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Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14
The widowed sword.

They have sent me the sword that my brave boy wore
on the field OF his young renown--
On the last red field, where his faith was sealed,
Aud the sun Of his days went down:
Away with the tears
That are binding SO
There is joy in his years,
Though his young head be low;
And I'll gaze with a solemn delight, eyermore,
On the sword that my brave boy wore.
Twas for freedom and home that gave him away
Like the sons of his OF old
And though aged and gray, am childless this day
He Is dearer a Thousand fold.
There's glory above him
To hallow his name,
land that will love him
Who died for its fame
And solace will shine, when my heart Is sorc,
Round the sword that my brave boy
All noble, so true-how they stood, how they fell
In the battle, the plague and the cold
Oh, as heavenly and well as e'er story could tell
Of the flowers Of the heroes of old.
Like sword through tho foe
Was that fearful attack,
That SO bright ere the blow
Comes so bloodiy back
And foremost among them, his coors he bore
And here is the sword that my brave boy
II kind of his comrades, ye know not how kind,
II Is more than the Indies to me
Ye know not how kind aud how steadfast of mind
The soldier to be-
They know well how lonely
How grievously wrung,
is the heart that its only
Love loses young;
And they closed his dark eyes when the battle oeI
And sent his old father the sword that he wore.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14
~ eekla Trinitu Journal
Weaverville, Saturday, Feb. IA, 1868.

IRELAND AND IRIsHMEN.-The Tuolumne Courier
gives place to an article from the Sacramento
Bee, the spirit of which was that any revolution
in Ireland that would not restore to the people
the land would be no revolution at all, and con
sequently not worth struggling for-that mere
change of masters would be no benefit if the
peasant had still to pay the same amount Of rent
and taxes, and follows it up by these remarks:
Gall this is very true but yet we see daily
Irshmen, and not few of them either, here in this
country, struggling for the Southern plantation
system, and for the success of the Southern mig
ger arisocracy! These must be imbued with
vastly different ideas than what they now appear
to entertain before they can have any reasonable
hope of successful revolution in Ireland The
Dublin Nation in one of its articles on the cause
of Ireland remarks When we see one plank of
an American ship destroyed by guns that speak
duty will be placed upon the people Of Ireland
which we trust they will be able to discharge; !
yet we daily see here Irishmen-and not few Of
them either, as we have said above who seem
to rejoice at the pundering of American trading
ships by the English pirate alabama Verify.
one might with too much show of good reason
assert, that the Irishmen of Ireland and their
brethren here, cannot be of the same stock or
else, that residence in land of liberty only
begets in them love for aristocracy and its in
evitable expressions"
That is an Irishman's opinion. For uttering
the same sentiments, some months since, we
reused the indignation of Irishmen who bend to
the will of the "Southern negro aristocracy"
leaders in this section
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

Tue ExPOsE.--That knaves and scoundrels may
be found In all parties is most lameutably true /;
but when 50 soon as discovered. the party dis
owns and discards them, II can no more DO
charged with their short comings than q commu-
nifty who brings murderer to justice can be
charged with connving at his crime. Tho pro-
ceedings Of the caucus seem to indicate deter
mination to sft the matter to the bottom, aud il
is eminently right and proper that this should
be done. The expose of rascality in our ranks,
will gain for the Union party ten thousand votes
in the elections of the coming summer for the
people will most assuredly support party that
manifests determination to separate from it all
fraud and corruption, and Furnishes, by contempt
any of its members who resort to such unholy
means.-P Piacerpitie Netcs.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

