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Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29
ESTATE OF PAuLIUs CROSSE, DE-

STATE OF PAuLIUS GROfoSti Dh-
IL ceased. Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, Administrator of the aboVe-named Es-
sae, to the creditors of, and all persons having
claims against said deceased, to exhibit the same,
Hi'h the necessary vouchers, within TEN MONTHS
Tom the first publication of this notice to the un-
nersigned, at the Office of Pizer q Stuart. in Wea-
vtrville, Trinity county, California Weaver
Hillr, Feb. l3, 1862. GEO. W. LANCE,
& Dion. Administrator.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29

TuE NOBLE RED MAN--At the time Chris ar.
rove on these shores U alloud To Chris. Coinm-
bus) the savaj IL was virtoous aud happy They
were innocent OF secession, rum, draw poker, aud
sinlulnrss gin'rally. They didnt discuss the
slavery Question as II custom, They had no Con
grcss faro banks, drlirium tremens, or Associated
Press. Their habits was consequently good
Late suppers, dysp'p'y, gas companies, thieves,
ward politicians, pretty waiter girls, and other
metropolitan reInrm'nts were unkown among
them. No savage ia good standing would take
postage stamps. You cnuldu't have bot u coon
skin with II barrel of 'em. The female Aboo-
didn't tie her vast up in whalcbone things but
in loose aud ilOwiu' garments she bounded, with
nnked feet, over the hills and plains like the
wild and frsky atelope IL was onucky mo.
ment Tor us when Chrls. sOt his foot into these
'ere shores. 1t would have been better for u Of
the present day if The injins had given him Il
warm meal aud sent him home ore the ragin'
hilrrs. For the savages owned the country, and
Columbus was illbustcr. Curtez, Plz irro aud
Walker were One-horsc Observation-Disclosures
was II four horse team ilibuster. aud large
yaller dog under the waggin. | say, ia view Of
the mess we are maxim Of things, il would have
been better for us Il COlum pus had staid at home.
IL would have been better Tor The show bisnss
The circulation OF Vanity Fair would be larger,
aud the propretors would all have boozum Plus
Yes, sIr-aud perhaps IA ten pin alley.
BY which | don't wish To be understood as
ntindtin' that the ilpin' wreches VINO are Ia
the njin bIslnlss at the present day are OF any
account, or calculated 10 make home happy
specially the SOxes Of MinnesOty, who deserve
10 be murdered in the first degree, aud il Pope
will only stay ia st. Pdu aud not go near 'em
humseU | reckon they will bt.--Artemrs Ward
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29

WELL DEFENDED.-The San Leaudro gazette,
we'll conducted Republican paper the editor OF
which thinks he can be loyal without becoming
Fred. Donglasite, comes out 10 an able defenee
Of Mcclellan, concluding as follows:
The successor Of Mcclellan is every inch sol
der aud patriot, aud but a short time will
elapse before the confidence, respect, and love OF
the army shown TO Mcclellan will be accorded
to Gen. Burnside. Our prognosicaton Is that
Mcclellan ia less than three months will again
be called upon by the President to take command
Of the Federal army.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29
Number 40.
A. Ward ,Sserepaaea.

