Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-08-01
Our Coast Corrcspondencc.

ARcArA Tuy g 1868
Et0.lH sE My Gottnes down Of 18th inst con.
;a ha.a~ and expectations that Port Hudson would go9n
cspug. Genera Banks, and now DO much rciore ia
liberalization Of uat which then hoped for By tho
glorious working trio, Meade, Grant, Banks, has ac
complished by our Federal arms of work un
cqull.d in the history Of wars in the space Of time
Broken backed, paralyzed cxremcs iuGamcd bowels the
vaunod Consdc9acy sick monster, with little
of vitality left that memories have suppanted hopes and
the sunlight Of It's existence is all behind In our cx
utaton all impatient for the lron-clas to knock
loudly at the front door of the rebeons stronghold that
CONSERVATION dspar shall compel sumter Moutrie
to follow he example Of their coadJuors n crime and
then shah surely the downfall Of an unparalleled
emy the freedom Of our nation.
On the 22d inst the Union County Convention met and
from anong collection of candidates, selected
nominees for the uirages of free and Independent poo
pie on next election day-!or Assembly, a. Wiley for
County Judge j. T. Wyman for County Clerk J. NJ. Short
County Treasurer, David Nixon for Sheriff Joseph
Tracey all good and true OF their election there is
doubt and in them faithful stewards of public trust
will be found In the candidate for Assembly you Will
coqnize one Of your fraternity, and less parsonage
than editor in chief Of Times. If, however delegates
convention be anywhere the true eNponenta # the
opnQns and desires Of their constituents the votes for the
nomination Of Mr.. Wiley, standing for him only one ore
the number necessary choice, and for Mr. Van Ness
(present Sher) only under the same required mum
ber Indicate that onealf the people of the county had
rather he would continue editor than become legislator
and many are of opinion that little work by the
friends of Van Ness would haze secured his nomination
However Wiley will do The unsuccessful aspirants for
convention vos have all retired TO their usual avocatons
sadder but wiser, men, each thinking himself the victim
Ia; Of - But 6 sti thpV
and to-day another convention asscmblcsa Eureka
nominate true blue democratic " q ticket as com
pettor for the county Offices OF the character of this
yenon can only say It's Of all political Sorts as opposed
to the Administration" They all like to read the Marys
Vile Erprss and accounts Of mob resistance To enforce
men Of the draft in New York organs them change
in the publc opinion of the North" Peace their
chief desire Union" has passed away from their vo
cabulry, and the Constitution is word quite obsolete
unless it Is is added thereto. This convention may
PIT 0u ttctet, but their nominees will be tJt Ou Of the
positions TO which they may aspre--in this latitude.
Tho three severely woundcd Of Company {, " Mountain
getting very comfortably and the chances are
very favorable to their all escaping need Of amputaOn
Diggcrs have been very shy Of Wouge soldiers since
the battle at Miners OF tho Battalion there is in
the field, Capt Longs Company, IN the vicinity of Fort
Baker who have lately had brush with the enemy Capt
Ouseys company occupies Fort Gaston and exercises
very eahful influence the oopas, and the Captain
is now out scout with quite large proportion Of his
forces Capt Mers company around III different places
under their popular eutenants waiting he completion Of
their required number TO place them on the footing of an
organized company. Tho Mayor OF the Battalion, Taylor
SiskiyOu, passed through town yesterday his way
CASTOR lie alive To the exgencies of ia,
times, in Indian matters, aud seems determined to do oI
Yesterday quite a number of citizens started out on
gold hunt up Dyers creek, taking along raons for
days and the necessary accouremens for thorough pros
pect Whether they are after gold silver copper, pre-
cious stones inormed bat it will be very funny
for Humboldt county to become The scene of an excitement
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