Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-16
A Growl in Turn.


amusing and gratifying to the pen and seiz-
zors y fraternity to know that the people dwell
in such blssful ignorance. \ journalists sub
scripton list may number five hundred patrons,
every one Of whom expects to receive paper
gotten up with reference to his own particular
taste. The editor may publish the fact that one
farmer has raised fine crop of wheat, potatoes
or beans, but be careful TO avoid mentioning that
his neighbor has harvested an abundant store OF
the same articles One miner desires the "orlu
to know that he has taken ont hundred ana HI
ty ounces for his seasons work, but the man IN
the next claim curses like Sancho if the pnblic
is let into the secret Of his business affairs
Perhaps neither of these take the paper, oul 'he
third and next one does and he gives the editor
particular fit - if he fails to inform him thro
the paper what the other two have done One
would have the paper filled with scientific mat
ter, another with literary, aud third would de-
vote the entire reading space essays on the ln-
provement of horse, sheep and hog stock. The
Democrat howls at uncalled-f for and unkind mem
ton of his party, which the editor knew would
his Kindness and good nature in subscribing for
the paper, and the Abolitionist grows wrathy If
his political opponent does not receive weekly
prod " from the editors pen-thats s all he
takes the paper for The miik-and-water Union
ist is fearful that his Copperhead neighbor may
be . irrtated by an ungenerous reference, as
he terms it, and the Bolter shows his teeth and
twirls his stick furously if mention is made of
his perfdy.
These remarks have point, if we ever reach
it, and the above are but tithe Of the examples
which might be afforded In fact these thoughts
have been suggested by the lately closed politi-
cal campaign. We have injured the feelings of
Democrats by remarling that = for four years
they have been avowed enemies OF the Adminis-
tration by simply remarking that many Of them
are - Copperhcads, which we don't retract-
and :. self-apponted victims of crafty and VIII
lainous leaders which they are, and so forth.
If that was all should rest easy. no
Democrat, and never expect to be. Bat before
the Democrat gets through with his growl, up
steps an irate Union Bolter with stop my pa
per I'll read no more of this abuse because |
happen to differ III opinion with you. and choose
to bolt the organization or its nominations. =
last election when the same fellow his friend
was candidate or nominee, he would have stop
ped his paper just the same.
We like TO be patronized in our particular line,
but when we receive a mans five dollars in pay
ment for years subscription don't consider
that we have sold oursclf body and sonl to him
or his opinions. We come as near giving value
received for the money as a good mary of our
cotemporaries, ard that is all agree to do
Every man claims the privilege OF giving vent to
his honest convictions, and We ask more. In
short, we pretend to bc as great hatcr Of latter
day Democracy as a man can be. and also to be
as sincere in our Union sentiments as any man
who walks the Garth. Further, don believe
the Union organization is q thing of the past, or
should be vet awhile. We don tbeieYc in work
ing four years to achieve a glorious victory, and
then abandon it to dishonorqbe fate Just to suit
the within OF some disappointed politician. We
are much Union man as when the flag at
Sumter was fired on lay traitors when Grant
planted his army on Virginia soil and gave notice
that he intended to tight it out on that line,
or when Sherman marched down to the sea. "
We hate treason rs strongly rs we did when it
starved Union prisoners at Libby and Anderson
vile. or when it struck down our niarvr Pfesi-
dent, and would have taken the lives Of his entire
Cabinet. We are not one Of those who delighted
in fighting secession and treason for years aud
soon as the battle ended be the first 10 caresS It's
apoiogists and favor them with our vote.
There is platform grant the privilege
of any dissent from it. 1t takes all sorts Of
people to make . world, the old lady said. We
are one of the sorts, " and each particular one
of our patrons is another. Oil and water won t
fnse We dislike to njure anybodys feelings,
but better men in the same occupation have nee
essarilr done it before US. The JOURNAL costs
only Five Dollars year, but we don't give a bill
of sale of our rights and privileges, nor grant a
life yearly lease Of our opinions when We re-
ceiye the amount. No more at present.