Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-03-21
A Word with Union Men.

tant 1or Two reasons. FIRST, under The amended
Constitution there is to be an entirely new deal,
and nearly all the State, District, county and
township officers are to be chosen for periods OF
time varying from one to ten years Second
the terrible crisis through which the Nation is
passing. and the large number Of rebel sympa
thizers aders and abettors in our very midst
renders it of the greatest moment that none but
| earnest, capable, true, unconditional Union meu
be elected to any office of honor, trust or profit
in this State There is no doubt of the fact that
the friends of the Union are largely in the ma
Jority in California, and if proper and united
effort is made at the coming elections we can
utterly rout and put to flight the traitors to this
government by most decisive and oyerwhelm-
ing Union victory.
We should not blind our eyes to the fact that
we have q most formidable adversary to contend
with hungry for office, perfectly unsorupulous
as to the means he may employ to accomplish his
ends, and very familiar with all the tricks, chi
canery and lodges known to that worst and most
depraved class of bar bummers ballot-box
suffers broken.down political hacks and de-
moralzed demagogues, who graduated under the
| foul and corrupt administration Of James Bu-
chanan, the plan will be to rally their cohorts
under the misapplied name of Democracy-pro-
claiming that they are for " the Constitution as
it is and the Union as it was" They will assail
the Government and officers of the United States
in a style of vulgar ferocity and outrageous
ribadry, indulging in declamatory calumnies,
crying abolition war" violation of the Con-
stitution," corruption in Office" etc By wri-
ting, printing, publishing and speaking, we ex-
pect them to attempt to indirectly justify seces-
sion and rebellion, to deiame and weaken as
much as in them lies the Government aud laws
of the United States, by seditous and indam-
matory declarations and expressions, striving to
induce a belief that the Government and its Of
fcers are influenced by motives hostile to the
Constitution and the liberties and happiness of
the people To the penurious they will portray
the expenses of the war and the burdens of taxa
tion to others the glories of peace and the hor-
rors Of bloodshed, the desolaton of towns and
villages, the tears of widows and cries of orphans
The tmid and weak they will threaten or cajole,
the ignorant, deceive and prejudice and to the
prlnopled and dishonest PROMISE rewards of
office or sp0ils, in order to win them into the
support of their cause. If by any species oil
false pretenses they steal into Office they will
at once place this State in an attitude of hostii-
ty to the Government, and perhaps attempt to
carry into effect the darling scheme hatched in
the last days of the old Public Functionary's
administration, and proclaimed by our represen-
tatives in Congress from this State, of establish
ing a Pacific Republic.
With these facts before us what is to be done
Shall we fold our arms, close our mouths, and
lie supinely on our oars until the enemy has
bound us hand and foot? We answer no Let
every man who loves his country aud its flag
and desires to see the Union preserved and the
rebellion suppressed. use his influence, whether it
be great or small, to accomplish that end. Or
ganlze at once In every precinct, town and city
throughout the county and State. There is no
time to be lost. Put up notices for meeting of
all Union men, irrespective OF past political
names or associations, and form Union clubs in
every precinct. Let their names be enrolled and
weekly meetings held for mutual consultation
and to swell the Union ranks. Union papers
should be circulated and encouraged, in order to
counteract the baneful influence of the traitor
GUS sheets which are being spread broadcast over
the land.
We have labored faithfully and without ceas
ing for the Union cause. and shall endeavor to
do all that is in our power through our humble
paper from this time forward to sustain the Gov
ernment and the party which stands by it in this
its hour of greatest need. Remember that eter-
nal vigilance is the price of liberty, and if we
are recreant to our duty now all may be lost. If
we make NO false steps we shall be essentially
united, and success is certain. There are but
two sides now-for the Government or against
it, Whoever is not for it is against it. Let there
be no shuflling, no evasion, no skulking, no 60
between, dodging no neutrality. Whoever
deserts his country in its hour Of trial will be
justly execrated to latest posterity, but he who
stands by it will be honored and respected by all
true friends of Republican Institutions.