Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-10-22
a GLANCE INTO THE PAST.
wEY AND BIZ WHOM THIS REBELLION WAS cox
MESCED-UHo FAVORED AND WHO Kz-
JEcTEo PEACE IL saE OUTSET.

II must not be forgotten, tnal the war now
waged against the Union was commenced under
Democratic Administration, hy the Southern
wing Of the Democratic party. 1t was COM
menced without cause or provocaton, and for
the avowed purpose CT establishing upon the
ruins Of the Government a Southern Confedera-
cy whose cornerstone should be slavery. Nor
should it be forgotten that all attempts made By
the friends of the Union in Congress towards
compromise and Cancellation met and re-
PEELED with threats and insults.
Offers were made to amend the Constitution
guaranteeing that the institution of Slavery
should never be interfered with in the States
where it existed, but the Southern Democracy
was bent on secession, and disdanfully rejected
the offer. Mr.. Wigfall, as chief spokesman, stood
up in the Senate, December 18th, 1860 and said :
Gentlemen, you have elected your President and you
inaugurac him. will have neither lot parcel in
the matter 50 far as the Union concerned the cob! sweat
death is upon Your Union is dead Il yern-
ment dead it is to-day but lying in state surrounded
it true by pomp and ceremony They Senat but
the morntul ceremonies pons and Pageants which az
around tie mighty dead The spirit has departed AMI
has back to those who 1.-THE sovereign states
| oi this Uuon.'
and Douglas, and Seward, and Johnson, and the
great majority of the loyal Senators and Repre-
sentatves were still pleading for the Union, and
Offering everything they honorAbly could to stay
the ravsges OF civil war, this same Democratic
Senator, for fear there might be a compromise
effected, taun;ngly exclaimed
-Four five million people living territory TINT
tends from North Carolina the Rio Granle whose ports
be bocSaie1, lu; who letters marque
and iepra! and sweep commerce from the and
who viii do it, not going he trnel with by that
sibe Yankee nation. did AT time think there -,
to be war; d. not think The SIR If the Wst
staggered into Charleston harhr received blow planted
full in Che face and staggered Yur flag has been
shifted Ielre-s If you dare You have submitted n il
fr two months anl YIN VIII submit frey-r. tell
u will keep US in the Union Try the experiment. We
have dissolved the Union; mend it if You Sea-cemcnt
with blood.
A. tho crittenlen Resolutions the resolutions which
the Peace Congress ha1 oeiei might well make
Glenn breast 81 If thsc resolutions adopted and
ratified by three urhs Of the ststes Of this Union and
States Of Die Union would 50 upon that Cr-
gre's'onal Globe page 1889
And these were the sentiments honestly ex-
pressed and entertained by all the Democratic
members from the insurgent States. What folly
then for Peace Democrats to roll MP their eyes
and gravely talk OF " compromise and conciia-
ton ''--'' the olive branch in one hand and the
Constitution in the other II A fool or 4 hypocrite
might co it for political effect with those who
cannot tell the Constitution from side of sole
leather, but honest sensible man VIII
seriously pretend that the Union can be saved or
peace obtained except by the absolute :ubjugl-
ton Of the rebels by force of arms
1t is true the leaders Of the revolt have been
deceived, and by their pretended friends They
were told by such Democratic luminaries rs
Franklin Pierce, S. s. Cox, Dan. Voorhees,, Geo
D. Pendleton, Horatio Seymour and c. L. Val
landighan, that if there was war as the result Of
separation it would be in Northern cities an OF
Northern soil. Coercion would not be tolerated
by the Northern Democracy. But when they
lighted up the flames Of civil and seized
everything they could get their hands on belong
ing to the Government, and shot down the flag
flying over Fort Sumter, they found they had
kindled such coD1agration as threatened their
humiliation.
For more than three years the war they COM
mcnced has ragged with varying success 70 either
side. One stronghold after another has been
wrested from the insurgents, until not a single
fort remains in their possession on ocean, gulf,
lakes or rivers Their beltagered capital IS top
!
artillery, and while it is apparent to all that
the glorious old flag will float in triumph
over every inch of American soil, band of
traitor-symp athizers assemble at Chicago and by
their platform summon the loyal millions to lay
down their arms and sue for peace, declarin (
that the rebellion cannot be conquered, and that
the rebel Confederacy must be recognized by the
United States. True the so-called Confederacy
has failed to get recognition from any Govern
ment the face of the earth, but the United
States Government must be the first to do it.
Such is the baseness which the Democracy of
the North are asked to ratIty with their votes on
the 9Th of November. VIII rot men who love
their country, whether Democrats or not in view
of the reasonable significance of this Chicago
flag Of truce, reject and rebuke it with ind gnant
scorn? Pennsylvania, OAio and Indiana have
given the answer. in spite OF past divisions
lukcwarmress in the Union cause for the past
few months, the friends Of the Union are every
where closing up the ranks, henceforward to
march shoulder 10 shoulder to the great struggle
IN November next. The Government is now in
possession Of evidence showing the criminal COM
plicity between the Chicago conspirsiors and
those sent by JEFF. Davis TO the Clifton House in
Canada The Chicago platform is the result OF
the joint la5ors of the Democrats at Richmond
and those who met in Convention and nominated
Mcclellan. IL has been declared 20 be accepta-
bic to the JEFF. Davis oligaTchw as we'll as the
nominee and their speeches, and they telegraph
the fact 10 Wier, the Richmond agent at H@ltaz,
and direct him to tell Fillmore, conductor of the
rebel organ in London, net to oppose tie noni-
nation.
What say the e1iles OF Erin who have como to
this country to escape British oppression and
ENJOY the protection and blessings of our Gov
ernment? Are you quite ready 10 vote for the
cand dates and platform that are acceptable to
the Democratic traitors AT Richmond and the
Peace Democracy Endorsed by the London Times
Il you are, you must re prepared to share the
iniamy Of the act for all coming time.
lie who deserts his country in its hour OF trial,
deserves and will receive the execration of man
kind. Let the memory Of Benedic, Arnold and
aaron Burr attest il. The omens of victory
were never 50 bright As now. Let every man in
| California do his duty TO his country and his
God, and this COLLEEN State will roll M such \
/ majority for the Union viii place her PROUDLY
side by side IN loyalty with her sister State.
that have just spoken SO loudly for Liberty and
Union.
The new PAsToR.-Rev. George n Henning
assigned to the Weayerville Distric, At the late
session OF the VI. E. Conference, preached at the
Union Church last Sun6ar IJ;- ;,,-oJro.