Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-01-31
OUR SAN FRANCISCO NEWS LETTER.


SAN FRANcsoo, January "a, 1868.
FRiKND GORDON A tremendous shower last night made
us believe that the celebrated rainy had
ed and it had but it quit again The day is clear and
cod streets muddy and people go about with their backs
bumped up Nothing much has happened of latea least
worth sending so far The most notable for
good while, excepting occasional murder was the
DGrIsies' Jubilee.
hope your secesh sympathizing readers will not pro
nounee abolitionist for having introduced the
trabands FIRST If any secsh had got into Fort ca
traz should have mentioned the with pleasure The
coored people, you aware celebrated the 14h instant
in recognition of the emancipation of their in the re-
votcd States The proceedings conducted with the
utmost deoorum, The whole business meeting in
Patts Hail. speeches, poem, prayer, resolutions, bencdc
ton aud ball in the evening AT first it proposed to
Are hundred guns but old, dark curly philosophic
heads honght that would be wiser to expend the money
in adding to the Sanitary Fund and guns fred
expect the truth known they preferred to have the
powder exploded at Buernuts rather than thrown away
Telegraph HILL for nothing. In relation to the evenings
proceedings compromise was made the young and un
gody danced ddcd while the old and pous sang and
prayed at church. White folks admit that the utmost
Judgment proprey exhibit ed and that the cee
braon was most credable to the humble people concern
ed All that seemed out Of place was couple of white
preachers-thc Rev Starr Kingand Mr. Mackay Their in
tererance destroyed the identity and detracted from tho in
erest of Coored Peoples Jubilee" They looked like
white in a dark flock, strange and unnatural"-
The first Mr. King is splendid intelligence of gen
us whose mind and talents national wealth. an orator
born and patriot at heart and citizen who fears
but his God Bat Mr.. King has weakness-a longing for
nooricy and frequently allows his name to be stuck
on the bulletin of Thompson the bilsticker Thompson
with D. - ought to observe in justice to that great ar
tist Thus Mr. King had the bad to be put down
among the orators of the Colored Peoples Jubilee"
wish he hadn't done it, for thereby celebration which was
meant to be sui gener spoiled and Mr. King was put
udicrous position. Not that making speech to col
orcd people degraded him but he looked funnylike
white spot the disc of Egyptian darkness dime
shining the depths of Erebus. God forgive me, for
laughed right while the co9red brother wrestling
with the Lord when happened to look toward the stage
and discovered the white spot in cloud of Darkness in
comparison with which stack of black cats merely
twilight 1t was then exclaimed, mentally,
t'Thou lingering Starr with essenng rayl'
Senatorial .uaffers.
Your excellent Sacramento correspondent will doubtless
advise you advance of this how the contest goes The
election has ceased TO be Of great concern here except with
people personally concerned in the advancement of ndvd
for Pheps--a boat load of thcm-and busted him out"
so to speak Their influence proved to be of negative
character, showing that times have changed and men
changed with them Of COURSE it is understood that the
purpose of most of the candidates who hang on to oron
hope is to obtain of celebrity because of having
been voted for for United States senator" That
very fact you know supposed to presuppose the posses
sion of great abilities At least your correspondent
used think when he very young and innocent At
present think Of way to end the stubborn contest
except desperate To allow Conness address
the Joint Convention dd lbim. He would talk half his
enemies DEATH would at least exhaust the Legislative
ninety days and eliminate all the other candidates under
statute of Imitation You mover heard Conness TALK
You never wedgcd in crowd and couldn't get out
until Connoss couldn't talk any longer2 Then you
happy you don't know what human suffering is you
can't appreciate the beaude of silence after having brass
kettle drummed your head two hours and seventy
minutes Mr. Conncss is splendid talker, but like good
many of orators" he doesn't know what to say. If
he gets to the Senate he will swell the Congressional Globe
somc you bet Park has hauled off, probably to count his
money. have been very much exercised in the solution
of difficult question. 1t appears that in Shaftcr
has remained in dtu quo, during "A balloine Shaftcr
l." have studied the question both by induction and de-
duction The former system of ratiocnation it is well
adopted by Bacon-it asccnds from the parts
the WnOe the latter uCSCendS from tno WnOle some
the included ports BY neither process can discover that
Shaiter's chances frucy BY both, the stubborn logic
and mathematical demonstration are the same to
up tree '-Shacr, mahcmatcaly Shafter, philoog-
cly Now the question is whether under these pc
cur circumstances, Mr. shalter would not be uslabc
draYing out
g TIE California Bmtternuf.''
claim the reward of two bits and herewith send copy
of the California Republican, edited by Northern man
with Southern principles '-f any. You will remark that
the paper written up with moderate ability, but nothing
more The secesh fee have been striving To magnify the
importance aud ability of Mr. Brown the editor but the
estimate made apparent in his paper which is only
repetition of the antique sentences that have been the
property of Democratic editors during quarter of
century The Resolutions of 9S, " the Constitution
States Rights" and all the etcetcras that have been
eteruay buzZed into the of people who get
ting old What have these antiquities do with the
present! TO what sorry pass has Democracy if
that be Democracy !dc(cnce of traitors peacism when
demoniac has the nation by the throat But the
Republican, pass 1t round among your Scccsh neghbors
ask them why the devil they don't subscribe adding that
if any of the friends feel like taking the brother by the
hand, they can now do So"
.uiscelIane0ms.
The morning papers contain nothing of interest Father
Gallagher is for benefit in of lectures ON the
Trials and Triumphs of the Church, | am wondering
whether auson had to the Reverend suf
crngs in the lobby of the Legislature two three years
The Theaters in bad streak at present not
doing much The American - where l5O companies
have busted out, is now running Italian opera II
is really funnyeXcessvely rich-to observe Mr. and Mrs
90 Solomon Gunnybags, who scarcely read English or
any other language worrying through Italian opera of
which they hay the slightest comprehension They can
enjoy the gymnastics of Sgnor Bawabustcri his frantic
gyraons about the stage but to the meaning of his
articulaons the design of the play-why that might
well be Greek as degenerate Roman schooner sailed
recently with conraband gunpowder and arms, for Mexico
il is said TRINITY.