Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-04-29
Week1y o rimity Sonrnal.
Weayervjlle, Saturday, April 20, 1865.
Who are Loyal.

1t is scarcely two weeks since the community
was dumb-founded by the announcement that
Abraham Lincoln, Presidento of the United States,
had been struck down by the assassin's hand.
And twomonths have not elapsed since he closed
his second Inaugural message to the people of
the Nation with the following noble and eTer-to-
aforementioned sentiment:
q With malice toward none, with charity for
all, with firmness in the right, as God gives US
TO see the right let strive on to finish the work
we are in, to bind up the nation wounds, to
care for him who shall have borne the battle, and
for his widow and his orphans to do all which
may achieve and cherish just and lasting peace
among ourselves and with all nations
. Much as has been said and written Of the no.
BILE dead, we can yet hardly realize the full
meaning of that first announcement: . President
Lincoln assassnated last nj ght = The very
thought is chilling it is terrible to realize that
some special Providence did not stay or strike
down the assassin hand before the fearful deed
was consummated.
These thoughts lead to others on Which We
purpose to briefly dwell. In his death we see a
fair illustration of the spirit of rebellion-rebel-
lion inaugurated by the slave power of the South.
The death-knell of slavery sounded when
the first gun was fired at Sumter to-day it is
dead beyond resurrection. But with all these
facts before us, there are yet people who still
stand up apologists for the shareholders rebel
lion who are continually assassinating the Gov
eminent under which they live, and the legally
constituted authorities chosen to carry out the
Government. There are persons living in our
own little community who are guilty of this
great ana crying wrong, and enjoy the same
rights and privileges as the most ardent wisher
and worker for his whole country's welfare. I'm
der these circumstances the question arises
to what inducement there is for any person to be
truly loyal to his country and the Government
Further than an inward satisfaction that he is
doing what is the bounden duty of every true
man, he really enjoys no privileges which the
most venomous traitor or his Copperhead tools
and lickspittles may not enjoy.
On Wednesday week funeral ceremony in
honor of the martyred President was celebrated
in Weaverville. The town was literally draped
in the habiliments of woe parties displayed the
sombre ensignia of mourning who have from the
commencement of the rebellion denounced the
administration and branded the President rs a
tyrant, with other similar yet worse epithots
We say what we know when we make this asser-
ton, and we say further that we have reason to
believe that persons living in the town of Wea-
veryille expressed qualification at the cowardly
murder of the President, although they took
good care that none but their own kind were
witnesses to their infamous eXultaton. We have
heard of more than one such instance, and in
the case of women as well as men. We have
heard of hearts which % fairly sank when the
announcement came that Richmond had surren-
dered and also of hearts which leaped for joy
at the news of the assassination of the President.
Black cambria i'll became some quarters on the
day in question, yet il was perhaps special or
der that the draPery should be used on that
casion. 1t may be that the q Knights and their
" Democratic underlings held special meeting
on the evening previous, and that it was . re-
solved" TO be in the fashion on that particular
day for evident reasons. Union men were not
to be hoodwinked by any such show, and Others
who have heretofore associated with the Demo-
cratic party sneered at the base hollow hearted
ness exhibited.
Some people may think that all such are loyal
enough We are not one of that kind. We
know their style too we'll. They are cautious in
public, but through their plant, ignorant tools,
they are constantly sowing seeds of discord.
Union men are on the alert they are more
watchful than ever since the deviish attempt to
assassinate the Nation. Assassination NAV not
be at end, but so one falls another
will be ready to fill his place. There are wolves
in Sleeps clothing among US. Who are loyal
These who prove their loyalty by word and deed !
CHIco AND IDAHO PASSENGER TRAIS.-We AJAX
attention to the announcement of Pierce & Fran
els, who have stocked the above route, and viii
dispatch trains from the former place every Mon
day morning We notice that some of cur CO.
temporaries deprecate the idea of putting "
routes leading from tie State, but don't {. see
the point" exactly. If people will go to the
mining regions north, and can save fifty per cent.
in time and money by taking the overland route,
let them know it by all means. We look at the
matter in the light that it is opening good
route to return as well as 60 by, and past expe-
rience proves that men viii not winter there who
have the means to return and stay few months
in California. Every man with whom we have
conversed on this subject speaks disparagingly
of the Idaho country as a place of Winter resi-
dence. We recommend persons who intend GO
ing North to try the new route. Two or three
gentlemen from this place who went that way,
report that the journey is no more nor less than
pleasure trip.
RE-ArPoISTNENr OF GENERAL BrpwELL.-It is
a source of pleasure to his many friends in the