Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-03-03
NUMBER 7.
Political Prospects.

The political element (o use handy phrase)
| begins to heave-a prelude to the storm which
| will pass over the country the coming Fall. The
| primary elections agg county convention has Civ
| en- indication of what may be then expected
| From present indications there will be but two
parties in the field. Ultraists from both may
branch Off into side issues-the extreme South
rem preaching dissolution, as usual, and the ex-
treme Northern adheriug to their Abolition hob
by 1t is possible that the question which sever
| ed the Anti-Lecompton branch from the main
| Democratic body may be finally settled, and the
wound caused by that separation be entirely
! healed by the close of the present Admnistra-
tive term.
Tub;c opinion in this county If expressed at
all, is favorable to the nomination of Douglas
for President. The expression of this county is
not generally initiated in the State, however,
At all events, the Democracy Of Trinity seem to
feel that it is folly to cling to an expiring Ad-
mlnistration, which majority avow has render
ed itself odous
Il The pres ent may be a good opportunity to heal
| the breach, and unite the Democratic party. II
| such reconc liatjon is not bad, the success OF
that party in the approaching battle is doubtful,
II II not Impossible, inc election OF hepuDUCan
| President it is urged would be disastrous to the
Democratic party, more so than at any period of
our country's history Itmight ba good thing,
and help to purify that party, which has grown
corrupt as wen as powerful We shall see.
ONE OF THE Eyus Of SLAvGey-A dark and
detesable picture is the following, found in u
late New York paper:
/ A little less than year ago. an English gem
L tleman and his family went to spend some months
in South Carolina for his health. On th 'ir return
to the North in the Spring, thoy stopped on their
way at the residence of British Consul. lie
was at that time boarding at II hotel A conver-
| satiou arose ON slavery. "Sir' snid the land
I lord, " the slaves have an easy time, very easy
time. | have slave woman in my house whom
keep we'll and feed well, aud who has done lit
Il tie or no labor Of any kind for the six years |
/ have owned her. "fhat is very liberal Of you,
Sir" replied the English gentleman. Are such
cases common ~ go, yes, very common.' The
next day the wife of the English gentleman was
spending little time in the sitting room Of the
\ wife of the landlord. While there young.
I good looking mulato woman came in, appearing
langud and complaining OF being sick.
Her mistress accosted her sharply, saying,
What's the matter now, Phillis; are you going
to stop having children ?' Indeed, hopes 50,
mssus l would rather die than have any more"
replied the girl "Phillis,' said the mistress,
"don't let me hear you talk in that way. II you
stop having children, will sell you to 90 south
at once The slave left the room in tears IL
that girl married p Z" No." answered the land
lady How long have you owned herr " Five
or six years, replied the landady. "lIow many
children has she had since you bought her?'
" Four" replied the landlady. All liging?"
"All fine fat aud healthy.0 The landlord sub
scquently disclosed the fact that this was his
L breeding woman, bought and kept for the pur-
pose, and the one to whom he alluded AS having
an g easy time.' Her children had different IA
TIERS chosen with reference to their st ock qaali-
ties by the owner Of the girl She had been
! made to produce child in almost every year
since she had been purchased and the landlord
prolessed to be getting boys and girls, by his
/ judicous system Of crossing, equal to any in the
/ State, and which would bring him the very high
/ est prices In what way til girl was coerced
/ into this diabocal arrangement, we have seen
by the interview in the sitting room.
Tue HUMBLE SHALL BE EXMTED.-Aspiring
politicians seem to think, says the California
Farmer, that the highest hoaor has been attained
in our State when they are seated in the guber-
material chair Bat we can point to recent
example of II case wherein Chief Magistrate
has taken much higher Office without leaving
the state. EX Governor J0o. Il. Weller has been
elected to the ownership Of splendid farm and
| orchard in Eden Valley Alameda county, and is
now AT work with his own hands planting trees
and attending personally to tbs duties OF his es-
tate, laboring with his men daily. Now, we ask
l in all TRUTH if this is not mach higher Office
| than that Of Governor? And yet he is the Gov
| ernor of his own farm, prouder title than eau
| be purchased at any " ballot box" in the world.
/ CHEERING INDlcirloNs.-'' 1t never rains bat
it pours." The news from Washington received
by the last overland mail, is full Of cheering in
dications relative to a speedy connection between
nhe East and the West We Gull and condense
the following on this important subject:
A dispatch from Washington says: Russell
Majors have stations and horses Oh the whole
route Latweeu ST. Joseph and Carson Valley, aud
only need au organization to comm4nce Il pony
express. They propose to 90 through in eight
days"
A dispatch from Leavenworth, January 2Sth,
states that the Post Ofice Department has or
dered the Utah mail service back to its original
time. making weekly instead OF Il semi monthly
mail.
The Pixies Peak Express company have deci-
ded to run in connection with this line pony
express from Leavenworth to Sacramento. I'M
der the admirable system OF this company, there
is little doubt that this will be accomplished
The heads of the different telegraph companies
now are, or soon will be in Washington together,
with the representatives of the two California
companies, by the Central and Southern lines
for she purpose of extending the telegraph COM
muncalion to California, if they eau agree upol
terms.
Butterield a. Co., have for some time been
maturing pla& for running a horse express from
Syracuse, the tefmiuus of the Pacific Railroad,
to san Francisco aud there is reason to believe
that it will soon be III operation
simultaneously with this mbyement the Steb-
bins Telegraph company will extend their wires
to Sherman, in Texas, aud acting in concert With
the Butterded company, newspapers aud private
tn thA
ern end of the California liue Ii is calculated
that the time required will be less than eight
days. There is very little doubt but that this
will be done even should Congress furnish no aid,