SPURyED AGAIN.-W. l.. Yancey-he who was
always so anxious to fire the Southern heart and
precipitate the cotton States into revolution
recently told the Alabama Legislature that the
South should not look to Northern Democracy
for help that If Lincoln were to withdraw his
proclamation of emancipation tomorrow, and
proclaim that he would hold slavery as he finds
II in the States, the Northern Democracy would
rally around his standard, and war upon us to
enforce Union npon those terms What terms
do John Van Buren, and William Bigler propose |?
Proclaim an armistice il the South will agree
during the armistce to elect members of Con gress
who shall 60 to Washington, take the oath to
support the Constitution of the United States,
take their seats in Congress and pass propositions
to amend the Constitution. These propositions
must be passed by two-thrds of all the members
Of each house. They then have to be submitted
to the Convention of the States and If three
fourtbs agree they become part of the Const-
tuition. IL they fail to obtain three four tbs,
where would you be If you took this course p
You will necessarily have abolished the Govern
of the Confederate States, and have gone back
into the old Union without single guarantee,
save the promise Of party which has possession
Of only one of the three branches of the Govern
ment, and a bare majority only of that one
branch.
oh ! what name in history would ours be II
such an event could happen by our consent?--
What position of helpless degradation would
ours be in that Government of Abolitonists p
What a crush of the proud spirit and hopes of
this people! MOI there is no hope even of an
amelorated conduct of the war from the Democ-
racy. They have no power until December 1868,
and what may not happen within that period .
When they go into power as q House Of Repre-
sentatives, they have only check upon the
Abolition measures--the Senate and Executive
being in the hands of the radical party. They
cannot carry single measure into execution,
but are pledged to aid Lincoln in vigorous,
constitutional prosecution of the war.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

OREGON TELEonAPH.-Mr. J. e. Strong, Super
intendent Of the Oregon Telegraph line, writes
to the Portland Times that only portion of the
wire intended for that line was lost on the ship
Monday He says the remainder Is on other
vessels, and will shortly arrive. Wire will be at
once ordered to make up the deficiency, and no
pains will be spared to have the line completed
at the earliest possible moment. All the other
materials for this line, and also for the line TO
Vancouver, including insulators, instruments,
batteries and submarine cable for the Columbia
river, have arrived He expects to complete the
line from Portland to Vancouver and Eugene
City, the present Winter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14
NUMBER 5.

Breckenridge aud stuck to the Democratic party
as long as there appeared to be anything of it
lett to stick to- He left the Democracy sooR
after the famous Secession Democratic Couvcn-
tion which was held in Sacramento in the sum
mer Of 1861. His residence, when at home, is
Orovile, where he has good law practice.-
The Oroville Union says " be is the ablest Repre-
sentative by far, this county has ever had in
the Legislature" the force of which, | must adj
nit, is somewhat broken by the additional remark
that lie also ranks among the most talented
men in She Assembly, whichsin the opinion Of
your correspondent, is matter of serious doubt
He Is q Park man.
Senator Gaslill
Is Vermonter by birth, modest, unassuming
man, who bears the marks of honesty and open
ness on every feature of his somewhat youthful
looking face. He is merchant, a resident of
Forbestown, Butte county. He is man of earn
est convictions, and fearless in the expression of
them. He also is a friend of Mr. Park, for whom,
like the other witness in the case, he sacrificed
his nice sense of honor, laid aside his dignity, as
q man and Senator, and became the detective
of crime which could just as we'll have been
proven by one whose profession 1t is to act the
spy and detect the criminal.
Hon. J. g. Mccullough,
Senator from the Mariposa, Stanisaus and
Merced District, the other witness in the case is
q young lawyer of brilliant promise. He is II
man of fine natural abilities and superior educa-
tion. He has what is called a "legal mind -
that Is, be Is by nature adapted to the profession
he has chosen, and is calculated to excel in it.
Ho Is about q years of age, u man of calm, self
possessed manner, and dignifed almost to stiff
ness. have sometimes thought his unbcndng
manner and pompous walk assumed for effect,
but in one Of his superior gifts and attainments
any such little aflectaton is readily overlooked,
especially while the inexperience of youth is still
fresh upon him. He is the last man that any
one would believe capable of bending himself to
the use Of such means to accomplish that which.
Il must have been evident 10 him, could just as
we'll have been attained by other parties who
had less to lose by it. AS 1t is he has made enc
mics who will never forgive him, and fastened
upon himself On approbrious name which will be
used as sur oy mean men SO long as MS liie
lasts. He may affect to disregard H. and en-
deavor TO live it down, but 1t will stick to him,
and be cast at him with affected contempt by
men who are incapable of appreciating the noble
integrity Of his motives and the greatness of his
selfsacrfce That Park permitted such man
to place himself IN position so ignoble merely
that Park might more surely triumph over
political enemy, Is to me evidence of the most
inexcusabe selshness FAUST.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14
Now per contra, the Beacon of October 1871
had the following