AZ several of our puN'c mon are constantly
being surprised with seTkpdes concluded IA
b. surprs d in the same vay, so made arrange
ments accordin l askA the Brass Band how
much they'd take to taks me entirely by sur
prise with serenade Rey said the stl-.aveE,
whelm me with an uaeSpeeted honor for seven
dollars which excepbVis
wrote out nv imprSn ntao speech severil days
beforehand, ben very ssntetul to expunge all in
gramattciSmS aud pnA particler attention TO
the punktcoation, 1t was, il may say it With
out egtism, a manly effort but alars | never
delivered IT, as the sekel will show you. | paced
mp aud down the kitchin speakin' my piece over
so as to be entirely parf'ck. My bloomin' young
daughter, Sarah Ann bothered me summit by
singH' Why do summer roses fade y
Because" said |, arter hearin' her sing it
about fourteen times, " because it's their BIZ -
Let 'em fade"
Betsy" snid l. pausin, in the middle of the
room and letting my eagle eye wander from the
manuscript Betsy, on the night of this here
sercuade, desires you to appear at the winder
dressed in white, aud wave u lily white banker
cher, Dye hear ~
"lf APPEAR said that remarkable frmale
shall wave lily white bucket of bilin' hot
water, and somebody will he scalded. One bald
headed old tool will get his share
She refcr'd to her husband. No doubt about
it in my mind But for fear she might eXasape
rate me said nothiu.
The expected night cum. AT o'clock precise
ly there was sounds of footsteps in the yard, and
the band struck up II lively air which, when they
did finish it, there cries of "Ward Ward -
strpt out onto the po to rico. "A br'et glance
showed me that the assemblage was summut
mixed. There was great many ragged boys,
aud there was quite number of grownup per-
sons evidently under the ailuence OF the intoNi-
catin' boe. The band was also drunk. DR..
Schwazey, who was holdu' up post seemed ia
be particularly drunk--so much 50 that 1t had
got into his spectacles, which were staggeru'
wildly over his nose, But WAS in for it, aud
commenced thus
"Feller Citizens For this unexpected hon
Or"
Leader Of the Boaa-Will you give us our
money now. or wait till you get through?
To this painful and disgustn' Interruption
paid no attention.
"-for this unexpected honor thank you"
Leader of the Blnd-But you said you'd give
US seven dollars if we'd play two choons.
Again didn't notice him, but resumed az tol-
lows al say thank you warmly. When look
at this crowd of true Americans, my heart
sWels--P
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29

WHAT THE RESULT WILL BE.-The Nevada
Transcript, in closing an article relative to the
several quartz excitements now agitating the
people of California, says:
The sequal 10 these quarts eXcitements will be
a repetition OF the story so stale to Californaus.
Thousands Of people will be left pennicss, aud
may fortunes viii be squandered in quartz mn-
ug hui, on the other hand the greater portion
Of the mining regions on this coast will be thor
oughly prospected; laborers will receive good
compensation Tor their work and taken as an
entirety, We believe this State will receive great
benefits from the quartz interest, now in It's ia
cipency
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29
Dr. Sch,cazey-So do /!
A V0ice We all dot


tiny heart swells---'
n Goiee Three cheers for the swells
"We live," said |, " in troublous times, but |
hope we shall again resume our former proud
position, aud go on ia our glorious career!'
Dr.. Schtoazey willn' for one to 20 on in
glorious career. Will you join me, fellow cttt-
zcns in glorious career ? What wages does
man git for u glorious career when he finds him
self
4" DR.. Schwazey," said |. slernly "you are
drunk. You're disturhin' the meetin'."
DR.. SchVasty-llave you II banquet spread in
The house, | should like rhyncssyross on the
half shell, or "a hippopotamas on toast or a horse
aud wagon roasted whole. Anything that
handy. Don't put yourself out on my account.
At this pint the band began to make hidyous
noises with their brass hnrnS, and n exceedingly
ragged boy wanted TO know il there wasn't TO
be some wittlrs afore the concern broke up? l
dldn't exactly know what TO do, and was just ON
the pint OF don It, when a upper wlnder sud-
denly opened aud stream OF hot water was
brought to bear on the disorderly crowd, who
took the hiatt aud retired at ouce.
When | am taken by surprise with another
serenade, | SHALL amoug other arrangements,
have respectful company on hand SO no more
from me to day. When this you see, remember
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-29

