Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-10-08
Dreeaoa and Union, or AnassAy eAt

juncture OF our national adairs. The quesuon
to be decided Is, shall the rebellion be con-
quered, or shall the Government established BY
our fsthers be overthrown
At q time Of profound tranquility and national
prosperity. nnder Democratic Administration,
and without cause or provocation, q band Of
conspirators, the most depraved the world ever
knew. wilfully, deliberately and premeditatedly
planned through hired assassins, the murder Of
the then President elect on his way to the Capt.
tai, levied war against the United States, fred
on the flag, seized upon the forts, armories,
arsenals, mints and navy yards, and one-third Of
the National domain in,-overthrew the civil power
therein, and set up military despotism, in
fragrant violation Of all law and Constitutions.
What they could not procure by bribery and
treachery they took by force of arms. The re-
monstrances Of Government against such illegal
proceedings were met with taunts, insults, and
insolent defiance, and when preparations were
made to meet force with force and settle the
question by the arbtrament Of the sword, the
traitors and their Northern allies cried out no
coercion ""it's unconstitutional" &C., and now
three years of vigorous, active, bloody war, has
restored the rightful authority of the United
States to large portion of the revolted district,
and brought the wicked instigators of secession
to the direst extremity. A political party has
sprung into existence which is composed of all
the enemies of the Republic, and mankind, and
is headed by George B. Mcclellan, weak mill
tary abortion, who has been tried and found
wanting, and who through vain ambition, is
now consentng to be the humble instrument of
jeff. Davis to compass the ruin of his country.
The statement by the Southern historian that
in the beginning of the contest Mcclellan offered
his services to the Confederacy on condition that
he should be made Brigadier General, and that
the documents were in the possession of the
authorities at Richmond to substantiate the
facts, was it first doubted by the incredulous,
but since it has come to light that he is men,
ber of the Order of Knights of the Golden Cir
Gle, of American Knights, the pet and boon COM
panion of Vallandgham, Voorhies, Fernando
Wood, ct id omne genus, and moreover the stand
ard-bearer of the "Peace" Democracy, it can
not be denied that he has been all the time
vile traitor to the cause he was pretending to
serve.
1t must be apparent to every man OF ordinary
intelligence; that the election of Lincoln and
johnson means the suppression of the rebellion,
the preservation of national honor, the vindica-
tion of our flag, the perpetuity of the Union,
and the establishment of an honorable, perma-
nent, enduring peace The election of McClel-
Ian means a withdrawal of our armies from New
Orleans, Atlanta, vicksburg, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and all the
revolted districts, the removal of Grant and
Sherman and the appointment in their places of
Fitz John Porter and Don Carlos Buell. in short
it means national dishonor, shame and humilia-
ton, and final destruction Of the Union and
recognition of the Southern Confederacy.
Who does not know that every disunioust in
the country, every man that shouts for jeff.
Davis, or advocates a Pacifc Republic, every
man who mourns over Federal successes and re-
joices over rebel victories, will vote for McClel-
Ian and Pendleton Does not the same party
that supported Mcconnell in 1861 support Ac-
Clellan in 1864? Here are some OF the resoln-
tions of that party, adopted June 18th, 1861. at
Sacramento
Rssolp That opposed to the employment Of force
by the General Government against States
the of compelling obedience and submission to Fed
upon Constitutional guarantees which will accept
able both sections of the Conederacy but if that desa
bic contamination be impossible then we arein favor OF the
recognition Of the independence Of the Confederate States
and treaty amy and between them and the United
States Government as the only alternative which will ter
happinass to our distracted country.
guilty Of violation the Constitution usurpaon Of
power In borrowing appropratng money raising armies
and norsasag the navy without the authority Congress-
and that such acts dangerous to liberty and tend to
vert the Government into . military despotism.
The party that adopted those resolutions as
their platform, and which is now bawling for
Mcclellan, knew that the Confederates had re-
fused any settlement, except on the basis of their
and declared that If blank piece
of paper was furnished them, and they were
authorized to write the terms on which they
II thn H,:1 ~ a.
offer, and JEFF Davis still persists in the declara-
tion that he prefers annihilation to remaining on
any terms.
With these facts before us, who doubts that
every thinking, intelligent man who supports
Mcclellan, does it with the view Of assisting the
rebels to achieve their independence, and to per-
and effectually break up the Govern
ment of the United States. Every plank in the
Chicago Peace Democratic platform is cheat,
and a base attempt to obtain votes under false
pretenses. 1t expresses no word of condemna-
tion or disapproval in any form of the rebel
lion, or its authors, but spends all its wrath and
indignation on the National Administration.
The chief burden of their complaints against
The Administration is that it has not surrendered
The country to the traitors North or South. 1t
has held treason in check in the loyal States by
sending to prison from time to time the vile
Copperheads who were opposing the draft, dis
eouraging enlistments, advising desertion, de-
Tying the authority and insulting the flag of their
country. o, that such grumblers had the spirit
OF Jackson or Butler . few days in the White
house, to givethem something real to complain Of
is Incumbent on every patriot to beat this 4
late swindling Chicago Platform at all hazards,
ana a., the black cohorts of traitors backing it.
NO time should be lost from now until the 9Th of
MNo.emoer. M Grant and Sherman are nobly doing
tneir part towards the work, and we surelT
ought not to fail in doing our duty. Remember
that the last hope Of the rebellion hangs on the
defeat OF Lincoln aud johnson by Northern
traitors at the polls. Let that hope be blasted
forever.
FMS lssuRASoS.-We invite the attention of
merchants, property owners and those who DOS
sess dweiling-houses to the advertisement of tbs
Phonix Of Hartford, announcing the establish
ment Of An agency in Weaverville, and that the
services of N. F. Griffin, one Of our best and