A "FRIEND " IN ENGLAND-Mr. Bright con.
cluded powerful speech at Birmingham on the
18th December in these words al cannot be-
lieve that civilization, in its journey with the
sun, will sink into endless night, to crafty the
ambition of the leaders of this revolt, who seek
to 6 wade through slaughter to a throne, and
shut the gates of mercy on manknd.' [Cheers.
have another and far brighter vision before my
gaze. 1t may be but vision 4; but will cherish
It. see one vast confederation stretching from
the frozen North in one unbroken line, to the
glowing South, and from the wild billows of the
Atlantic to the calmer waters Of the Pacific main
and l see one people. and one law, and one Ian .
guage, and one faith and over all that wide
continent the home of freedom, and a refuge
for the oppressed of every race" Loud cheers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

A TERRIBLE SCESE.--We have rarely heard OF
q more heartrendng yet thrilling scene than
the following, described by the Dumfries (Scot-
land) Courier:
"Thursday last the Comet put into the barbor
OF Garliestown, and took the ground on the sand
bank at short distance from the quay. Next
day. as the tide was flowing, five men were enga-
ged n docking up the vessel, when q person
standing at the quay observed that she was about
to keel over. He forthwith gave the alarm. and
four out OF che five succeeded in keeping clear
the fifth, q man named William Loeb, was caught
by the hull Of the vessel as it went over. the bull
warks resting on his lolns leaving his head. arms
and upper part Of his body free. The tide was
coming In rapidly, and 1t was known that the
PROSTATE body would be submerged in the course
of an hour if the weight of the vessel could not
be shifted.
In the course Of q few minutes oil the seamen,
carpenters and able bodied men in Garlestown
were upon tho spot, and every effort was made to
lift the vessel a few inches, but all in vain and
by the time the water had reached the PROSTATE
prisoner II was evident that his fate was sealed.
The scene which ensued was truly pitiable and
heartrending 1t was witnessed by a large num-
Der OF spectators, among whom there was hardly
u dry eye. The Rev. Thomas Young walked in
to the water, beside the drowning man, engaged
in prayer, and drew his attention to thoughts be-
fitting the sudden and inevitable change awaiting
him. His last words TO his companions were.
Oh, take OIL my vest and cover my head so that
l may not see the water An effort was made to
do this, but the garment could not be removed,
and his face was covered with a napkin, just as
the tide was rising around him. In the course of
few minutes after this the cold green waves
covered his body, aud the sorrowing crowd dis
persed."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

A JOE SMtTH PRorHEUY.-We have before us d
pamphlet of fifty-six octave pages entitled The
Pearl of Great Price being q choice selection
from the Revelations, Translations and Nara,
tions OF Joseph Smith, First Prophet Seer, and
Revelator to the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat.
ter Day Saints Liverpool: Published by L. d.
Richards, l5 Wilton street. 1851"
Smith was the predecessor of Brigham Young
or Brigham is Smiths successor This extract is
curiosity at this time, as it bears upon our
present war, and as such we republish it. On
page 35 of the pamphlet is the following:
g A REVELATION PROPHECY PROPHET, SEER AND
Verify thus saith the Lord concerning the that win
shortly come to pass, beginning the rebellion of South
Carolina, which will eventually terminate the and
misery of many souls. The days will come that will
be poured out upon all nations, beginning that
behold the Southern States shall be divided against the
Northern States and the Southern States will call
nations, the nation of Great Britain called and
they shall also call upon other nations order defend
poured out upon all nations And IL shall 10 pass
after days. slaves shall up against their Masters
who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war And 1t
shall come to also that the remnants who left of
the land will marshal themselves and shall become
ing angry and shall the Gentes with a vexation
and thus with the sword and by bloodshed the
Of the earth shall with famine and plague and
earthquakes and the thunder of Heaven the fierce
vivid lightning also shall the inhabitants of the earth be
feel the wrath and indignation and Christening
hand of an Almighty God until the consumption decreed
hath made full end of all nations that the cry of the
Saints and of the blood of the Saints shall
into the of the Lord of Sabbaoh from the earth
be avenged of their enemies Wherefore stand We holy
places and be not moved until the day Lord come
for behold it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen"
That about South Carolina rebellng-ths
Southern States and the Northern States-the
South calling on Great Britain for assistance, the
slaves and their masters, seems to come in very
we'll. The famine and the plague have not
come yet, nor the general war but the earth
quakes have been heard from at San Francisco,
which is thus warned to repent before her doom
meth.- Sacramento Bee
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