WHERE THEY LEGrrINATELY BELoNG.-Rufus
Shoemaker formerly of Nevada, aud at one time
editor of the Grass Valley National, writes from
Holly Springs. Mississippi, October 30th, to G.,
D. Rob rts, fellow rebel Of Grass Valley, saying:
"Au our folks are we'll aud are enjoying
themselves as wrll rs can BE- expected under the
circumstances. Ned Stonehill is here in Ned.
Saunders cavalry cnmp,ny, Old Crenshaw Is
also with us-Lieutenant ia Mi .sour Regiment.
Hglry-an eX-SurveyoI General OF California
is also soldier, Orduauce Sergeant The Cali
forniln4 keep up their old friendships. and are of
thu iovia turn aS of yore. Whisky at forty dol
lars per gallon makes against them aud fcstivity;
but they still live"
Shoemaker was once County Clerk Of Nevada.
Crenshaw Postmaster. aud served in the Legisla-
ture, Higley and Saunders all Sacramentans
know, aud if they did not know Slouehill they
lost nothing On that score. Speaking of these
worthless. the Nevada Transcript says:
"Crrnshaw had not the talent to earn an
honest living, aud after parading our streets,
looking like the ghost OF famine or a scare crow
eoped from cornneld, for II year or two that
'nd public functionary, Buchanan, gave him
the post Office in this city. where he fed on the
government until rebellion was In sight, when
he packed upa dirty shirt or two and with
Uncle Sans meat yet unpicked from his teeth,
skedaddled to take part against u government
that had saved him from starvation aud gave
him unworthy prominence above its better cti.
Zans. Ned Saunders turns up again--a loath.
some, fllibustering loafer-known ia Sacramento
as too low and too debascd for contact with gen.
tlemen. Rufe Shoemaker was picked up by the
Democrats of this county, lazy coot, heels over
head in debt to everybody, aud with no disposi
ton to earn a dollar, aud elected to an office
worth more in dollars aud cents than that of am
/ al tO
able dog. Ed Stonehill, whom it was a vice tt
know, has found his cogeners in Dixie, too
These men, aud Phil. Moore, furnish types Of lh,
kind OF men in arms against the Union. Miser
able wretches! country with such men
ddbhed its leading patriots, should be accursed
Of God aud man. II such country can obtain II
place among the independent nations of the
gInb', the rankest injustice was done to Sodom
and Gomnrrah, aud th 'ir pardon should ut least
be begged in the day OF ju lgment."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Stanley and Colyer Imbroglio.

Concerning the last version of the Stan-
ley affair, the Philadelphia Inquirer says {:
"After it has been read and considered, the
reader will be able to form a much better
judgment OF Governor Stanley's doirgs than
before. If be believes that the prime OBJ.
ject of the Government, in sending fleets,
armies and Governors to North Carolina is
to open night shoots and to establish pro-
pagandism of wild impracticable and irrita.
ting theories, then he will say that the pres.
ent military authorities should be deposed,
and that Helper should command the army
and CoIyer be invested with the powers and
duties of Governor. But if he believes
that the great, immediate and overruling
purpose of the Government is to suppress
the rebellion, to win back coming people,
and to restore that State to the Union, then
he will say the President did right in max
ing Stanley Governor, that he does right in
giving him large discretion, that be will
act wisely in relying upon him and upon
General Burnside rather than upon Colyer
and Helper"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Enormous Guns.

TIE Secretaries of the Army and Navy
are in search of guns of size and destruc.
tive power truly formidable. They want
twenty smoothbores, of 15-inch calibre,
weighing not over $4,000 pounds, and car
rying balls Of $50 pounds at an initial velo-
city of not less than 1900 feet per second;
and the same number of rifled guns, of r..
inch calibre, about sixteen feet long, and
carrying shot Of 500 pounds, at a mini
mum initial velocity of 1900 feet. These
guns will be tested with 1000 rounds of
powder, weighing one-fourth as much as the
shot for the smooth-bore, and one fifth as
much as that for the riaed piece. Should
American ingenuity be equal to the demand
las it unquestionably will be-a class of
ordnance will be produced which will make
still further improvement in iron clad vessels
necessary. The l5.inch smooth>bores asked
for are precisely the size of the great Union
gun at Fortress Monroe. The riled pieces
will be almost twice as large as the largest
hitherto made in this country; and it is with
regard to them that the mechanical ingenus
ity of the country has the noblest oppor-
tunity for its exercise.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
The Pacific Railroad.

The Pacific Railroad Bill has passed both
Houses, and has probably received the sig
nature of the President. The road will be
commenced from California and the Mis-.
souri, River. 1t is not necessary for the
Kansas and California companies to wait
for the organization of the central company,
as they are wisely left independent of the
latter. The necessity for the States from
Iowa to the line of the lakes, central New
York and New England to have the other
road start from Omaha City to go through
to the California line, in order that they
may feed their great lines Of travel, will
stimulate the organization of that central
company. Thus the road will be com.
menced at various points, and fits compile
ton be FASTENED.
The branch of the greatest importance
to Minnesota, is the Sioux City branch,
which is made contingent on connection
of our land grant road through Minnesota
and Iowa to Sioux City.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Soldiers and the Homestead Act.

