Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-05-31

PRENrIcE1sMs.-Th numbers of the Louisville
Journ ais which came to hand by last steamer are
overnowing as ever with good things. We extract
few
CONNECTICUT produced jeff. Davis and A. II
Stephens, the President and Vice President of the
rebel Confederacy, and she is more ashamed OF
them than of any tin-pedler she ever sent forth
TuOUGH the rebels are said TO be poor, they are
in luck They have not succeeded in getting an
! advance upon their cotton, but almost every day
they are favored with important advances upon
their towns and cities.
TIE Confederate leaders insist upon getting
up q new flag. We should think it quite time
they fight very poorly under the old one.
WHEN men volunteer in the rebel army, they
ought to specify whether they volunteer to fight
or to run away.
Wlru Floyd and Pillow, discretion is not only
" the better part Of vaor,' but all its parts.
THE Mobile Register talks about the large
amount of money our Government has expended
in carrying on this war. Never mind-we have
something exceedingly handsome to show Tor
it.
PILLOW damns Buckner aud Buckner damns
Pillow, and the only thing in which they both
agree is in damning Floyd, while Floyd in his
turn damns both, and the world in its turn damns
all three
The Richmond Wing says that such Generals
as Floyd and Pillow /" are sores upon the fair body
of the Southern Conicderacy" Running Sores
no doubt.
WE can tell the rebel beauties of Nashville
that making up unpretty mouths at the gallant
Federal officers, is way to win kisses whatever
their intentions are.
THE rebel troops are generally not sound on
the bayonet question. They won't come to the
point.
WE hear a great deal about the wrcched
condition of the Southern troops, and no doubt,
tits all true, but yet whenever our forces come
upon rebel stronghold, they are sure to find
them VeH or.
WE learn from those who have seen the rebel
troops that they seem very vain of their shlrttails
Almost every man of them makes great display
of that beautiful decoration-d displays il lying
straight out behind him.
Ir seems to be an established fact, that good
soldiers can be raised on pork and beans, Goldfish
| and potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
THE Confederate troops on the battlefield
consist principally OF flying artillery, flying cav
airy, and flying Infantry.
TnE editor of the New Orleans Deta swears
that he will never support the Stars and Stripes.
| He may have to support tho stripes if he does
not behave himself.
TIE Richmond Inquirer says that The Federal
Government is ''wOrth nothing" The rebel
Government is worth less.
WIEN you see drunken rebel black with mud
you may conclude that he has dyed in the last
ditch
"VICroRY or rdeath ~ exclaim the rebel editors.
" Victory or death !" shouted Pillow Mt Fort
DOnelsOn, and ere the echoes of the brave shout
had died upon the gale, he, sword in hand ran
away.
of tho coli lodi dina ell
ingly bitter. We suspect they are; at any rate
we wouldn't have one of them touch our lips for
the world. We shouldn't expect to get tho bitter
out of our mouth for month.
Floyd complains that he is unjustly treated
We are disposed to reply in the language Of the
Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon" What out of hell, and
complain !"
SOME of the rebel merchants have burned their
signs. Well, they can't destroy the signs Of the
times
AND ANDREW JACKsoN"-A correspondent
of the Capitol City Fact relates the following
incident of the battle of New Orleans, in con
junction with some remarks upon the recent
great battle at Fort DOnelson. lie says:
In view of our unparalleled victory, am for
cibly reminded of an occurrence on the eve OF
the battle on the glorious 9Th of January, 1915.
!
merchant of New Orleans, by the name OF Cox,
who had volunteered, was taken prisoner aud
carried to the headquarters OF Gen. Pack enham
| The General endeaVOred to draw from Cox the
numerical strength and plans of Gen. Jackson
| Cox pretended entire ignorance, aud could give
him no information. Packcnham, in n oking
way, told him they were going to eat dinner
next day in New Orleans. Cox replied, "Ii
you do, you will have TO ask permission of An
drew Jackson" The British officer laughed
heartily at the idea as they said they had Lord
Wellington's troops, that never had been beaten
and Lord Packenham to lead them. know,
said Cox, " you have Lord Wcllingtons troops
aud Lord Packcnham on your side, but on oul
side we have the Lord God Almighty and the
Lord Jesus Christ, and Andrew Jackson, and il
you eat dinner in New Orleans tomorrow, III
be id ~
THE Butte Record quotes the following para
graph Of Congressional proceedings, to show that
the Republicans are abolitonists
Mr. Sumner presented u petition from citizens
of Ohio, praying for the total abolition OF slave
ry throughout the country, which was ordered
J to lie on the table.
1t will be seen by the following paragraph from
the Visatia Delta, that the editor materially diff
fers with Crossette. 1t says
"Now, was it, or was it not the Republican
| majority in the Senate, VINO tabled Tue ABOVE =
The fact is, the right of petition is sacred one,
and any id fool is at liberty to abuse it by
asking for anything he has mind to but we
cannot imagine how Republicans could have CIV
en- the above more conemptu0us reception
than by ordering it, mem. CON- to lie on (or un-
der) the table Give the Republicans thunder
about Fremont, Cameron, &c. il you choose, Mr.
Rec0rd, but don't initiate the secesh by talking
nonsense"
THE Paris correspondent OF the London Daily
News, writing on the lst. says 1t is positively
stated today in official circles that the French
and English Ministers at Washington have re.
ceged identical instructions to attempt moral