Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-04-02

A GLOOMY P'"TURE OF DEcENERATED CHIv-
ALTY-A late number of the Richmond Wing
contains an article which certainly gives affairs
in rebellion gloomy aspect. Referring to the
. new and heroic race y" which claimed to be a
higher type of civilization than the ''vile Yam
KEGS " Of the North, the Wing says: :" 1t has
disappeared as suddenly as it appeared the
once noble population of the South has become
extinct" Then comes the following Responding
strain, which IN the opinion of Forneys Var
Press is u =. handful of bitter ashes which the
war has raked down from the sm'ouldering fire
| of Southern bravado -:
Patrotism is dead corruption fraud stalk abroad
high places; the finances in ruins; food Is nearly
haued extoroD and speculation rule supreme; par
tiee Of craftsmanship displayed Congress has goae mad
civil liberty threatened the hands Of the friends Of the
Chief Magistrate; civil ability has persisted: military talen:
is rapidly waning; and what is than ALL people
begndSing food and clothing their who
ing and have given themselves the to drinking and
persons
The Nevada Gazette makes the very timely
and truthful remark that q more gloomy picture
of affairs was never seen in print that master
hand painted it. . The men have given them
selves up to drinking and the greed of gain and
the woen 10 paint and exposure Of their persons -
Remember, this is from the Richmond Wig, arch
e | organ, published at Richmond, the so-called
Capital of the bastard Confederacy, and imme-
diately under the nose of jeff. Davis and the
rebel Cabinet. Had some loyal paper published
to the world the fact that the women of the
South had given themselves up to ''pant and
exposure of their persons, every Copperhead
two-p penny whistle in the land would have teemed
der upon the fair name and fame of the supe-
rior race " Of the South and the excavations
heapcd upon the head of Butler for his celebrated
order concerning the she-rebels of New Orleans.
would have been redoubled upon the unfortun tie
wight who made the assertion. Coming from
one of ter own organs, however, they are
forced to accept it as truth, and they receive it
in silence In commenting upon this state of
things. Forney's Press remarks:
savagely grim and sarcastic humor peryadcs the Rich
mond aud satire of rebellion Could be
than their The Eramncr proposes new subject for
paintings The Enquirer man tearing up the Con
tolerate Constitution waste paper Mr. Memninger pick
ing up peces print so cent Confederate notes on
Trainers Of the Constitution the background sitting
mourner bench wipng their weeping noses on Illustrated
pocket handke Detailed
paper dressed uniform OF artillery private OF Confederate
States going be shot adeserter for spelling liberty
Libby proceeded by band playing When TINS cruei war
.Unemlarrasse government in the shape of six
horse COACH with the drachain broken being backed by
mule steep hill into the gulf OF despotism
Benjamin looking OF the coach window, and singing
Peaee By the mail from Europe To be tinted in oils
made of lard at 81 ponnd and suspended in the Comms
sary Department This picture whose grotesque aego
ry full justice The future genius should paint the slave
holders rebellion, if not with hues Of earthquake anc
eclipse least with abundant laying of black and
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