In reply to an inquiry whether a soldier
who has enlisted for two or three years can
employ man to locate and occupy for him
a quarter section under the Homestead act,
or must wait until his term of enlistment is
out, the New York Tribune says: elf the
soldier has wife, we presume she can lo>
cate and make her home on quarter Sec
tion, hiring such help to build cabin and
put some land in cultivation as she may
require, ard she can establish presumption
in her husbands name in spite of his alb
sence in the field but a married mans le
gal residence is with his family. An un-
married man must wait till his enlistment is
out for this law knows no such thing as
settlement by substitute. There is no bur
ry about obtaining lands under this beneft
cient measure. The government owns good
land enough to give five millions of settlers
q quarter section each, and there will not
be so much difficulty as is supposed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Official AvOvval of British Policy.

In parliamentary debate on the 30th of
last month, Earl (better known as Lord
john Russell, defined the foreign policy of
the present Government of Great Britain.
He said:
The policy of this administration has been
in the first place one of non Intervention in
the domestic affairs of other countries. Can
any one say that is an aggressive policy /;
or that, if we had proposed to interfere
either on behalf of the sovereigns, Or of the
nations which deposed those sovereigns, we
should not have been more likely to involve
ourselves in war, or at ali events in prepa-
ration for war, than we have been while
carefully refusing to interfere in the con-
Germs of those countries J.? (Hear, hear.)
The other principle which l have kept
steadily in view is that we shall al
ways encourage the independence of other
countries that it is for the advantage of
the world that each independent nation
should preserve its own state, its own privi.
leges and its own position. But that, again,
is not principle that tends to war it is
one that tends to peace, and to the preser.
walton of the rights of every nation by oth-
er countries.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
The Forts at Vfcksburg.

Our readers will learn by a letter printed
in another column, that the mortar fotilla,
which has been cruising before Mobile and
in the Gulf preparatory to operations against
the forts guarding Mobile Bay,has been CALI
ed back to New Orleans, in order to take
part in the reduction of the rebel works near
Vicksburg. Our mortars are probably by
this time treating the enemy there to few
of those thirteen.inch shells which made
Forts jackson and st. Philip so uncomfort-
able.
The Notifications above Vicksburg were
among the first constructed by the rebels.
Three months before Fort Sumter was at.
tackled, the Governor of Mississippi had
battery blaced on the river bank, and
took the responsibility of ordering boats
passing down from the free States to be
stopped by the firing of cannon at them
The Memphis Avalanche of January 18th,
1861, said
Just above Vicksourg, by direction of
Governor Pettus, battery has been erect.
ed, and every boat hailiDg from north of
Mason and Dixon's line is compelled to
round to and give an account of themselves.
The Imperial, from this port, passed there
during the night, and was forced to land at
the behest of twelve pound shot fired
across her bows. Of course she was all
right and went on: The new republic is
going to work in earnest.
The Memphis Evenimg Argus of the
same date added
Cincinnati steamboat men have got
into fever from the Governor of Missssip.
pi ordering cannon and military company
to Vicksburg to hail all steamboats, PASS
ing. The abolition journals howl over it
and are greatly incensed. We would like
to see them help themselves.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04

Inpartiality.

Gen. Buffers impartiality in the admin.
istration Of law in New Orleans is of the
strictest kind. While he hangs rebel
who cuts down the federal flag, he does not
hesitate to infict the same penalty upon q
federal naval officer who commits depreda-
tions upon rebel property. While he for
bids the circulation Of Confederate money.
be compels the Banks to redeem Confeder.
ate deposits in legal currency. Laying
down the sword to resume for the moment
the part Of the lawyer, he defines the legal
aspect Of the currency question, and when
be has accomplished that task proceeds to
set new lessons to the people of the city in
morals and good manners. He is the right
man in the right place.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Revocation Of COmmissi0 by Cover
MOrs of States

