Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-11-03
letter from Indian Greek.
INnr\N CnrEK, Oct. 26. 1860.

| FRIEND GORpoN Some time has elapsed since
my last, and as the present incloment weather
gives plenty of in door leisure will devote an
hour IN noting events.
Miners are doing we'll as usual when not pre-
vented from working by tn almost inc"ssant
storm of the past week, Many predict m early
aud severe winter aud ar" exp nditg much lhhor
in anticipation of temporary food from the
present storm.
Mr.. jos, Spence has returned from the Bay,
and within the last two weeks has received u
part of his winter stock, comprising groceries,
dry rood~, hardware, aud other nrcessaries, which
he will sell low as the lowest, at Wholesale or
retail
! Politics and horse racing now occupy the at
tcnton of this nrighhorhood. In the last two
weeks we have been visited by all the Assembly
candidates and Judge Ptzer On the evening OF
the 23d the Judge made Il two hours speech TO
the Douglas democracy in particular, and the
people generally No one can doubt his zeal for
the Douglas cause after hearing his remarks on
that occasion lie advised all, and particularly
the Bell party, as there was not ghost of
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opinions so far az to vote for Douglas, as he was
sure to carry the State, and therefore the oppos-
ing parties were only throwing away their votes.
Further, if he (Pit1cr) was a Bell man, and
saw no better chance Of election than Bell now
has, he would undoubtedly vote for Douglas or
in other words the strongest party. That con
slider convenient logic, but where's the con-
sstrncyP
On Saturday, the eth, the race between tho
mule Oregon" and the Weaver mule Is to he
run. Distance, one hundred yards; stakes, $3.50
a side and during the last two weeks nothing
has been talked of but that, and politics. Those
particularly Interested in the race are d"votlng
much time and labor In making the tracks aud
all needful preparations for the coming trial Jo'
Brown is training the mule " Oregon" aud Abe
Miller the Weaver mule. Another race Ia up
between b. McDuGy's mare and horse owned
by Comstock & Martin but brought here by Abe
not Abe Lincoln--hut Abe Miller. The race
is to be run on Saturday distance three hun
dred yards stakes, $l0O a side. | am writing
this Friday, the 2Glh and il the weather contin'
ues as inccment as to-day, there is a probability
of u poslponcmcnt Of the races After the races
I will conclnde this letter, IA undoubtedly there
will be many items worthy of note.
SUNDAY, 28th.-The excitement over, | resume
my letter tn" woathrf being favorable the race
| between the mules was run, aud handsomely won
hy Voshavs mule, "Oregon;" the Judges giving
! IN five feet IN h"r favor, although 1t was pro
nounGed by all who were in a position to judge,
10 have men won by twelve or fifteen feet. Tho
horse race did not take place, ~ Weaver backed,
aud paid the forfeit $50 While on the ground
there was as lively time ~ any lover of tho
| ecGenriclties ct the human family could wish to
sre or hear. Not much money changed hands on
the race as Weaver declined backing their mula
to any great alnoupt, five feet offered IN their
favor, notwithstanding, About two hundred
persons were assembled, and II seemed "a though
each was using every endeav0r to he heard above
the rest No fights or Disturbances occurred.
After the race, Judge Hardy being on hand
with sheriff M'ssec TO deliver a breckenridge
speech, the whole company returned to the town.
and after supper were treated TO q somewhat
violent aud very sangIine speech Of two hours
duration. The Judge Ia beginning his remarks,
completely annihilat"d and forever buried the
Republican party, yet in winding up admitted
that The time was near at hand when there would
be only two parties in the field, aud they thu
Republicans aud Brrckinridte Democrats. OF
all The speakers who have visited ~, Jnd le llu-
dy il the only who has sustained tha pf'saht ad.
ministration After hrarng the arguments OF
the am rent pillllcai TIbhkiF~ u hpH'aIT lilHcult
to nrriv" NJ any Other CONCLUSION than thit tho
II publican party advocates measures enh icng
the interest If thu free white man, Will tho
squAttrr Sovereignty doctrine ~ well as thu "i
III" Brcckinrdge Democracy adopt such II pollcy
as j. prejndich to the interests 1i the IN i1orlly,
and for HE brneiil Of eompN tiv.ly, ~ lew eapl.
talsIs nt the south, and thereby ild recIly trai
to an op ming of the African slave trade. Tho
opposition to the Republic ~ party say, yhh can
not do that for IL IL in dfrct violation aI mo
law, which certainly Is the ctsa. Yet, the cupid
| iy of tha south in the trade Is such. That tn THIS
day that law which they themselves HELPED to
make is by them m0.t frlonionsly violated. That
! il "A law Of the United States, and therefore tho
south in helping to make that law gave "a power
into the hands of Congress to interfere with the
extension Of slavery. Acknowledging by that
act that slavery was an evil. and as means OF
! rradicnting IT, this was u first step. Now they
deny any such right to Congress. All new terri.
tory now free, once contaminated by the yoke OF
slavery, robs 80 many white freemen OF home-
stead
After the speaking was concluded the monte
aud poker games were in full blast, ana as u
determined that luck should continue on the part
| Of the creek, one OF the miners c6mm'hced oet-
ting at monte with either two or -four DTS, ana
in about two hours corraled bank containing
nearly five hundred dollars and the JOKE, II thefo
is any, is that it was the first betting the lucky
h0nl5re had ever INDUCED IN, scarcely Knowing
| one card from another. Sueh ID luck.
| IcoNIUM
CAUSE Why At all events the opposition
| To RruhIie,nirm IN New York, cemented IN SOL
id column, presents an irsurmnnutable barrier to
! Old Abe's entrance into the White House. lie
can never get there.n-Shasta Courier.
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BEAUTIFUL was the reply OF venerable man
to the question whether he was in the land ol the
! living or not: No, but am almost there