Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-01-03
TRINITY JOURNAL.
Weaverville, Saturday, Jan. 3, 1853

The Nrw YEAR. With the New Year COM
,nences the second grand act In the American
drama. The work of suppresslng the rebellion
has been prosecuted with varying success through
tbe year Just past, and although the Union arms
have suffered some reverses yet upon the Whole
IT is evident much advantage has been gained,
and the insurgents doomed to go to the wall.
A little more than one year ago the traitor Da-
Wis uttered the proud boast that no hostile foot
pressed the. sacred soil of the Confederacy.-
Since then Kentucky and Missouri have been
nearly cleared of rebels, and about one third Of
Virginia, half of Tennessee, Louisiana. and con-
siderable portions OF the Carolinas, Florida, Ala
bama. Arkansas and Texas, have been wrested
from rebel grasp, and as the New Year begins
we behold the amazing and gratifying pageant
of near nine hundred thousand brave men, arm
ed cap a-pie, led by experienced officers, assisted
by navy of startling dimensions, pressing for
ward at every available point into the treason
infected districts, with the brightest prospect OF
glorious success and overwhelming victory.
The New Year is pregnant with great events,
and we predict with confidence that ere another
comes the Flag of the Union will wave in tr
umph over every foot of American soil, and we
will be a free, united and happy people, posses
sing such force on land and sea as to hurl def
ance at the combined hosts of treason, and the
enemies of free government.
While the whrlwinds of destruction and the
ravages OF war and desolation have drenched
the land with fraternal blood east 3f the Rocky
mountains, our sky has continued serene and fair,
and California, by kind Providence, has re-
mained undisturbed by the conflicting elements
The rebel plot to seize Alcatraz Fort Point and
San Francisco and plunge this State into the
seething cauldron of treason, was happily frus-
tratred by the timely arrival of General Sumner,
who at once relieved the rebel Gen. A. S. john
ston, and returned to Washington the sixty thou
sand stand of arms which Floyd the thief, had
clandestnely sent here for use in case of seces-
sion, or the establishment Of Pacific Republic.
We trust many New Years may come and go be-
fore the flag of our fathers will be supplanted by
any other on the sh ores of the Pacific.
The past year Of devastating floods will no
doubt be followed by mild and favorable sea-
son for developing the resources Of our country,
both mineral and agricultural Our county.
though considerably depopulated by the gold and
silver excitements of other sections, has nearly
recovered from the serious back-set of last win
ter. Its resources are iDexhaustibe, and in our
belief is destined to continue the banner mining
county of the State. The pleasant autumn OF
'62 is past and the vegetable creation has lost its
bloom and beauty. The trees are shorn of their
leafy honors the gaudy flowers have disappear
ed, and nature has put on bleak and sombre as
Wi thickpUinU " 81 mo
rains and descending SHOWS will for few weeks
more deface our landscape, only to be succeeded
by welcome spring, with all its beauty, FRESHNESS
and verdure. With such bright prospects fol
our county and people, we trust this may prove
q happy New Year" to all.