Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-10-22
What is the Duty Of the Adopted Cit
izen in the Pre,en. Crisis?

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/ izen in the Present Crisis?
/ This is question winch the true lover of his
country and its institutions cannot too often ask
himself. Would that every Peace Democrat in
the land would calmly put the question, and can
didly answer his bleeding country by acts of 10y
atty and and patriotism, instead Of becoming the
apologist of treason, and abettor of its lead
ers. Unfortunately the answer Of such is sell
dom Intelligent or satisfactory. The laws which
assist and encourage them they denounce, and
! the Government that protects and defends them
/ they reyile an - abolition " one, and by ev-
cry other meaningless epithet that fabrication
can invent and vulgariry pronounce.
Why is this unusual and reasonable opposi-
ton waged against the honest and fearless Ad-
minstration of the present Chief Magistrate p
Mr.. Lincoln was eligible unde- the Constitution
of the United States q citizen, and possessed
of every necessary and natural qualification as
a man, and was elected BY the voluntary and
constitutional vote Of the People to the Office
which he now holds. But the Copperhead De-
mocracy say he brought on and was the cause
of the Honest but misguided Democrats !
you whose hearts beat responsive to and in har-
mony with the welfare of the country and the
Union of States, don't believe these unblushiug
falsehoods that daily pour from the poisoned lips
of these National villifers. Examine the record
and judge for yourselves. The vile secedcrs
from the Charleston Convention in lS60.-thc
assassins of the true Democratic party, the DO
gus Democrats who defeated the great Douglas,
the regular nominee OF the Union Democracy in
/ 1860, are the men who tell you all these wiiul
and mali ,nant f,lschoodS. Secession had rais-
! ed It's serpent head, -seyen s utheru States Sc
ce,led before Mr.. Lincoln was inauguratcd, and
while james Buchanan yet in the PreSiden-
tial chair. Lincoln most positively declared in
his Inaugural that he h not then and never had
a desire, even though he had the ght under the
Constitution. to interfere with slavery where 1t
already existed And William II. Seward, the
ACKNOWLEDGED leader of the old Republican r.
", introduced a resolution in the Senate of the
United States, proposing to amend the ConStru
ton TO protect and hold slavery inyiolate torev-
er where it then existed and to leave the peo-
pie Of the Territories free and un'rameled when
framing their State Constitutions to choose
between Slavery and Freedom. And every can
did and rejecting man knows if he has careful
" read the history of the rebellion, that the Il
mnStration never broke this pledge never vi0
lated this obligation until the most stringent de-
mands for sef-protection compelled it to issue
/ the Emancipation Procl tmation. 1t cannot be
denied that nation well as an individual has
a right and that it is its highest du'y to resort
TO every means Of defence that God and nature
has given, to protect Itself from aggression of
enemies, either foreign or domestic.
We ask then in all candor, what is the duty Of
I adopted citizens Mt the approaching election ?
1t is fact, and fearful one, which the mostig
norant cannot fail to comprehend. or the most
blinded fail to see, that the result of the com
ing Presidential election whether or not the Uni
ted States OF America is TO longer Remain the
retreat and asylum of the down-trocden and oI-
pressed of all nations the haven and bcnefic-
tress of the oppressed of Europe. Is it not
most singular and wonderful phenomenon that
/ men calling themselves Democrats particularly
those of foreign birth, shOuld vote for the nOmi-
nee Of the Peace Democracy, the chiefs OF which
/ have more than once said in their places IN tie
Congress of the United States, on their Pc ItlcAl
stands in the south, and in their public journals,
/ that the elective franchise in Compatible
( with labor, that in other words the tree waite
working man, though ever so intelligent, IS no
I r ght in 70 or vote in the election Of OIL
GERS or the framing of laws. ii there be any
sbtptcal enough to doubt the correctness vi this,
We reSr tn IN to the CongrcssionGJ Giode OF Is -
end 1851. and to DsBor's b4.asrn Lfera.Y r.
tier. We then appeal to Democrats particul"r-
~ those Of foreign birth, 10 consider wei before
casting the fatal vote which may forever branI
/
try they have sworn to support, or rank them
/ among the most faithful and answering deiend-
erS il this her hour of necd-while she is pass
/ ing through the frey ordeal which is TO forever
test whether Republics anything more than
the vain and whimsical irnaginings OF vacant and
/ impotent minds. or whethcrthey ere in truth the
legitimate offspring of great minds anxious for
the proper elevation Of man, aud general amcl-
ioration Of the toilng masses.
| Irishmcn in whose veins flow the warm Mile
sian blood, think of the teachings Of the great
patriots Of the Green Isle whose ght examples
and pure devotion to freedom flow proudly down
with unremitting lustrc through the channels of
time standing AZ pure and hallowed monuments,
undmmed BY the age Of years, and unsuIl!ed i'y
the assaults of despotisn. Think of the teach
ngs OF Tone. the example OF Lord L lward
Fitzgerald, tie martyIdom Of Emmett and the
struggles of O. Connell All their examples and
! lives were devoted to the cause of freedom.
! Think Of this ere you cast your vote for party
which is socnly pledged to compromise with
/ treason ard secession, whoie avowei purpose is
disruption Of the Union universal estab-
| lishment of Slavery, and general di=tranchise-
ment of foreigners. Again let ask, what is
the duty Of the adopted citizen in the present
crisis?
! CHICAGO CoNvENTIoS TALK.-From a batch of
aimable sayings by Chicago delegates clip