-iading verdure
Sadly we hear, in their expression, the voice Of
early days In memoridM stands over the portals
Of the tomb is guided by the hand of ostentation
upon the mausoleum, and is borne upon the sigh
ing night wind, over the lone grave of the wan
dercr who sleeps in quiet far from his youthful
home, amid the sierras Of distant land.-Sacra-
naent0 Tisitor.
SAFETY OF Country What is the salvation
Of every government, which is at all founded on
the will of the people What is it that preserves
country from utter ruin, through all the periods
of corrupt rule and mal-admnstration Of COVER
mental affairs ? 1t is the predominant and indc-
structible virtue which dwells in the masses of
the people. In our own country, the frequent
recurrence of elections enables the people to
keep the power more directly in their own hands,
and to correct the abuses which may have crept
into the management Of affairs. .-Na,ysrA'e E1-
press.
THE revivalists Of Boston are praying for the
abatement of Theodore Parker the independent
preacher. They pray
0 Lord, send confusion and distraction into bis
study THIS afternoon and prerem his finishing his
preparation for his labors tomorrow, or, if he
shall attempt to desecrate Thy holy day by at
tempting to speak to the people, meet him there,
O Lord, and confound him so that he shall not be
able to speak
BLooD.-In the afternoon, yesterday visit to
the Second Ward polls was something Ikea visit
to a slaughter house, with the exception that
/ there were 10 Qcau IOOleS. Inc HOOf was lltC-
rally covered with blood, and the clothes
of number of bosterous individuals. Where
the blood came from we know not, as we saw no
fighting except a sort of prOmiscuOns attack on
John Barleycorn, who evidently had got into
rough crowd and was sucted m.--Sdc. Statesman.
TIE Turn Vercins, of San Francisco celebra
ted May Day with unusual spirit. The Globe
says: They, together with the numerous other
associations from the different cities and towns of
the State, were present in full numbers, and pre-
sented a body Of men, that rs citizens, any State
in the Union might we'll be proud Of
THE OLD SARPINT.-Thc San Andreas Iade-
pendent says "A gentleman near Calavarias,
who was out bunting one day last week, among
the hills between that place and San Andreas,
came upon monster rattlesnake, which he shot.
He was nearly four feet long, very large in girh,
and had nineteen rattes and button on his
tall
FROM what we have read we are inclined TO
think that Mr.. A. C. Russell can make first rate
political paper of the Sacramento St0teSman.-
His style is so d fferent from what we have been
accustomed to see in Sacramento political Jour
mails, that we are half inclined to take back the
remark that there is no first rate political paper
in this State
INDEPENDENT. Among the lrst-rate country
papers, the San Andreas Independent is very prom
inent We have remarked that for great while,
and have to express high admiration for the edi
tor . menta powers Mr.. Benz. f. Kooser.
Delicious. -Whati is more luscously sweet than
N ripe strawberry, plucked fresh from the stem,
like juicy kiss from loving lip.-.MarysUWe
Express.
Beefsteak and ingons, to be sure.
Ir was expected that the Sacramento Peoples
Ticket would have 100 majority. 1t is stated
that many of the leading business men left their
business to clerks and went electioneerng
Brooks and Johuson of San Francisco, who
were going to fight with revolvers, have conclu-
ded not to do so.
JACK PowERs rode 20 miles the first hour of the
race he is willing to bet that he can ride $50
miles in six hours.
AT the Stockton municipal election the Demo
cratic ticket was elected excepting the City Mar
shall
HuTCHNGs' MAGAZINE for May is of unusual
interest. The portrait and biography of Brigham
Young makes it so.
BREvITY-We know of no subject requiring
long discussion this week In the next number
we have something to say.
HARVEST CoMING.-The Tehama Woman says
that harvest will commence about the 20th.
GEN. ALLEN, of the Marysville Meas, WtH say
telegram, in spite Of thunder
! THE Germans Of Mokeumne Hill held grand
festival on the I'd aud Sd inst