Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-08-29
COUNTY JUDICIAL TECTcHT.
importance of the Coming Election.


We would have every citizen who intends 10
vote next Wednesday, read the following artce
from late number Of the Republic, the organ f
Union party of San Franci.co edited by That
clear headed patriot, Chas. Wcstmoreland, EsI
The suggestions offered are worthy the caudd
consideration of every true lover Of the Uniol
coming as they do from one who was born AID
reared in a slave State, but who honestly bellows
and openly charges that his brethren Of the Souh
are guilty Of treason to the Government. Red
it, we say:
Very probably no Coppcrhcad possessed 4
GOOD sense, can be found who actually bpleyt
that his party will succeed in eicctiug Mr.. Dow.
ey, or any other candidate on their state tche.
The belief must be general among all classes tAd
the Union State ticket will be successful in IL
particulars Such, at least is our own opluol,
and we think that we understand the sjtuutou.--
1t is like enough that this faith, common in SOM
quarters among Union men. may have The cfed
of making them less industrious aud less regard
ful of the important issues to be settled in tbs
campaign. 1t is an unsafe rule to take anything
for granted when everything dear to our nobs
State has 10 go before the ordeal Of an euctiO1.
There may not be one chance in a thousand llr
the COpperheads to succeed but that one chance
we oupht not to take. 1t is needless for ia 10
point out In detail the circumstances that rondu
the approaching election one Of thrilling AM
special importance. They already occur TO hs
well Informed mind. But we wish 10 add The
suggestion that the majority Of the Uulouists ot
the election needs to be not only large and cor
elusive, but overwhelming. The Union men q
this State are generally peaceful, Ia" abiding
citizens who pursue Legitimate ayocatt0ns in
quiet, and are apt to overlook the character oI
much Of the opposition. Union men are prone
to believe that ma orty ono way or the other,
determines the matters in issue at elections
Whether this is sale belief at all times or not
the circumstances surrounding the last Prcsidsn-
tial contest will determine. The Davis DcmOc
racy of the slave Slates-and We are not 10 draw
a very wide distinction between them and .he
present Democratic party Of California went
into election to win it fairly and legally if they
could. Failing to do it, they seized their guns,
and are now lighting to win by force Of arms
what they did not obtain by their votes. We
are far from believing that the great mass of the
Copperheads of this State intend any such action
if beaten at the polls, as that which characterized
the rebel slave people. But we well know there
are turbulent and dangerous men in their ranks
who will do anything to win political success
They will go into elections aud bound by results
thereof if such results favorable to them, but
if not so, they are ready to do anything else that
will put them in power. These dangerous men
are mighty in influence in the party calling itself
Democratic in California. They attend its Con.
ventons, write its platforms and are its standard
bearers throughout. If the Union men of the
State will be true to themselves they can roll
up such majority that these Cantines will not
dare attempt to disturb the public quiet. 1t will
take an immense majority to do SO. This the
people can give if they will be Industrious and
energetic. Let them bring out their full strength.
Vote every name on the Union ticket See to it
that every Union man is at the polls. By doing
these things they can be assured that California
will have maintained her position before the
world, and will have tangible assurances Of per-
petuated peace.