Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-05-03
TRINITY JOURNAL.
Weaverville, Saturday, May 8, 1862.
ContempIibIc aud PueriIe.

From an article in the Mountain Democrat Of
April 26th, We copy the following sentences:
Some one says, with great deal of force
that although it is now over year since the war
commenced, it is not yet quite decided what it is
about.
Thc South is now probably fighting for separa-
ton and independence, but the North is divided
in opinion as to whether they are fighting for
emancipation of slaves, the restoration OF the
Union, or for the preservation of Constitutional
government Slavery, not rebellion Is the oh.
jet Of attack by The Abolitonsts and they
being the controlling power of The North, it is
more for the destruction OF slavery than for the
destruction of rebellion and the restoration of
the Union, that the war is waged SO far as they
are concerned"
Mot yet quite decided what it is about
Some one' and the editor of the Democrat are
llaying 'possum with their eyes wide open. 1t
iS too late gentlemen Of Secessa afinities, TO
come the Rip Van Winkle dodge over the loyal
men Of California; you'll wake up some fac
morning 10 full sense CT your futile and puerile
attempts at CANNON and reasonable humbug
The Union tcW be savcd--the Constitution
al tnion-by Constitutional means, notwith-
't'nding your paper outlets and Aminidab
Seek hypotriiical sighs and groans and the
iu'ure restored peace, prosperity, and unity will
then be The present. in which you will live in
'h past, melancholy old fogicS, forgotten, save
t. be pointed at as antiqu0ted monuments of
fclf styled neutcr gender patriots, who were
willing TO stand helpless by, and see thci: ma
ionai pairimony pass from them to the hands of
fanatics and traitors groap;ng and wringinr
their hands like old women, in hysterical hypo
critical sorrow, w,when by q straightforward, manly,
unselfi,b, patriotic action they could have saved
,be calamity they predicted, and pretended 50
mnch TO dcplore.
The eternal cant about this being an Abolition
war is played out" and isn't good political pap
10 feed even earnest Secessionists upon All
reading men hnoc that emancipation ip any form
is not desired by the great mass OF the North
nnd West That there is large number cf
tanatical aboltionsts in the loyal States we grant,
hut they are not the majority by long odds, and
we glad 10 see this element separating and
drawing their distinctive lines of policy, and
that instead of being on the increase they are on
The wanc in point Of influence as we'll as num-
Der. is any reflective man so idiotic as to be-
lcNt tudl tHe IIce CIdlCS Will pursue u DOllCY
that would food them with pauper population
population, too, that would Immediately come
in competition with white labor-to say nothing
Of the prejudice of caste necessarily nborn in
the Caucasian race against the negro There is
not the slightest danger or prospect of the slaves
being cmancipated in any State in the South,
unless by the action of the State itself whatever
may be the result Of this war. The abolitioniss
have accomplished all they ever can do by se-
curing, by purchase, n few old negroes in the
District of Columbia, the only community in the
whole Uuon that Notio..sI Cvugress any
control whatever over, to make domestic or po-
lice regulations for.
Time and the Union army is fast, however,
relieving the people of any doubts concerning
the intentions OF the Government, and then these |
fearing, doubling. croaking gentry will know all /
about it. You've not long to suffer the torturcs
of suspense, gentlemen.