Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-03-25
Delays are often Dangerous.

New Jersey, delaware anu hentuckvi forgetting
or not needing the lessons taught by war COM
menced and kept up by Shareholders to perpetu-
ate the q cornerstone of their Confederacy-
slavery-have by a strict party vote, rejected the
amendment Union men knowing its adoption
is all important and absolutely necessary for the
future peace and welfare of our beloved country
are everywhere watching with anxiety how the
amendment is received by the people. Demo-
Gratis with few honorable exceptions, knowing
that its rejection would give aid and comfort to the
less anxiously striving and toiling to secure its
defeat In vain do they see that slavery is a
thing of the past-that even the cabal at Rich
nond tactly acknowledged that fact when they
pa ssed the bill to arm their slaves, and giving
freedom as bounty to their colored servants. In
in their ears q Slavery is the cause of THIS war.
therefore let slavery die" All the arguments of
patriotism, national pride or national existence
fall dead upon their ears they cannot overcome
the love for their old master, their veneraton for
the peculiar institution" But the fierce op-
position of " peace Democrats " must be met by
the stern, resolute bearing of Union men, never
wavering never hesitating, but regardless of the
taunts and sneers of our enemies we must go
onward TO a final triumph.
The Pacific States are considered safe for
the amendment. No one seems to donbt for a
moment that soon as our Legislature meets
that important measure will be acted upon i'm
mediately, and the amendment adopted without
a risk We point exutingly to Nevada, and ex-
pect a like unanimity in own Legislature
But arc we not too confident, and is not such
over confidence dangerous The measure is too
important to allow even the slightest chance of
its defeat And are we not risking a defeat ? If
the last Legislature could meet this year there
would he no question about the success of the
amendment The Union sentiment is so over
whelmngly in the majority that our Democratic
friends would with all becoming grace submit to
n necessity they cannot overcome. But unfortu-
nately our Legislature does not meet this year
unless called together for a special purpose by
the Governor And this is the point we wish to
come AZ.
We are in furor of an exfra session Of the leg
i,lahre, Jor ths purposs Of adopting The con't-
tuttonal amendment. In thus freely stating our
feeling in regard TO that measure we are certain
of expressing the nearly unanimous wish of the
Union men of this county. The only objection
that can be raised against an extra session of the
Legislature is one unworthy OF free and gener-
compared with the importance of the occasion
The objection is one of dollars and cents, and
no doubt every Copperhead in the State would
cry out against the useless expense. But is the
expense useless one?
The rebellion will this year either be crushed
o. revive from the blows which have so nearly
shattered it. An overwhelming victory over
Lee would he its deathknel. while on the other
hand disastrous defeat of Grants army would
prolong its life to an uncertain extent. While
this great problem is being solved our election
Cor members of the next Legislature takes place
The experience of former years and of the East
ern States have shown US what tremendous in
1uence military successes or defeats exercise
upon elections If our armies should be defeat
ed a season Of depression, dissatis faction and
desire for change would most inevitably he the
consequence, and while We have full confidence
in the patriotism of the people still there are Il
great many weak-kneed. vascillating voters who
might perhaps decide the election, and their de-
fection would make a defeat at least possible
If successful, If rebellion had at last lost its final
stronghold even then it would be dangerous to
risk the adoption of the Constitutional Amend
ment to the chance; of the coming election. The
Union party is composed of men of all political
creeds The war is the great question on which
;lo1,- ,J,1
on ether issues.
Let the war come 10 close, and the question
OF restoration be the prominent one, and there is
scarce doubt but new parties will spring up.
all claiming UnIonism. OF course, but CnioriSm
in all its phases, from the very mild highly di-
luted article Of modern g Democracy to the
utopian radcalism of Wendal Phillips. An ap-
peal viii be made to the marnanimitv of the
North we will be called upon to forget our en-
emies, but to remember :; Southern breth-
rem, and while Union men, divided and distract
ed, try to reconcile conflicting wishes and opin-
ions, the ever-watchful Democracy will carry off
the spoils of the fight Let us not forget that in
the northern counties of the State the Union ma
jority is small. A slight detection, and we NAV
lose our member of the Legislature Then again
many immigrants arrived last Fail, great ma
iority Of whom are Copperheads. They will all
vote this year. and is it matter Of doubt what
ticket they will vote?
With full knowledge Of these facts are we
not justified in asking the Governor to call an
extra session? With the present Legislature
there is no reason to doubt the entire success of
the Constitutional Amendment of the one to be
elected we not equally certain. Have a
rights it sensible, is il patriotic, to leave such
Il measure to uncertainty
We repeat that we are in favor Of an extra ses-
sion of the Legisature-the sooner the better
and call upon the people Of Trinity to reflect,
and then use their power to bring about the
desired result
A PECULIAR CAsE.-The illustrated London
Ners of Jan. 2sth tells of a curious case now
before the Irish Courts. A San Francisco sur
geon named R. B. Tedford, and an Irish LADY
named Skillington. had corresponded for long