Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-08-29
A Soldiers Opinion.

ter written by Capt. Geo. f. Price, of Siskyou,
now in command at Fort Bridger, Utah Terrific
ry, under date Aug. l1th:
FRIgND GORDON There are no
volunteers from your county now stationed at
this Post. For the Judicial District
there are ffty-G votes, all from Siskiyou, which
will be given for the Union nominee be he Gar
Ter or "any other man. The men Lieut.. (now
Copnin) Chapman enlisted in your county, are
in Co. A, 9th Infantry, and are now stationed in
New Mexico.
sincerely hope that the Union ticket may be
successful not only in the State but especially in
our northern counties Were | in civil life all
my ability and influence, limited and humble tho
they are, should be given to the cause. As it is,
| can only give my vote, which will be rs sincere
and earnest as when gave it for Douglas in '6G
am sorry to know that some OF my old friends
4 in the northern counties who were with me I'm
I lS6O-'6l, are now HssOcmtiug with men who then
( termed them Black Republicans. aud worse than
AhOtionists, / am sorry to know they are harp.
ing about supposed constitutional rights, when
for more than two years JeH. Davis and his fellow
consprators have been splitting upon and tramp
ling under foot The same constitution they pro
fess so much to loye-tAot they are engaged in
denouncing the Government when it is strain
ing every nerve to preserve the country and our
national honor.
Two years in the army has given to me moro
liberal views than had when | entered the ser
vice. | was as much a Union man then as | am
nor, but then had my party pride. | had fol.
lowed the banner of Democracy from my first
vote without ever w0vcring. ! loved DcmocrR-
cy, and was proud of the honors it had given me.
The army is removed from politics. Time, as it
al. al tln gbnk vl,,t
strous treason had been hid under the name of
Democracy by Southern traitors. | then thank
ed God that in 1860 when the Democratic State
Central Committee split on Douglas and Breck
inridge, |, as q member Of that Committee, ad
hered to the former A year ago laid aside my
party feeling Duty to country, in ALL things,
was superior to all other considerations. A un.
ion of all the Union element for the sake OF the
Union, is the duty Of loyal men OF all PARTIES
believe all truly loyal Democrats SO reason, and
from that reasoning act.
do not pretend to know how Volunteers from
other States regard this continued partyism, but
| do know that the California troops Democrats
and Republicans, despise it, and are marking the
men who are sustaining the nuptials arranged in
the Butte Cali" aud consummatcd in sacra-
mento on the Slh Of July last While we are
ready at all times and on all occasions to sustain
with our lives the glory aud perpetuity of our
country, and the honor Of our loved California,
we pray that the Union men at home will not ON.
ly win victory over imbecile traitors, but make
Nh't victory so complete aud overwhelming as to
IusrNcr destroy al h0pe or any man gaining ia
tGle honorable position VINO hns taEcn his PinCe
among the enemies of the Government.
JoHN VAN buren, AN ADoilrloNIsr.-W make
the following extracts from speech OF John Van
Buren at the great Union meeting, held recently
in New York city. Such language, coming from
one who has been lite long Democrat sounds
strangely. But such expression only shows the
great revulsion which is going on in public sonti-
ment, und which is developed by an earnest de-
termination to perpctuate the Republic:
A." No man can fail to see that the Democratic
party has been dissolved by the aggreSsons Of
the South hope the time will come when there
will be national party, true 10 freedom. When
look back to old Virginia, and remember that
she gave us these territories that Nirgiuiau
prnncd the Declaration OF Independence -penned
the Ordinauce--l caunot but tbink that ia old
Virginia some men like Henry, Washington or
Jefferson will yet arise and throw his gigantic
power against slavery, especially when he can
point them to these five stawart sons in the
Northwest breathing the spirit Of liberty [Im
mcnse applause.l That ho will remember the
declarations Of her statesmen in former tnues-of
Patrick Henry George Mason and others
Further on he uses this exceedingly strong
language
am the unmitigated enemy Of slavery, and
uould hare IL abolished teaiout dtiay.
az say therefore. for my,elr-aud wish to be
understood as speaking for myself alone hai
let lOaut tcW come, / shaH, uaalr no Necessity
ichateUer, support any mum tchO does not JelleUe
sitvery 10 be an tuiDlitfd curse, anu chO 'cW not
By Uirtue IF his Qgice use all constitutional means
10 abolish it,
DoNT BELIEVE Ir.-Thc Sacramento Union,
publishes an extract from n speech said to have
been made by Hon. John y. Welleb on the eve
Of his departure from the City Of Mexico. In it,,
the Governor is represented TO have said that In