Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-10-01
Dolngs Of a Copperaead Rabble.

Copperhead prints and speakers in regard To-
" freedom of speech " and political intolerance,
to know that the first attempt to disturb po!iti.
cal meeting in this State was made in San Fran
cisco on night of the 2lst, by banf Of curpef=
head rowdies and scoundrels known as the
" Mcclellan Broom Rangers" While Union
meeting was being held in front of Platt's Hall
the mob bearing missiles Of different kinds OBJ
truded themselves among the audience, and nth
yells and shouts for Mcclellan endeavored to
create disturbance. The San Francisco papers
all tell similar story in regard to the Disgrace
full scene, and all unite in saying that nothing (
but the most patient forbearance on the part of
Union men prevented the eausion of blood
While the procession was parading Montgomery
street. the vagabonds attacked it at the street
crossings, rushing against the procession, YELL
ing, and tossing up the sticks, brooms and other
weapons carried by them. in Il menacing manner
The 4mericon Flag, in report of the Disgrace
full proceedings of the mob says:
The crowd of scvengers finally halted in front Of the
OF Brown Sontern cnfederdcy and howlei that old
migrate to come firth; but he not at home and in his
Office window appeared the martyr Alcatraz Weller lie
addressed the mob briefly said thar the Democracy Berah
honor and that lie deserved fr he had firm by them
"hen every toyd paper was howlng for his life.
Better evidence of who the outlaws were, and
where they belonged, is unnecessary. 1t was
most outrageous demonstration and we only
wonder that such outlawry will be tolerated in
the great Union-loving city of San Francisco
1t seems that Wm. T. Coleman, whom some Of
the papers of this State are endeavoring to make
a great man because he has showed himself in
his true light by leaving the party with which
he has heretofore labored and affiliated and
going to fraternize openly with its enemies,
played conspicuous part on the occasion. Our
readers will readily discover his completely in
the disgracefu proceedings of the evening in
question, by reading the following extract taken
from the report Of the afTlir given in the SPIRIT
Of tie Times:
Several Of papers lave cnleavored TO shield Mr Cole
man from the odua and nLny of responsibility in tint
affair but We ask them in return by what right like
Mr.. CJlenta since 1886 has ne t. be at the hel
OF tie ..ercaac business II m co,n1.aity has dictate
infinitely acquainted p.welf influential with
the would be rioters OF "Wednesday night u e able to
attempt much less curry their dispersion and
to Their homes What right has Vim. T. Coleman t. kn
that such 4 crowd of lawbieakeT had home, % to. Mr.
Coleman cannot have rguttcn the uf lsjtte part
lie tnok in blnshng and exp ttrating Democrats from here
for far less than the acts Committed by those he cmanIed
ene stay night. NJ Coleman now. has p ,
tcal at,tiJn AMI association with those whom the
the Vigilance Committee drove from here aud under whose
amnesty act they permitted To return. We tell Mr.
Coleman with all his wealth. that public opinion will not
tolerate such beI-fellowsp uader the covering Of poll
tics. Newspapers the interest of Nr. Coleman my
tempt up his tracks in the matter, hui who
has the power plunge into the turbulent Of ii and
disorder aud only he Ell acq,in
ed with those creating such but fully cogniz
all their plans Eccau-e well assured that Wd
meslay night Mr. Coleman by wel:-known gen
enan Of this city t. Mr. Dry mt Chairman of the Union
State Central Committee, etIeatng him not il march tie
Union Clubs thr, ugh Muntgn cry Washington
Tor, il he did the woul he bl Jl-el" II ~ did Mr. Ce
know this AMI still be irre>p'n-ibe, Word
back u Mr. Coleman that the Union Clubs would that
spot and there brd-Iiol would crp-c
and thtt you'd be Nr. C1cm ms Tey d;d pas that p1
and there no boolslled u,cul rioters sauire
large quantities of t,c juice til composing
procession. Tie Of the gentleman who conveyed these
ine,,,aes is in our e,>i,rl and lie is reliable AMI truthful
tell Mr. Coleman that all the soisy that may he
innl9e IL clnt Gle II his skirts ui re possibility in the
matter to wiiica aiiu,le.''
Ir must be refreshing to Mr. Coleman who for
the past eight years has occupied tlc position
of Of the leading mercantile men of San
Francisco, to have his name thus made public
in connection with this instance Of rowdyism.
But it MY be well for the community that it b9s
so happened it will place quiet, Union-oving
citizens on their guard, and teach them that in
their public turn-outs it is well to be prepared
for any emergency. OF the lesson taught by the
late demonstration, the Sacramento Bee says
The transactions at San Francisco only the gentle
freu'wings OF what the pelceloving order desiring
aud families of this State expect in the Cpfcrheas
should succeed in the election in this State. Cpperhe
would the gates of all the vile passions known
and Murder. Arson AMI Rapine would rush in wild confusion
Iesoate the land Thus f1rewarne the people hould be
foIeared and by watchuness and and strict
perf of duty toward themselves their God and their
Country it that the If isruie AM Cnfu7i1nis
MT inlnsured here by Copperhead victory at tie ballot
bJx.'
The Otd Ptute, by one Lovejoy, has ceased.
1t died Of cerebral Copperhead apoplexy.
peal.
The Old Ptute foatcd the names Of Lincoln
and Johnson previous to the late Territorial
election But the Copperheads having carried
Storey county, (the only one they did carry in
the Territory,) down went Abe and Andy, and
up went /" littulmac Pendulum 1t died
in less than month, in consequence. Such
newspapers cant live in Nevada Territory. which
proposes to give the Union Presidential ticket
bouncing majority.