A DELICATE REPARrEE.-In the Police Court
a few days since. says the San Francisco Cal,
one of our most promising young lawyers was
defending the publisher of the :" Skeddadie -
be was exerting his utmost zeal for his client.
when he was interrupted by the Judge. who said :
"lf you was the father Of family Of grown up
daughters, could you go home with clear con-
science, after making such plea!" The reply
was instantaneous Judge, II was the father
of a family, would 60 home as a father, not as
u lawyer"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

The following beautiful and truly charitable
sentiment is enunciated by the Cleaner. Jewish
paper published in San Francisco and edited by
Jewish rabbi
at is mistake TO presume all creeds and sects
are wrong, aud only our own right God spreads
his light among oil nations but as no animal
can live the pure essence OF physical food, and
want food TO nourish the body. so cannot we en-
joy spiritual food without alloy, without the
bulk of material error"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

A FEARFUL WARNING" SPoILED.-John
Dean, the coachman, whose marriage to Mr.. Bo-
kers daughter created so much sensation few
years ago, lives quietly in Hoboken, aud makes a
comfortable and honest living by running an ex-
press between that place and New York. He
lives happily with his wife. and there is no truth
in the sensation story lately published that she
had been sent to the aims house, and which was
perhaps, started by some anxious parent as bug
aboo to irighten willfu children.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

A SEcEsH LIE.-The Marysvile Express says
that Burnside " Is now superseded because he did
move In obedience TO the yells Of an abolition
pack, and met with disaster"
To which the appeal replies Gen. Burnside,
10 his report of The matter adverted to. makes no
statement that supports this extraordinary asser
tlon of the Express In fact, he says with
manliness that ought to commend him to all fair
minded men, that be made the movement which
resulted in failure, of his own violation. and in
derogation of the instructions OF the Abolition
nack ~
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

ExcouRAGs THEM.-Mail. man Warren brings
word that trouble exists among the Indians them.
selves in Hoopa Valley. On the Sd instant two
opposing parties quarrelled, and two dead In
dians was the result. Keep it up, if you can, is
our advice to the Hoopa valley people.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

BANCROFT & Cove ask attention to the
card of this San Francisco firm, as found In all
other column. We have received from Bancroft
& Co. some excellent Photographic views of the
war" Benson's Battery Horse Artillery-Fair
Oaks" Servants of Staff officers" Battery
No. /, Fernhod's House, York rivers 100
FOUNDER and l 2O0-pounder rifed guns" "Works
in the rear of Yorktown" etc. They are pub
lished by Brady, New York. Full sets for Pho
tographc Albums may be had at low price.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

AT the battle of Trafalgar, two Scotchmen,
messmates and bosom cronies, from the same lit
tie clachan, happened to be stationed near each
other, when the celebrated intimation was dis
played from the Admiral's ship. "Look up and
read you, jack" said one to the other ; /" Eng
land expects every man to do his duty mot a
word frae puir auld Scotland on this OCCASION
Jack cooked his eye at the object for moment,
and turning to his companion thus addressed him
Man, Geordie, is that a. your sense Scotland
kens well enough that her BARNS will do their
duty y-thas just hint to the Englishers."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

Our REPRESENTATIVES, The Legislative homo
graphic chart tells us that Senator Shurtlef by
profession physician. was born in, and emigra
ted to this State from Massachusetts. Assembly.
man Personette was born in, and emigrated to
California from the little, bnt Independent State
of New Jersey. Professionally he says be is Q
carpenter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

