Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-21
Volunteer Company,

The first Trinity Volunteer company is rapidly
filing up, and by one week from Monday should
! leave Weavcrvilc, to be mustered into the Unit
ed States service at San Francisco. Over sixty
men have signed the roll and more are expected
to soon. Those who have joined are stalwart.
brave fellows. earnest in their devotion to the
Union. and well qualified to render efficient SER
( vice to the country. About eight hundred dol
! lars has been raised by subscription, and about
as much more can be collected to deiray the
! companys expenses to San Francisco. Let every
man demonstrate his loyalty and patriotism by
/ doing little to forward this movement. Those
! who cannot 90 can assist others who can, by a
! little material aid Two fine Cavalry companies
have been raised in Siskyou. and one Infantry
company in Shasta county is about ready to start.
/ In the central counties men are promptly re-
spending to the call and the five Regiments call
ed for will soon be full. Let 1t never be said
that Trinity county is behind any in the State in
dscharging her duty to the country.
Neither patriotic speeches, nor glowing edito-
rials but crushing force and cold iron, will sup
press the wide spread conspiracy, and re-esablish
! the authority of the United States. Treason has
forced this contest on the Government, aud pa
triotsm must meet it, and may God give the
victory to the side that is greatest in numbers as
it is in right. Each individual must feel the full
weight Of the responsibility now imposed on him
by this crisis. No lodging now no pretended
" neutrality :" no nOninteiventiOn every man
who is not for the Government is against it. He
either in his heart wishes the success of the Union
or the rebel arms. For years be has enjoyed the
privileges aud blessings OF the Government, and
now, when traitors are attempting its subversion,
if he will not stand by it, he shond seek the rebel
ranks. The Constitution which Washington and
Hamilton Madison and Franklin, and host of
patriots formed. and which good men Of all par
ties to the present time have reyered and upheld,
is good enough for us. We want no banner bat
the old ''Stars and Stripes" that has ever foated
over the Republic.
| The United States must not be bOtted from
the map of nations, but rather expand till they
embrace the whole continent. Twenty millions
of people, who have sworn in their hearts that
this Government must be preserved as our fathers
formed it, can never be conquered by any force
rebellion can bring against them. The monster
Secession may writhe, and founder and harass
/ the people for a short season, but overwhelming
numbers, rifed cannon, Federal bayonets and
Kentucky hemp will eventually strangle the
GorgOn.
This contest has been forced on the Govern
ment, whose only fault has been too much for
bearance and kindness towards rebels. The Chief
Executive, on taking the helm Of State, distinctly
SAID " In your hands, my dissatisfied country
men, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of
civil war. The Government will not assail you.
You can have no conflict withoW being yourselves
tie dggresS0rS." Yet the usurper, Davis, without
even the form of an election, gathering about
him band Of reckless men, confederate together.
defy the Constitution aud the laws, raise an army,
reduce forts, seize ships arsenals, custom houses
mnts, &C. and issues letters of nlargHe to the
pirates OF the world, authorizing them to devour
the commerce of the United States.
Three hundred thousand rebels are lowering
along the Potomac, menacing the Capitol with
destruction. The property of Gen. Scott in Vir
gna, is confscated by the rebel Congress, and
all who are suspected Of sympathy for the Union
are either impressed, exilcd, mobbed, imprisoned
or hung.
In the midst Of all this anarchy, wrong out
rage and treason, the Government commences to
gather its armed hosts for set-preservation, and
above the blast Of buges the rush of cavalry,
the roar of cannon and the din Of arms, voices
are heard crying for - peace.' They are the
voices of those great and good men, DR.. Gwin,
Joseph Lane, Chas IT, Bolts and their brave
compatriots. They long for the halcyOn days OF
peace, but on the condition that the Government
yield to traitors all they ask, to the separa-
ton of the States and the surrender of public
property aud the Capitol into their hands, When
the Union cause prospers they mourn, and when
the rebel arms triumph they rejoice.
If these patriots really desire peace, let them
go to their friends, the authors OF this war, and
adjure them to lay down their arms, submit to
peace. lie who attempts by poisoning the public
mind, corrupting the youth, and crying peace, to
hamper the Government and embarrass it, till
treason does its work is playing the part Of an
undutiul son, who holds one hand of his father
while a bighwayman robs him and takes his life.
Listen not then TO the siren songs of those polit
ical scariois who chant their seductive lays that
rebellion may triumph. While brave men are
daily sacrificing their lives that their country
may live, and million armed men are rushing
to the conflict, we must bid adeu to all eXpcGta-
tons Of peace, till conquer ed over treason. Then
and not till then, will peace be restored on d
permanent basis.
Succeeding generations will bless the name of
| him who has thus preserved the Constitution and
! Union our fathers gave us. Within the same
| wreath will be emblazOned the revered names of
| George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, one
the f0uHder, the other the preserUer, of the Amer
! iCan Republic Oh that the same poetic fire
| that glowed in the bosoms Of our fathers may be
! reknded in the hearts of their sons. We should
then shout with the ancient bard
"Draw forth your million blades as one
Complete the battle there begun!
God fights with ye, and o'erhead
Floats the dear banner of your dead
They, and the glOres OF the past,
The future dawning dim and vast
And all the holiest hopes of man
Are beaming triumph in your vanl
Slow to resolve. be swift TO do!
Teach ye the false how fight the true,
How backened pertdy, shall feel
In her black heart the patriot steel
How sure the bolt that Justice wings
How weak the arm traitor brings,
How mighty they who steadiast stand
For Freedoms flag and Freedoms land"