Attorney General BATES, at the request
of the Secretary of War, has just prepared
an elaborate opinion touching the relation
of Governors of States to volunteers in the
National service. The question arose out
of certain proceedings of the Governor of
Kansas in deposing Colonel WEIR of the
Fourth Kansas Regiment, and consolidat-
ing his command with other troops, and the
revoking of these acts by Secretary STAN.
TON. The Attorney General sustains the
action of the Secretary and in the course of
his opinion takes occasion to point out the
illegality of the present mode Of making ap.
pointments in the volunteer service and the
limit to which the powers of the Governors
extends. He says:
Recognizing the constitutional reservation
of the appointment of officers referred to-,
Congress, in the act of July %, 1861, has pro.
vided that when vacancies occur in any of the
companies OF volunteers, the officers as high
as Captain shall be elected to fill them by the
men of such companies, and when vacancies
in the regiments occur, above the rank OF Cap.
tain, they shall be filled by the votes of the
commissioned officers of such regiment. and
all officers so elected shall be commissioned
by the Governors of the States, or by the Pres
ident of the United States. But this does not,
by the remotest implication. give to the Gov
ern0r who may commission an officer the right
to depose him when he is once elected, com.
missioned and received into the service of the
United States. By the section just quoted, the
right to take away the commission is in Ger.
tain case given to the commander of a separ.
ate department., or detached army, with the
approval of the President, but it is nowhere
given to the Governor of a State, and in my
opinion it does not exist.
1t will readily be seen by the above, that
the revocation by Gov. RAMSEY of the com.
mission issued to Captain L. E. CLARK, OF
the Minnesota Fifth, was entirely unauthor-
lied by law, whatever may have been the
preteXt,"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Letter from General German,
We find the following letter from General
GoRMAN to General ANDREW, of Massa-
chusetts, in the Boston Post of the 2lst:

GoRMAN to General ANDREW, of Massa-
chusetts, in the Boston Post of the 2lst:
HEADQUARTERS GoRMAN's BRIGADE,
Fair Oaks. near Richmond, June I6.
His EXcellency John A. Andrew:
Sir-Now that the smoke of the battlefield
has cleared away, l cannot forbear taking the
opportunity to testify to the gallant, soldierly
conduct of the 18th regiment of your troops,
in our late contest, the bloodiest of the war.
1t was their fortune to be participants in a
real-not an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS charge, made
upon the most intrepid and daring of the rebel
forces, and at critical moment for our cause
Most nobly and CALAMITY did they honor them
selves and their gallant little State, and most
proudly may she feel over them. With such
troops in the field we are invincible, and the
result of this contest with an unholy rebellion
cannot be doubted. wish, sir, in conclusion,
that the history of the Fifteenth Massa chusetts
Volunteers may be made part of the history of
the State, as associated with one of the most
brilliant exploits of the war, which the official
reports will soon disclose to your Excellency
Ito which refer with pride and satisfaction.
have the honor to be,
Your Excellency's ob't serv't,
(Signed) w. A. GORMAN,
Brig. Gen. U. S. V. Commanding.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Gov. johnson and the Nashville Clergy

DR.. B. B. @. HOWELL, of the First Bap.
fist Church, Rev. @. D. ELLIOT, of the
Female School, DR.. E. w. SEHoN, of the
Methodist Church, and Rev. FORD, of the
Baptist Church at Nashville, were sum.
moned to attend at Gov. JoHNsoN's room
last week, and courteously but emphati-
cally informed that they must take the oath
of allegiance to the United States Govern
ment, or suffer the consequences. They
begged for time to consider. One day was
given. They made their appearance at the
appointed hour, and urgently requested a
few days more for elaboration. This favor
was also granted them. The Nashville
Union suggests as appropriate to the occas
sion:
A choir is greatly needed to open wor>
ship with some such hymn as
"'Tis point long to know,
Oft it causes anxious thought,
Shall we take the oath or no,
Hold our seats or go to pot?
Or thus:
"Come let us anew
Our journey pursue"
Or thus:
1.-THE day of wrath. that awful day''
Or thus:
SHUT Oh the Rebels awful end,
Thy sanctuary taught me so,
On slippery rocks l see them stand,
While fiery pillows roll below!"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
Immigration.

H. w. HoLLEY, Esq, Register of the
Land Office at Winnebago City, Blue Earth
county, was in town yesterday, and informs
US that the rush Of emigration in bis Dis.
trict is beyond all precedent. The average
filings under the Homestead Act are about
fifty each day, which represents an actual
increase of several hundred to the popula>
ton, as large portion Of the land claimants
are accompanied by their families.