SILVER MISISG-From the Visalia Delta we
learn that Mr.. John Searles, formerly of Indian
creek, in this county, had commenced tunnel
to strike the discovery claim Of the Morrow lead,
in which his brother Dennis and other old Trini-
tarans are interested. The lead is a rich one.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

SOMEHOW editors can never be fovorites. When
there is any thing up" they are hardly tolera-
ted, and when there Is anything down." woeful
prayers are offered for their absence. A coun-
try girl who was split from her wagon at Column
bus, Ohio, had oil her finery unused" " and
diried, aud lay for some time nsensible Her first
tremulous exclamation on recovering was, "
hope there were no editors In sight p
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

INDIcrED.-The Grand Jury Of Sacramento
county have indicted Samuel Carkuff for the
murder Of bis uncle, S. d. Carkuff, and Jim.
Carter. who used to live here, for the murder Of
Harry Pearce.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

john CHARLES Fremont has sold his interest in
the Las Mariposas estate to a Mr.. Ketchum, sup
posed to be partner in the firm of Ketchum
Cheatum, Gothamite, for s6,500,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

"MARIPosA FREE PREss. This Is the title OF
paper just started at Mariposa by ]. ii. Law
renee. which Is TO be Democratic in full accepta-
ton of the term" you bet"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

EDITons AND PuBIIsHERs CoNvENrloN-.Th
body met at Sacramento on the 18th, and after
an organization adjourned to meet on the last
Monday Of April, when a general attendance of
the members Of the press is expected. Let's
go Gordon Humboldt Tunes.
"'Nuf sed." Come this way and avoid that
orrid sea voyage, for your stomach's sake.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

PERIsHED IN THE SNow.-Joe Metcalf, who
carried the express from Forest City to American
Hill, Sierra county, pershed in the snow sine
three miles from the former place, about three
weeks since.
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Society Autiees.

E8" Trinity 6odxe, No, "a, r.. n "A. .Ms4Iiod
their regular communications at Masonic Hail. Weavervc
on the last Monday of each Month Hour of meeting six
O'Clock, p. H. JOHN A. WATSON W NJ
WM BAEllR, Secretary Tvs.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

NEWSPAPER CoNsIsrENCY.-The Red Bluff Bea.
con, of January 2lst has an article relative to
the views of Jefferson Davis upon President Lin.
coins liberty Proclamation, from which we Judge
by the following extract, that the Beacon man
and the traitor Davis are no,o one upon that
point:
He takes view OF the political aspect of the emanci
patton which, whether be spoken by loyal
a rebel is the correct II affords he says,
ing proof of the nature of the designs the party
which elevated to power the occupant of the Pes
dental chair at Washington Oh fatal insanity Of partysm,
which would put such weapon against into the hands
of treason and rebellion ~
Now per contra, the Beacon of October 18th
had the following
We by say that the emancipation proclamation
will still be Are you for the Federal Government or
you for the southern ConderacyS The enforcement of the
proclamation viii be part Of the eginery Of the war; aud
he who opposes will be no less soyal than the who
opposes enllstments."
Now then we ask, Fisher, if he shall be judged
by his own decisions, what should his punishment
be? He is disloyal, according to his own show
ing-he is as guilty as the man who opposes en-
listme as per his own proclamation how
then shall he be punished We should think
that the newspaper man who would thus contra.
dict himself would feel like throwing himself
into the river and hiding forever from the sight
of man. 1t is Shameful Sacramento Bee.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-14

RB- Trinity Chapter, No. 10, Royal .arch Ma
meet the second and fourth Tuesday month
| at the Masonic Hall, Weavervle
Tvs. JOHN G. BtJRCH Secretary
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be- W'earerUiHe Gymnasfic CIwb--Meets at thei
Hail. Thomas Theater) every Monday and Thursday
ming, from to 10 o'clock, for practice.
]. II. WILLIAMS, President.
p. s BROWN, Secretary. 44v7.
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RgT WearerpifLe DirisioR, No. 207, $. of T..
in Cliords Hall every Saturday evening, at ock
Members from abroad in good standing invited to at
tend +. j. MILLER, W. p.
t TUIEY, R. S. Tvs.